World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionaries缝纫
Native Script:中文汉字
Pronunciation / Transliteration: féngrèn
"她正在学习基础的缝纫技巧。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The craft or activity of fastening or making things with stitches using a needle and thread.
"She developed a strong passion for sewing her own clothes."
- 1
To join, fasten, or repair something by making stitches with a needle and thread.
"He had to sew a button back onto his winter coat."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English word 'siwian', stemming from Proto-Germanic '*siwjaną', which shares roots with the Latin 'suere' (to sew). Historically, it has denoted the joining or fastening of materials using a needle and thread since before the 12th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sewing" is said worldwide
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couture
Transliteration: koo-tyur
"Elle apprend la couture avec sa grand-mère."
Nähen
Transliteration: nae-hen
"Das Nähen von Kleidung ist ein entspannendes Hobby."
cucito
Transliteration: koo-chee-to
"Il cucito richiede molta pazienza e precisione."
costura
Transliteration: kos-too-rah
"Ella pasa sus tardes libres practicando la costura."
costura
Transliteration: kos-too-rah
"A máquina de costura facilitou muito o trabalho dela."
सिलाई
Transliteration: silai
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"मेरी दादी को सिलाई करना बहुत पसंद है।"
缝纫
Transliteration: féngrèn
Script: 中文汉字
"她正在学习基础的缝纫技巧。"
바느질
Transliteration: baneujil
Script: 한국어 한글
"어머니께서 옷의 찢어진 부분을 바느질해 주셨습니다."
裁縫
Transliteration: saihō
Script: 日本語
"彼女は趣味で裁縫を楽しんでいます。"
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