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Native Script:日本語
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rabā kappu
"トイレが詰まったのでラバーカップを持んできて。"
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A common hand tool used for clearing clogged drains and pipes, consisting of a rubber suction cup attached to a long wooden or plastic handle.
"He used a plumber's helper to quickly clear the blocked kitchen sink."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the occupational noun 'plumber' (from Latin plumbum, meaning 'lead', referring to lead pipes) combined with the descriptive noun 'helper'. Originally a colloquial North American term coined in the mid-20th century to describe the common rubber suction cup tool used domestically to clear blocked drains, likening its utility to that of an assistant.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Plumber's helper" is said worldwide
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débouchoir
Transliteration: day-boo-shwar
"Il a utilisé le débouchoir pour nettoyer les toilettes."
Pümpel
Transliteration: pümpel
"Holen Sie bitte den Pümpel, das Waschbecken ist verstopft."
sturalavandini
Transliteration: stoo-ra-la-van-dee-nee
"Ho comprato uno sturalavandini nuovo."
desatascador
Transliteration: de-sa-tas-ka-dor
"Necesitamos un desatascador para arreglar el desagüe."
desentupidor
Transliteration: de-sen-tu-pi-dor
"Use o desentupidor para resolver o problema na pia."
प्लंजर
Transliteration: planjar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सिंक को साफ करने के लिए प्लंजर का उपयोग करें।"
皮搋子
Transliteration: pí chuī zi
Script: 中文汉字
"用皮搋子可以把堵塞的下水道通开。"
압축 뚫어뻥
Transliteration: ap-chuk ttur-eo-ppong
Script: 한국어 한글
"변기가 막혔을 때 뚫어뻥을 사용하세요."
ラバーカップ
Transliteration: rabā kappu
Script: 日本語
"トイレが詰まったのでラバーカップを持んできて。"
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