Doublehung

/ˈdʌbəlˌhʌŋ/ adjective

Definition

Describing a window with two vertically sliding glass panes that can both move up and down independently.

Etymology

From 'double' plus 'hung' (past participle of 'hang'). This architectural term emerged in the 17th century as window design advanced to allow for better ventilation and easier cleaning.

Kelly Says

Doublehung windows were a game-changer for homes—you could open the top for stale air to escape and the bottom for fresh air to enter at the same time, creating a perfect natural breeze without taking up any wall space.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሁለት 窗 (hulete ch'om)
hu-le-te ch'om
ARالعربية
نافذة مزدوجة (nafta zah mazdoja)
naf-tah maz-doo-jah
BNবাংলা
দ্বিপক্ষীয় জানলা (dwi-pkshi-y jana-la)
dwi-pkshi-y ja-na-la
CACatalà
finestra doble
fi-nes-tra do-ble
CSČeština
dvojité okno
dvoj-i-te ok-no
DADansk
dobbelt rude
dob-belt roo-de
DEDeutsch
Doppelfenster
dop-fel-fen-ster
ELΕλληνικά
διπλο창 (diplo-chang)
di-plo-chang
ESEspañol
ventana doble
ven-tan-ta do-ble
FAفارسی
پنجره دو لبه (panjere do labeh)
pan-je-reh do la-beh
FISuomi
kaksoisikkunat
ka-k-soi-i-ku-n-nat
FRFrançais
fenêtre à double vitrage
fɛnɛːtʁ a do-bl vitʁaʒ
GUGU
બે-પાટી જાલ (be-pati jal)
be-pa-ti ja-l
HAHA
fitarin gida
fi-ta-rin gi-da
HEעברית
חלון כפול (chalon kefel)
kha-lon ke-fel
HIहिन्दी
दो-पहरी खिड़की (do-pahari khidki)
do-pa-ha-ree khi-dki
HUMagyar
kettős ablak
ket-tos ab-lak
IDBahasa Indonesia
jendela ganda
jen-de-la gan-da
IGIG
akpụrụ ụkpụrụ
ak-pu-ru uk-pu-ru
ITItaliano
finestra a doppio vetro
fin-es-tra a do-ppo-v vetro
JA日本語
二重窓(にじゅうまど)
ni-ju-u ma-do
KKKK
екі қабықты тұрғын
e-ki ka-by-q-ty tur-gy-n
KMKM
រាយបន្ទាយ (ray bantay)
ray ban-tay
KO한국어
이중창 (i-jung-chang)
i-jung-chang
MRMR
दुहेरी खिडकी (duheri khidki)
du-he-ri khi-dki
MSBahasa Melayu
jendela berganda
jen-de-la ber-gan-da
MYမြန်မာ
ပုံစံ ကွန် (pon-san-kun)
pon-san-kun
NLNederlands
dubbel hangend raam
do-bel han-gend rah-m
NONorsk
dobbeltfangere
dob-bel-t-fan-ge-re
PAPA
ਦੋ-ਪੱਖੀ ਖिੜਕੀ (do-pakhi khiṛkī)
do-pak-hi khi-r-kee
PLPolski
okno dwuszybowe
ok-no dwu-szy-bo-we
PTPortuguês
janela dupla
zha-ne-la doo-pla
RORomână
geam dublu
geam doo-blu
RUРусский
Двухстворчатое окно
dvuh-stvort-cha-toe ok-no
SVSvenska
dubbelruta
dub-bel-roo-ta
SWKiswahili
Dirisha mbili
di-ri-sha mbi-li
TAதமிழ்
இரட்டை ஜன்னல் (irattai jannal)
ir-rat-tai ja-n-nal
TEతెలుగు
çift창 (chiftchang)
chift-chang
THไทย
หน้าต่างสองชั้น (na-ta-tang song chan)
na-ta-tang song chan
TLTL
salaminang bintana
sa-la-mi-nang bin-ta-na
TRTürkçe
çift camlı pencere
chift kam-li pen-cheh-reh
UKУкраїнська
двоярусне вікно (dvoyarusne vikno)
dv-oy-ar-us-ne vi-k-no
URاردو
دوہرے کھڑکی (dohare khidki)
do-ha-re khi-dki
VITiếng Việt
cửa sổ đôi
cu-a so-zo doi
YOYO
ìgbà ìgbà
ee-gba ee-gba
ZH中文
双层窗户 (shuāng céng chuāng hu)
shuang-3 ce-2ng chuang-1 hu
ZUZU
i-futha ezintabeni
ee-fu-tha ee-zin-ta-be-ni

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