🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

जड़ा हुआ

Pronunciation / Transliteration: jada hua

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Inlaid/ɪnˈleɪd/
adjectiveverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"यह मेज कीमती मोतियों से जड़ा हुआ है।"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Decorated with a design, material, or substance embedded into the surface flush with the rest of the material.

    "The museum exhibited an exquisite table with inlaid ivory and ebony."
As verb
  1. 1

    Past tense and past participle of inlay; to embed or insert decorative pieces into a surface.

    "The artisan carefully inlaid gold wire into the wooden handle of the sword."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the verb 'inlay', which combines the prefix 'in-' (meaning in or into) and the Middle English verb 'layen' (to lay or place). The term dates back to the late 15th century, evolving from craftsmanship techniques involving embedding materials like wood, metal, or ivory into a surface to form a decorative design.

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