Eclogue — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪklˈɑːɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪvɪnˈeɪʃənz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪvɪnˈeɪʃənz/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪklˈɑːɡ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

idyll idyl bucolic

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ekloge

ein kurzes Gedicht, das das ländliche oder pastorale Leben beschreibt

🇫🇷French

églogue

un court poème décrivant la vie rurale ou pastorale

🇪🇸Spanish

égloga

un breve poema que describe la vida rural o pastoral

🇮🇹Italian

egloga

una breve poesia descrittiva della vita rurale o pastorale

🇳🇱Dutch

ecloog

een kort gedicht dat het plattelands- of pastorale leven beschrijft

🇵🇹Portuguese

écloga

um pequeno poema descritivo da vida rural ou pastoral

🇷🇺Russian

эклога

короткое стихотворение, описывающее сельскую или пастырскую жизнь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एक्लोग

ग्रामीण या देहाती जीवन का वर्णन करने वाली एक छोटी कविता

🇮🇳Tamil

சுற்றுச்சுவர்

கிராமப்புற அல்லது மேய்ச்சல் வாழ்க்கையை விவரிக்கும் ஒரு சிறு கவிதை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎక్లోగ్

గ్రామీణ లేదా గ్రామీణ జీవితాన్ని వివరించే చిన్న పద్యం

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಕ್ಲೋಗ್

ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಅಥವಾ ಗ್ರಾಮೀಣ ಜೀವನವನ್ನು ವಿವರಿಸುವ ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಕವಿತೆ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਈਕਲੋਗ

ਪੇਂਡੂ ਜਾਂ ਪੇਸਟੋਰਲ ਜੀਵਨ ਦਾ ਵਰਣਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਕਵਿਤਾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

牧歌

描述乡村或田园生活的短诗

🇯🇵Japanese

エクローグ

田舎または牧歌的な生活を描写した短い詩

🇰🇷Korean

목가

시골이나 목가적인 삶을 묘사하는 짧은 시

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sinh thái

một bài thơ ngắn mô tả cuộc sống nông thôn hoặc mục vụ

🇹🇭Thai

บทเพลง

บทกวีสั้น ๆ ที่บรรยายถึงชีวิตในชนบทหรือในชนบท

🇮🇩Indonesian

ekologi

puisi pendek yang menggambarkan kehidupan pedesaan atau pastoral

🇲🇾Malay

eklog

puisi pendek yang menggambarkan kehidupan desa atau pastoral

Middle East

🇮🇷Persian

اکلوگ

شعر کوتاهی در توصیف زندگی روستایی یا شبانی

🇹🇷Turkish

eklog

kırsal veya pastoral yaşamı anlatan kısa bir şiir

🇮🇱Hebrew

אקלוג

שיר קצר המתאר את החיים הכפריים או הפסטורליים

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