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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEine Handvoll
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ay-nuh hahn-d-fol
"Sie nahm eine Handvoll Sand."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The amount that can be held in one hand.
"She picked up a handful of sand and let it slip through her fingers." - 2
A small number or quantity.
"Only a handful of people attended the meeting."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'handful' originates from the Old English 'handfull', which combines 'hand' and 'full'. The term has evolved over centuries, maintaining its core meaning of the quantity that can be held in one hand, while also developing metaphorical uses in modern English.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Handful" is said worldwide
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Une poignée
Transliteration: yn pwah-yee
"Elle a pris une poignée de sable."
Eine Handvoll
Transliteration: ay-nuh hahn-d-fol
"Sie nahm eine Handvoll Sand."
Una manciata
Transliteration: oo-nah man-chi-ah-tah
"Ha preso una manciata di sabbia."
Un puñado
Transliteration: oon poo-nyah-doh
"Ella tomó un puñado de arena."
Um punhado
Transliteration: oom poon-yah-doh
"Ela pegou um punhado de areia."
एक मुट्ठी
Transliteration: ek muṭṭhī
"उसने एक मुट्ठी बालू उठाई।"
一把
Transliteration: yī bǎ
"她抓了一把沙子。"
한 줌
Transliteration: han jum
"그녀는 한 줌의 모래를 집었다."
一握り
Transliteration: hito nigiri
"彼女は一握りの砂を取った。"
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