Excreta — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛkskɹˈɛɾə/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛkskɹˈɛtəɹ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛkskɹˈɛtəɹ/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛkskɹˈɛɾə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

excretory product body waste excretion excrement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Exkremente

Abfallstoffe (wie Urin oder Schweiß, aber insbesondere Kot), die vom Körper ausgeschieden werden

🇫🇷French

déjections

déchets (comme l'urine ou la sueur, mais surtout les matières fécales) évacués du corps

🇪🇸Spanish

excremento

Materias de desecho (como orina o sudor, pero especialmente heces) descargadas del cuerpo.

🇮🇹Italian

escrementi

sostanze di scarto (come urina o sudore ma soprattutto feci) scaricate dal corpo

🇳🇱Dutch

uitwerpselen

afvalstoffen (zoals urine of zweet, maar vooral uitwerpselen) die uit het lichaam worden afgevoerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

excrementos

resíduos (como urina ou suor, mas especialmente fezes) excretados do corpo

🇷🇺Russian

экскременты

отходы (например, моча или пот, но особенно фекалии), выходящие из организма

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मलमूत्र

शरीर से निकलने वाला अपशिष्ट पदार्थ (जैसे मूत्र या पसीना, लेकिन विशेष रूप से मल)।

🇧🇩Bengali

মলমূত্র

বর্জ্য পদার্থ (প্রস্রাব বা ঘাম হিসাবে তবে বিশেষত মল) শরীর থেকে নিঃসৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மலம்

உடலில் இருந்து வெளியேற்றப்படும் கழிவுப் பொருட்கள் (சிறுநீர் அல்லது வியர்வை ஆனால் குறிப்பாக மலம் போன்றவை).

🇮🇳Telugu

మలవిసర్జన

వ్యర్థ పదార్థాలు (మూత్రం లేదా చెమటగా కానీ ముఖ్యంగా మలం) శరీరం నుండి విడుదలవుతాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

मलमूत्र

शरीरातून टाकाऊ पदार्थ (लघवी किंवा घाम म्हणून परंतु विशेषतः विष्ठा)

🇮🇳Gujarati

મળમૂત્ર

કચરો પદાર્થ (પેશાબ અથવા પરસેવો તરીકે પરંતુ ખાસ કરીને મળ) શરીરમાંથી વિસર્જિત થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಲವಿಸರ್ಜನೆ

ತ್ಯಾಜ್ಯ ವಸ್ತು (ಮೂತ್ರ ಅಥವಾ ಬೆವರು ಆದರೆ ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮಲ) ದೇಹದಿಂದ ಹೊರಹಾಕಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിസർജ്ജനം

ശരീരത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പുറന്തള്ളുന്ന മാലിന്യങ്ങൾ (മൂത്രം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിയർപ്പ്, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് മലം).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਲ

ਕੂੜਾ ਪਦਾਰਥ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਪਿਸ਼ਾਬ ਜਾਂ ਪਸੀਨਾ ਪਰ ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਮਲ) ਸਰੀਰ ਤੋਂ ਡਿਸਚਾਰਜ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اخراج

فضلہ مادہ (جیسے پیشاب یا پسینہ لیکن خاص طور پر پاخانہ) جسم سے خارج ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

排泄物

从身体排出的废物（如尿液或汗液，尤其是粪便）

🇯🇵Japanese

排泄物

体から排出される老廃物（尿や汗、特に便）

🇰🇷Korean

배설물

몸에서 배출되는 노폐물(소변이나 땀, 특히 대변)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chất bài tiết

chất thải (như nước tiểu hoặc mồ hôi nhưng đặc biệt là phân) thải ra khỏi cơ thể

🇹🇭Thai

สิ่งขับถ่าย

ของเสีย (เช่นปัสสาวะหรือเหงื่อโดยเฉพาะอุจจาระ) ออกจากร่างกาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

kotoran

bahan limbah (seperti urin atau keringat tetapi terutama feses) yang dikeluarkan dari tubuh

🇵🇭Filipino

dumi

basura (bilang ihi o pawis ngunit lalo na ang dumi) na ibinubuhos mula sa katawan

🇲🇾Malay

najis

bahan buangan (sebagai air kencing atau peluh tetapi terutamanya najis) dibuang dari badan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفضلات

الفضلات (مثل البول أو العرق وخاصة البراز) تخرج من الجسم

🇮🇷Persian

فضولات

مواد زائد (مانند ادرار یا عرق به ویژه مدفوع) از بدن خارج می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

dışkı

vücuttan atılan atık maddeler (idrar veya ter, ancak özellikle dışkı olarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הפרשות

חומר פסולת (כמו שתן או זיעה אך בעיקר צואה) המופרשים מהגוף

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