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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSichel
Pronunciation / Transliteration: zi-kel
"Die Bauern benutzen eine Sichel, um das Gras zu schneiden."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hand-held agricultural tool with a curved blade used for cutting grass or grain.
"Farmers traditionally used a sickle to harvest wheat before the advent of modern machinery." - 2
A symbol of communism, representing agrarian labor.
"The sickle is often depicted alongside a hammer in communist iconography."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'sickle' originates from the Old English 'sicol', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*sikilō', and further back from the Proto-Indo-European root '*sek-', meaning 'to cut'. This term has evolved over centuries, maintaining its association with cutting tools used in agriculture.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sickle" is said worldwide
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faucille
Transliteration: fo-sil
"Les agriculteurs utilisent une faucille pour récolter le blé."
Sichel
Transliteration: zi-kel
"Die Bauern benutzen eine Sichel, um das Gras zu schneiden."
falce
Transliteration: fal-che
"I contadini usano una falce per raccogliere il grano."
hoz
Transliteration: oz
"Los agricultores utilizan una hoz para cosechar."
foice
Transliteration: foi-se
"Os agricultores usam uma foice para cortar a grama."
गैंती
Transliteration: gaitī
"किसान गैंती का उपयोग फसल काटने के लिए करते हैं।"
镰刀
Transliteration: liándāo
"农民用镰刀收割庄稼。"
낫
Transliteration: nat
"농부들은 곡식을 수확하기 위해 낫을 사용합니다."
鎌
Transliteration: kama
"農民は鎌を使って作物を収穫します。"
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