Hunker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sit on one's heels

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈʌŋkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈʌŋkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈʌŋkə/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈʌŋkɚ/.

Examples

In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting
The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scrunch squat hunker down scrunch up crouch

Parts of Speech

verb	sit on one's heels “In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting”

Word Forms

squat	noun	the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels
squatting	noun	the act of assuming or maintaining a crouching position with the knees bent and the buttocks near the heels

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

adorateur

s'asseoir sur ses talons

🇪🇸Spanish

agachar

sentarse sobre los talones

🇮🇹Italian

accovacciarsi

sedersi sui talloni

🇳🇱Dutch

ouderwets

op de hielen zitten

🇵🇹Portuguese

caçador

sentar nos calcanhares

🇷🇺Russian

ретроград

сидеть на пятках

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पुराने ढंग का

किसी की एड़ी पर बैठना

🇧🇩Bengali

হুঙ্কার

একজনের হিলের উপর বসুন

🇮🇳Tamil

வேட்டையாடுபவர்

ஒருவரின் குதிகால் மீது உட்காருங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

హంకర్

ఒకరి మడమల మీద కూర్చోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

भोके

टाचांवर बसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

હુન્કર

કોઈની રાહ પર બેસો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಂಗರ್

ಒಬ್ಬರ ನೆರಳಿನಲ್ಲೇ ಕುಳಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹങ്കർ

ഒരാളുടെ കുതികാൽ ഇരിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੰਕਰ

ਕਿਸੇ ਦੀ ਅੱਡੀ 'ਤੇ ਬੈਠਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہنکر

کسی کی ایڑیوں پر بیٹھنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

雄心勃勃

坐在某人的脚跟上

🇯🇵Japanese

狩人

かかとに座る

🇰🇷Korean

궁둥이

발뒤꿈치에 앉다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người to con

ngồi trên gót chân của một người

🇹🇭Thai

ก้อนใหญ่

นั่งบนส้นเท้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

mencangkung

duduk bersila

🇲🇾Malay

pemburu

duduk atas tumit sendiri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محتشد

الجلوس على الكعب

🇮🇷Persian

هانکر

روی پاشنه پا نشستن

🇹🇷Turkish

yakışıklı

topuklarının üstüne oturmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

חתיך

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

The primary meaning of 'hunker' is 'sit on one's heels'.

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

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

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

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