🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

粘土

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nendo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Clay/kleɪ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"アーティストは粘土を使って美しい花瓶を作りました。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A natural, earthy material that is plastic when wet and hardens when fired.

    "The artist shaped the clay into a beautiful vase."
  2. 2

    A person who is vulnerable to failure or has a weakness.

    "Despite his success, he was a man with feet of clay."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'clay' originates from the Old English word 'claeg', which means 'clay' or 'mire'. It has roots in Proto-Germanic *klaiwaz, which is related to the act of sticking or adhering, reflecting the material's malleable nature.

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