tuhka — meaning in English

English meaning

• ash noun The gray powdery residue left after something has burned.
• cinder noun A small piece of partly burnt coal, wood, or other material left after combustion.

Senses

tuhka is used for these senses in English:

• ash A gray color, similar to that of the remains of a fire.
• cinder Partially or mostly burnt material that results from incomplete combustion of coal or wood etc.; it often rides the rising smoke column into the air, and it can pose a fire hazard when it lands, in dry conditions.
• cinereous Like ashes.

ash — full definition

1. noun The gray powdery residue left after something has burned.
2. noun A hardwood tree of the genus Fraxinus, or its pale, tough timber.
3. noun The remains of a cremated body (usually plural, "ashes").

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