Bumwood

/ˈbʌmwʊd/ noun

Definition

A type of wood or timber that is of poor quality or unsuitable for fine carpentry.

Etymology

From bum (inferior, bad) plus wood. A descriptive compound from timber and carpentry terminology.

Kelly Says

Before standardized grading, craftspeople used colorful compound words to instantly communicate quality—'bumwood' tells you it's reject lumber, just as clearly as modern grading systems do.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አራት እንስሳ
ah-rah-t ehn-seh-sah
ARالعربية
خشب رديئ
khishab radee
BNবাংলা
নিম্নমানের কাঠ
neem-nah-mah-ner kah-th
CSČeština
špatné dřevo
SHPAH-tneh DREH-voh
DADansk
dårligt træ
DOH-lee-kt TRAY
DEDeutsch
Schundholz
SHOON-tsohlts
ELΕλληνικά
κακό ξύλο
kah-KOH ksee-LOH
ESEspañol
madera de mala calidad
mah-DEH-rah deh MAH-lah kah-lee-DAHD
FAفارسی
چوب با کیفیت پایین
choob bah keefiat payin
FISuomi
huono puu
HOO-noh POO
FRFrançais
bois de mauvaise qualité
bwah deh moh-VEH-z kah-lee-TEH
HEעברית
עץ גרוע
ETZ goo-ROH
HIहिन्दी
निम्न गुणवत्ता वाली लकड़ी
neem-nah goon-vah-tah vah-lee lak-dee
HUMagyar
rossz minőségű fa
ROH-s min-oh-SHEH-gyoo fah
IDBahasa Indonesia
kayu berkualitas rendah
KAY-oo ber-koo-ah-lee-tahs reh-nah
ITItaliano
legno di scarsa qualità
LEH-nyoh dee SKAHR-sah kwa-lee-TAH
JA日本語
低品質の木材
teihinshitsu no mokuzai
KO한국어
나쁨 나무
nah-pehm nah-moo
MSBahasa Melayu
kayu berkualitas rendah
KAY-oo ber-koo-ah-lee-tahs reh-nah
MYမြန်မာ
အညံ့ခံ သစ်
ah-nay-hsan thit
NLNederlands
slechte hout
SLEH-kteh HOHT
NONorsk
dårlig tre
DOH-lee-kt TREH
PLPolski
drewno niskiej jakości
DREH-vnoh nees-KEH-yah yah-KOH-chee
PTPortuguês
madeira de má qualidade
mah-DEH-rah deh MAH kah-lee-DAHD
RORomână
lemn de calitate inferioară
LEHM deh kah-lee-TAH-teh ehn-feh-ree-OH-rah
RUРусский
дешевая древесина
deh-SHEH-vah-yah DREH-vee-seh-nah
SVSvenska
dåligt trä
DOH-lee-kt TRAH
SWKiswahili
mbao duni
m-BAH-oh DOO-nee
TAதமிழ்
தரமான மரம்
thah-rah-mah-nah mah-rahm
TEతెలుగు
తక్కువ నాణ్యత గల కలప
thah-koo-vah NAH-nyah-tah gah-lah kah-lah-pah
THไทย
ไม้คุณภาพต่ำ
mai koon-nah-pah-poom tahm
TLTL
kahoy na may mababang kalidad
kah-OH-y nah may mah-bah-bahng kah-lee-dahd
TRTürkçe
kötü kalite ahşap
koh-too kah-lee-teh ahshahp
UKУкраїнська
древина низької якості
DREH-vee-nah neez-KOH-yah yah-KOH-chee
URاردو
کم قیمت لکڑی
kam keemat lak-dee
VITiếng Việt
gỗ kém chất lượng
goh kehm chah-t luong
ZH中文
劣质木材
lie zhi mu cai

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