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Pronunciation / Transliteration: duī
"地上有一堆脏衣服。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An untidy collection or pile of things stacked roughly on top of each other.
"The laundry was left in a large heap on the floor."
- 1
To put things in a heap or pile, or to load something heavily with a large quantity of material.
"She heaped the plates high with food."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'hēap', meaning a crowd, pile, or mass, originating from Proto-Germanic '*haupjan'. Over centuries, it evolved from signifying groups of people or animals to primarily denoting disordered piles of objects, and later found specialized computational applications in data structures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Heap" is said worldwide
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tas
Transliteration: ta
"Il a jeté ses vêtements en tas sur la chaise."
Haufen
Transliteration: haʊ̯fən
"Die Blätter lagen in einem großen Haufen im Garten."
mucchio
Transliteration: ˈmukkjo
"C'era un mucchio di libri sulla scrivania."
montón
Transliteration: monˈton
"Dejó su ropa en un montón sobre la cama."
monte
Transliteration: ˈmõtʃi
"Ela juntou as folhas secas em um monte."
ढेर
Transliteration: dher
"कपड़ों का ढेर फर्श पर पड़ा था।"
堆
Transliteration: duī
"地上有一堆脏衣服。"
더미
Transliteration: deomi
"바닥에 책이 한 더미 쌓여 있다."
山
Transliteration: yama
"服が床に山のように積まれていた。"
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