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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespeignier
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /pɛ.ɲe/
"Le peignier façonnait les os pour fabriquer des peignes."
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A historical artisan or craftsman who makes combs, especially those used in textile processing or grooming.
"The medieval guild records listed the local camaker as a master of horn and bone carving."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle Low German or obsolete Germanic occupational terms related to cam- (comb/weaving) and maker, historically referring to a craftsman who manufactured combs or specialized weaving equipment. Over centuries, the term became exceedingly rare, surviving primarily in regional European occupational surnames and historical lexicography.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Camaker" is said worldwide
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peignier
Transliteration: /pɛ.ɲe/
"Le peignier façonnait les os pour fabriquer des peignes."
Kammacher
Transliteration: /ˈkamˌmaxɐ/
"Der Kammacher fertigte feine Kämme aus Horn."
pettinaio
Transliteration: /pet.tiˈna.jo/
"Anticamente il pettinaio lavorava il corno e l'avorio."
peinero
Transliteration: /peiˈne.ɾo/
"El peinero elaboraba diferentes tipos de peines artesanales."
penteiro
Transliteration: /pẽˈtej.ɾu/
"O penteiro era o artesão especializado em fazer pentes."
कंधीसाज़
Transliteration: kandhisaz
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कंधीसाज़ कंhi बनाने का काम करता था।"
制梳匠
Transliteration: zhì shū jiàng
Script: 中文汉字
"古代的制梳匠用兽骨制作精美的梳子。"
빗장이
Transliteration: bitjang-i
Script: 한국어 한글
"빗장이들은 전통적인 빗을 만드는 장인이었다."
櫛職人
Transliteration: kushi shokunin
Script: 日本語
"櫛職人は上質な木材や角から櫛を削り出した。"
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