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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈnjɛn.te
"Non sa niente di questa storia."
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Anything of very small value or significance; nothing at all (chiefly used in the phrase 'diddly-squat').
"After working on the broken engine for hours, I know diddly about how to fix it."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in mid-19th century American English, 'diddly' is likely an alteration or rhyming reduplication of 'diddle' in the sense of trifling or wasting time. It became widely popularized in the idiom 'diddly-squat' during the 20th century to denote an utterly insignificant amount.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Diddly" is said worldwide
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rien du tout
Transliteration: ʁjɛ̃ dy tu
"Il ne sait rien du tout sur ce sujet."
überhaupt nichts
Transliteration: ˈyːbɐhaʊpt nɪçts
"Er versteht davon überhaupt nichts."
niente
Transliteration: ˈnjɛn.te
"Non sa niente di questa storia."
nada
Transliteration: ˈna.ða
"No sabe nada de mecánica."
absolutamente nada
Transliteration: ɐbsolu.tɐˈmẽ.tʃi ˈna.dɐ
"Ele não sabe absolutamente nada sobre isso."
कुछ नहीं
Transliteration: kuch nahin
"उन्हें इस बारे में कुछ नहीं पता।"
一点也没有
Transliteration: yī diǎn yě méi yǒu
"他对这个一无所知。"
아무것도 없음
Transliteration: amugeotdo eopseum
"그는 그것에 대해 아무것도 모른다."
皆無
Transliteration: kaimu
"彼にはそれについての知識が皆無だ。"
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