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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnenúfar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: neˈnu.faɾ
"El estanque estaba cubierto de hermosos nenúfares."
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An aquatic plant with large, flat, floating leaves and showy flowers that rest on the water's surface.
"A single white waterlily bloomed peacefully in the center of the garden pond."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from the Old English words 'wæter' (water) and 'lilie' (lily), the latter derived via Latin from Greek 'leirion'. It has been used in English since the Middle English period to describe aquatic flowering plants with floating leaves.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Waterlily" is said worldwide
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nénuphar
Transliteration: ne-nyy-faʁ
"Les grenouilles se reposaient sur une feuille de nénuphar."
Seerose
Transliteration: ˈzeːˌʁoːzə
"Die weiße Seerose blüht im Sommer auf dem Teich."
ninfea
Transliteration: ninˈfɛ.a
"Le ninfee galleggiano placidamente sulla superficie del lago."
nenúfar
Transliteration: neˈnu.faɾ
"El estanque estaba cubierto de hermosos nenúfares."
nenúfar
Transliteration: neˈnu.faɾ
"As rãs coaxavam entre as folhas de nenúfar."
कमल
Transliteration: kamal
"तालाब में सुंदर कमल खिले हुए हैं।"
睡莲
Transliteration: shuì lián
"池塘里盛开着美丽的睡莲。"
수련
Transliteration: suryeon
"못 위에 수련이 아름답게 피어 있다."
スイレン
Transliteration: suiren
Script: 睡蓮
"池に白いスイレンの花が咲いています。"
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