Dungeon — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the main tower within the walls of a medieval castle or fortress

a dark cell (usually underground) where prisoners can be confined

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛŋkˈæstɹɪmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌndʒən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌndʒən/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛŋkˈæstɹɪmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

donjon keep

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verlies

der Hauptturm innerhalb der Mauern einer mittelalterlichen Burg oder Festung

🇫🇷French

cachot

la tour principale à l'intérieur des murs d'un château ou d'une forteresse médiévale

🇪🇸Spanish

mazmorra

la torre principal dentro de los muros de un castillo o fortaleza medieval

🇮🇹Italian

prigione

la torre principale all'interno delle mura di un castello o fortezza medievale

🇳🇱Dutch

kerker

de hoofdtoren binnen de muren van een middeleeuws kasteel of fort

🇵🇹Portuguese

masmorra

a torre principal dentro das muralhas de um castelo ou fortaleza medieval

🇷🇺Russian

темница

главная башня в стенах средневекового замка или крепости

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तहखाने

मध्ययुगीन महल या किले की दीवारों के भीतर मुख्य मीनार

🇧🇩Bengali

অন্ধকূপ

একটি মধ্যযুগীয় দুর্গ বা দুর্গের দেয়ালের মধ্যে প্রধান টাওয়ার

🇮🇳Tamil

நிலவறை

ஒரு இடைக்கால கோட்டை அல்லது கோட்டையின் சுவர்களுக்குள் உள்ள முக்கிய கோபுரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చెరసాల

మధ్యయుగ కోట లేదా కోట గోడల లోపల ఉన్న ప్రధాన టవర్

🇮🇳Marathi

अंधारकोठडी

मध्ययुगीन वाड्याच्या किंवा किल्ल्याच्या भिंतींमधील मुख्य टॉवर

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંધારકોટડી

મધ્યયુગીન કિલ્લા અથવા કિલ્લાની દિવાલોની અંદરનો મુખ્ય ટાવર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕತ್ತಲಕೋಣೆ

ಮಧ್ಯಕಾಲೀನ ಕೋಟೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕೋಟೆಯ ಗೋಡೆಗಳೊಳಗಿನ ಮುಖ್ಯ ಗೋಪುರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തടവറ

ഒരു മധ്യകാല കോട്ടയുടെയോ കോട്ടയുടെയോ മതിലുകൾക്കുള്ളിലെ പ്രധാന ഗോപുരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਲ ਕੋਠੜੀ

ਇੱਕ ਮੱਧਯੁਗੀ ਕਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਲ੍ਹੇ ਦੀਆਂ ਕੰਧਾਂ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਮੁੱਖ ਟਾਵਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

تہھانے

قرون وسطی کے محل یا قلعے کی دیواروں کے اندر مرکزی ٹاور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

地牢

中世纪城堡或要塞城墙内的主塔

🇯🇵Japanese

ダンジョン

中世の城または要塞の壁内の主塔

🇰🇷Korean

지하 감옥

중세 성이나 요새의 성벽 안에 있는 주탑

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngục tối

tháp chính trong các bức tường của lâu đài hoặc pháo đài thời trung cổ

🇹🇭Thai

ดันเจี้ยน

หอคอยหลักภายในกำแพงปราสาทยุคกลางหรือป้อมปราการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penjara bawah tanah

menara utama di dalam tembok kastil atau benteng abad pertengahan

🇵🇭Filipino

piitan

ang pangunahing tore sa loob ng mga pader ng isang medieval na kastilyo o kuta

🇲🇾Malay

penjara bawah tanah

menara utama dalam dinding istana atau kubu zaman pertengahan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زنزانة

البرج الرئيسي داخل أسوار قلعة أو حصن من العصور الوسطى

🇮🇷Persian

سیاه چال

برج اصلی درون دیوارهای یک قلعه یا دژ قرون وسطایی

🇹🇷Turkish

zindan

bir ortaçağ kalesinin veya hisarının duvarları içindeki ana kule

🇮🇱Hebrew

צִינוֹק

המגדל הראשי בין חומות טירה או מבצר מימי הביניים

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