Bandage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body

wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɹɐbˌɪdɔɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpˌɒlədʒˈɛtɪkli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpˌɒlədʒˈɛtɪkli/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɹɐbˌɪdɔɪd/.

Examples

The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle
bandage an incision

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

patch bind

Parts of Speech

noun	a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
verb	wrap around with something so as to cover or enclose
verb	dress by covering or binding “The nurse bandaged a sprained ankle”

Word Forms

bandage	verb	dress by covering or binding
bindable	adjective	capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond
binding	noun	the act of applying a bandage
bandage	noun	a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

vendaje

una pieza de material blando que cubre y protege una parte lesionada del cuerpo

🇮🇹Italian

bendare

un pezzo di materiale morbido che copre e protegge una parte lesionata del corpo

🇳🇱Dutch

verband

een stuk zacht materiaal dat een gewond deel van het lichaam bedekt en beschermt

🇵🇹Portuguese

curativo

um pedaço de material macio que cobre e protege uma parte lesionada do corpo

🇷🇺Russian

повязка

кусок мягкого материала, который покрывает и защищает поврежденную часть тела

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पट्टी

नरम पदार्थ का एक टुकड़ा जो शरीर के किसी घायल हिस्से को ढकता है और उसकी रक्षा करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যান্ডেজ

নরম উপাদানের একটি টুকরা যা শরীরের একটি আহত অংশকে ঢেকে রাখে এবং রক্ষা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கட்டு

உடலின் காயமடைந்த பகுதியை மூடி பாதுகாக்கும் மென்மையான பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కట్టు

శరీరం యొక్క గాయపడిన భాగాన్ని కప్పి, రక్షించే మృదువైన పదార్థం

🇮🇳Marathi

पट्टी

मऊ मटेरियलचा तुकडा जो शरीराच्या दुखापतीला झाकतो आणि संरक्षित करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

પાટો

નરમ સામગ્રીનો ટુકડો જે શરીરના ઇજાગ્રસ્ત ભાગને આવરી લે છે અને તેનું રક્ષણ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬ್ಯಾಂಡೇಜ್

ದೇಹದ ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡ ಭಾಗವನ್ನು ಆವರಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ರಕ್ಷಿಸುವ ಮೃದುವಾದ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ತುಂಡು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാൻഡേജ്

ശരീരത്തിൻ്റെ മുറിവേറ്റ ഭാഗം മറയ്ക്കുകയും സംരക്ഷിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന മൃദുവായ മെറ്റീരിയൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੱਟੀ

ਨਰਮ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਟੁਕੜਾ ਜੋ ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਜ਼ਖਮੀ ਹਿੱਸੇ ਨੂੰ ਕਵਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پٹی

نرم مواد کا ایک ٹکڑا جو جسم کے زخمی حصے کو ڈھانپتا ہے اور اس کی حفاظت کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

绷带

一块覆盖并保护身体受伤部位的柔软材料

🇯🇵Japanese

包帯

体の負傷した部分を覆って保護する柔らかい素材

🇰🇷Korean

붕대

신체의 손상된 부위를 덮어 보호하는 부드러운 소재 조각

🇻🇳Vietnamese

băng bó

một mảnh vật liệu mềm che phủ và bảo vệ phần cơ thể bị thương

🇹🇭Thai

ผ้าพันแผล

ชิ้นส่วนของวัสดุอ่อนนุ่มที่คลุมและปกป้องส่วนที่ได้รับบาดเจ็บของร่างกาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

perban

sepotong bahan lembut yang menutupi dan melindungi bagian tubuh yang terluka

🇵🇭Filipino

bendahe

isang piraso ng malambot na materyal na tumatakip at nagpoprotekta sa isang nasugatan na bahagi ng katawan

🇲🇾Malay

pembalut

sekeping bahan lembut yang menutup dan melindungi bahagian badan yang cedera

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ضمادة

قطعة من مادة ناعمة تغطي وتحمي الجزء المصاب من الجسم

🇮🇷Persian

بانداژ

قطعه ای از مواد نرم که قسمت آسیب دیده بدن را می پوشاند و از آن محافظت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

bandaj

Vücudun yaralı kısmını kaplayan ve koruyan yumuşak malzeme parçası

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַחְבּוֹשֶׁת

חתיכת חומר רך המכסה ומגינה על חלק פגוע בגוף

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