Diadem — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːmɔntˌɪeɪsˌiː/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaɪədəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaɪədəm/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈuːmɔntˌɪeɪsˌiː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

crown

Word Forms

crown	verb	invest with regal power; enthrone
coronate	verb	invest with regal power; enthrone

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

diadème

une coiffe ornementale ornée de bijoux signifiant la souveraineté

🇪🇸Spanish

diadema

un tocado ornamental con joyas que significa soberanía

🇮🇹Italian

diadema

un copricapo ornamentale ingioiellato che significa sovranità

🇳🇱Dutch

diadeem

een sierlijke, met juwelen versierde hoofdtooi die soevereiniteit symboliseert

🇵🇹Portuguese

diadema

um cocar ornamentado com joias que significa soberania

🇷🇺Russian

диадема

декоративный головной убор, украшенный драгоценностями, символизирующий суверенитет

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुकुट

संप्रभुता का प्रतीक एक सजावटी आभूषणयुक्त साफ़ा

🇧🇩Bengali

ডায়ডেম

একটি শোভাময় রত্নখচিত হেডড্রেস যা সার্বভৌমত্ব নির্দেশ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

கிரீடம்

இறையாண்மையைக் குறிக்கும் ஒரு அலங்கார நகைத் தலைக்கவசம்

🇮🇳Telugu

వజ్రం

సార్వభౌమత్వాన్ని సూచించే అలంకారమైన ఆభరణాల శిరస్త్రాణం

🇮🇳Marathi

डायडेम

सार्वभौमत्व दर्शविणारा एक अलंकारिक रत्नजडित शिरोभूषण

🇮🇳Gujarati

મુદ્રા

સાર્વભૌમત્વને દર્શાવતું સુશોભન ઝવેરાતનું હેડડ્રેસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಜ್ರ

ಸಾರ್ವಭೌಮತ್ವವನ್ನು ಸೂಚಿಸುವ ಅಲಂಕಾರಿಕ ಆಭರಣದ ಶಿರಸ್ತ್ರಾಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കിരീടം

പരമാധികാരത്തെ സൂചിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു അലങ്കാര രത്ന ശിരോവസ്ത്രം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

王冠

象征主权的装饰性珠宝头饰

🇯🇵Japanese

王冠

主権を示す装飾用の宝石で飾られた頭飾り

🇰🇷Korean

왕관

주권을 상징하는 장식용 보석 머리 장식

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vương miện

một chiếc mũ trang trí bằng đá quý biểu thị chủ quyền

🇹🇭Thai

มงกุฎ

เครื่องประดับศีรษะประดับด้วยเพชรพลอยแสดงถึงอำนาจอธิปไตย

🇮🇩Indonesian

mahkota

hiasan kepala berhiaskan permata yang menandakan kedaulatan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إكليل

غطاء رأس مرصع بالجواهر يدل على السيادة

🇮🇷Persian

دیادم

روسری نگین دار زینتی که به معنای حاکمیت است

🇹🇷Turkish

taç

egemenliği simgeleyen süslü mücevherlerle süslü bir başlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

נֵזֶר

כיסוי ראש מעוטר בתכשיטים המעיד על ריבונות

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