Bantam — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any of various small breeds of fowl

very small

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹbjʊɹˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌapɐʃənˈɑːtəʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌapɐʃənˈɑːtəʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹbjʊɹˌeɪt/.

Examples

diminutive in stature
a lilliputian chest of drawers
her petite figure

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

diminutive midget tiny lilliputian flyspeck petite

Parts of Speech

noun	any of various small breeds of fowl
adjective	very small “diminutive in stature”

Word Forms

diminutive	noun	a word that is formed with a suffix (such as -let or -kin) to indicate smallness
diminutiveness	noun	the property of being very small in size
lilliputian	noun	a very small person (resembling a Lilliputian)
petite	noun	a garment size for short or slender women
petiteness	noun	the property of being very small in size
tininess	noun	the property of being very small in size

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Bantam-

eine von verschiedenen kleinen Geflügelrassen

🇫🇷French

coq nain

l'une des diverses petites races de volailles

🇪🇸Spanish

gallito

Cualquiera de varias razas pequeñas de aves.

🇳🇱Dutch

kriel

een van de verschillende kleine kippenrassen

🇵🇹Portuguese

pequeno

qualquer uma das várias pequenas raças de aves

🇷🇺Russian

петух

любая из различных мелких пород птиц

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बैंटम

मुर्गी की विभिन्न छोटी नस्लों में से कोई भी

🇧🇩Bengali

ব্যান্টাম

বিভিন্ন ছোট জাতের পাখির যেকোনো একটি

🇮🇳Tamil

பாண்டம்

கோழிகளின் பல்வேறு சிறிய இனங்களில் ஏதேனும் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

బాంటమ్

కోడి యొక్క వివిధ చిన్న జాతులలో ఏదైనా

🇮🇳Marathi

बँटम

पक्ष्यांच्या विविध लहान जातींपैकी कोणतीही

🇮🇳Gujarati

બેન્ટમ

મરઘીની વિવિધ નાની જાતિઓમાંથી કોઈપણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಂಟಮ್

ಕೋಳಿಯ ವಿವಿಧ ಸಣ್ಣ ತಳಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದಾದರೂ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബാൻ്റം

വിവിധ ചെറിയ ഇനം കോഴികളിൽ ഏതെങ്കിലും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੈਂਟਮ

ਪੰਛੀਆਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਵੱਖ ਵੱਖ ਛੋਟੀਆਂ ਨਸਲਾਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بنٹم

پرندوں کی مختلف چھوٹی نسلوں میں سے کوئی بھی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

矮脚鸡

任何各种小型家禽品种

🇯🇵Japanese

バンタム

さまざまな小さな品種の家禽のいずれか

🇰🇷Korean

자그마한

다양한 작은 품종의 가금류 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gà tre

bất kỳ giống gà nhỏ nào

🇹🇭Thai

ไก่แจ้

ไก่พันธุ์เล็กต่างๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

banten

salah satu dari berbagai jenis unggas kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بانتام

أي من سلالات الطيور الصغيرة المختلفة

🇮🇷Persian

سرسری

هر یک از نژادهای مختلف پرندگان

🇹🇷Turkish

ufak tefek

çeşitli küçük kümes hayvanı türlerinden herhangi biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

בנטאם

כל אחד מגזעים קטנים שונים של עופות

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