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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesquern
Native Script:meule à bras
Pronunciation / Transliteration: quern
"Elle a moulé le grain avec une meule à bras."
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A simple handmill for grinding grain, typically consisting of two circular stones.
"The archaeologist discovered an ancient stone quern used for grinding wheat."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English cwyrn, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kuern and German Querne.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "quern" is said worldwide
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quern
Transliteration: quern
Script: meule à bras
"Elle a moulé le grain avec une meule à bras."
Handmühle
Transliteration: Handmuehle
"Sie mahle das Getreide in einer alten Handmühle."
mola manuale
Transliteration: mola manuale
"Usavano una mola manuale per macinare il grano."
molino de mano
Transliteration: molino de mano
"El molino de mano se utilizaba en la antigüedad."
mão de pilão
Transliteration: mao de pilao
Script: moinho manual
"Eles usavam um moinho manual para fazer farinha."
हाथ चक्की
Transliteration: hath chakki
"पुराने समय में अनाज पीसने के लिए हाथ चक्की का उपयोग किया जाता था।"
手磨
Transliteration: shǒu mó
"考古学家在遗址中发现了一个古代的手磨。"
맷돌
Transliteration: maetdol
"그들은 곡식을 갈기 위해 맷돌을 사용했다."
手動石臼
Transliteration: shudou ishiusu
"古代の人々は穀物を挽くために手動石臼を使いました。"
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