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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessujo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈsu.ʒu
"O quarto estava sujo e bagunçado."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Extremely dirty; unclean.
"The filthy room was filled with dust and garbage." - 2
Morally offensive; obscene.
"He was shocked by the filthy language used in the movie."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English 'filthe' combined with the adjectival suffix '-y', tracing back to Old English 'fȳlth' meaning foulness or corruption. It shares a common Germanic root with 'foul', evolving from physical uncleanness to also encompass moral turpitude and obscenity over the centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Filthy" is said worldwide
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sale
Transliteration: sal
"La chambre était sale et désordonnée."
schmutzig
Transliteration: ʃmʊt͡sɪç
"Der schmutzige Raum war voller Müll."
sporco
Transliteration: ˈspɔr.ko
"La stanza era sporca e disordinata."
sucio
Transliteration: ˈsu.θjo
"La habitación estaba sucia y desordenada."
sujo
Transliteration: ˈsu.ʒu
"O quarto estava sujo e bagunçado."
गंदा
Transliteration: gandā
"कमरा गंदा और अस्त-व्यस्त था।"
肮脏
Transliteration: āngzāng
"房间又肮脏又杂乱。"
더러운
Transliteration: deoreoun
"방이 더럽고 어지럽혀져 있었다."
汚い
Transliteration: kitanai
"部屋は汚くて散らかっていた。"
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