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Pronunciation / Transliteration: karamaru
"糸が完全に絡まってしまった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To tangle or make something intricately complex and knotted.
"The kitten played with the yarn until it was completely ravelled." - 2
To untangle, unpick, or untwist threads or a knitted fabric.
"She carefully ravelled the old sweater to reuse the wool for a new project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle Dutch 'ravelen', meaning to fray or untwist, and related to Middle Low German 'ravelen'. Interestingly, the word is a contronym, meaning it can refer both to the tangling or complicating of something and to the unravelling or clarifying of it.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ravel" is said worldwide
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emmêler
Transliteration: ah-meh-lé
"Le fil a commencé à s'emmêler."
verwirren
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈvɪʁən
"Die Schnur hat sich total verwirrt."
aggrovigliare
Transliteration: aggrovigliare
"Il filo ha iniziato ad aggrovigliarsi."
enredar
Transliteration: en-re-dar
"El hilo comenzó a enredarse."
emaranhar
Transliteration: e-ma-ran-har
"O fio começou a se emaranhar."
उलझाना
Transliteration: uljhana
"धागा पूरी तरह से उलझ गया।"
纠缠
Transliteration: jiūchán
"毛线开始纠缠在一起了。"
얽히게 하다
Transliteration: eolhige hada
"실이 완전히 얽혀 버렸다."
絡まる
Transliteration: karamaru
"糸が完全に絡まってしまった。"
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