Beggarly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

marked by poverty befitting a beggar

(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmboʊdʒəz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɑːθɹˈɒmətɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɑːθɹˈɒmətɹi/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæmboʊdʒəz/.

Examples

a beggarly existence in the slums
a mean hut

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mean

Parts of Speech

adjective	marked by poverty befitting a beggar “a beggarly existence in the slums”
adjective	(used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

Word Forms

beggar	noun	a pauper who lives by begging
meanness	noun	extreme stinginess

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bettelnd

geprägt von Armut, die einem Bettler gebührt

🇫🇷French

misérable

marqué par une pauvreté digne d'un mendiant

🇪🇸Spanish

miserable

marcado por la pobreza propia de un mendigo

🇮🇹Italian

mendicante

segnato dalla povertà degna di un mendicante

🇳🇱Dutch

armzalig

gekenmerkt door armoede die een bedelaar betaamt

🇵🇹Portuguese

miserável

marcado pela pobreza condizente com um mendigo

🇷🇺Russian

нищий

отмечен бедностью, подобающей нищему

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निर्धन

एक भिखारी के लायक गरीबी से चिह्नित

🇧🇩Bengali

ভিক্ষুক

দারিদ্র্য দ্বারা চিহ্নিত একটি ভিখারির জন্য উপযুক্ত

🇮🇳Tamil

பிச்சையாக

ஒரு பிச்சைக்காரனுக்கு ஏற்ற வறுமையால் குறிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

బిచ్చగాడు

ఒక బిచ్చగాడికి తగిన పేదరికంతో గుర్తించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

भिकारी

भिकाऱ्याला शोभणारी गरिबी द्वारे चिन्हांकित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભિખારી

ભિખારીને અનુકૂળ ગરીબી દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಿಕ್ಷೆಯಿಂದ

ಭಿಕ್ಷುಕನಿಗೆ ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದ ಬಡತನದಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

യാചകമായി

ഒരു യാചകനു യോജിച്ച ദാരിദ്ര്യത്താൽ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਿਖਾਰੀ

ਇੱਕ ਭਿਖਾਰੀ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਗਰੀਬੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

بھکاری

غربت کی طرف سے نشان زد ایک بھکاری کے لیے موزوں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

乞丐般的

以乞丐般的贫穷为标志

🇯🇵Japanese

物乞いの

物乞いにふさわしい貧困が特徴である

🇰🇷Korean

초라한

거지에게 걸맞은 가난으로 특징지어진다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ăn xin

được đánh dấu bằng sự nghèo khó xứng đáng với một người ăn xin

🇹🇭Thai

ขอทาน

โดดเด่นด้วยความยากจนสมกับเป็นขอทาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

miskin

ditandai dengan kemiskinan yang layaknya seorang pengemis

🇵🇭Filipino

pulubi

minarkahan ng kahirapan na nararapat sa isang pulubi

🇲🇾Malay

pengemis

ditandai dengan kemiskinan yang layak untuk seorang pengemis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متسول

يتميز بالفقر يليق بالمتسول

🇮🇷Persian

گدایی

با فقری که شایسته یک گدا است مشخص شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

dilencice

bir dilenciye yakışan yoksullukla işaretlenmiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶביוֹנִי

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