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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

テン

Native Script:貂

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ten

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Marten/ˈmɑːr.tən/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"冬毛に生え変わったテンは美しい毛並みをしている。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A slender, agile carnivorous mammal of the weasel family, typically having brown fur and inhabiting northern forests.

    "The pine marten gracefully leaped from branch to branch in search of prey."
  2. 2

    The soft, valuable fur of a marten used in the making of garments.

    "She wore a luxurious collar trimmed in marten during the cold winter evening."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word marten derives from Middle English, originating from Old French 'marte', of Germanic origin (such as Old High German 'marthrina'). It ultimately traces back to Proto-Germanic roots denoting the fur-bearing forest-dwelling carnivore. Over time, the spelling shifted to align with English suffix patterns while retaining its core designation for the slender-bodied mustelid.

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