lecture
‘the act of reading’
simplex — no productive affix
The same meaning in all five languages
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lecture
पढ़
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French
lecture
lecture
Hindi
पढ़ाईpaṛhāī
पढ़+-आईevent / result noun
Telugu
చదవడంcadavaḍaṁ
చదువు+-డంevent / result noun
Tamil
படித்தல்paṭittal
படி+-தல்event / result noun
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01lecture is a French noun with no productive affixal segmentation (simplex).1 step
- rulerule:simplex
03Aligned forms: English reading (translation equivalent); Hindi पढ़ाई (paṛhāī) (translation equivalent); Tamil படித்தல் (paṭittal) (translation equivalent); Telugu చదవడం (cadavaḍaṁ) (translation equivalent).1 step
- rulerule:alignment