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10 Language-to-English DictionariesElfenbein
Pronunciation / Transliteration: elfenbain
"Die Statue war aus Elfenbein gefertigt."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hard, white material made from the tusks and teeth of animals, especially elephants, used for carving and making objects.
"The artist crafted a beautiful sculpture from ivory." - 2
The pale color resembling that of ivory.
"She chose an ivory dress for the wedding."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'ivoire', which stems from Latin 'eboreum' (neuter of 'eboreus', of ivory) and 'ebur' (ivory), ultimately originating from Ancient Egyptian 'ꜥb' (elephant, ivory). The word entered Middle English in the 14th century, initially referring strictly to the hard, white material composing elephant tusks before expanding to describe similar substances and shades of creamy white.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ivory" is said worldwide
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ivoire
Transliteration: ivwar
"La sculpture était faite d'ivoire."
Elfenbein
Transliteration: elfenbain
"Die Statue war aus Elfenbein gefertigt."
avorio
Transliteration: aˈvo.rjo
"La scultura era fatta di avorio."
marfil
Transliteration: marfil
"La estatua estaba hecha de marfil."
marfim
Transliteration: maʁˈfĩ
"A escultura era feita de marfim."
हाथी दांत
Transliteration: hāthī dānt
"वह हाथी दांत से बनी मूर्ति थी।"
象牙
Transliteration: xiàngyá
"这座雕像是用象牙制作的。"
상아
Transliteration: sang-a
"그 조각상은 상아로 만들어졌다."
象牙
Transliteration: zōge
"その彫刻は象牙で作られていた。"
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