derivation in Chinese
derivation in Chinese is 語源學 — derivation means the channelling of water away from a river or other source.
derivation in Chinese
語源學
Pronounced: yǔ yuán xué
The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.
What does "derivation" mean?
- noun The channelling of water away from a river or other source.
- noun The process of obtaining something, such as a result or an idea, from an original source.
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noun The tracing of where something, such as a word, first came from.
"the derivation of a word from an Indo-European root"
- noun (linguistics) The creation of a new word by changing an existing word's base or adding a prefix or suffix to it.
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- the derivation of a word from an Indo-European root
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What is "derivation" in Chinese?
"derivation" in Chinese is 語源學. derivation means: The channelling of water away from a river or other source.
How do you pronounce 語源學?
"derivation" in Chinese is 語源學, pronounced "yǔ yuán xué".
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