Dagger — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing

a character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɪnɔːɹnˌaɪðz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaɡə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaɡə/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɪnɔːɹnˌaɪðz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

obelisk sticker

Word Forms

stick

verb

pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dolch

ein kurzes Messer mit spitzer Klinge, das zum Durchstechen oder Stechen verwendet wird

🇫🇷French

poignard

un couteau court avec une lame pointue utilisé pour percer ou poignarder

🇪🇸Spanish

daga

un cuchillo corto con una hoja puntiaguda que se usa para perforar o apuñalar

🇮🇹Italian

pugnale

un coltello corto con una lama appuntita utilizzato per perforare o pugnalare

🇳🇱Dutch

dolk

een kort mes met een puntig lemmet dat wordt gebruikt om te doorboren of te steken

🇵🇹Portuguese

punhal

uma faca curta com lâmina pontiaguda usada para perfurar ou esfaquear

🇷🇺Russian

кинжал

короткий нож с заостренным лезвием, используемый для колющих или колющих ударов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कटार

नुकीले ब्लेड वाला एक छोटा चाकू जिसका उपयोग छेदने या छुरा घोंपने के लिए किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ছোরা

ছিদ্র বা ছুরিকাঘাতের জন্য ব্যবহৃত একটি সূক্ষ্ম ব্লেড সহ একটি ছোট ছুরি

🇮🇳Tamil

குத்து

குத்துவதற்கு அல்லது குத்துவதற்குப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் கூர்மையான கத்தியுடன் கூடிய ஒரு குறுகிய கத்தி

🇮🇳Telugu

బాకు

కుట్లు లేదా కత్తిపోటు కోసం ఉపయోగించే కోణాల బ్లేడుతో కూడిన చిన్న కత్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

खंजीर

छिद्र पाडण्यासाठी किंवा वार करण्यासाठी वापरल्या जाणाऱ्या टोकदार ब्लेडसह एक लहान चाकू

🇮🇳Gujarati

કટારી

વેધન અથવા છરા મારવા માટે વપરાતી પોઇન્ટેડ બ્લેડ સાથેનો ટૂંકો છરી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಕು

ಚುಚ್ಚಲು ಅಥವಾ ಇರಿತಕ್ಕೆ ಬಳಸುವ ಮೊನಚಾದ ಬ್ಲೇಡ್‌ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಣ್ಣ ಚಾಕು

🇮🇳Malayalam

കഠാര

കുത്തുന്നതിനോ കുത്തുന്നതിനോ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന കൂർത്ത ബ്ലേഡുള്ള ഒരു ചെറിയ കത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੰਜਰ

ਵਿੰਨ੍ਹਣ ਜਾਂ ਛੁਰਾ ਮਾਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਨੁਕੀਲੇ ਬਲੇਡ ਨਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟਾ ਚਾਕੂ

🇵🇰Urdu

خنجر

چھیدنے یا چھرا گھونپنے کے لیے استعمال ہونے والی نوک دار بلیڈ کے ساتھ ایک چھوٹا چاقو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

匕首

带有尖刃的短刀，用于刺穿或刺伤

🇯🇵Japanese

短剣

突き刺したり突き刺したりするために使用される、尖った刃の付いた短いナイフ

🇰🇷Korean

단검

찌르거나 찌르는 데 사용되는 뾰족한 칼날이 있는 짧은 칼

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dao găm

một con dao ngắn có lưỡi nhọn dùng để đâm hoặc đâm

🇹🇭Thai

กริช

มีดสั้นที่มีใบมีดแหลมใช้สำหรับเจาะหรือแทง

🇮🇩Indonesian

belati

pisau pendek dengan bilah runcing yang digunakan untuk menusuk atau menusuk

🇵🇭Filipino

punyal

isang maikling kutsilyo na may matulis na talim na ginagamit sa pagbubutas o pagsaksak

🇲🇾Malay

keris

pisau pendek dengan bilah runcing yang digunakan untuk menindik atau menikam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خنجر

سكين قصير ذو نصل مدبب يستخدم للثقب أو الطعن

🇮🇷Persian

خنجر

یک چاقوی کوتاه با تیغه نوک تیز که برای سوراخ کردن یا ضربه زدن استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

hançer

delmek veya bıçaklamak için kullanılan sivri uçlu kısa bir bıçak

🇮🇱Hebrew

פִּגיוֹן

סכין קצרה עם להב מחודד המשמשת לפירסינג או דקירה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'dagger'?

The primary meaning of 'dagger' is 'a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dagger' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'dagger' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'dagger' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'dagger' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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