Haversack — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a bag carried by a strap on your back or shoulder

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈævɚsˌæk/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈavəsˌak/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈavəsˌak/

3 syllables Say it as /hˈævɚsˌæk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

knapsack backpack back pack packsack rucksack

Word Forms

backpacker	noun	a hiker who wears a backpack
backpack	verb	hike with a backpack

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Brotbeutel

eine Tasche, die mit einem Riemen auf dem Rücken oder der Schulter getragen wird

🇫🇷French

musette

un sac porté par une bandoulière sur le dos ou l'épaule

🇪🇸Spanish

mochila

un bolso que se lleva con una correa en la espalda o en el hombro

🇮🇹Italian

bisaccia

una borsa portata da una cinghia sulla schiena o sulla spalla

🇳🇱Dutch

knapzak

een tas die met een riem op je rug of schouder wordt gedragen

🇵🇹Portuguese

mochila

uma bolsa carregada por uma alça nas costas ou no ombro

🇷🇺Russian

рюкзак

сумка, которую носят на ремне на спине или на плече

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खाने-पीने की चीज़ें के लिये थैली

आपकी पीठ या कंधे पर एक पट्टा द्वारा रखा गया बैग

🇧🇩Bengali

হ্যাভারস্যাক

আপনার পিছনে বা কাঁধে একটি চাবুক দ্বারা বহন করা একটি ব্যাগ

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹார்சாக்

உங்கள் முதுகில் அல்லது தோளில் ஒரு பட்டையால் எடுத்துச் செல்லப்பட்ட ஒரு பை

🇮🇳Telugu

హేర్సాక్

మీ వెనుక లేదా భుజంపై పట్టీతో మోసుకెళ్ళే బ్యాగ్

🇮🇳Marathi

हॅव्हरसॅक

तुमच्या पाठीवर किंवा खांद्यावर पट्टा असलेली बॅग

🇮🇳Gujarati

હેવરસેક

તમારી પીઠ અથવા ખભા પર પટ્ટા વડે વહન કરાયેલ બેગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹರ್ಸಾಕ್

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಬೆನ್ನಿನ ಅಥವಾ ಭುಜದ ಮೇಲೆ ಪಟ್ಟಿಯಿಂದ ಸಾಗಿಸಲಾದ ಚೀಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹാർസാക്ക്

നിങ്ങളുടെ പുറകിലോ തോളിലോ ഒരു സ്ട്രാപ്പ് കൊണ്ട് കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്ന ഒരു ബാഗ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਵਰਸੈਕ

ਇੱਕ ਬੈਗ ਤੁਹਾਡੀ ਪਿੱਠ ਜਾਂ ਮੋਢੇ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਪੱਟੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਚੁੱਕਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہیریساک

ایک بیگ جو آپ کی پیٹھ یا کندھے پر پٹا کے ذریعے اٹھایا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哈弗萨克

用带子背在背上或肩上的包

🇯🇵Japanese

雑嚢

背中や肩にストラップをかけて運ぶバッグ

🇰🇷Korean

잡낭

허리나 어깨에 끈으로 메는 가방

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái bao đựng đồ

một chiếc túi được mang bằng dây đeo trên lưng hoặc vai của bạn

🇹🇭Thai

กระเป๋าเป้สะพายหลัง

กระเป๋าที่ถือโดยสายรัดที่หลังหรือไหล่ของคุณ

🇮🇩Indonesian

rangsel

tas yang dibawa dengan tali di punggung atau bahu

🇵🇭Filipino

maysack

isang bag na dala ng strap sa iyong likod o balikat

🇲🇾Malay

beg sandang

beg yang dibawa dengan tali di belakang atau bahu anda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جراب الجراية

حقيبة تحملها حزام على ظهرك أو كتفك

🇮🇷Persian

کوله پشتی

کیفی که توسط بند بر روی کمر یا شانه شما حمل می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sırt çantası

sırtınızda veya omzunuzda bir kayışla taşınan bir çanta

🇮🇱Hebrew

תַרמִיל

תיק נישא ברצועה על הגב או הכתף

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