Capricorn — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn

a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæpɹɪkˌɔːɹn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐplˈɒpapəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐplˈɒpapəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈæpɹɪkˌɔːɹn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Capricornus Goat Capricorn the Goat

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Steinbock

(Astrologie) eine Person, die geboren wird, während die Sonne im Steinbock steht

🇫🇷French

Capricorne

(astrologie) personne née alors que le soleil est en Capricorne

🇪🇸Spanish

Capricornio

(astrología) una persona que nace mientras el sol está en Capricornio

🇮🇹Italian

Capricorno

(astrologia) una persona che nasce mentre il sole è in Capricorno

🇳🇱Dutch

steenbok

(astrologie) een persoon die wordt geboren terwijl de zon in Steenbok staat

🇵🇹Portuguese

Capricórnio

(astrologia) uma pessoa que nasce enquanto o sol está em Capricórnio

🇷🇺Russian

козерог

(астрология) человек, родившийся в то время, когда Солнце находится в Козероге

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मकर

(ज्योतिष) वह व्यक्ति जिसका जन्म सूर्य के मकर राशि में होने पर हुआ हो

🇧🇩Bengali

মকর

(জ্যোতিষশাস্ত্র) একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি জন্মগ্রহণ করেন যখন সূর্য মকর রাশিতে থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

மகர ராசி

(ஜோதிடம்) சூரியன் மகர ராசியில் இருக்கும் போது பிறந்தவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మకరరాశి

(జ్యోతిష్యశాస్త్రం) సూర్యుడు మకరరాశిలో ఉన్నప్పుడు జన్మించిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

मकर

(ज्योतिष) सूर्य मकर राशीत असताना जन्मलेली व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

મકર

(જ્યોતિષશાસ્ત્ર) સૂર્ય મકર રાશિમાં હોય ત્યારે જન્મેલો વ્યક્તિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಕರ ಸಂಕ್ರಾಂತಿ

(ಜ್ಯೋತಿಷ್ಯ) ಸೂರ್ಯನು ಮಕರ ರಾಶಿಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗ ಜನಿಸಿದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മകരം

(ജ്യോതിഷം) സൂര്യൻ മകരത്തിൽ ആയിരിക്കുമ്പോൾ ജനിച്ച ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਕਰ

(ਜੋਤਿਸ਼) ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਜਨਮ ਸੂਰਜ ਮਕਰ ਰਾਸ਼ੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مکر

(علم نجوم) وہ شخص جو پیدا ہوتا ہے جب سورج مکر میں ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

摩羯座

（占星学）太阳在摩羯座时出生的人

🇯🇵Japanese

山羊座

（占星術）太陽が山羊座にある間に生まれた人

🇰🇷Korean

염소자리

(점성술) 태양이 염소자리에 있을 때 태어난 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ma kết

(chiêm tinh học) người được sinh ra khi mặt trời ở Ma Kết

🇹🇭Thai

ราศีมังกร

(โหราศาสตร์) ผู้ที่เกิดในขณะที่ดวงอาทิตย์อยู่ในราศีมังกร

🇮🇩Indonesian

Capricornus

(Astrologi) seseorang yang lahir saat matahari berada di Capricorn

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بُرْجُ الجَدْي

(علم التنجيم) الشخص الذي يولد والشمس في برج الجدي

🇮🇷Persian

برج جدی

(طالع بینی) شخصی که در حالی که خورشید در برج جدی به دنیا می آید

🇹🇷Turkish

oğlak

(astroloji) Güneş Oğlak burcundayken doğan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַזַל גְדִי

(אסטרולוגיה) אדם שנולד בזמן שהשמש במזל גדי

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