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Pronunciation / Transliteration: kainchi
"उसने झाड़ियों को काटने के लिए बड़ी कैंची का इस्तेमाल किया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Large cutting instruments resembling scissors, used for cutting fabric, bushes, metal, or wool.
"She used garden shears to trim the overgrown hedges."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Old English scēar, from the Germanic base meaning to cut (as in shear).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shears" is said worldwide
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cisailles
Transliteration: cisailles
"Il a coupé les buissons avec de grandes cisailles."
Schere
Transliteration: Schere
"Die Gärtnerin schneidet die Hecke mit einer Gartenschere."
cesoie
Transliteration: cesoie
"Ha usato le cesoie per potare i rami secchi."
tijeras de podar
Transliteration: tijeras de podar
"Compró unas tijeras nuevas para cortar el césped."
tesouras de poda
Transliteration: tesouras de poda
"Ele aparou os arbustos com as tesouras grandes."
कैंची
Transliteration: kainchi
"उसने झाड़ियों को काटने के लिए बड़ी कैंची का इस्तेमाल किया।"
大剪刀
Transliteration: dà jiǎndāo
"园丁用大剪刀修剪树篱。"
전정가위
Transliteration: jeonjeonggawi
"그는 정원 가위로 나뭇가지를 잘랐다."
剪定ばさみ
Transliteration: sentei-basami
"庭師は大きな剪定ばさみで生け垣を切りました。"
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