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Pronunciation / Transliteration: chitkabara
"जंगल की ज़मीन पर धूप का चितकबरा पैटर्न बन रहा था।"
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Marked with rounded spots or patches of a different color or shade; mottled.
"The horse's coat was a beautiful dappled grey."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'dapyl', related to Old Norse 'dapra' meaning dull or dim, and later influenced by 'apple' in reference to spotted fruit surfaces. By the 16th century, the term evolved to specifically describe patches of light and shadow, particularly sunlight filtering through foliage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dappled" is said worldwide
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moucheté
Transliteration: moucheté
"La lumière du soleil créait un motif moucheté sur le sol de la forêt."
gefleckt
Transliteration: gefleckt
"Das Sonnenlicht warf ein geflecktes Licht auf den Waldboden."
chiazzato
Transliteration: chiazzato
"La luce del sole creava un effetto chiazzato sul terreno."
moteado
Transliteration: moteado
"La luz del sol formaba un patrón moteado en el suelo del bosque."
malhado
Transliteration: malhado
"A luz do sol criava um padrão malhado no chão da floresta."
चितkabara
Transliteration: chitkabara
"जंगल की ज़मीन पर धूप का चितकबरा पैटर्न बन रहा था।"
斑驳的
Transliteration: bānbó de
"阳光在森林的地面上投下斑驳的光影。"
얼룩덜룩한
Transliteration: eollukdeorukhan
"햇빛이 숲 바닥에 얼룩덜룩한 무늬를 만들었다."
斑点の
Transliteration: hanten no
"木漏れ日が林床に斑点の模様を作っていた。"
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