Handbag — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈændbæɡ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈandbaɡ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈandbaɡ/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈændbæɡ/.

Examples

she reached into her bag and found a comb

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

purse pocketbook bag

Parts of Speech

noun	a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women) “she reached into her bag and found a comb”

Word Forms

bag

verb

put into a bag

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Handtasche

ein Behälter, der zum Tragen von Geld und kleinen persönlichen Gegenständen oder Accessoires verwendet wird (besonders von Frauen)

🇫🇷French

sac à main

un conteneur utilisé pour transporter de l'argent et de petits objets ou accessoires personnels (surtout par les femmes)

🇪🇸Spanish

bolso

un contenedor utilizado para llevar dinero y pequeños artículos personales o accesorios (especialmente por mujeres)

🇮🇹Italian

borsetta

contenitore utilizzato per trasportare denaro e piccoli oggetti o accessori personali (soprattutto dalle donne)

🇳🇱Dutch

handtas

een container die wordt gebruikt voor het vervoeren van geld en kleine persoonlijke spullen of accessoires (vooral door vrouwen)

🇵🇹Portuguese

bolsa

um recipiente usado para transportar dinheiro e pequenos itens pessoais ou acessórios (especialmente por mulheres)

🇷🇺Russian

сумочка

контейнер, используемый для перевозки денег и мелких личных вещей или аксессуаров (особенно женщинами)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हैंडबैग

पैसे और छोटी निजी वस्तुएं या सामान (विशेषकर महिलाओं द्वारा) ले जाने के लिए इस्तेमाल किया जाने वाला एक कंटेनर

🇧🇩Bengali

হ্যান্ডব্যাগ

টাকা এবং ছোট ব্যক্তিগত আইটেম বা আনুষাঙ্গিক বহন করার জন্য ব্যবহৃত একটি পাত্র (বিশেষ করে মহিলাদের দ্বারা)

🇮🇳Tamil

கைப்பை

பணம் மற்றும் சிறிய தனிப்பட்ட பொருட்கள் அல்லது பாகங்கள் (குறிப்பாக பெண்களால்) எடுத்துச் செல்லப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் கொள்கலன்

🇮🇳Telugu

హ్యాండ్ బ్యాగ్

డబ్బు మరియు చిన్న వ్యక్తిగత వస్తువులు లేదా ఉపకరణాలు (ముఖ్యంగా మహిళలు) తీసుకెళ్లడానికి ఉపయోగించే కంటైనర్

🇮🇳Marathi

हँडबॅग

पैसे आणि लहान वैयक्तिक वस्तू किंवा उपकरणे (विशेषतः महिलांद्वारे) नेण्यासाठी वापरलेला कंटेनर

🇮🇳Gujarati

હેન્ડબેગ

પૈસા અને નાની અંગત વસ્તુઓ અથવા એસેસરીઝ (ખાસ કરીને મહિલાઓ દ્વારા) વહન કરવા માટે વપરાતું કન્ટેનર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೈಚೀಲ

ಹಣ ಮತ್ತು ಸಣ್ಣ ವೈಯಕ್ತಿಕ ವಸ್ತುಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ಪರಿಕರಗಳನ್ನು ಸಾಗಿಸಲು ಬಳಸುವ ಕಂಟೇನರ್ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮಹಿಳೆಯರಿಂದ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹാൻഡ്ബാഗ്

പണവും ചെറിയ വ്യക്തിഗത ഇനങ്ങളും അനുബന്ധ ഉപകരണങ്ങളും കൊണ്ടുപോകാൻ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ഒരു കണ്ടെയ്നർ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് സ്ത്രീകൾ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਂਡਬੈਗ

ਪੈਸੇ ਅਤੇ ਛੋਟੀਆਂ ਨਿੱਜੀ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਸਹਾਇਕ ਉਪਕਰਣ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਔਰਤਾਂ ਦੁਆਰਾ) ਲਿਜਾਣ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਡੱਬਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہینڈ بیگ

ایک کنٹینر جو پیسے اور چھوٹی ذاتی اشیاء یا لوازمات (خاص طور پر خواتین کے ذریعہ) لے جانے کے لئے استعمال ہوتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

手提包

用于携带金钱和小件个人物品或配件的容器（尤其是女性）

🇯🇵Japanese

ハンドバッグ

お金や小さな個人的なアイテムやアクセサリーを運ぶために使用される容器（特に女性）

🇰🇷Korean

핸드백

돈이나 작은 개인 물품이나 장신구(특히 여성의 경우)를 운반하는 데 사용되는 용기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

túi xách

một hộp đựng dùng để đựng tiền và các vật dụng hoặc phụ kiện cá nhân nhỏ (đặc biệt là của phụ nữ)

🇹🇭Thai

กระเป๋าถือ

ภาชนะที่ใช้สำหรับใส่เงินและของใช้ส่วนตัวหรือเครื่องประดับขนาดเล็ก (โดยเฉพาะผู้หญิง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

tas tangan

wadah yang digunakan untuk membawa uang dan barang-barang pribadi atau aksesoris kecil (terutama oleh wanita)

🇵🇭Filipino

bag

isang lalagyan na ginagamit para sa pagdadala ng pera at maliliit na personal na gamit o accessories (lalo na ng mga babae)

🇲🇾Malay

beg tangan

bekas yang digunakan untuk membawa wang dan barangan peribadi atau aksesori kecil (terutamanya oleh wanita)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حقيبة يد

حاوية تستخدم لحمل الأموال والأغراض الشخصية الصغيرة أو الملحقات (خاصة للنساء)

🇮🇷Persian

کیف دستی

ظرفی که برای حمل پول و وسایل شخصی کوچک یا لوازم جانبی استفاده می شود (مخصوصاً توسط خانم ها)

🇹🇷Turkish

çanta

Para ve küçük kişisel eşya veya aksesuarları taşımak için kullanılan bir kap (özellikle kadınlar tarafından)

🇮🇱Hebrew

אַרְנָק

מיכל המשמש לנשיאת כסף וחפצים אישיים קטנים או אביזרים (במיוחד על ידי נשים)

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What is the primary definition of the word 'handbag'?

The primary meaning of 'handbag' is 'a container used for carrying money and small personal items or accessories (especially by women)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'handbag' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'handbag' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'handbag' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'handbag' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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Do you find 'handbag' easy to spell?

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