🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

滑らかな

Pronunciation / Transliteration: namerakana

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Glabrous/ˈɡlæb.rəs/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"カエルの滑らかな皮膚は、環境から直接水分を吸収することを可能にします。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Smooth and hairless, especially in reference to skin or plant surfaces.

    "The glabrous skin of the frog allows it to absorb moisture directly from the environment."
  2. 2

    Lacking hair or down; bald.

    "The glabrous leaves of the plant are a distinguishing feature in its identification."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'glabrous' originates from the Latin 'glaber', meaning 'smooth' or 'hairless'. It entered English in the late 16th century, evolving to describe surfaces that are devoid of hair or down.

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10 Global Lexicons: How "Glabrous" is said worldwide

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🇫🇷French → English

glabre

Transliteration: glab

"La peau glabre de la grenouille lui permet d'absorber l'humidité directement de l'environnement."

🇩🇪German → English

glabrous

Transliteration: glabros

Script: glabros

"Die glabrose Haut des Frosches ermöglicht es ihm, Feuchtigkeit direkt aus der Umgebung aufzunehmen."

🇮🇹Italian → English

glabro

Transliteration: glabro

"La pelle glabra della rana le consente di assorbire l'umidità direttamente dall'ambiente."

🇪🇸Spanish → English

glabro

Transliteration: glabro

"La piel glabra de la rana le permite absorber la humedad directamente del entorno."

🇵🇹Portuguese → English

glabro

Transliteration: glabro

"A pele glabra da rã permite que ela absorva a umidade diretamente do ambiente."

🇮🇳Hindi → English

ग्लैबरस

Transliteration: glabras

"मेंढ़क की ग्लैबरस त्वचा उसे वातावरण से सीधे नमी अवशोषित करने की अनुमति देती है।"

🇨🇳Chinese → English

光滑无毛的

Transliteration: guānghuá wúmáo de

"青蛙的光滑无毛的皮肤使它能够直接从环境中吸收水分。"

🇰🇷Korean → English

매끄러운

Transliteration: maeggeureoun

"개구리의 매끄러운 피부는 환경에서 직접 수분을 흡수할 수 있게 해줍니다."

🇯🇵Japanese → English

滑らかな

Transliteration: namerakana

"カエルの滑らかな皮膚は、環境から直接水分を吸収することを可能にします。"

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