Hut — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

temporary military shelter

small crude shelter used as a dwelling

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈʌt/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈʌt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈʌt/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈʌt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

hutch army hut shack hovel field hut shanty

Word Forms

shack

verb

make one's home in a particular place or community

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hütte

provisorischer militärischer Unterschlupf

🇫🇷French

cabane

abri militaire temporaire

🇪🇸Spanish

cabaña

refugio militar temporal

🇮🇹Italian

capanna

rifugio militare temporaneo

🇵🇹Portuguese

cabana

abrigo militar temporário

🇷🇺Russian

хижина

временное военное убежище

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झोपड़ी

अस्थायी सैन्य आश्रय

🇧🇩Bengali

কুঁড়েঘর

অস্থায়ী সামরিক আশ্রয়

🇮🇳Tamil

குடிசை

தற்காலிக இராணுவ தங்குமிடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గుడిసె

తాత్కాలిక సైనిక ఆశ్రయం

🇮🇳Marathi

झोपडी

तात्पुरता लष्करी निवारा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઝૂંપડી

કામચલાઉ લશ્કરી આશ્રય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗುಡಿಸಲು

ತಾತ್ಕಾಲಿಕ ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಆಶ್ರಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുടിൽ

താൽക്കാലിക സൈനിക അഭയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝੌਂਪੜੀ

ਅਸਥਾਈ ਫੌਜੀ ਪਨਾਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھونپڑی

عارضی فوجی پناہ گاہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小屋

临时军事避难所

🇯🇵Japanese

小屋

一時的な軍事避難所

🇰🇷Korean

오두막

임시 군사 대피소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

túp lều

nơi trú ẩn quân sự tạm thời

🇹🇭Thai

กระท่อม

ที่พักพิงชั่วคราวของทหาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

pondok

tempat perlindungan militer sementara

🇵🇭Filipino

kubo

pansamantalang kanlungan ng militar

🇲🇾Malay

pondok

tempat perlindungan tentera sementara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كوخ

ملجأ عسكري مؤقت

🇮🇷Persian

کلبه

پناهگاه نظامی موقت

🇹🇷Turkish

kulübe

geçici askeri barınak

🇮🇱Hebrew

צְרִיף

מקלט צבאי זמני

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The primary meaning of 'hut' is 'temporary military shelter'.

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

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