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stone
Noun
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inkstone
(
plural
inkstones
)
A
stone
used by
Chinese
artists and calligraphers to grind dry
ink
and then to mix it with water.
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stone used by Chinese artists to grind dry ink and mix it with water
Chinese:
Mandarin:
硯
(zh)
,
砚
(zh)
(
yàn
)
,
硯臺
(zh)
,
砚台
(zh)
(
yàntái
)
Finnish:
mustekivi
Japanese:
硯
(ja)
(
すずり, suzuri
)
Thai:
จานฝนหมึก
(th)
(
jaan-fǒn-mʉ̀k
)
Yonaguni:
硯
(
ちでぃり, chidiri
)
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Keniston