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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesमैला-कुचैला
Native Script:हिंदी देवनागरी
Pronunciation / Transliteration: maila-kuchaila
"उसने एक मैला-कुचैला पुराना जैकेट पहना हुआ था।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Shabby, dirty, or unkempt in appearance.
"He wore a scroungy old jacket with frayed cuffs." - 2
Mean, sordid, or contemptible.
"They lived in a scroungy little apartment on the edge of town."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'scrounge' (originating in the late 19th century, likely a variant of dialectal 'scrunge', meaning to squeeze or pilfer), combined with the adjectival suffix '-y'. It evolved in colloquial English to describe things or people that look shabby, unkempt, or meanly acquired.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scroungy" is said worldwide
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miteux
Transliteration: mitø
"Il portait une vieille veste miteuse."
schlampig
Transliteration: ˈʃlampɪç
"Er trug eine schlampige alte Jacke."
squallido
Transliteration: ˈskwallido
"Indossava una vecchia giacca squallida."
desaliñado
Transliteration: desaliˈɲado
"Llevaba una chaqueta vieja y desaliñada."
esfarrapado
Transliteration: iʒfaʁaˈpadu
"Ele usava uma jaqueta velha e esfarrapada."
मैला-कुचैला
Transliteration: maila-kuchaila
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने एक मैला-कुचैला पुराना जैकेट पहना हुआ था।"
邋遢的
Transliteration: lātā de
Script: 中文汉字
"他穿着一件邋遢旧夹克。"
초라한
Transliteration: chorahan
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 초라하고 낡은 재킷을 입고 있었다."
みすぼらしい
Transliteration: misuborashii
Script: 日本語
"彼はみすぼらしい古いジャケットを着ていた。"
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