Carnival — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a festival marked by merrymaking and processions

a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹnɪvəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈeɪkwɪəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈeɪkwɪəs/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹnɪvəl/.

Examples

it was so funny it was a circus
the whole occasion had a carnival atmosphere

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

funfair fair circus

Parts of Speech

noun	a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
noun	a frenetic disorganized (and often comic) disturbance suggestive of a large public entertainment “it was so funny it was a circus”
noun	a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Karneval

ein Fest, das von Fröhlichkeit und Prozessionen geprägt ist

🇫🇷French

carnaval

une fête marquée par des réjouissances et des cortèges

🇪🇸Spanish

carnaval

una fiesta marcada por alegres y procesiones

🇮🇹Italian

carnevale

una festa caratterizzata da allegria e processioni

🇳🇱Dutch

carnaval

een festival gekenmerkt door vrolijkheid en processies

🇵🇹Portuguese

carnaval

uma festa marcada por folia e procissões

🇷🇺Russian

карнавал

праздник, отмеченный весельем и шествиями

India

🇧🇩Bengali

কার্নিভাল

আনন্দ এবং মিছিল দ্বারা চিহ্নিত একটি উৎসব

🇮🇳Tamil

திருவிழா

மகிழ்ச்சி மற்றும் ஊர்வலங்களால் குறிக்கப்படும் திருவிழா

🇮🇳Telugu

కార్నివాల్

ఉల్లాస మరియు ఊరేగింపుల ద్వారా గుర్తించబడిన పండుగ

🇮🇳Marathi

आनंदोत्सव

आनंदोत्सव आणि मिरवणुकांनी चिन्हांकित केलेला सण

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાર્નિવલ

આનંદ અને સરઘસો દ્વારા ચિહ્નિત થયેલ તહેવાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರ್ನೀವಲ್

ಮೆರಿಮೇಕಿಂಗ್ ಮತ್ತು ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆಗಳಿಂದ ಗುರುತಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಹಬ್ಬ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാർണിവൽ

ഉല്ലാസവും ഘോഷയാത്രയും കൊണ്ട് അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തിയ ഒരു ഉത്സവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਰਨੀਵਲ

ਮਸਤੀ ਅਤੇ ਜਲੂਸ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ ਇੱਕ ਤਿਉਹਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

کارنیول

ایک تہوار جو خوشیوں اور جلوسوں کے ذریعہ نشان زد ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

狂欢

以欢乐和游行为标志的节日

🇯🇵Japanese

カーニバル

お祭り騒ぎと行列が特徴的な祭り

🇰🇷Korean

사육제

즐거운 시간을 보내고 행렬을 이루는 축제

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lễ hội

một lễ hội được đánh dấu bằng sự vui vẻ và đám rước

🇹🇭Thai

งานรื่นเริง

เทศกาลที่โดดเด่นด้วยการเฉลิมฉลองและขบวนแห่

🇮🇩Indonesian

karnaval

sebuah festival yang ditandai dengan kegembiraan dan prosesi

🇵🇭Filipino

karnabal

isang pagdiriwang na minarkahan ng pagsasaya at prusisyon

🇲🇾Malay

karnival

perayaan yang ditandai dengan riang dan perarakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كرنفال

مهرجان يتسم بالمرح والمواكب

🇮🇷Persian

کارناوال

جشنواره ای که با شادی و راهپیمایی مشخص می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

karnaval

eğlenceler ve alaylarla kutlanan bir festival

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַרנָבָל

פסטיבל בסימן שמחה ותהלוכות

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