Carve — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

form by carving

engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹv/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːkeɪˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːkeɪˌaɪz/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːɹv/.

Examples

Carve a flower from the ice
carve one's name into the bark
Father carved the ham

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

chip at cut up

Parts of Speech

verb	form by carving “Carve a flower from the ice”
verb	engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface “carve one's name into the bark”
verb	cut to pieces “Father carved the ham”

Word Forms

carver	noun	an artist who creates sculptures
carving	noun	removing parts from hard material to create a desired pattern or shape

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schnitzen

Form durch Schnitzen

🇫🇷French

tailler

former en sculptant

🇪🇸Spanish

esculpir

formar tallando

🇮🇹Italian

scolpire

forma mediante intaglio

🇳🇱Dutch

snijden

vorm door te snijden

🇵🇹Portuguese

esculpir

forma por escultura

🇷🇺Russian

вырезать

сформировать путем резьбы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्कीर्ण

नक्काशी द्वारा रूप

🇧🇩Bengali

খোদাই করা

খোদাই দ্বারা ফর্ম

🇮🇳Tamil

செதுக்கு

செதுக்குவதன் மூலம் வடிவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చెక్కు

చెక్కడం ద్వారా రూపం

🇮🇳Marathi

कोरणे

कोरीव काम करून फॉर्म

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોતરવું

કોતરણી દ્વારા ફોર્મ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊರೆಯಿರಿ

ಕೆತ್ತನೆಯಿಂದ ರೂಪ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കൊത്തുക

കൊത്തുപണിയിലൂടെ രൂപം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਕਰੀ

ਨੱਕਾਸ਼ੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਫਾਰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

تراشنا

نقش و نگار سے فارم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

雕刻

雕刻而成

🇯🇵Japanese

彫る

彫って形を作る

🇰🇷Korean

새기다

조각하여 형태를 잡다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khắc

tạo hình bằng cách chạm khắc

🇹🇭Thai

แกะสลัก

ขึ้นรูปด้วยการแกะสลัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengukir

dibentuk dengan cara diukir

🇵🇭Filipino

ukit

anyo sa pamamagitan ng pag-ukit

🇲🇾Malay

mengukir

bentuk dengan ukiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نحت

شكل عن طريق النحت

🇮🇷Persian

حک کردن

با کنده کاری شکل دهید

🇹🇷Turkish

oymak

oyularak şekil verilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְגַלֵף

יוצרים על ידי גילוף

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