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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesesfolado
Pronunciation / Transliteration: es-fo-la-do
"A divindade era frequentemente representada como esfolada."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having been stripped of skin, or appearing as if the skin has been removed.
"The ancient artifact depicted a deity often associated with flayed skin."
- 1
To strip the skin off of a person or animal, either as a method of execution, torture, or preparation.
"Mythological texts describe how ritual garments were made from the hides of flayed sacrifices."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old Norse word 'flá', meaning 'to flay or skin', which entered Middle English as 'flen' and later developed into 'flay'. The past participle 'flayed' historically referred to animals or humans whose skin had been stripped off, later extending metaphorically to severe criticism or barren, exposed landscapes.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Flayed" is said worldwide
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écorché
Transliteration: e-kor-she
"Le manuscrit ancien mentionnait le dieu écorché."
gehäutet
Transliteration: ge-hoy-tet
"Die historische Figur wurde oft als gehäutet dargestellt."
scorticato
Transliteration: skor-ti-ka-to
"Il mito antico descriveva il dio scorticato."
desollado
Transliteration: de-so-ya-do
"El ritual antiguo estaba dedicado al dios desollado."
esfolado
Transliteration: es-fo-la-do
"A divindade era frequentemente representada como esfolada."
खाल खींचा हुआ
Transliteration: khaal kheechaa huaa
"प्राचीन कथा में खाल खींचे गए देवता का उल्लेख है।"
剥皮的
Transliteration: bō pí de
"这个神话与剥皮的神明密切相关。"
가죽이 벗겨진
Transliteration: gajugi beotgyejin
"신화 속에서 그 신은 가죽이 벗겨진 모습으로 묘사된다."
皮を剥がれた
Transliteration: kawa o hagareta
"その神話的図像には皮を剥がれた姿が描かれている。"
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