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Pronunciation / Transliteration: khurdara
"कमरे की दीवारें खुरदरे पत्थरों से बनी थीं।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Hewn roughly with an axe or other tool, leaving a rough surface.
"The cabin was constructed from sturdy, rough-hewn logs." - 2
Lacking polish, sophistication, or refinement; rugged and uncultivated.
"Despite his rough-hewn exterior, he possessed a deeply gentle and generous soul."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines the Middle English adjective 'rough' (from Old English rūh) with the past participle of 'hew' (from Old English hēawan, meaning to cut or strike with an axe). Originally literal, referring to timber or stone shaped roughly with an axe, the word evolved metaphorically by the 19th century to describe unpolished, rugged, or unsophisticated people, manners, or styles.
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grossièrement taillé
Transliteration: ɡʁu.sjɛʁ.mɑ̃ ta.je
"Les meubles étaient en bois grossièrement taillé."
grobschlächtig
Transliteration: ˈɡʁoːpˌʃlɛçtɪç
"Er hatte eine grobschlächtige, aber ehrliche Art."
sbozzato
Transliteration: zbotˈtsato
"Le travi del soffitto erano di legno sbozzato."
tosco
Transliteration: ˈtosko
"El viejo banco era de piedra tosca."
bruto
Transliteration: ˈbɾutu
"Ele tinha um exterior bruto, mas um bom coração."
खुरदरा
Transliteration: khurdara
"कमरे की दीवारें खुरदरे पत्थरों से बनी थीं।"
粗糙的
Transliteration: cūcāo de
"木屋是用粗糙的木头建造的。"
투박한
Transliteration: tubakhan
"그는 투박한 인상을 주었지만 매우 친절했다."
粗削りの
Transliteration: arakezuri no
"そのテーブルは粗削りの木材で作られていた。"
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