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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesहल्का भूरा
Pronunciation / Transliteration: halka bhura
"उसने हल्के भूरे रंग की कमीज पहनी है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Of a pale, yellowish-brown color resembling lightly tanned leather or sand.
"She wore a light-tan trench coat that matched her boots."
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A pale shade of brown with yellowish or golden undertones.
"The interior designer chose a soft light-tan for the living room walls."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound of the Old English 'lēoht' (meaning bright or pale) and 'tan', derived from the medieval processing of hides using oak bark ('tannare'), which evolved in the late 19th century to describe pale yellowish-brown colors.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Light-tan" is said worldwide
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brun clair
Transliteration: bʁœ̃ klɛʁ
"Elle porte un manteau marron clair."
hellbraun
Transliteration: ˈhɛlˌbʁaʊn
"Das Sofa hat eine hellbraune Farbe."
marrone chiaro
Transliteration: marˈroːne ˈkjaro
"Ha comprato scarpe marrone chiaro."
marrón claro
Transliteration: maˈron ˈklaɾo
"Las paredes están pintadas de marrón claro."
castanho-claro
Transliteration: kaʃˈtɐ̃w ˈklaɾu
"Ele tem olhos castanho-claro."
हल्का भूरा
Transliteration: halka bhura
"उसने हल्के भूरे रंग की कमीज पहनी है।"
浅棕色
Transliteration: qiǎn zōng sè
"房间被刷成了浅棕色。"
연갈색
Transliteration: yeon-galsaek
"그녀는 연갈색 가구는 샀다."
薄茶色
Transliteration: haku-chairo
"彼は薄茶色のジャケットを着ています。"
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