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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesnuca
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈnuka/
"Lo prese per la nuca."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The back of the neck or the scruff.
"He grabbed the dog by the scuft of its neck."
- 1
To strike, cuff, or handle roughly by the neck.
"The older boy threatened to scuft him if he didn't hand over the toy."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived as a variant of 'scuff' or 'scuft', related to Old Norse terms involving the back of the neck or nape. Historically used in dialectal English to mean striking or seizing by the neck.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scuft" is said worldwide
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nuque
Transliteration: /nyk/
"Il l'a pris par la nuque."
Nacken
Transliteration: /ˈnakn̩/
"Er packte ihn am Nacken."
nuca
Transliteration: /ˈnuka/
"Lo prese per la nuca."
nuca
Transliteration: /ˈnuka/
"Lo agarró de la nuca."
nuca
Transliteration: /ˈnukɐ/
"Ele pegou-o pela nuca."
后颈
Transliteration: hòujìng
"他抓住他的后颈。"
गर्दन
Transliteration: gardan
"उसने उसे गर्दन से पकड़ लिया।"
목덜미
Transliteration: mokdeolmi
"그는 그의 목덜미를 잡았다."
うじ
Transliteration: uji
"彼は首の後ろをつかんだ。"
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