Elephantine — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of great mass; huge and bulky

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛlɪfˌæntiːn/

🇬🇧British English

/dɹˈatʃəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɹˈatʃəm/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈɛlɪfˌæntiːn/.

Examples

a jumbo jet
jumbo shrimp

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

giant jumbo gargantuan

Parts of Speech

adjective

of great mass; huge and bulky

“a jumbo jet”

Word Forms

Gargantua	noun	a voracious giant in Francois Rabelais' book of the same name
giant	noun	a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

elefantinisch

von großer Masse; riesig und sperrig

🇫🇷French

éléphantesque

de grande masse; énorme et volumineux

🇪🇸Spanish

elefantino

de gran masa; enorme y voluminoso

🇮🇹Italian

elefantino

di grande massa; enorme ed ingombrante

🇳🇱Dutch

olifantachtig

van grote massa; enorm en omvangrijk

🇵🇹Portuguese

elefantina

de grande massa; enorme e volumoso

🇷🇺Russian

слоновий

большой массы; огромный и громоздкий

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हाथी का

महान द्रव्यमान का; विशाल और भारी

🇧🇩Bengali

হাতি

মহান ভর; বিশাল এবং ভারী

🇮🇳Tamil

யானை போன்ற

பெரும் நிறை கொண்டது; பெரிய மற்றும் பருமனான

🇮🇳Telugu

ఏనుగు

గొప్ప ద్రవ్యరాశి; భారీ మరియు భారీ

🇮🇳Marathi

हत्ती

मोठ्या वस्तुमानाचे; प्रचंड आणि अवजड

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાથી

મહાન સમૂહ; વિશાળ અને વિશાળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆನೆಯಂಥ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ದ್ರವ್ಯರಾಶಿಯ; ಬೃಹತ್ ಮತ್ತು ಬೃಹತ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആനപ്പന്തം

വലിയ പിണ്ഡം; വലുതും വലുതും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਥੀ

ਮਹਾਨ ਪੁੰਜ ਦਾ; ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਰੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہاتھی

بڑے پیمانے پر؛ بہت بڑا اور بھاری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

象形的

质量大；巨大而笨重

🇯🇵Japanese

象のような

大きな塊。巨大でかさばる

🇰🇷Korean

코끼리 같은

엄청난 질량; 거대하고 부피가 큰

🇻🇳Vietnamese

voi

có khối lượng lớn; to lớn và cồng kềnh

🇹🇭Thai

ช้าง

มีมวลมหาศาล ใหญ่โตและเทอะทะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

seperti gajah

dalam jumlah besar; besar dan besar

🇵🇭Filipino

elepante

ng malaking masa; malaki at malaki

🇲🇾Malay

gajah

jisim yang besar; besar dan besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفيل

ذات كتلة كبيرة؛ ضخمة وضخمة

🇮🇷Persian

فیل

توده زیاد؛ بزرگ و حجیم

🇹🇷Turkish

fil gibi

büyük kütleli; kocaman ve hantal

🇮🇱Hebrew

פיל

בעל מסה גדולה; ענק ומגושם

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