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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries滑稽な
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kokkei na
"彼の滑稽なジョークにみんながクスリと笑った。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement.
"He had a droll way of telling stories that left everyone quietly smiling."
- 1
To jest, joke, or play the buffoon.
"She spent the evening drolling with the guests at the dinner table."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle Dutch word 'drolle', meaning a fat little man, goblin, or buffoon, which entered the English language in the mid-16th century. It later absorbed influences from the French 'drôle', shifting in meaning from an odd or whimsical person to an adjective describing dry, amusing, and eccentric humor.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Droll" is said worldwide
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drôle
Transliteration: /dʁol/
"Il a raconté une histoire drôle avec un air sérieux."
roll
Transliteration: /dʁol/
Script: drollig
"Sein drolliger Humor brachte die ganze Runde zum Lachen."
buffo
Transliteration: /ˈbuf.fo/
"Aveva un modo di fare buffo e originale."
chistoso
Transliteration: /tʃisˈto.so/
"Su chistoso comentario hizo sonreír a todos."
cômico
Transliteration: /ˈko.mi.ku/
"Ele tem um jeito cômico de narrar os fatos."
अनोखा और हास्यास्पद
Transliteration: anokha aur hasyaspad
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसका बात करने का अंदाज़ बहुत अनोखा और हास्यास्पद था।"
滑稽的
Transliteration: huájī de
"他用一种滑稽的口吻讲述了那段经历。"
우스꽝스러운
Transliteration: usgwangseureoun
"그는 우스꽝스러운 표정으로 우리를 웃겼다."
滑稽な
Transliteration: kokkei na
"彼の滑稽なジョークにみんながクスリと笑った。"
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