Ail — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

aromatic bulb used as seasoning

be ill or unwell

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kəpˈeɪʃəs/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈuːlaɪnz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈuːlaɪnz/

1 syllable Say it as /kəpˈeɪʃəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trouble pain garlic

Parts of Speech

noun	aromatic bulb used as seasoning
verb	be ill or unwell
verb	cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

Word Forms

garlicky	adjective	relating to or tasting or smelling of garlic
ailment	noun	an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
trouble	noun	an event causing distress or pain
pain	noun	a somatic sensation of acute discomfort

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

tout

bulbe aromatique utilisé comme assaisonnement

🇪🇸Spanish

afligir

bulbo aromático utilizado como condimento

🇳🇱Dutch

ach

aromatische bol gebruikt als smaakmaker

🇵🇹Portuguese

tudo bem

bulbo aromático usado como tempero

🇷🇺Russian

болеет

ароматическая луковица, используемая в качестве приправы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बीमार होना

सुगंधित बल्ब का उपयोग मसाला के रूप में किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

অসুস্থ

সুগন্ধি বাল্ব মশলা হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

நோய்

சுவையூட்டும் வகையில் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் நறுமண விளக்கை

🇮🇳Telugu

అనారోగ్యం

మసాలాగా ఉపయోగించే సుగంధ బల్బ్

🇮🇳Marathi

आजार

सुगंधी बल्ब मसाला म्हणून वापरला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

બીમારી

સુગંધિત બલ્બનો ઉપયોગ મસાલા તરીકે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಯಿಲೆ

ಆರೊಮ್ಯಾಟಿಕ್ ಬಲ್ಬ್ ಅನ್ನು ಮಸಾಲೆಯಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസുഖം

സുഗന്ധവ്യഞ്ജനമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന സുഗന്ധമുള്ള ബൾബ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੀਮਾਰੀ

ਖੁਸ਼ਬੂਦਾਰ ਬੱਲਬ ਸੀਜ਼ਨਿੰਗ ਵਜੋਂ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیماری

خوشبودار بلب مسالا کے طور پر استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

艾尔

用作调味料的芳香球茎

🇯🇵Japanese

大丈夫

調味料として使用される芳香球

🇰🇷Korean

괴롭히다

조미료로 사용되는 방향성 전구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đau

củ thơm dùng làm gia vị

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่สบาย

หัวอะโรมาติกที่ใช้เป็นเครื่องปรุงรส

🇮🇩Indonesian

bersakit

umbi aromatik digunakan sebagai bumbu

🇲🇾Malay

sakit

mentol aromatik digunakan sebagai perasa

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مريض

لمبة عطرية تستخدم كتوابل

🇮🇷Persian

بیماری

لامپ معطر به عنوان چاشنی استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

hasta

baharat olarak kullanılan aromatik ampul

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