🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

टुकड़ा

Pronunciation / Transliteration: tukda

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Sliver/ˈslɪv.ər/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उसने अपने नाश्ते के लिए पनीर का एक टुकड़ा काटा।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small, thin piece that has been cut or broken off from a larger object.

    "She carefully cut a sliver of cheese for her snack."
  2. 2

    A fragment or a small amount of something.

    "There was only a sliver of hope left for the team to win the match."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'sliver' originates from the Middle English 'slyvere', which is derived from the Old English 'slyfan', meaning 'to split'. This term has evolved over centuries to denote a thin, narrow piece that has been cut or broken off from a larger object.

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