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Pronunciation / Transliteration: karegoe
"彼の声にはわずかに嗄れ声が混じっていた。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of having a rough, harsh, or grating sound, especially in a person's voice.
"There was a distinct raspiness in his voice after he spent hours cheering at the stadium." - 2
A texture that is rough, abrasive, or raspy to the touch.
"She noticed the unusual raspiness of the vintage fabric."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'raspy', which stems from the verb 'rasp' (to scrape or grate), originating in Old French 'rasper' and Germanic roots during the late Middle English period. The suffix '-ness' is added to form a noun denoting a state or quality, evolving from Old English '-ness' to describe a harsh, grating acoustic quality.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Raspiness" is said worldwide
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enrouement
Transliteration: /ɑ̃.ʁu.mɑ̃/
"Il y avait de l'enrouement dans sa voix ce matin."
Heiserkeit
Transliteration: /ˈhaɪ̯zɐˌkaɪ̯t/
"Seine Stimme zeigte eine leichte Heiserkeit."
raucedine
Transliteration: /rauˈtʃe.di.ne/
"La sua voce aveva un accenno di raucedine."
ronquera
Transliteration: /roŋˈke.ɾa/
"Notó cierta ronquera en su garganta al despertar."
rouquidão
Transliteration: /ʁow.kiˈdãw̃/
"A rouquidão dele era evidente após o concerto."
कर्कशता
Transliteration: karkashata
"उसकी आवाज़ में एक अजीब सी कर्कशता थी।"
沙哑
Transliteration: shāyǎ
"他说话时声音带着一丝沙哑。"
쉰 목소리
Transliteration: swin moksori
"그의 목소리에는 약간의 쉰 목소리가 섞여 있었다."
嗄れ声
Transliteration: karegoe
"彼の声にはわずかに嗄れ声が混じっていた。"
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