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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesडम्बल
Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: dambal
"उसने व्यायाम के लिए डम्बल उठाया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A short bar with a weight at each end, used typically in pairs for muscle-building and physical exercise.
"She lifted the heavy dumbbells to complete her daily strength training routine."
- 1
To exercise or train using dumbbells.
"He prefers to dumbbell in his home gym rather than using large weight machines."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originally derived from early 18th-century England, where it referred to an apparatus used to ring church bells silently for exercise, consisting of a bell rope attached to a heavy weight. Over time, the sound-producing bell part was dropped, but the name 'dumbbell' persisted for the weighted exercise equipment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dumbbell" is said worldwide
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haltère
Transliteration: altɛʁ
"Il soulève des haltères tous les matins."
Hantel
Transliteration: ˈhantəl
"Er trainiert mit einer schweren Hantel."
manubrio
Transliteration: manuˈbrio
"Ha sollevato il manubrio con facilità."
mancuerna
Transliteration: maŋˈkweɾna
"Ella levantó la mancuerna para hacer ejercicio."
haltere
Transliteration: alˈtɛɾi
"Ele comprou um par de halteres novos."
डम्बल
Transliteration: dambal
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने व्यायाम के लिए डम्बल उठाया।"
哑铃
Transliteration: yǎlíng
Script: 中文汉字
"他每天早上都举哑铃锻炼身体。"
덤벨
Transliteration: deom-bel
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 덤벨을 들고 운동을 시작했다."
ダンベル
Transliteration: danberu
Script: 日本語
"彼女はダンベルを使って筋トレをしています。"
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