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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dhabba
"कागज पर स्याही का एक धब्बा है।"
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A blurred or smeared mark on a surface.
"There is a dark smudge of ink on your page."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Origin uncertain, likely an expressive blend of smooch and sludge, dating back to the late 16th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Smudge" is said worldwide
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tache
Transliteration: tache
"Il y a une tache d'encre sur le papier."
Wisch
Transliteration: Wisch
"Es gibt einen Wisch auf dem Bildschirm."
sbavatura
Transliteration: sbavatura
"C'è una sbavatura di inchiostro sul foglio."
borrón
Transliteration: borrón
"Hay un borrón de tinta en tu cuaderno."
borrão
Transliteration: borrão
"Há um borrão de tinta na página."
धब्बा
Transliteration: dhabba
"कागज पर स्याही का एक धब्बा है।"
污迹
Transliteration: wū jì
"纸上有一个墨迹污迹。"
얼룩
Transliteration: eolluk
"종이에 잉크 얼룩이 있다."
汚れ
Transliteration: yogore
"紙にインクの汚れがある。"
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