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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesファンキーさ
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fankī-sa
"そのインテリアには独特のファンキーさがある。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of having a strong, earthy, or musty smell, or a distinctively pungent flavor.
"The aged blue cheese had a wonderful funkiness that paired well with the sweet wine." - 2
Unconventional, stylishly eccentric, or modernly cool qualities, often associated with groove-based music or eclectic fashion.
"The vintage boutique was filled with a vibrant funkiness that attracted young artists."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'funky', which originally stemmed from the Central African Kikongo word 'lufulakanda' (meaning a body odor of sweat), entering English in the 18th century. By the mid-20th century, it evolved in African American Vernacular English to describe syncopated jazz and soul music before acquiring extended modern senses relating to unconventional style or strange malfunctions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Funkiness" is said worldwide
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originalité
Transliteration: oh-ree-zhee-nah-lee-tay
"L'originalité de ce meuble donne du cachet à la pièce."
Ausgeflipptheit
Transliteration: ows-ge-flip-tight
"Die Ausgeflipptheit seiner Kleidung fiel allen auf."
originalità
Transliteration: oh-ree-jhee-nah-lee-tah
"L'originalità di quel locale lo rende molto popolare."
originalidad
Transliteration: oh-ree-hee-nah-lee-dahd
"La originalidad del diseño llamó la atención de todos."
originalidade
Transliteration: oh-ree-zhij-ah-dee-dad-ee
"A originalidade da música contagiou o público."
अनोखापन
Transliteration: anokhapan
"उसके कपड़ों के डिज़ाइन में एक अलग ही अनोखापन था।"
奇特感
Transliteration: qí tè gǎn
"这家餐厅有一种独特的奇特感。"
개성
Transliteration: gaeseong
"그의 패션에서는 독특한 개성이 느껴진다."
ファンキーさ
Transliteration: fankī-sa
"そのインテリアには独特のファンキーさがある。"
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