Gravestone — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a stone that is used to mark a grave

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːsənz/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈeɪvstəʊn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈeɪvstəʊn/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈɔːsənz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tombstone headstone

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Grabstein

ein Stein, der zur Markierung eines Grabes verwendet wird

🇫🇷French

pierre tombale

une pierre utilisée pour marquer une tombe

🇪🇸Spanish

lápida sepulcral

una piedra que se utiliza para marcar una tumba

🇮🇹Italian

lapide

una pietra che viene utilizzata per contrassegnare una tomba

🇳🇱Dutch

grafsteen

een steen die wordt gebruikt om een graf te markeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

lápide

uma pedra que é usada para marcar uma sepultura

🇷🇺Russian

надгробие

камень, которым отмечают могилу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

समाधि के ऊपर का पत्थर

एक पत्थर जिसका उपयोग कब्र को चिह्नित करने के लिए किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

সমাধি পাথর

একটি পাথর যা একটি কবর চিহ্নিত করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கல்லறை

கல்லறையைக் குறிக்கப் பயன்படும் கல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమాధి

సమాధిని గుర్తించడానికి ఉపయోగించే రాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

थडगी

कबर चिन्हांकित करण्यासाठी वापरला जाणारा दगड

🇮🇳Gujarati

કબર

એક પથ્થર જેનો ઉપયોગ કબરને ચિહ્નિત કરવા માટે થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಮಾಧಿ

ಸಮಾಧಿಯನ್ನು ಗುರುತಿಸಲು ಬಳಸುವ ಕಲ್ಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശവക്കല്ലറ

ഒരു ശവക്കുഴി അടയാളപ്പെടുത്താൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കല്ല്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਬਰ ਦਾ ਪੱਥਰ

ਇੱਕ ਪੱਥਰ ਜੋ ਇੱਕ ਕਬਰ ਨੂੰ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

قبر کا پتھر

ایک پتھر جو قبر کو نشان زد کرنے کے لیے استعمال ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

墓碑

用于标记坟墓的石头

🇯🇵Japanese

墓石

墓をマークするために使用される石

🇰🇷Korean

묘비

무덤을 표시하는 데 사용되는 돌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bia mộ

một hòn đá được sử dụng để đánh dấu một ngôi mộ

🇹🇭Thai

ป้ายหลุมศพ

หินที่ใช้ทำเครื่องหมายหลุมศพ

🇮🇩Indonesian

nisan

sebuah batu yang digunakan untuk menandai kuburan

🇵🇭Filipino

lapida

isang bato na ginagamit upang markahan ang isang libingan

🇲🇾Malay

batu nisan

batu yang digunakan untuk menandakan kubur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شاهد القبر

حجر يستخدم لتحديد القبر

🇮🇷Persian

سنگ قبر

سنگی که برای علامت گذاری قبر استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

mezar taşı

mezar işaretlemek için kullanılan taş

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַצֵבָה

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The primary meaning of 'gravestone' is 'a stone that is used to mark a grave'.

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