Gamboge — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a gum resin used as a yellow pigment and a purgative

a strong yellow color

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈæmboʊdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈambəʊdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈambəʊdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈæmboʊdʒ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lemon lemon yellow maize

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

gambader

une résine de gomme utilisée comme pigment jaune et purgatif

🇪🇸Spanish

gambetear

una resina de goma utilizada como pigmento amarillo y purgante

🇮🇹Italian

gioco d'azzardo

una gommoresina usata come pigmento giallo e purgante

🇳🇱Dutch

guttegom

een gomhars die wordt gebruikt als geel pigment en als zuiveringsmiddel

🇷🇺Russian

гамбож

камедь, используемая в качестве желтого пигмента и слабительного средства.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गोद के समान चिपकनेवाला पीला रोगन

एक गोंद राल जिसका उपयोग पीले रंगद्रव्य और रेचक के रूप में किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গাম্বোজ

একটি গাম রজন হলুদ রঙ্গক এবং একটি শোধনকারী হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

காம்போஜ்

ஒரு பசை பிசின் மஞ்சள் நிறமியாகவும் சுத்திகரிப்பாகவும் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

గాంబోజ్

పసుపు వర్ణద్రవ్యం మరియు ప్రక్షాళనగా ఉపయోగించే ఒక గమ్ రెసిన్

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેમ્બોગે

ગમ રેઝિન પીળા રંગદ્રવ્ય અને શુદ્ધિકરણ તરીકે ઉપયોગમાં લેવાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ಯಾಂಬೋಜ್

ಒಂದು ಗಮ್ ರಾಳವನ್ನು ಹಳದಿ ವರ್ಣದ್ರವ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಮತ್ತು ಶುದ್ಧೀಕರಣವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੈਬੋਗੇ

ਇੱਕ ਗੱਮ ਰਾਲ ਇੱਕ ਪੀਲੇ ਰੰਗ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

گیمبوج

ایک مسوڑھوں کی رال جو پیلے رنگ کے روغن کے طور پر استعمال ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

藤黄

用作黄色颜料和泻药的树胶树脂

🇯🇵Japanese

ガンボゲ

黄色の顔料および下剤として使用されるガム樹脂

🇰🇷Korean

자황

황색안료 및 하제용으로 사용되는 고무수지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trò chơi khăm

một loại nhựa gôm được sử dụng làm chất màu vàng và thuốc tẩy

🇹🇭Thai

แกมโบจ

เรซินหมากฝรั่งที่ใช้เป็นเม็ดสีเหลืองและเป็นยาระบาย

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المراهنة

راتنج الصمغ يستخدم كصبغة صفراء ومسهل

🇮🇷Persian

قاتل

رزین صمغی که به عنوان رنگدانه زرد و تصفیه کننده استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kumar

sarı pigment ve müshil olarak kullanılan bir sakız reçinesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

גמבוג'

שרף מסטיק המשמש כפיגמנט צהוב וחומר טיהור

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