Adenoidal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or pertaining to the adenoids

sounding as if the nose were pinched

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹvoʊmˌɛnθiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʌtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʌtɪŋ/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹvoʊmˌɛnθiːn/.

Examples

a whining nasal voice

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pinched nasal

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or pertaining to the adenoids
adjective	sounding as if the nose were pinched “a whining nasal voice”

Word Forms

adenoid	noun	a collection of lymphatic tissue in the throat behind the uvula (on the posterior wall and roof of the nasopharynx)
nasal	noun	a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
nasality	noun	a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

adénoïde

de ou se rapportant aux végétations adénoïdes

🇪🇸Spanish

adenoideo

Perteneciente o relativo a las adenoides.

🇮🇹Italian

adenoideo

o pertinente alle adenoidi

🇳🇱Dutch

adenoïdaal

van of met betrekking tot de adenoïden

🇵🇹Portuguese

adenoide

de ou relativo às adenóides

🇷🇺Russian

аденоидный

аденоидов или относящихся к ним

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एडेनोइडल

एडेनोइड्स का या उससे संबंधित

🇮🇳Tamil

அடினாய்டல்

அடினாய்டுகளின் அல்லது தொடர்புடையது

🇮🇳Telugu

అడెనోయిడల్

లేదా అడినాయిడ్స్‌కు సంబంధించినది

🇮🇳Gujarati

એડીનોઇડલ

એડીનોઇડ્સનું અથવા તેને લગતું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಡೆನಾಯ್ಡಲ್

ಅಥವಾ ಅಡೆನಾಯ್ಡ್‌ಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഡിനോയ്ഡൽ

അഡിനോയിഡുകളുടെ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടത്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

腺样体

属于或关于腺样体的

🇯🇵Japanese

アデノイド

アデノイドの、またはアデノイドに関する

🇰🇷Korean

아데노이드의

아데노이드의 또는 관련

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vòm họng

của hoặc liên quan đến adenoids

🇹🇭Thai

อะดีนอยด์

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับโรคอะดีนอยด์

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelenjar gondok

dari atau berkaitan dengan kelenjar gondok

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الغدانية

من أو المتعلقة اللحمية

🇮🇷Persian

آدنوئیدی

مربوط به آدنوئیدها یا مربوط به آن است

🇹🇷Turkish

geniz eti

geniz etiyle ilgili veya bunlarla ilgili

🇮🇱Hebrew

אדנואידי

של או הקשורים לאדנואידים

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