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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLasttier
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈlastˌtiːɐ̯
"In den Bergen wird das Maultier als Lasttier eingesetzt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An animal used for carrying loads, pulling vehicles, or performing heavy physical labor.
"Oxen and donkeys have served as reliable beasts-of-burden for thousands of years in rural agriculture." - 2
A person who performs excessive, strenuous, or unappreciated heavy labor for others.
"She felt like a beast-of-burden carrying the entire project workload by herself without any support."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'beste' (from Old French from Latin 'bestia') combined with 'burden' (from Old English 'byrþen', meaning a load carried). Historically used to describe domesticated animals kept for agricultural, transport, and heavy labor purposes since the dawn of civilization.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Beast of burden" is said worldwide
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bête de somme
Transliteration: bɛt də sɔm
"Le chameau est une bête de somme essentielle dans le désert."
Lasttier
Transliteration: ˈlastˌtiːɐ̯
"In den Bergen wird das Maultier als Lasttier eingesetzt."
animale da soma
Transliteration: aniˈmale da ˈsoma
"Il mulo è tradizionalmente un animale da soma."
bestia de carga
Transliteration: ˈbestja de ˈkaɾɣa
"El caballo ha sido la principal bestia de carga en la historia agrícola."
animal de carga
Transliteration: ɐniˈmaw dʒi ˈkaʁɡɐ
"O boi é frequentemente utilizado como animal de carga."
बो ढोने वाला पशु
Transliteration: bo dhone wala pashu
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"बैलों को प्राचीनकाल से बो ढोने वाले पशु के रूप में उपयोग किया जाता रहा है।"
驮兽
Transliteration: tuó shòu
"骆驼是沙漠地区重要的驮兽。"
역축
Transliteration: yeokchuk
"소는 농경 사회에서 중요한 역축이었다."
役畜
Transliteration: yakuchiku
"牛や馬は昔から重要な役畜として働いてきた。"
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