Commode — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

a tall elegant chest of drawers

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈuːntəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪspˈəʊzɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪspˈəʊzɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈuːntəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

toilet throne potty chiffonier stool crapper can pot

Word Forms

crap	verb	have a bowel movement
stool	verb	have a bowel movement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kommode

eine Sanitärarmatur für den Stuhlgang und das Wasserlassen

🇪🇸Spanish

cómoda

un dispositivo de plomería para defecar y orinar

🇮🇹Italian

comò

un impianto idraulico per la defecazione e la minzione

🇵🇹Portuguese

cômoda

um encanamento para defecar e urinar

🇷🇺Russian

комод

сантехническое приспособление для дефекации и мочеиспускания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कमोड

शौच और पेशाब के लिए नलसाज़ी का उपकरण

🇧🇩Bengali

কমোড

মলত্যাগ এবং প্রস্রাবের জন্য একটি নদীর গভীরতানির্ণয় ফিক্সচার

🇮🇳Tamil

கமோட்

மலம் கழித்தல் மற்றும் சிறுநீர் கழிப்பதற்கான ஒரு குழாய் பொருத்துதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కమోడ్

మల మరియు మూత్ర విసర్జన కోసం ఒక ప్లంబింగ్ ఫిక్చర్

🇮🇳Marathi

कमोड

शौचास आणि लघवीसाठी प्लंबिंग फिक्स्चर

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોમોડ

શૌચ અને પેશાબ માટે પ્લમ્બિંગ ફિક્સ્ચર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಮೋಡ್

ಮಲವಿಸರ್ಜನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಮೂತ್ರ ವಿಸರ್ಜನೆಗಾಗಿ ಕೊಳಾಯಿ ಸಾಧನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കമോഡ്

മലമൂത്രവിസർജനത്തിനും മൂത്രവിസർജനത്തിനുമുള്ള ഒരു പ്ലംബിംഗ് ഉപകരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਮੋਡ

ਸ਼ੌਚ ਅਤੇ ਪਿਸ਼ਾਬ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਪਲੰਬਿੰਗ ਫਿਕਸਚਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

کموڈ

شوچ اور پیشاب کے لیے ایک پلمبنگ فکسچر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

马桶

用于排便和排尿的管道装置

🇯🇵Japanese

便器

排便と排尿のための配管器具

🇰🇷Korean

옷장

배변 및 배뇨를 위한 배관 설비

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tủ đựng đồ

một vật cố định ống nước để đại tiện và tiểu tiện

🇹🇭Thai

หม้อ

อุปกรณ์ประปาสำหรับการถ่ายอุจจาระและปัสสาวะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

toilet

perlengkapan pipa untuk buang air besar dan buang air kecil

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صوان

تجهيزات السباكة للتغوط والتبول

🇮🇷Persian

کمود

لوله کشی برای اجابت مزاج و دفع ادرار

🇹🇷Turkish

tuvalet

dışkılama ve idrara çıkma için bir sıhhi tesisat armatürü

🇮🇱Hebrew

קומודה

מתקן אינסטלציה לעשיית צרכים והטלת שתן

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