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Donkeywork

noun/ˈaɪʃaɪn/
Definition
hard monotonous routine work
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˈaɪʃaɪn/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈɒŋkiwˌɜːk/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈɒŋkiwˌɜːk/
3 syllables Say it as /ˈaɪʃaɪn/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
drudgeverbwork hard
grindverbwork hard
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Eselsarbeit
harte, monotone Routinearbeit
🇫🇷French
travail d'âne
travail de routine dur et monotone
🇪🇸Spanish
trabajo de burro
trabajo rutinario duro y monótono
🇮🇹Italian
lavoro d'asino
lavoro di routine duro e monotono
🇳🇱Dutch
ezelwerk
zwaar, eentonig routinewerk
🇵🇹Portuguese
trabalho de burro
trabalho duro e monótono de rotina
🇷🇺Russian
ослиная работа
тяжелая монотонная рутинная работа
India
🇮🇳Hindi
अकृतज्ञ कार्य
कठिन नीरस नियमित कार्य
🇧🇩Bengali
গাধার কাজ
হার্ড একঘেয়ে রুটিন কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
கழுதை வேலை
கடினமான சலிப்பான வழக்கமான வேலை
🇮🇳Telugu
గాడిద పని
కఠినమైన మార్పులేని సాధారణ పని
🇮🇳Marathi
गाढवकाम
कठोर नीरस नियमित काम
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગધેડાનું કામ
સખત એકવિધ નિયમિત કામ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕತ್ತೆ ಕೆಲಸ
ಕಠಿಣ ಏಕತಾನತೆಯ ದಿನನಿತ್ಯದ ಕೆಲಸ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കഴുതപ്പണി
കഠിനമായ ഏകതാനമായ പതിവ് ജോലി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗਧੇ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ
ਸਖ਼ਤ ਏਕਾਧਿਕਾਰ ਰੁਟੀਨ ਕੰਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
گدھے کا کام
سخت نیرس معمول کا کام
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
驴工
艰苦单调的日常工作
🇯🇵Japanese
ロバ細工
大変な単調なルーチンワーク
🇰🇷Korean
당나귀 작업
힘들고 단조로운 일상 업무
🇻🇳Vietnamese
việc lừa
công việc thường ngày đơn điệu vất vả
🇹🇭Thai
งานลา
งานประจำที่น่าเบื่อหน่ายอย่างหนัก
🇮🇩Indonesian
pekerjaan keledai
pekerjaan rutin yang berat dan monoton
🇵🇭Filipino
gawa ng asno
mahirap monotonous routine trabaho
🇲🇾Malay
kerja keldai
kerja rutin yang membosankan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
عمل الحمير
العمل الروتيني الرتيب الصعب
🇮🇷Persian
خرکاری
کار معمولی یکنواخت سخت
🇹🇷Turkish
eşek işi
zor monoton rutin iş
🇮🇱Hebrew
עבודת חמורים
עבודה שגרתית מונוטונית קשה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'donkeywork'?
The primary meaning of 'donkeywork' is 'hard monotonous routine work'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'donkeywork' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'donkeywork' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'donkeywork' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'donkeywork' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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