Hovel — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

small crude shelter used as a dwelling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːvəl/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈaɪləθˌiːɪzəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈaɪləθˌiːɪzəm/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɑːvəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hut shack hutch shanty

Word Forms

shack

verb

make one's home in a particular place or community

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hütte

kleiner, einfacher Unterschlupf, der als Wohnhaus genutzt wurde

🇫🇷French

taudis

petit abri rudimentaire servant d'habitation

🇪🇸Spanish

choza

pequeño refugio tosco utilizado como vivienda

🇮🇹Italian

tugurio

piccolo grezzo ricovero adibito ad abitazione

🇳🇱Dutch

krot

kleine, ruwe schuilplaats die als woning werd gebruikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

casebre

pequeno abrigo tosco usado como habitação

🇷🇺Russian

лачуга

небольшое грубое укрытие, используемое в качестве жилища

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झोंपड़ी

आवास के रूप में उपयोग किया जाने वाला छोटा कच्चा आश्रय

🇧🇩Bengali

গর্ত

একটি বাসস্থান হিসাবে ব্যবহৃত ছোট অপরিশোধিত আশ্রয়

🇮🇳Tamil

மிதவை

சிறிய கச்சா தங்குமிடம் ஒரு குடியிருப்பாக பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

కదిలించు

నివాసంగా ఉపయోగించే చిన్న ముడి ఆశ్రయం

🇮🇳Marathi

पोकळी

निवास म्हणून वापरलेला लहान क्रूड निवारा

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોવલ

નાના ક્રૂડ આશ્રયનો નિવાસ તરીકે ઉપયોગ થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಲ್

ಸಣ್ಣ ಕಚ್ಚಾ ಆಶ್ರಯವನ್ನು ವಾಸಸ್ಥಳವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹോവൽ

വാസസ്ഥലമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ചെറിയ ക്രൂഡ് ഷെൽട്ടർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਛੇਕ

ਇੱਕ ਨਿਵਾਸ ਦੇ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਛੋਟਾ ਕੱਚਾ ਆਸਰਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہوول

ایک چھوٹی سی خام پناہ گاہ جو رہائش کے طور پر استعمال ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小屋

用作住宅的小型简陋庇护所

🇯🇵Japanese

あばら屋

住居として使用される小さな粗末なシェルター

🇰🇷Korean

오두막집

주거지로 사용되는 작은 조잡한 쉼터

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái nhà tồi tàn

nơi trú ẩn thô sơ nhỏ được sử dụng làm nhà ở

🇹🇭Thai

โฮล

ที่พักพิงเล็กๆ ที่ใช้เป็นที่พักอาศัย

🇮🇩Indonesian

gubuk

tempat berteduh kecil yang digunakan sebagai tempat tinggal

🇲🇾Malay

gerobak

tempat perlindungan mentah kecil yang digunakan sebagai kediaman

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كوخ حقير

مأوى خام صغير يستخدم كمسكن

🇮🇷Persian

سنگ شکن

پناهگاه خام کوچکی که به عنوان مسکن استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kulübe

konut olarak kullanılan küçük kaba barınak

🇮🇱Hebrew

בִּקתָה עֲלוּבָה

מקלט גולמי קטן המשמש כבית מגורים

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