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Pronunciation / Transliteration: chithare pahane hue vyakti
"वह बाज़ार में फटे-पुराने कपड़ों में घूम रहा था।"
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2 senses- 1
A person dressed in ragged, disheveled, or tattered clothing.
"A group of tatterdemalions wandered through the town square, begging for scraps."
- 1
Being in a ragged, dilapidated, or unkempt condition.
"The troupe of actors traveled in a tatterdemalion carriage held together by ropes."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating in the late 16th century, the word is a compound blend of 'tatter' (referring to torn clothing or shreds) and the fanciful suffix or mock-title 'demalion', possibly echoing the Old French 'maillon' or names like Pygmalion. It humorously or disparagingly describes a person dressed in ragged, tattered clothing, evoking the image of a mock nobleman in shreds.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tatterdemalion" is said worldwide
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vaurien
Transliteration: /vo.ʁjɛ̃/
"Il marchait dans la rue comme un véritable vaurien."
Lumpensammler
Transliteration: /ˈlʊmpn̩ˌzamlɐ/
"Die Gestalten sahen aus wie eine Truppe von Lumpensammlern."
straccione
Transliteration: /stratˈtʃoː.ne/
"Quella compagnia di attori sembrava un gruppo di straccioni."
desharrapado
Transliteration: /des.a.raˈpa.ðo/
"Un grupo de desharrapados cruzó la plaza principal."
esfarrapado
Transliteration: /is.fa.ʁaˈpa.du/
"Ele vagava pelas ruas como um esfarrapado."
चिथड़े पहने हुए व्यक्ति
Transliteration: chithare pahane hue vyakti
"वह बाज़ार में फटे-पुराने कपड़ों में घूम रहा था।"
衣衫褴褛者
Transliteration: yī shān lán lǚ zhě
"街上走过来几个衣衫褴褛者。"
누더기를 걸친 사람
Transliteration: nudeogireul geolchin saram
"그는 누더기를 걸친 사람처럼 거리를 헤매었다."
ボロを着た人
Transliteration: boro o kita hito
"彼はボロを着た人のような格好で現れた。"
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