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Pronunciation / Transliteration: chōku
"先生は黒板にチョークで文字を書いた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A soft, white, porous sedimentary rock, a form of limestone composed of the mineral calcite.
"The white cliffs are composed of pure chalk." - 2
A prepared stick of chalk or similar substance used for writing or drawing on a surface such as a blackboard.
"The teacher picked up a piece of yellow chalk to write the equation on the board."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'cealc', meaning chalk or lime, which itself is borrowed from Germanic sources and ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root '*calx' (limestone). Historically used to refer to soft white limestone, the term evolved to encompass manufactured writing sticks composed of calcium carbonate or gypsum.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Chalk" is said worldwide
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craie
Transliteration: /krɛ/
"Il a écrit son nom au tableau avec de la craie."
Tafelkreide
Transliteration: /ˈtaːfl̩ˌkʁaɪ̯də/
"Die Lehrerin schrieb mit Kreide an die Tafel."
gesso
Transliteration: /ˈdʒɛs.so/
"Ha scritto la risposta alla lavagna con il gesso."
tiza
Transliteration: /ˈti.θa/
"El profesor escribió la lección con tiza blanca."
giz
Transliteration: /ˈʒis/
"Ele pegou um pedaço de giz para desenhar no quadro."
खड़िया
Transliteration: khadiya
"शिक्षक ने श्यामपट पर खड़िया से लिखा।"
粉笔
Transliteration: fěnbǐ
"老师用粉笔在黑板上写字。"
분필
Transliteration: bunpil
"선생님이 칠판에 분필로 글을 쓰셨습니다."
チョーク
Transliteration: chōku
"先生は黒板にチョークで文字を書いた。"
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