Ash: meaning, definitions and examples
๐ฅ
ash
[ รฆส ]
fire-related
The powdery residue left after the combustion of a substance.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The fireplace was covered in ash after a long night of burning wood.
- The volcanic eruption left a thick layer of ash on the nearby town.
color-related
A pale gray color.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- She painted her room in a soothing shade of ash.
- The sky turned ash gray as the storm approached.
fire-related
To reduce something to ash by burning.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The firefighters had to ash the remains of the building after the fire was extinguished.
- The ritual required participants to ash their offerings in the sacred fire.
Translations
Translations of the word "ash" in other languages:
๐ต๐น cinza
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฐเคพเค (rฤkh)
๐ฉ๐ช Asche
๐ฎ๐ฉ abu
๐บ๐ฆ ะฟะพะฟัะป
๐ต๐ฑ popiรณล
๐ฏ๐ต ็ฐ (ใฏใ, hai)
๐ซ๐ท cendre
๐ช๐ธ ceniza
๐น๐ท kรผl
๐ฐ๐ท ์ฌ (jae)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฑู ุงุฏ (ramฤd)
๐จ๐ฟ popel
๐ธ๐ฐ popol
๐จ๐ณ ็ฐ (huฤซ)
๐ธ๐ฎ pepel
๐ฎ๐ธ aska
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะบาฏะป (kรผl)
๐ฌ๐ช แคแแ แคแแ (perpli)
๐ฆ๐ฟ kรผl
๐ฒ๐ฝ ceniza
Word origin
The word 'ash' originated from Old English 'รฆsce' which in turn came from Proto-Germanic 'askล'. The use of 'ash' to refer to the residue left after burning dates back to the 14th century. The color-related usage of 'ash' to describe a pale gray color became popular in the 19th century.