🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

흩뿌리다

Native Script:한국어 한글

Pronunciation / Transliteration: heutppurida

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Strew/struː/
verbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #6500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"낙엽이 길 위에 흩뿌려져 있었다."

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To scatter or spread things untidily over a surface or area.

    "Autumn leaves were strewn across the damp pavement."
  2. 2

    To cover a surface with objects scattered loosely.

    "The bride's path was strewn with rose petals."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Middle English strewen, from Old English strewian, ultimately tracing back to Proto-Germanic strawjaną (to spread, scatter). Cognates include Old High German strowen and Latin sternere, reflecting a deep Indo-European root meaning to spread or strew.

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