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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dhancha
"पुराने जहाज का ढांचा समुद्र तट पर पड़ा था।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An old, disused ship stripped of its fittings and used for various auxiliary purposes such as storage or a prison.
"The old warship was converted into a floating prison hulk anchored in the harbor." - 2
A large, heavy, and clumsy person or object.
"He is a massive hulk of a man who easily intimidated his opponents."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'hulke', originating from the Old English 'hulc' (a kind of ship), which itself came from the Late Latin 'hulca' and the Greek 'holkas' meaning a towed ship. Over time, the term shifted from describing a clumsy, bulky ship to an abandoned or dismantled ship hull, and later generalized to describe any large, unwieldy object or person of massive proportions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hulk" is said worldwide
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casco
Transliteration: ˈkaʃ.ku
"O casco do navio abandonado estava cheio de ferrugem."
carcasse
Transliteration: kaʁ.kas
"La carcasse du navire rouillait dans la baie."
Wrack
Transliteration: vʁak
"Das Wrack lag verlassen an der Küste."
relitto
Transliteration: reˈlit.to
"Il relitto della nave affondata giaceva sul fondo del mare."
casco
Transliteration: ˈkas.ko
"El casco del viejo barco servía como almacén."
ढांचा
Transliteration: dhancha
"पुराने जहाज का ढांचा समुद्र तट पर पड़ा था।"
废船
Transliteration: fèi chuán
"那艘废船被停泊在港口里当仓库使用。"
선체
Transliteration: seon-che
"버려진 선체가 해변에 방치되어 있었다."
船体
Transliteration: sentai
"古い船体が港の隅に放置されていた。"
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