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Pronunciation / Transliteration: haath ki aari
"उसने हाथ की आरी से लकड़ी काटी।"
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A wood-working saw designed to be used with one hand, typically featuring a broad steel blade and a wooden or plastic handle.
"He used a trusty handsaw to cut the wooden planks to the correct length." - 2
Any small portable hand-powered saw utilized for general carpentry or pruning tasks.
"She packed a compact handsaw in her camping gear to gather firewood."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound word formed from 'hand' (from Old English 'hand') and 'saw' (from Old English 'saga' or 'seonu', ultimately from Proto-Germanic). Used since Middle English times, it refers specifically to a manual saw operated with one hand, distinguishing it from larger, framed, or mechanized saws.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Handsaw" is said worldwide
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scie à main
Transliteration: si a man
"Il a coupé la branche avec une scie à main."
Fuchsschwanz
Transliteration: fookshvants
"Er benutzte einen Fuchsschwanz, um das Brett zu kürzen."
sega a mano
Transliteration: sega a mano
"Ha usato una sega a mano per tagliare il legno."
serrucho
Transliteration: seˈrutʃo
"El carpintero cortó la tabla con un serrucho."
serrote
Transliteration: seˈʁɔtʃi
"Ele usou um serrote para cortar a madeira."
हाथ की आरी
Transliteration: haath ki aari
"उसने हाथ की आरी से लकड़ी काटी।"
手锯
Transliteration: shǒu jù
"他用手锯把木头截断。"
손톱
Transliteration: sontop
"그는 손톱으로 나무를 잘랐습니다."
両刃のこぎり
Transliteration: ryōba no nokogiri
"彼はのこぎりを使って木を切った。"
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