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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ibalgi
"이발기를 사용해 머리를 짧게 깎았습니다."
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2 senses- 1
A mechanical or electrical instrument used for cutting or trimming hair, nails, or thin metal.
"The barber used a pair of electric clippers to give him a clean fade." - 2
Large, fast-sailing merchant ships of the 19th century characterized by three masts and a rigged hull.
"Tea clippers raced across the ocean to bring the first harvest back to London."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'clip' (meaning to cut or snip), originating from Middle English and Scandinavian roots related to cutting and moving swiftly. The plural noun 'clippers' evolved in the 18th and 19th centuries to refer both to fast-sailing ships designed to 'clip' along the waves and to handheld mechanical devices used for cutting hair, nails, or foliage.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Clippers" is said worldwide
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tondeuse
Transliteration: tɔ̃.døz
"Le coiffeur a utilisé une tondeuse pour les côtés."
Haarschneidemaschine
Transliteration: ˈhaːɐ̯ˌʃnaɪ̯dəmaˌʃiːnə
"Er kürzte seine Haare mit einer Haarschneidemaschine."
tosatrice
Transliteration: to.zaˈtri.t͡ʃe
"Il barbiere ha usato la tosatrice per accorciare i capelli."
cortapelos
Transliteration: koɾ.taˈpe.los
"Compré un cortapelos nuevo para afeitarme la cabeza."
máquina de cortar cabelo
Transliteration: ˈma.ki.nɐ dʒi kuʁˈtaɾ kaˈbe.lu
"Ele usou a máquina de cortar cabelo para mudar o visual."
बाल काटने की मशीन
Transliteration: baal kaatne ki mashin
"नाई ने बाल छोटे करने के लिए मशीन का इस्तेमाल किया।"
电推剪
Transliteration: diàn tuī jiǎn
"理发师用电推剪为他修剪了头发。"
이발기
Transliteration: ibalgi
"이발기를 사용해 머리를 짧게 깎았습니다."
バリカン
Transliteration: barikan
"美容師はバリカンを使って髪を刈り上げた。"
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