Balm — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing

semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpɹɪkˌɔːɹnɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐplˌəʊpɹɪstəmˈɑːtəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐplˌəʊpɹɪstəmˈɑːtəs/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæpɹɪkˌɔːɹnɪd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unction salve unguent ointment

Word Forms

balmy	adjective	mild and pleasant
salve	verb	apply a salve to, usually for the purpose of healing

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Balsam

eine von verschiedenen aromatischen Harzsubstanzen, die zur Heilung und Beruhigung eingesetzt werden

🇫🇷French

baume

l'une des diverses substances résineuses aromatiques utilisées pour guérir et apaiser

🇪🇸Spanish

bálsamo

cualquiera de las diversas sustancias resinosas aromáticas utilizadas para curar y calmar

🇮🇹Italian

balsamo

una qualsiasi delle varie sostanze resinose aromatiche utilizzate per guarire e lenire

🇳🇱Dutch

balsem

een van de verschillende aromatische harsachtige stoffen die worden gebruikt voor genezing en verzachtend effect

🇵🇹Portuguese

bálsamo

qualquer uma das várias substâncias resinosas aromáticas usadas para curar e acalmar

🇷🇺Russian

бальзам

любое из различных ароматических смолистых веществ, используемых для заживления и успокоения.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बाम

उपचार और सुखदायक के लिए उपयोग किए जाने वाले विभिन्न सुगंधित रालयुक्त पदार्थों में से कोई भी

🇧🇩Bengali

মলম

নিরাময় এবং প্রশান্তির জন্য ব্যবহৃত বিভিন্ন সুগন্ধযুক্ত রজনীয় পদার্থের যে কোনো একটি

🇮🇳Tamil

தைலம்

குணப்படுத்துவதற்கும் ஆற்றுவதற்கும் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் பல்வேறு நறுமண பிசின் பொருட்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఔషధతైలం

వైద్యం మరియు ఓదార్పు కోసం ఉపయోగించే వివిధ సుగంధ రెసిన్ పదార్థాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

बाम

उपचार आणि सुखदायक करण्यासाठी वापरल्या जाणाऱ्या विविध सुगंधी रेझिनस पदार्थांपैकी कोणतेही

🇮🇳Gujarati

મલમ

હીલિંગ અને સુથિંગ માટે ઉપયોગમાં લેવાતા વિવિધ સુગંધિત રેઝિનસ પદાર્થોમાંથી કોઈપણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಲಾಮು

ಗುಣಪಡಿಸಲು ಮತ್ತು ಶಮನಗೊಳಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವ ವಿವಿಧ ಆರೊಮ್ಯಾಟಿಕ್ ರಾಳದ ಪದಾರ್ಥಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാം

സൗഖ്യമാക്കുന്നതിനും സുഖപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിനും ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന വിവിധ സുഗന്ധമുള്ള റെസിനസ് പദാർത്ഥങ്ങളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਲਮ

ਚੰਗਾ ਕਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਆਰਾਮ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਵੱਖ-ਵੱਖ ਸੁਗੰਧਿਤ ਰਸੀਨ ਪਦਾਰਥਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بام

شفا یابی اور سکون بخشنے کے لیے استعمال ہونے والے مختلف خوشبودار رال والے مادوں میں سے کوئی بھی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

香脂

用于治疗和舒缓的各种芳香树脂物质

🇯🇵Japanese

香油

治癒と鎮静のために使用されるさまざまな芳香性樹脂物質の総称

🇰🇷Korean

향유

치유와 진정에 사용되는 다양한 방향성 수지성 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dầu thơm

bất kỳ chất nhựa thơm nào được sử dụng để chữa bệnh và làm dịu

🇹🇭Thai

บาล์ม

สารเรซินอะโรมาติกต่างๆ ที่ใช้ในการรักษาและผ่อนคลาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

balsem

salah satu dari berbagai zat resin aromatik yang digunakan untuk penyembuhan dan menenangkan

🇵🇭Filipino

balsamo

alinman sa iba't ibang aromatic resinous substance na ginagamit para sa pagpapagaling at pagpapatahimik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بلسم

أي من المواد الراتنجية العطرية المختلفة المستخدمة للشفاء والتهدئة

🇮🇷Persian

مومیایی کردن

هر یک از مواد رزینی معطر مختلف که برای التیام و تسکین استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

merhem

şifa ve yatıştırıcı olarak kullanılan çeşitli aromatik reçineli maddelerden herhangi biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

צֳרִי

כל אחד מחומרי שרף ארומטיים שונים המשמשים לריפוי והרגעה

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