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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesसमुद्री झाग
Pronunciation / Transliteration: samudri jhaag
"यह पाइप समुद्री झाग से बना है।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A soft, white, claylike mineral (sepiolite) noted for its lightness and water-absorbing qualities, used chiefly for making tobacco pipes.
"He carefully cleaned the amber mouthpiece of his favorite meerschaum pipe." - 2
A tobacco pipe made from this mineral, which gradually turns a rich golden-brown color with use.
"The collector displayed several intricately carved meerschaums in a glass case."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed directly from German Meerschaum, a compound of Meer ('sea') and Schaum ('foam'). The term was coined in the 18th century in reference to the lightweight, white, soapy mineral sepiolite, which was historically found floating on the Black Sea or associated with sea foam and famously used to carve tobacco pipes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Meerschaum" is said worldwide
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écume de mer
Transliteration: ekym də mɛʁ
"Il fume sa pipe en écume de mer."
Meerschaum
Transliteration: /ˈmiːɐ̯ˌʃaʊ̯m/
"Die Pfeife ist aus echtem Meerschaum gefertigt."
spuma di mare
Transliteration: spuma di mare
"Colleziona pipe di spuma di mare."
espuma de mar
Transliteration: esˈpuma de mar
"Fumaba tranquilamente en su pipa de espuma de mar."
espuma-do-mar
Transliteration: isˈpumɐ du ˈmaɾ
"A pipa de espuma-do-mar muda de cor com o uso."
समुद्री झाग
Transliteration: samudri jhaag
"यह पाइप समुद्री झाग से बना है।"
海泡石
Transliteration: hǎi pàoshí
"这支烟斗是用海泡石制成的。"
해포석
Transliteration: haeposeok
"그는 해포석 파이프를 수집한다."
海泡石
Transliteration: kaihōseki
"彼は海泡石のパイプを愛用している。"
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