🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

잔돌기

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jandolgi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nubble/ˈnʌb.əl/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"표면에 작은 잔돌기가 만져졌다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small lump, knob, or protuberance on a surface.

    "His fingers traced a small nubble of hardened paint on the canvas."
  2. 2

    A small, rocky outcrop or knoll.

    "The coastal path wound around a grassy nubble overlooking the churning sea."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived as a diminutive form of nub, which dates to the early 17th century meaning a small lump or protuberance, likely related to Middle Low German or Dutch knobbe meaning a swelling or knot. The suffix -le adds a frequentative or diminutive sense, denoting a small version of such a lump.

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