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Randy D

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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Posted - February 28
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  • 11591
    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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  • 53709

     

     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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  • 4306
    Perhaps, since you hit him in the head with your frying pan, he's unable to construct a coherent question.
      February 28, 2025 1:30 PM MST
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