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Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: paadpeeth
"उसने अपने पैर पादपीठ पर रखे।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A thick, firm cushion used as a footstool or for kneeling on during prayer in a church.
"She rested her tired feet on the upholstered hassock by the armchair." - 2
A compact clump of grass or bog-turf.
"The marshland was punctuated by tall hassocks of wild marsh grass."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English hassok, meaning a clump of grass or sedge, tracing back to Old English hassuc. By the 17th century, the meaning shifted from a tuft of coarse grass to a compact stool or cushion used for kneeling in church, inspired by the similar texture of traditional woven sedge mats.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hassock" is said worldwide
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reclinatoire
Transliteration: /ʁə.kli.na.twaʁ/
"Elle s'agenouilla sur le hassock dans l'église."
Kniefall
Transliteration: /ˈkniːˌfal/
"Er benutzte ein kleines Polster als Kissen zum Beten."
inginocchiatoio
Transliteration: /in.ʒoɲ.kjatˈtɔː.jo/
"Il fedele si inginocchiò sull'apposito cuscino."
reclinatorio
Transliteration: /re.kli.naˈto.ɾjo/
"Colocó sus rodillas sobre el reclinatorio de la iglesia."
almofada de joelhos
Transliteration: /aw.muˈfa.dɐ dʒi ˈʒo.ʎus/
"Ela ajoelhou-se na almofada macia."
पादपीठ
Transliteration: paadpeeth
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने अपने पैर पादपीठ पर रखे।"
跪凳
Transliteration: guì dèng
Script: 中文汉字
"她跪在教堂的长椅前方的软垫上。"
발받침
Transliteration: bal-batchim
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 의자 앞에 발받침을 놓았다."
足台
Transliteration: ashidai
Script: 日本語
"彼女はソファの前に小さな足台を置いた。"
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