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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmoinho
Pronunciation / Transliteration: moy-nyo
"O agricultor levou seu trigo ao moinho para ser moído."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A building equipped with machinery for grinding grain into flour.
"The farmer took his wheat to the mill to have it ground into flour." - 2
A factory or place where a particular substance is processed.
"The textile mill produced high-quality fabrics for clothing."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'mylen', which stems from the Late Latin 'mulinum', ultimately rooted in the Proto-Indo-European base '*mel-', meaning 'to grind'. Over centuries, the term evolved from describing water- and wind-powered grain processing plants to encompassing various industrial manufacturing and processing facilities.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mill" is said worldwide
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moulin
Transliteration: mou-lan
"Le fermier a amené son blé au moulin pour le faire moudre."
Mühle
Transliteration: Müh-le
"Der Bauer brachte sein Getreide zur Mühle, um es mahlen zu lassen."
mulino
Transliteration: moo-lee-no
"Il contadino ha portato il suo grano al mulino per farlo macinare."
molino
Transliteration: mo-lee-no
"El agricultor llevó su trigo al molino para que lo molieran."
moinho
Transliteration: moy-nyo
"O agricultor levou seu trigo ao moinho para ser moído."
चक्की
Transliteration: chakki
"किसान ने अपने गेहूं को चक्की में पिसवाने के लिए ले जाया।"
磨坊
Transliteration: mófāng
"农民把小麦送到磨坊去磨面粉。"
밀
Transliteration: mil
"농부는 밀가루를 만들기 위해 밀을 방앗간에 가져갔습니다."
製粉所
Transliteration: seifunjo
"農家は小麦を製粉所に持って行きました。"
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