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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries알갱이
Native Script:한국어 한글
Pronunciation / Transliteration: algaengi
"이 난로는 나무 알갱이를 연료로 사용합니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small, compressed mass of a substance, typically cylindrical or spherical in shape.
"The stove burns wood pellets for eco-friendly heating during the winter." - 2
A small metal projectile fired from an air gun.
"He loaded a lead pellet into the air rifle before taking aim at the target."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'pelet', from Old French 'pelote' (meaning a small ball), which originated from the Late Latin 'pilotta', a diminutive of Latin 'pila' (ball). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from a small spherical ball to any small, compressed mass of material.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Pellet" is said worldwide
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granulé
Transliteration: ɡʁanyle
"Le poêle fonctionne avec des granulés de bois."
Pellet
Transliteration: pɛlɛt
"Die Heizung wird mit Holzpellets betrieben."
pellet
Transliteration: pɛllet
"La stufa a pellet riscalda tutta la casa."
pellet
Transliteration: pelet
"Compramos sacos de pellets para la calefacción."
pelotinha
Transliteration: pelotinha
"Ele formou uma pequena pelotinha de barro."
गुटिका
Transliteration: gutika
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"यह चूल्हा लकड़ी की गुटिकाओं पर चलता है।"
小丸
Transliteration: xiǎo wán
Script: 中文汉字
"这种火炉使用木屑小丸作燃料。"
알갱이
Transliteration: algaengi
Script: 한국어 한글
"이 난로는 나무 알갱이를 연료로 사용합니다."
ペレット
Transliteration: peretto
Script: 日本語
"このストーブは木質ペレットを使用します。"
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