World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English DictionariesHungerlohn
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈhʊŋɐˌloːn
"Die Arbeiter bekamen nur einen Hungerlohn."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A very small or inadequate amount of money paid to someone as allowance or wage.
"She worked long hours for a mere pittance." - 2
A meager or sparse portion of anything.
"He offered only a pittance of information regarding the incident."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'pitance', meaning a portion of food distributed to the poor in a monastery, originating from the Latin 'pietas' (pity, piety). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a charitable pious allowance to any very small or inadequate amount of money.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pittance" is said worldwide
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portion congrue
Transliteration: pɔʁ.sjɔ̃ kɔ̃.ɡʁy
"Il travaille beaucoup pour une portion congrue."
Hungerlohn
Transliteration: ˈhʊŋɐˌloːn
"Die Arbeiter bekamen nur einen Hungerlohn."
miseria
Transliteration: miˈzɛ.rja
"Guadagna una miseria per tutto il lavoro che fa."
pírrica cantidad
Transliteration: ˈpi.ɾi.ka kan.tiˈdad
"Le pagan una cantidad pírrica por sus servicios."
ninharia
Transliteration: ni.ɲaˈɾi.a
"Eles ganham uma ninharia pelo trabalho duro."
बहुत कम राशि
Transliteration: bahut kam rashi
"वह बहुत कम राशि के लिए दिन-रात काम करता है।"
微薄的薪水
Transliteration: wēibó de xīnshuǐ
"他拿着微薄的薪水干着繁重的工作。"
새발의 피
Transliteration: saebarui pi
"그가 받는 돈은 새발의 피에 불과하다."
微々たる額
Transliteration: bibitaru gaku
"彼は微々たる額の報酬で働いている。"
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