handicraft
US
/ˈhændiˌkræft/
UK
/ˈhændɪkrɑːft/
Meaning
An object made by hand, often using traditional skills and materials, rather than produced by a machine.
हाथ से पारंपरिक कौशल और सामग्री का उपयोग करके बनाई गई वस्तु, जैसे सजावटी सामान या बर्तन।
Examples
“The market sells beautiful handicrafts made by local artists.”
“We bought a handicraft as a souvenir from Rajasthan.”
“Many handicrafts in this village are made from bamboo.”
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Not natural: The shop sells many handicraft.
Better: The shop sells many handicrafts.
Use the plural form handicrafts after many because you are referring to multiple objects.
कई वस्तुओं की बात हो रही है, इसलिए many के बाद handicraft का plural handicrafts आएगा।
Not natural: He bought a handicraft made by a machine.
Better: He bought a factory-made craft item.
A handicraft is made by hand, so describing it as machine-made is contradictory.
Handicraft हाथ से बनी चीज़ होती है; उसे मशीन से बना कहना विरोधाभासी है।
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Use handicraft for a handmade object; use handicrafts for several such objects or the activity in general.
हाथ से बनी एक चीज़ के लिए handicraft और ऐसी कई चीज़ों के लिए handicrafts कहें।