🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

कच्चा माल

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaccha maal

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Raw Material/rɔː məˈtɪəriəl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"कारखाने को उत्पादन के लिए कच्चे माल की आवश्यकता है।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The basic material from which a product is made.

    "The factory imports raw material such as rubber and steel to manufacture tires."
  2. 2

    Unprocessed information or data that can be used for creative work, analysis, or further development.

    "Interviews with local residents provided the journalist with rich raw material for her book."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'raw material' originates from the combination of 'raw', derived from Old English 'hrēaw', meaning unprocessed or natural, and 'material', from Latin 'materialis', meaning pertaining to matter. The phrase evolved to denote substances used in production processes, reflecting industrial advancements from the 18th century onwards.

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