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Native Script:मैेल
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mail
"दीवारों पर वर्षों की मैेल जम गई थी।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Deposition of ingrained dirt, soot, or other filthy substance that has accumulated tenaciously on a surface.
"Years of industrial pollution left the brick facade covered in thick grime." - 2
A genre of urban electronic dance music characterized by rapid, syncopated electronic beats and aggressive rap vocals, originating in London in the early 2000s.
"The underground club scene was heavily driven by the raw energy of modern grime music."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English and Scandinavian roots akin to Old Norse 'gríma' meaning mask or soot, appearing around the 15th century. Historically linked to deeply ingrained dirt or coal dust, the term evolved to describe both literal soot accumulation and metaphorical urban grime, as well as a prominent genre of electronic music originating in East London.
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crasse
Transliteration: /kʁas/
"La fenêtre était couverte de crasse et de poussière."
Schmutz
Transliteration: /ʃmʊt͡s/
"Der alte Ofen war voller Ruß und Schmutz."
sporcizia
Transliteration: /sporˈt͡sit͡sja/
"C'era uno strato di sporcizia sui vetri."
mugre
Transliteration: /ˈmu.ɣɾe/
"Las paredes estaban llenas de polvo y mugre."
imundice
Transliteration: /i.mũˈdi.si/
"A cozinha estava coberta de gordura e imundice."
मैel
Transliteration: mail
Script: मैेल
"दीवारों पर वर्षों की मैेल जम गई थी।"
污垢
Transliteration: wūgòu
"窗户上积满了厚厚的污垢。"
때
Transliteration: ttae
"유리창에 시커먼 때가 껴 있었다."
垢
Transliteration: aku / yogore
Script: 汚れ
"換気扇には油汚れがこびりついていた。"
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