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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesespantapájaros
Pronunciation / Transliteration: espantapájaros
"El espantapájaros se mecía con el viento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A scarecrow or a grotesque figure set up in a field.
"The farmers erected a tattered mawkin in the cornfield to deter the crows." - 2
A slovenly, untidy, or awkward woman; a mop.
"She swept the hearth clean using an old rough mawkin."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English as a diminutive of the given name Maud (Mathilda), mawkin historically evolved to mean a scarecrow, a poorly dressed or untidy woman, or a mop used for cleaning ovens. By the 16th century, the term also expanded regionally to describe a rustic figure or a foolish person.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mawkin" is said worldwide
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épouvantail
Transliteration: epuvantaj
"Un vieil épouvantail protégeait le champ de maïs."
Vogelscheuche
Transliteration: /ˈfoːɡl̩ˌʃɔɪ̯çə/
"Die Vogelscheuche stand einsam auf dem Feld."
spaventapasseri
Transliteration: spaventapasseri
"Lo spaventapasseri teneva lontani gli uccelli."
espantapájaros
Transliteration: espantapájaros
"El espantapájaros se mecía con el viento."
espantalho
Transliteration: espantalho
"O espantalho assustava os corvos na plantação."
बिजुका
Transliteration: bijuka
"किसान ने खेत में पक्षियों को भगाने के लिए एक बिजुका लगाया।"
稻草人
Transliteration: dàocǎorén
"田野里立着一个旧稻草人。"
허수아비
Transliteration: heosuabi
"참새들이 허수아비를 무서워하지 않는다."
案山子
Transliteration: kakashi
"畑の中に古い案山子法が立っている。"
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