Bur — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

seed vessel having hooks or prickles

small bit used in dentistry or surgery

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹf/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɜː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɜː/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːɹf/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

burr

Parts of Speech

noun	seed vessel having hooks or prickles
noun	small bit used in dentistry or surgery
verb	remove the burrs from

Word Forms

bur	verb	remove the burrs from
burry	adjective	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
burr	verb	remove the burrs from
bur	noun	seed vessel having hooks or prickles
burr	noun	seed vessel having hooks or prickles

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

fraise

récipient à graines comportant des crochets ou des piquants

🇪🇸Spanish

rebaba

recipiente semillero que tiene ganchos o espinas

🇵🇹Portuguese

broca

vaso de sementes com ganchos ou espinhos

🇷🇺Russian

бор

семенной сосуд с крючками или колючками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बर

बीज पात्र जिसमें काँटे या कांटे हों

🇧🇩Bengali

বর

হুক বা কাঁটাযুক্ত বীজ পাত্র

🇮🇳Tamil

பர்

கொக்கிகள் அல்லது முட்கள் கொண்ட விதை பாத்திரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

బర్

హుక్స్ లేదా ముళ్ళతో కూడిన విత్తన పాత్ర

🇮🇳Marathi

बर

आकड्या किंवा काटे असलेले बीज भांडे

🇮🇳Gujarati

બર

હુક્સ અથવા કાંટા ધરાવતું બીજનું પાત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬುರ್

ಕೊಕ್ಕೆಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಮುಳ್ಳುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಬೀಜದ ಪಾತ್ರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബർ

കൊളുത്തുകളോ മുള്ളുകളോ ഉള്ള വിത്ത് പാത്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੁਰ

ਬੀਜ ਦਾ ਭਾਂਡਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੁੱਕ ਜਾਂ ਅਚਾਰ ਹਨ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

布尔

有钩子或刺的种子容器

🇯🇵Japanese

バリ

フックまたはとげのある種子容器

🇰🇷Korean

가시

갈고리 또는 가시가 있는 종자 용기

🇹🇭Thai

หนาม

ภาชนะเมล็ดมีตะขอหรือมีหนาม

🇮🇩Indonesian

tapi

wadah benih mempunyai kait atau duri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بر

إناء للبذور به خطافات أو وخز

🇮🇷Persian

فرز

ظرف بذر دارای قلاب یا خار

🇹🇷Turkish

matkap

kancaları veya dikenleri olan tohum kabı

🇮🇱Hebrew

בר

כלי זרע בעל ווים או קצץ

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