Begild — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæmɪlhˌɛɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːθɹəpˌɒdz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːθɹəpˌɒdz/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæmɪlhˌɛɹ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gild engild

Word Forms

gilder	noun	someone whose occupation is to apply an overlay of gold or gilt
gilding	noun	a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

vergolden

mit oder sozusagen mit Blattgold oder flüssigem Gold verzieren

🇫🇷French

bedorer

décorer avec ou comme avec de la feuille d'or ou de l'or liquide

🇪🇸Spanish

begil

decorar con, o como si fuera con, pan de oro u oro líquido

🇮🇹Italian

dorare

decorare con, o come con, foglia d'oro o oro liquido

🇳🇱Dutch

begil

versier met, of alsof met, bladgoud of vloeibaar goud

🇵🇹Portuguese

dourar

decorar com, ou como se fosse, folha de ouro ou ouro líquido

🇷🇺Russian

золотить

украсить или как бы сусальным золотом или жидким золотом

India

🇮🇳Tamil

கெக்கலி

தங்க இலை அல்லது திரவ தங்கத்தால் அலங்கரிக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బెదిరింపు

బంగారు ఆకు లేదా ద్రవ బంగారంతో అలంకరించండి

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಗಲ್ಡ್

ಚಿನ್ನದ ಎಲೆ ಅಥವಾ ದ್ರವ ಚಿನ್ನದಿಂದ ಅಲಂಕರಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വഞ്ചിക്കുക

സ്വർണ്ണ ഇല അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദ്രാവക സ്വർണ്ണം കൊണ്ട് അലങ്കരിക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

贝吉尔德

用金箔或液态金装饰，或好像用金箔或液态金装饰

🇯🇵Japanese

警戒する

金箔や液体の金で、またはそうであるかのように飾る

🇰🇷Korean

애원하다

금박이나 액체 금으로 장식하거나 금박으로 장식하는 것처럼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

xin xỏ

trang trí bằng hoặc như thể bằng vàng lá hoặc vàng lỏng

🇹🇭Thai

ขอร้อง

ประดับด้วยทองคำเปลวหรือทองคำเหลว

🇮🇩Indonesian

mohon

hiasi dengan, atau seolah-olah dengan, daun emas atau emas cair

🇵🇭Filipino

nagmamakaawa

palamutihan ng, o parang may, gintong dahon o likidong ginto

🇲🇾Malay

begil

menghias dengan, atau seolah-olah dengan, daun emas atau emas cair

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بيغيلد

تزيين بأوراق الذهب أو الذهب السائل أو كما لو كانت كذلك

🇮🇷Persian

التماس کردن

با یا با ورق طلا یا طلای مایع تزئین کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

yalvarmak

Altın varak veya sıvı altınla veya sanki bunlarla süslenmiş gibi süsleyin

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The primary meaning of 'begild' is 'decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold'.

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'begild' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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