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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries썩은 나무
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sseogeun namu
"오래된 창고에는 썩은 나무가 있었습니다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Wood that is in the process of decaying or decomposing.
"The old shed was filled with rotting wood that attracted insects." - 2
Wood that has lost structural integrity due to decay.
"The rotting wood in the beams made the house unsafe."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'rotting wood' combines 'rotting', derived from the Old English 'rotian', meaning to decay, and 'wood', from the Proto-Germanic '*wōdą', referring to the material derived from trees. The phrase has evolved to describe wood that is decomposing due to fungal or bacterial activity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rotting Wood" is said worldwide
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bois en décomposition
Transliteration: bwa ɑ̃ de.kɔ̃.po.zi.sjɔ̃
"Le vieux bâtiment avait du bois en décomposition."
verrottetes Holz
Transliteration: fɛʁˈʁɔt.tə.təs hɔlts
"Das alte Haus hatte verrottetes Holz in den Wänden."
legno in decomposizione
Transliteration: ˈleɲ.ɲo in de.kom.po.zi.t͡sjo.ne
"La vecchia baracca era piena di legno in decomposizione."
madera en descomposición
Transliteration: maˈðeɾa en deskompo.siˈθjon
"El viejo cobertizo estaba lleno de madera en descomposición."
madeira em decomposição
Transliteration: maˈdeɾɐ ẽ de.kõ.po.ziˈsɐ̃w
"O velho galpão estava cheio de madeira em decomposição."
सड़ता हुआ लकड़ी
Transliteration: saṛtā huā lakṛī
"पुरानी शेड में सड़ता हुआ लकड़ी था।"
腐烂的木头
Transliteration: fǔlàn de mùtóu
"旧棚子里有腐烂的木头。"
썩은 나무
Transliteration: sseogeun namu
"오래된 창고에는 썩은 나무가 있었습니다."
腐った木材
Transliteration: kusatta mokuzai
"古い小屋には腐った木材がありました。"
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