Cane — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a stick that people can lean on to help them walk

a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈeɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌantɪskwˈɒtɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌantɪskwˈɒtɪŋ/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈeɪn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lambaste flog lambast

Parts of Speech

noun	a stick that people can lean on to help them walk
noun	a strong slender often flexible stem as of bamboos, reeds, rattans, or sugar cane
noun	a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
verb	beat with a cane

Word Forms

cane	verb	beat with a cane
cane	noun	a stiff switch used to hit students as punishment
flogging	noun	beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Stock

ein Stock, auf den sich Menschen stützen können, um ihnen beim Gehen zu helfen

🇫🇷French

canne

un bâton sur lequel les gens peuvent s'appuyer pour les aider à marcher

🇪🇸Spanish

caña

un bastón en el que la gente puede apoyarse para ayudarse a caminar

🇮🇹Italian

canna

un bastone su cui le persone possono appoggiarsi per aiutarle a camminare

🇳🇱Dutch

riet

een stok waar mensen op kunnen leunen om ze te helpen lopen

🇵🇹Portuguese

cana

uma vara na qual as pessoas podem se apoiar para ajudá-las a andar

🇷🇺Russian

трость

палка, на которую люди могут опереться, чтобы помочь им идти

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बेंत

एक छड़ी जिस पर लोग चलने में मदद के लिए सहारा ले सकते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

বেত

একটি লাঠি যা মানুষ তাদের হাঁটতে সাহায্য করতে পারে

🇮🇳Tamil

கரும்பு

மக்கள் நடக்க உதவும் ஒரு குச்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

చెరకు

ప్రజలు నడవడానికి సహాయపడే కర్ర

🇮🇳Marathi

छडी

एक काठी ज्यावर लोक त्यांना चालण्यास मदत करू शकतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

શેરડી

એક લાકડી કે જેના પર લોકો તેમને ચાલવામાં મદદ કરવા માટે ઝૂકી શકે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಬ್ಬು

ಜನರು ನಡೆಯಲು ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುವ ಕೋಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചൂരൽ

നടക്കാൻ സഹായിക്കാൻ ആളുകൾക്ക് ചാരിയിരിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വടി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਨਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸੋਟੀ ਜਿਸ ਉੱਤੇ ਲੋਕ ਚੱਲਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਦਦ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਝੁਕ ਸਕਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھڑی

ایک چھڑی جس پر لوگ ٹیک لگا کر چلنے میں مدد کر سکتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

甘蔗

人们可以依靠来帮助他们行走的棍子

🇯🇵Japanese

杖

人々が歩くのを助けるために寄りかかることができる棒

🇰🇷Korean

지팡이

사람들이 기대어 걸을 수 있도록 도와주는 막대기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mía

một cây gậy mà mọi người có thể dựa vào để giúp họ bước đi

🇹🇭Thai

อ้อย

ไม้เท้าที่ผู้คนสามารถพิงเพื่อช่วยเดินได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

tebu

tongkat yang bisa dijadikan sandaran orang untuk membantunya berjalan

🇵🇭Filipino

tungkod

isang patpat na masasandalan ng mga tao upang tulungan silang maglakad

🇲🇾Malay

rotan

tongkat yang orang boleh bersandar untuk membantu mereka berjalan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قصب

عصا يمكن للناس أن يعتمدوا عليها لمساعدتهم على المشي

🇮🇷Persian

عصا

چوبی که مردم می توانند برای راه رفتن به آن تکیه کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

baston

insanların yürümelerine yardımcı olmak için yaslanabilecekleri bir sopa

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָנֶה

מקל שאנשים יכולים להישען עליו כדי לעזור להם ללכת

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