Empale — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pierce with a sharp stake or point

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛmpˈeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌbi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌbi/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛmpˈeɪl/.

Examples

impale a shrimp on a skewer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

transfix impale spike

Parts of Speech

verb	pierce with a sharp stake or point “impale a shrimp on a skewer”

Word Forms

impalement	noun	the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture
spike	noun	a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

empaler

percer avec un pieu ou une pointe pointue

🇪🇸Spanish

empalar

perforar con una estaca o punta afilada

🇵🇹Portuguese

empalar

furar com uma estaca ou ponta afiada

🇷🇺Russian

эмпалировать

проткнуть острым колом или острием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एम्पेल

किसी नुकीले डंडे या नोक से छेदना

🇮🇳Tamil

எம்பேல்

கூர்மையான பங்கு அல்லது புள்ளியால் துளைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఎమ్పలే

పదునైన వాటా లేదా బిందువుతో కుట్టండి

🇮🇳Gujarati

એમ્પેલ

તીક્ષ્ણ દાવ અથવા બિંદુ સાથે વીંધો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಮ್ಪಾಲೆ

ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ಪಾಲನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ಬಿಂದುವಿನಿಂದ ಚುಚ್ಚಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

എംപാൽ

മൂർച്ചയുള്ള ഓഹരിയോ പോയിൻ്റോ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് തുളയ്ക്കുക

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

恩帕莱

用锋利的木桩或尖刺穿

🇯🇵Japanese

エンパレ

鋭い杭または尖ったもので突き刺す

🇰🇷Korean

엠팔

날카로운 말뚝이나 끝으로 찌르다

🇹🇭Thai

เอมเพิล

แทงด้วยเสาหรือปลายแหลม

🇮🇩Indonesian

emempal

menusuk dengan tiang atau ujung yang tajam

🇵🇭Filipino

i-empal

butasin gamit ang isang matalim na tulos o punto

🇲🇾Malay

empal

menembusi dengan pancang atau mata yang tajam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

إمبالي

اخترق بحصة أو نقطة حادة

🇮🇷Persian

امپال

با میخ یا نوک تیز سوراخ کنید

🇮🇱Hebrew

אמפאל

לנקב עם יתד חד או חוד

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The primary meaning of 'empale' is 'pierce with a sharp stake or point'.

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'empale' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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