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In English, for at least hundreds of years, the hands of a clock are referred to as the hour, minute and second hands.

In other languages, do they have different connotations or meanings or names that are NOT the direct translations of hour, minute, and second?
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  • 11504
    This question makes no sense to me. It's like asking if the word for tree in another language is not the direct translation, meaning or connotation of the word tree.
      February 28, 2025 8:28 AM MST
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  • 53664

     

     For instance, there is a probability that another language languages they might refer to them as arms, or branches, or indicators, or lines.

      That that’s why I asked if they used another word in their language that is not the direct translation of our minute or second. 
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      February 28, 2025 8:50 AM MST
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