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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dashansh
"उसने अपनी आय का दशांश दान में दिया।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
One tenth of annual produce or earnings, formerly taken as a tax for the support of the church and clergy.
"In medieval times, farmers paid a tenth of their harvest as a tithe to the local parish."
- 1
To pay or give a tenth part of one's income, especially for religious support or charity.
"Many members of the congregation choose to tithe a portion of their monthly salary."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'teogoþa', meaning 'tenth', originating from Proto-Germanic roots. Historically, it referred to a one-tenth part of agricultural produce or earnings paid as a tax to support the clergy and church.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tithe" is said worldwide
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dîme
Transliteration: /dim/
"La dîme était obligatoire au Moyen Âge."
Zehnte
Transliteration: /ˈtsɛntə/
"Der Zehnte wurde früher an die Kirche abgeliefert."
decima
Transliteration: /ˈdɛ.tʃi.ma/
"La decima rappresentava un tributo importante."
diezmo
Transliteration: /ˈdjez.mo/
"El diezmo se pagaba con los frutos de la tierra."
dízimo
Transliteration: /ˈdi.zi.mu/
"Muitos fiéis entregam o dízimo mensalmente à igreja."
दशांश
Transliteration: dashansh
"उसने अपनी आय का दशांश दान में दिया।"
什一税
Transliteration: shí yī shuì
"古代农民需要向教堂缴纳什一税。"
십일조
Transliteration: sip-il-jo
"그는 매달 수입의 십일조를 바친다."
十分の一税
Transliteration: juubun no ichizei
"中世ヨーロッパでは十分の一税が課された。"
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