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Belly

noun/kˈændᵻdˌeɪt/
Definition
the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
a protruding abdomen
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈændᵻdˌeɪt/
🇬🇧British English
/ˈaʃləɹ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˈaʃləɹ/
2 syllables Say it as /kˈændᵻdˌeɪt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
stomachventerbelly outabdomenpaunch
Parts of Speech
nounthe region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
nouna protruding abdomen
nouna part that bulges deeply
“the belly of a sail”
nounthe hollow inside of something
“in the belly of the ship”
nounthe underpart of the body of certain vertebrates such as snakes or fish
verbswell out or bulge out
Word Forms
abdominaladjectiveof or relating to or near the abdomen
ventraladjectivetoward or on or near the belly (front of a primate or lower surface of a lower animal)
stomachaladjectiverelating to or involving the stomach
bellyverbswell out or bulge out
paunchyadjectivehaving a large belly
bellynouna protruding abdomen
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Bauch
der Körperbereich eines Wirbeltiers zwischen Brustkorb und Becken
🇫🇷French
ventre
la région du corps d'un vertébré située entre le thorax et le bassin
🇪🇸Spanish
barriga
la región del cuerpo de un vertebrado entre el tórax y la pelvis
🇮🇹Italian
gonfiarsi
la regione del corpo di un vertebrato compresa tra il torace e il bacino
🇳🇱Dutch
buik
het gebied van het lichaam van een gewerveld dier tussen de thorax en het bekken
🇵🇹Portuguese
barriga
a região do corpo de um vertebrado entre o tórax e a pelve
🇷🇺Russian
живот
область тела позвоночных между грудной клеткой и тазом
India
🇮🇳Hindi
पेट
वक्ष और श्रोणि के बीच कशेरुक के शरीर का क्षेत्र
🇧🇩Bengali
পেট
বক্ষ এবং শ্রোণীর মধ্যে মেরুদণ্ডী প্রাণীর দেহের অঞ্চল
🇮🇳Tamil
வயிறு
மார்புக்கும் இடுப்புக்கும் இடையில் உள்ள முதுகெலும்புகளின் உடலின் பகுதி
🇮🇳Telugu
బొడ్డు
థొరాక్స్ మరియు పెల్విస్ మధ్య సకశేరుకం యొక్క శరీరం యొక్క ప్రాంతం
🇮🇳Marathi
पोट
वक्षस्थळ आणि श्रोणि यांच्यातील पृष्ठवंशाच्या शरीराचा प्रदेश
🇮🇳Gujarati
પેટ
થોરાક્સ અને પેલ્વિસ વચ્ચેના કરોડરજ્જુના શરીરનો વિસ્તાર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ
ಎದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಸೊಂಟದ ನಡುವಿನ ಕಶೇರುಕಗಳ ದೇಹದ ಪ್ರದೇಶ
🇮🇳Malayalam
വയറ്
നെഞ്ചിനും പെൽവിസിനും ഇടയിലുള്ള ഒരു കശേരുക്കളുടെ ശരീരഭാഗം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਢਿੱਡ
ਛਾਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਪੇਡੂ ਦੇ ਵਿਚਕਾਰ ਇੱਕ ਰੀੜ੍ਹ ਦੀ ਹੱਡੀ ਦੇ ਸਰੀਰ ਦਾ ਖੇਤਰ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیٹ
چھاتی اور شرونی کے درمیان کشیرکا کے جسم کا علاقہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
腹部
脊椎动物身体胸部和骨盆之间的区域
🇯🇵Japanese
腹
胸部と骨盤の間の脊椎動物の体の領域
🇰🇷Korean
배
척추동물의 흉부와 골반 사이의 신체 부위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bụng
vùng cơ thể của động vật có xương sống giữa ngực và xương chậu
🇹🇭Thai
ท้อง
บริเวณลำตัวของสัตว์มีกระดูกสันหลังระหว่างทรวงอกและกระดูกเชิงกราน
🇮🇩Indonesian
perut
wilayah tubuh vertebrata antara dada dan panggul
🇵🇭Filipino
tiyan
ang rehiyon ng katawan ng isang vertebrate sa pagitan ng thorax at pelvis
🇲🇾Malay
perut
kawasan badan vertebrata antara toraks dan pelvis
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
بطن
منطقة من جسم الفقاريات تقع بين الصدر والحوض
🇮🇷Persian
شکم
ناحیه ای از بدن مهره داران بین قفسه سینه و لگن
🇹🇷Turkish
karın
Omurgalıların vücudunun toraks ve pelvis arasındaki bölgesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
בֶּטֶן
אזור הגוף של חולייתן בין בית החזה לאגן
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'belly'?
The primary meaning of 'belly' is 'the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'belly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'belly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'belly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'belly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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