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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries덥룩한
Native Script:한국어 한글
Pronunciation / Transliteration: deop-luk-han
"개는 덥룩한 털을 가지고 있었다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having long, rough, and untidy hair, fur, or fibers.
"The dog came back from the woods with a shaggy coat full of burrs." - 2
Rough and uneven in texture or surface appearance.
"They walked across the shaggy lawn that was overgrown after weeks of rain."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'shaggie', stemming from Old English 'sceacga' meaning a shock of hair or beard, related to Old Norse 'skegg' (beard). Over centuries, the meaning expanded from describing coarse, rough hair or fur to anything tangled, rough, or unkempt in texture or appearance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shaggy" is said worldwide
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ébouriffé
Transliteration: ébouriffé
"Le chien a le poil ébouriffé."
zottelig
Transliteration: zottelig
"Der Hund hat ein zottelig Fell."
peloso
Transliteration: peloso
"Il cane aveva una pelliccia ispida."
desgreñado
Transliteration: desgreñado
"El perro tiene el pelo desgreñado."
cabeludo
Transliteration: cabeludo
"O cão tinha um pelo desgrenhado."
झबरा
Transliteration: jhabra
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"कुत्ते के बाल बहुत झबरे थे।"
毛茸茸的
Transliteration: máo róng róng de
Script: 中文汉字
"那只狗有一身毛茸茸的皮毛。"
덥룩한
Transliteration: deop-luk-han
Script: 한국어 한글
"개는 덥룩한 털을 가지고 있었다."
毛深い
Transliteration: kebukai
Script: 日本語
"その犬は毛深い毛皮をしていた。"
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