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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dhari
"बाघ के शरीर पर काली धारियाँ होती हैं।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A long, narrow band of a different color or texture from the background or adjacent material.
"The zebra is famous for its distinctive black and white stripes." - 2
A chevron or strip worn on a uniform to indicate military rank or length of service.
"The sergeant proudly displayed the new stripes on his uniform sleeve."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English stripe, probably cognate with Middle Dutch streipe, meaning a line or strip. Historically, it evolved to refer to long, narrow bands of differing color or texture, mirroring the Japanese concept of shima-moyō (striped pattern).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stripe" is said worldwide
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rayure
Transliteration: ʁay.yʁ
"Elle porte une chemise à rayures bleues."
Streifen
Transliteration: ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fn̩
"Das Zebra hat schwarze und weiße Streifen."
striscia
Transliteration: ˈstri.ʃa
"Indossava una maglietta a strisce."
raya
Transliteration: ˈɾa.ʝa
"La bandera tiene rayas rojas y blancas."
listra
Transliteration: ˈliʃ.tɾɐ
"O gato tem listras tigradas no pelo."
धारी
Transliteration: dhari
"बाघ के शरीर पर काली धारियाँ होती हैं।"
条纹
Transliteration: tiáo wén
"他穿了一件蓝白相间的条纹衬衫。"
줄무늬
Transliteration: julmunui
"그는 줄무늬 셔츠를 입고 있다."
縞模様
Transliteration: shimamoyō
"シマウマには黒と白の縞模様があります。"
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