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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries마른
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mareun
"그는 키가 크고 마른 체형이다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Very thin, especially in a way that is unattractive or undesirable.
"He was too skinny and needed to put on some weight." - 2
Fitting closely to the body, typically used of clothing.
"She wore a pair of dark blue skinny jeans."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'skin' with the adjectival suffix '-y', emerging in the late 18th century. Initially informal, it evolved from meaning 'resembling skin or having skin only' to standard usage describing a very thin person or object.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Skinny" is said worldwide
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maigre
Transliteration: /mɛɡ/
"Il est devenu très maigre après sa maladie."
mager
Transliteration: /ˈmaːɡɐ/
"Die Katze ist sehr mager."
magro
Transliteration: /ˈmaɡro/
"Quel ragazzo è molto magro."
flaco
Transliteration: /ˈflako/
"El perro callejero estaba muy flaco."
magro
Transliteration: /ˈmaɡɾu/
"Ele é alto e magro."
दुबला
Transliteration: dubla
"वह बहुत दुबला हो गया है।"
瘦的
Transliteration: shòu de
"这件衣服适合瘦的人穿。"
마른
Transliteration: mareun
"그는 키가 크고 마른 체형이다."
痩せた
Transliteration: yaseta
"彼は最近少し痩せた。"
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