Greave — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

armor plate that protects legs below the knee

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːkt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈiːv/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈiːv/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈɔːkt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jambeau

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

grève

plaque de protection qui protège les jambes sous le genou

🇪🇸Spanish

greba

placa de armadura que protege las piernas debajo de la rodilla

🇮🇹Italian

schiniere

piastra armatura che protegge le gambe sotto il ginocchio

🇳🇱Dutch

kanen

pantserplaat die de benen onder de knie beschermt

🇵🇹Portuguese

torre

placa de armadura que protege as pernas abaixo do joelho

🇷🇺Russian

поножи

бронеплита, защищающая ноги ниже колена

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ग्रिव्स

कवच प्लेट जो घुटने के नीचे पैरों की रक्षा करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রীভ

আর্মার প্লেট যা হাঁটুর নীচে পা রক্ষা করে

🇮🇳Tamil

பெரிய

முழங்காலுக்குக் கீழே கால்களைப் பாதுகாக்கும் கவசம் தட்டு

🇮🇳Telugu

గ్రేవ్

మోకాలి క్రింద కాళ్ళను రక్షించే కవచం ప్లేట్

🇮🇳Marathi

ग्रीव्ह

गुडघ्याच्या खाली पायांचे संरक्षण करणारी चिलखत प्लेट

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગ્રીવ

બખ્તર પ્લેટ જે ઘૂંટણની નીચે પગને સુરક્ષિત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗ್ರೇವ್

ಮೊಣಕಾಲಿನ ಕೆಳಗೆ ಕಾಲುಗಳನ್ನು ರಕ್ಷಿಸುವ ರಕ್ಷಾಕವಚ ಫಲಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വലിയ

കാൽമുട്ടിന് താഴെയുള്ള കാലുകൾ സംരക്ഷിക്കുന്ന കവച പ്ലേറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗ੍ਰੀਵ

ਬਸਤ੍ਰ ਪਲੇਟ ਜੋ ਗੋਡੇ ਦੇ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਲੱਤਾਂ ਦੀ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

grave

آرمر پلیٹ جو گھٹنے کے نیچے ٹانگوں کی حفاظت کرتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

护胫

保护膝盖以下腿部的装甲板

🇯🇵Japanese

グリーブ

膝から下の脚を保護する装甲板

🇰🇷Korean

그리브

무릎 아래 다리를 보호하는 장갑판

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bôi xác

tấm áo giáp bảo vệ chân dưới đầu gối

🇹🇭Thai

สละสลวย

แผ่นเกราะที่ปกป้องขาใต้เข่า

🇮🇩Indonesian

serius

pelat baja yang melindungi kaki di bawah lutut

🇵🇭Filipino

grabe

armor plate na nagpoprotekta sa mga binti sa ibaba ng tuhod

🇲🇾Malay

hebat

plat perisai yang melindungi kaki di bawah lutut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جريف

لوحة درع تحمي الساقين أسفل الركبة

🇮🇷Persian

بزرگ

صفحه زرهی که از پاهای زیر زانو محافظت می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

baldır zırhı

diz altındaki bacakları koruyan zırh plakası

🇮🇱Hebrew

גראב

לוחית שריון המגנה על הרגליים מתחת לברך

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