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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries树干
Pronunciation / Transliteration: shùgàn
"这棵树的树干很粗。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The main woody stem of a tree as distinct from its branches and roots.
"The ivy climbed up the thick trunk of the oak tree."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English (denoting the stem of a tree): from Old French tronc, from Latin truncus.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "trunk" is said worldwide
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tronc
Transliteration: tronc
"Le tronc de l'arbre est très large."
Baumstamm
Transliteration: Baumstamm
"Der Baumstamm war mit Moos bedeckt."
tronco
Transliteration: tronco
"Il tronco della quercia è antico."
tronco
Transliteration: tronco
"El tronco del árbol es muy grueso."
tronco
Transliteration: tronco
"O tronco da árvore é muito largo."
ततना
Transliteration: tana
Script: तना
"पेड़ का तना बहुत मोटा है।"
树干
Transliteration: shùgàn
"这棵树的树干很粗。"
나무 줄기
Transliteration: namu julgi
"나무의 줄기가 매우 굵습니다."
幹
Transliteration: miki
"その木の幹は太い。"
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