Backpack — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder

hike with a backpack

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmfiːnz/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪflˈɒdʒɪstˌɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪflˈɒdʒɪstˌɪn/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmfiːnz/.

Examples

Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

knapsack pack haversack back pack packsack rucksack

Parts of Speech

noun	a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
verb	hike with a backpack “Every summer they are backpacking in the Rockies”

Word Forms

backpacker	noun	a hiker who wears a backpack
backpack	verb	hike with a backpack
backpack	noun	a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder
pack	noun	a bundle (especially one carried on the back)
packer	noun	a hiker who wears a backpack
packing	noun	carrying something in a pack on the back

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rucksack

eine Tasche, die mit einem Riemen auf dem Rücken oder der Schulter getragen wird

🇫🇷French

sac à dos

un sac porté par une bandoulière sur le dos ou l'épaule

🇪🇸Spanish

mochila

un bolso que se lleva con una correa en la espalda o en el hombro

🇮🇹Italian

zaino

una borsa portata da una cinghia sulla schiena o sulla spalla

🇳🇱Dutch

rugzak

een tas die met een riem op je rug of schouder wordt gedragen

🇵🇹Portuguese

mochila

uma bolsa carregada por uma alça nas costas ou no ombro

🇷🇺Russian

рюкзак

сумка, которую носят на ремне на спине или на плече

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बैग

आपकी पीठ या कंधे पर एक पट्टा द्वारा रखा गया बैग

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যাকপ্যাক

আপনার পিছনে বা কাঁধে একটি চাবুক দ্বারা বহন করা একটি ব্যাগ

🇮🇳Tamil

முதுகுப்பை

உங்கள் முதுகில் அல்லது தோளில் ஒரு பட்டையால் எடுத்துச் செல்லப்பட்ட ஒரு பை

🇮🇳Telugu

వీపున తగిలించుకొనే సామాను సంచి

మీ వెనుక లేదా భుజంపై పట్టీతో మోసుకెళ్ళే బ్యాగ్

🇮🇳Marathi

बॅकपॅक

तुमच्या पाठीवर किंवा खांद्यावर पट्टा असलेली बॅग

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેકપેક

તમારી પીઠ અથવા ખભા પર પટ્ટા વડે વહન કરાયેલ બેગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆನ್ನುಹೊರೆಯ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಬೆನ್ನಿನ ಅಥವಾ ಭುಜದ ಮೇಲೆ ಪಟ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಸಾಗಿಸಲಾದ ಚೀಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാക്ക്പാക്ക്

നിങ്ങളുടെ പുറകിലോ തോളിലോ ഒരു സ്ട്രാപ്പ് കൊണ്ട് കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്ന ഒരു ബാഗ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੈਕਪੈਕ

ਇੱਕ ਬੈਗ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਪਿੱਠ ਜਾਂ ਮੋਢੇ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਪੱਟੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚੁੱਕਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیگ

ایک بیگ جو آپ کی پیٹھ یا کندھے پر پٹا کے ذریعے اٹھایا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

背包

用带子背在背上或肩上的包

🇯🇵Japanese

バックパック

背中や肩にストラップをかけて運ぶバッグ

🇰🇷Korean

배낭

허리나 어깨에 끈으로 메는 가방

🇻🇳Vietnamese

balo

một chiếc túi được mang bằng dây đeo trên lưng hoặc vai của bạn

🇹🇭Thai

กระเป๋าเป้สะพายหลัง

กระเป๋าที่ถือโดยสายรัดที่หลังหรือไหล่ของคุณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ransel

tas yang dibawa dengan tali di punggung atau bahu

🇲🇾Malay

beg galas

beg yang dibawa dengan tali di belakang atau bahu anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حقيبة ظهر

حقيبة تحملها حزام على ظهرك أو كتفك

🇮🇷Persian

کوله پشتی

کیفی که توسط بند بر روی کمر یا شانه شما حمل می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sırt çantası

sırtınızda veya omzunuzda bir kayışla taşınan bir çanta

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַרמִיל

תיק נישא ברצועה על הגב או הכתף

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The primary meaning of 'backpack' is 'a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder'.

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