Bourgeon — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

produce buds, branches, or germinate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæstˈælɪˌoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈabstand/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈabstand/

2 syllables Say it as /kæstˈælɪˌoʊ/.

Examples

the potatoes sprouted

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pullulate sprout germinate shoot burgeon forth spud

Parts of Speech

verb	produce buds, branches, or germinate “the potatoes sprouted”

Word Forms

shoot	noun	a new branch
germ	noun	a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
germination	noun	the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow
pullulation	noun	asexual reproduction in which a local growth on the surface or in the body of the parent becomes a separate individual
sprout	noun	a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed)
sprouting	noun	the process whereby seeds or spores sprout and begin to grow

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

burgués

producir brotes, ramas o germinar

🇮🇹Italian

borghese

produrre germogli, rami o germinare

🇳🇱Dutch

bourgeois

knoppen, takken produceren of ontkiemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

burguês

produzir botões, galhos ou germinar

🇷🇺Russian

буржуйка

дают бутоны, ветви или прорастают

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पूंजीपति

कलियाँ, शाखाएँ उत्पन्न करना, या अंकुरित होना

🇧🇩Bengali

বুর্জন

কুঁড়ি, শাখা, বা অঙ্কুর উত্পাদন

🇮🇳Tamil

பூர்ஜன்

மொட்டுகள், கிளைகள் அல்லது முளைக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బూర్జన్

మొగ్గలు, కొమ్మలు, లేదా మొలకెత్తుతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

बुर्जियन

कळ्या, फांद्या किंवा अंकुर वाढवणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોર્જન

કળીઓ, શાખાઓ અથવા અંકુરિત કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೂರ್ಜನ್

ಮೊಗ್ಗುಗಳು, ಶಾಖೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಮೊಳಕೆಯೊಡೆಯುತ್ತವೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബൂർജൻ

മുകുളങ്ങൾ, ശാഖകൾ, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മുളയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੁਰਜਿਅਨ

ਮੁਕੁਲ, ਸ਼ਾਖਾਵਾਂ, ਜਾਂ ਉਗਣਾ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

بورجین

کلیوں، شاخوں، یا انکرن پیدا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

布尔让

产生芽、枝或发芽

🇯🇵Japanese

ブルジャン

芽、枝を生み出す、または発芽する

🇰🇷Korean

눈

새싹, 가지를 생산하거나 발아

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trưởng giả

tạo ra chồi, cành hoặc nảy mầm

🇹🇭Thai

เบอร์เจียน

แตกกิ่งก้านหรืองอกออกมา

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkembang

menghasilkan tunas, cabang, atau berkecambah

🇵🇭Filipino

burges

gumawa ng mga putot, sanga, o tumubo

🇲🇾Malay

borjuasi

menghasilkan tunas, dahan, atau bercambah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بورجون

إنتاج براعم أو فروع أو إنبات

🇮🇷Persian

بورژون

تولید جوانه، شاخه یا جوانه زدن

🇹🇷Turkish

Burjuva

tomurcuklar, dallar üretmek veya filizlenmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

בורגני

לייצר ניצנים, ענפים או לנבוט

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