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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestinta
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tinta
"Se me ha manchado la camisa de tinta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A colored fluid or paste used for writing, drawing, printing, or stamping.
"The pen ran out of ink halfway through the exam."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'inke', originating via Old French 'enque' from Late Latin 'encaustum', the purple-black ink used by Roman emperors, which itself traces back to the Greek 'enkauston' meaning 'burnt in'. Over centuries, the term expanded from traditional writing fluids to modern printing, tattooing, and digital printing cartridges.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ink" is said worldwide
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encre
Transliteration: encre
"Il a écrit la lettre avec de l'encre noire."
Tinte
Transliteration: Tinte
"Der Füllfederhalter ist mit schwarzer Tinte gefüllt."
inchiostro
Transliteration: inchiostro
"La stampante ha bisogno di nuovo inchiostro."
tinta
Transliteration: tinta
"Se me ha manchado la camisa de tinta."
tinta
Transliteration: tinta
"A caneta azul ficou sem tinta."
स्याahi
Transliteration: syahi
Script: स्याही
"पensil नहीं, कलम में स्याahi भरें।"
墨水
Transliteration: mòshuǐ
"钢笔需要灌满墨水才能写字。"
잉크
Transliteration: ingkeu
"프린터에 잉크가 떨어졌습니다."
インク
Transliteration: inku
"この万年筆のインクは黒色です。"
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