inkstone

English

Etymology

ink +‎ stone

Noun

inkstone (plural inkstones)

A stone used by Chinese artists and calligraphers to grind dry ink and then to mix it with water.

Translations

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 (jaan-fǒn-mʉ̀k)
Yonaguni: 硯 (ちでぃり, chidiri)

Anagrams

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