Eunuch — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/jˈuːnək/

🇬🇧British English

/jˈuːnək/

🇮🇳Indian English

/jˈuːnək/

2 syllables Say it as /jˈuːnək/.

Examples

eunuchs guarded the harem

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

castrate

Parts of Speech

noun	a man who has been castrated and is incapable of reproduction “eunuchs guarded the harem”

Word Forms

castrate

verb

remove the testicles of a male animal

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

eunuque

un homme qui a été castré et incapable de se reproduire

🇪🇸Spanish

eunuco

un hombre que ha sido castrado y es incapaz de reproducirse

🇮🇹Italian

eunuco

un uomo che è stato castrato e non è in grado di riprodursi

🇵🇹Portuguese

eunuco

um homem que foi castrado e é incapaz de se reproduzir

🇷🇺Russian

евнух

мужчина, кастрированный и неспособный к воспроизводству

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हिजड़ा

एक आदमी जिसे बधिया कर दिया गया है और वह प्रजनन करने में असमर्थ है

🇧🇩Bengali

নপুংসক

একজন মানুষ যাকে castrated করা হয়েছে এবং তিনি প্রজনন করতে অক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

அண்ணன்

காஸ்ட்ரேட் செய்யப்பட்ட மற்றும் இனப்பெருக்கம் செய்ய இயலாத ஒரு மனிதன்

🇮🇳Telugu

నపుంసకుడు

కాస్ట్రేట్ చేయబడిన మరియు పునరుత్పత్తి సామర్థ్యం లేని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

नपुंसक

एक माणूस ज्याला कास्ट्रेट केले गेले आहे आणि पुनरुत्पादन करण्यास अक्षम आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

નપુંસક

એક માણસ કે જેને કાસ્ટ્રેટ કરવામાં આવ્યો છે અને તે પ્રજનન માટે અસમર્થ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಪುಂಸಕ

ಕ್ಯಾಸ್ಟ್ರೇಟೆಡ್ ಮತ್ತು ಸಂತಾನೋತ್ಪತ್ತಿಗೆ ಅಸಮರ್ಥನಾದ ಮನುಷ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷണ്ഡൻ

കാസ്ട്രേറ്റ് ചെയ്യപ്പെട്ട, പ്രത്യുൽപാദനത്തിന് കഴിവില്ലാത്ത ഒരു മനുഷ്യൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਸਰਾ

ਇੱਕ ਆਦਮੀ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਕੱਟਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਹ ਪ੍ਰਜਨਨ ਦੇ ਅਯੋਗ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خواجہ سرا

ایک آدمی جس کو کاسٹر کیا گیا ہے اور وہ تولید کے قابل نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

宦官

被阉割且无法生育的男人

🇯🇵Japanese

宦官

去勢され生殖能力のない男性

🇰🇷Korean

내시

거세되어 생식능력이 없는 남자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thái giám

một người đàn ông đã bị thiến và không có khả năng sinh sản

🇹🇭Thai

ขันที

คนที่ถูกตอนแล้วไม่สามารถสืบพันธุ์ได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

orang kasim

seorang pria yang telah dikebiri dan tidak mampu bereproduksi

🇵🇭Filipino

bating

isang lalaking kinapon at walang kakayahang magparami

🇲🇾Malay

kasim

seorang lelaki yang telah dikebiri dan tidak dapat membiak

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخصي

رجل مخصي وغير قادر على الإنجاب

🇮🇷Persian

خواجه

مردی که اخته شده و قادر به تولید مثل نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

hadım

hadım edilmiş ve üreme yeteneği olmayan bir adam

🇮🇱Hebrew

סָרִיס

אדם שסורס ואינו מסוגל להתרבות

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