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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKettle
/ˈkɛt.əl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A metal or plastic container with a lid, spout, and handle, used for boiling water.
"She filled the kettle with water and plugged it in to make tea." - 2
A kettle-shaped cavity or depression in glacial drift or bedrock.
"The retreating glacier left behind numerous kettles filled with water."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'ketel', originating from Old English 'cetil' or 'cytel', which was borrowed from Proto-Germanic *katilaz (meaning 'cauldron'). This Germanic term itself traces back via early Germanic contact to Latin 'catillus', a diminutive of 'catinus' meaning 'deep vessel' or 'bowl'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kettle" is said worldwide
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bouilloire
Transliteration: /bu.jwaʁ/
"La bouilloire est en train de siffler."
Wasserkocher
Transliteration: /ˈvasɐˌkɔxɐ/
"Der Wasserkocher kocht das Wasser sehr schnell."
bollitore
Transliteration: /bol.liˈto.re/
"Ho acceso il bollitore per fare il tè."
hervidor
Transliteration: /eɾ.βiˈðoɾ/
"El hervidor eléctrico es muy práctico."
chaleira
Transliteration: /ʃaˈlej.ɾɐ/
"A chaleira está no fogão a ferver."
केतली
Transliteration: ketli
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"चाय बनाने के लिए केतली में पानी उबालें।"
水壶
Transliteration: shuǐhú
Script: 中文汉字
"水壶里的水开了。"
주전자
Transliteration: jujeonja
Script: 한국어 한글
"주전자에 물을 끓여 주세요."
薬缶
Transliteration: yakan
Script: 日本語
"やかんのお湯が沸騰しました。"
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