Feces — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈiːsᵻz/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈiːsɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈiːsɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /fˈiːsᵻz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

BM fecal matter dejection faecal matter faeces ordure stool

Word Forms

faecal	adjective	of or relating to feces
fecal	adjective	of or relating to feces
stool	verb	have a bowel movement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kot

festes Ausscheidungsprodukt, das aus dem Darm ausgeschieden wird

🇫🇷French

excréments

produit excréteur solide évacué des intestins

🇪🇸Spanish

heces

Producto excretor sólido evacuado de los intestinos.

🇮🇹Italian

feci

prodotto escretore solido evacuato dall'intestino

🇳🇱Dutch

ontlasting

vast uitscheidingsproduct dat uit de darmen wordt geëvacueerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

fezes

produto excretor sólido evacuado dos intestinos

🇷🇺Russian

фекалии

твердый продукт выделения, эвакуированный из кишечника

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मल

आंतों से निकाला गया ठोस उत्सर्जन उत्पाद

🇧🇩Bengali

মল

অন্ত্র থেকে নির্গত কঠিন মলত্যাগকারী পণ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

மலம்

குடலில் இருந்து வெளியேற்றப்பட்ட திடமான வெளியேற்ற தயாரிப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

మలం

ప్రేగుల నుండి ఖాళీ చేయబడిన ఘన విసర్జన ఉత్పత్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

विष्ठा

आतड्यांमधून बाहेर काढलेले घन उत्सर्जन उत्पादन

🇮🇳Gujarati

મળ

આંતરડામાંથી બહાર કાઢવામાં આવેલ ઘન ઉત્સર્જન ઉત્પાદન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಲ

ಕರುಳಿನಿಂದ ಹೊರಹಾಕಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಘನ ವಿಸರ್ಜನಾ ಉತ್ಪನ್ನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മലം

കുടലിൽ നിന്ന് ഒഴിപ്പിച്ച ഖര വിസർജ്ജന ഉൽപ്പന്നം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਲ

ਆਂਤੜੀਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਹਰ ਕੱਢਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਠੋਸ ਨਿਕਾਸ ਉਤਪਾਦ

🇵🇰Urdu

پاخانہ

ٹھوس اخراج کی مصنوعات کو آنتوں سے نکالا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

屎

从肠道排出的固体排泄物

🇯🇵Japanese

糞便

腸から排出された固体の排泄物

🇰🇷Korean

대변

장에서 배출된 고형 배설물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phân

sản phẩm bài tiết rắn được thải ra khỏi ruột

🇹🇭Thai

อุจจาระ

ผลิตภัณฑ์ขับถ่ายที่เป็นของแข็งถูกอพยพออกจากลำไส้

🇮🇩Indonesian

kotoran

produk ekskresi padat dievakuasi dari usus

🇵🇭Filipino

dumi

solid excretory product na inilikas mula sa bituka

🇲🇾Malay

najis

produk perkumuhan pepejal dikeluarkan dari usus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البراز

إخراج منتج إخراجي صلب من الأمعاء

🇮🇷Persian

مدفوع

محصول جامد دفعی که از روده ها خارج می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

dışkı

bağırsaklardan boşaltılan katı boşaltım ürünü

🇮🇱Hebrew

צוֹאָה

תוצר הפרשה מוצק פונה מהמעיים

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The primary meaning of 'feces' is 'solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels'.

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