Beak — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)

horny projecting mouth of a bird

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾɐwˌæmpəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːf/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈæɾɐwˌæmpəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bill schnoz nib pecker honker peck pick schnozzle neb snoot nozzle snout hooter

Parts of Speech

noun	beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
noun	horny projecting mouth of a bird
noun	a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures
noun	informal terms for the nose
verb	hit lightly with a picking motion

Word Forms

beak	verb	hit lightly with a picking motion
peck	verb	hit lightly with a picking motion
pecker	noun	horny projecting mouth of a bird
beak	noun	beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schnabel

schnabelartiges Maul von anderen Tieren als Vögeln (z. B. Schildkröten)

🇫🇷French

bec

bouche en forme de bec d'animaux autres que les oiseaux (par exemple, les tortues)

🇪🇸Spanish

pico

boca en forma de pico de animales distintos de las aves (por ejemplo, tortugas)

🇮🇹Italian

becco

bocca a becco di animali diversi dagli uccelli (ad esempio, tartarughe)

🇳🇱Dutch

bek

snavelachtige mond van andere dieren dan vogels (bijvoorbeeld schildpadden)

🇵🇹Portuguese

bico

boca em forma de bico de animais que não sejam pássaros (por exemplo, tartarugas)

🇷🇺Russian

клюв

клювовидный рот животных, кроме птиц (например, черепах)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चोंच

पक्षियों के अलावा अन्य जानवरों का चोंच जैसा मुँह (जैसे, कछुए)

🇧🇩Bengali

চঞ্চু

পাখি ছাড়া অন্য প্রাণীদের ঠোঁটের মতো মুখ (যেমন, কচ্ছপ)

🇮🇳Tamil

கொக்கு

பறவைகள் தவிர மற்ற விலங்குகளின் கொக்கு போன்ற வாய் (எ.கா., ஆமைகள்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ముక్కు

పక్షులు కాకుండా ఇతర జంతువుల ముక్కులాంటి నోరు (ఉదా. తాబేళ్లు)

🇮🇳Marathi

चोच

पक्ष्यांशिवाय इतर प्राण्यांचे चोचीसारखे तोंड (उदा. कासव)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચાંચ

પક્ષીઓ સિવાયના પ્રાણીઓનું ચાંચ જેવું મોં (દા.ત., કાચબા)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಕ್ಕು

ಪಕ್ಷಿಗಳ ಹೊರತಾಗಿ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಕೊಕ್ಕಿನಂತಹ ಬಾಯಿ (ಉದಾ. ಆಮೆಗಳು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊക്ക്

പക്ഷികൾ ഒഴികെയുള്ള മൃഗങ്ങളുടെ കൊക്ക് പോലെയുള്ള വായ (ഉദാ. ആമകൾ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੁੰਝ

ਪੰਛੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਇਲਾਵਾ ਹੋਰ ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਚੁੰਝ ਵਰਗਾ ਮੂੰਹ (ਉਦਾਹਰਨ ਲਈ, ਕੱਛੂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

چونچ

پرندوں کے علاوہ جانوروں کا چونچ نما منہ (مثلاً، کچھوے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

喙

除鸟类以外的动物（例如海龟）的喙状嘴

🇯🇵Japanese

嘴

鳥以外の動物（カメなど）のくちばしのような口

🇰🇷Korean

부리

새 이외의 동물(예: 거북이)의 부리 모양 입

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mỏ

miệng giống mỏ của động vật không phải chim (ví dụ: rùa)

🇹🇭Thai

จะงอยปาก

ปากเหมือนปากของสัตว์อื่นที่ไม่ใช่นก (เช่น เต่า)

🇮🇩Indonesian

paruh

mulut seperti paruh hewan selain burung (misalnya kura-kura)

🇵🇭Filipino

tuka

parang tuka na bibig ng mga hayop maliban sa mga ibon (hal., pagong)

🇲🇾Malay

paruh

mulut haiwan seperti paruh selain burung (cth., kura-kura)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

منقار

الفم الذي يشبه المنقار عند الحيوانات غير الطيور (مثل السلاحف)

🇮🇷Persian

منقار

دهان منقاری حیوانات غیر از پرندگان (مانند لاک پشت)

🇹🇷Turkish

gaga

kuşlar dışındaki hayvanların gagaya benzer ağzı (örneğin kaplumbağalar)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַקוֹר

פה דמוי מקור של חיות מלבד ציפורים (למשל, צבים)

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