Alcove — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small recess opening off a larger room

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdɪˌiː/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɒmɪsˌɪdz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɒmɪsˌɪdz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdɪˌiː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bay

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Alkoven

eine kleine Nische, die zu einem größeren Raum führt

🇫🇷French

alcôve

une petite niche ouvrant sur une pièce plus grande

🇪🇸Spanish

hueco

un pequeño hueco que da a una habitación más grande

🇮🇹Italian

alcova

una piccola rientranza che dà su una stanza più grande

🇳🇱Dutch

prieel

een kleine uitsparing die uitkomt op een grotere kamer

🇵🇹Portuguese

alcova

um pequeno recesso abrindo para uma sala maior

🇷🇺Russian

ниша

небольшая ниша, открывающаяся в большую комнату

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घिरौची

एक बड़े कमरे से खुलने वाली एक छोटी सी जगह

🇮🇳Tamil

அல்கோவ்

ஒரு பெரிய அறையிலிருந்து ஒரு சிறிய இடைவெளி திறப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

అల్కావ్

పెద్ద గది నుండి ఒక చిన్న గూడ తెరవడం

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલ્કોવ

એક નાનો રિસેસ જે મોટા રૂમને ખોલે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಲ್ಕೋವ್

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕೋಣೆಯಿಂದ ಸಣ್ಣ ಬಿಡುವು ತೆರೆಯುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആൽക്കോട്ട്

ഒരു വലിയ മുറിയിൽ നിന്ന് ഒരു ചെറിയ ഇടവേള തുറക്കുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

壁龛

一个小凹槽，通向一个更大的房间

🇯🇵Japanese

アルコーブ

広い部屋に通じる小さなくぼみ

🇰🇷Korean

반침

더 큰 방을 열어주는 작은 휴게실

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hốc tường

một cái hốc nhỏ mở ra một căn phòng lớn hơn

🇹🇭Thai

ซุ้ม

ช่องเล็กๆ ที่เปิดออกจากห้องที่ใหญ่กว่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

ceruk

sebuah ceruk kecil yang membuka ruangan yang lebih besar

🇲🇾Malay

ceruk

ceruk kecil membuka ruang yang lebih besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكوة

عطلة صغيرة تفتح على غرفة أكبر

🇮🇷Persian

طاقچه

یک فرورفتگی کوچک که از یک اتاق بزرگتر باز می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

girinti

daha büyük bir odaya açılan küçük bir girinti

🇮🇱Hebrew

גוּמחָה

שקע קטן הנפתח לחדר גדול יותר

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