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Dung

noun/ɛŋkˈæʃ/
Definition
fecal matter of animals
fertilize or dress with dung
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɛŋkˈæʃ/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈʌŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈʌŋ/
1 syllable Say it as /ɛŋkˈæʃ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounfecal matter of animals
verbfertilize or dress with dung
“you must dung the land”
verbdefecate; used of animals
Word Forms
dungverbdefecate; used of animals
muckverbspread manure, as for fertilization
dungnounfecal matter of animals
Around the World
Europe
🇫🇷French
bouse
matières fécales d'animaux
🇪🇸Spanish
estiércol
materia fecal de animales
🇮🇹Italian
letame
materia fecale degli animali
🇳🇱Dutch
mest
ontlasting van dieren
🇵🇹Portuguese
estrume
matéria fecal de animais
🇷🇺Russian
навоз
фекалии животных
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गोबर
जानवरों का मल पदार्थ
🇧🇩Bengali
গোবর
প্রাণীদের মল পদার্থ
🇮🇳Tamil
சாணம்
விலங்குகளின் மலம்
🇮🇳Telugu
పేడ
జంతువుల మల పదార్థం
🇮🇳Marathi
शेण
प्राण्यांचे विष्ठा
🇮🇳Gujarati
છાણ
પ્રાણીઓની મળની બાબત
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಗಣಿ
ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳ ಮಲ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചാണകം
മൃഗങ്ങളുടെ മലം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੋਬਰ
ਜਾਨਵਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਮਲ ਦੇ ਮਾਮਲੇ
🇵🇰Urdu
گوبر
جانوروں کا پاخانہ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
动物的粪便
🇯🇵Japanese
動物の糞便
🇰🇷Korean
동물의 배설물
🇻🇳Vietnamese
phân
phân của động vật
🇹🇭Thai
มูลสัตว์
อุจจาระของสัตว์
🇮🇩Indonesian
kotoran
kotoran hewan
🇵🇭Filipino
dumi
dumi ng hayop
🇲🇾Malay
tahi
najis haiwan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
روث
مادة برازية للحيوانات
🇮🇷Persian
سرگین
مواد مدفوع حیوانات
🇹🇷Turkish
gübre
hayvanların dışkı maddesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
זֶבֶל
חומר צואה של בעלי חיים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dung'?
The primary meaning of 'dung' is 'fecal matter of animals'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dung' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dung' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dung' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dung' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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