Inhalation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

a medication to be taken by inhaling it

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnhɐlˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnhɐlˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnhɐlˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪnhɐlˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

aspiration inspiration intake breathing in inhalant

Word Forms

inhale	verb	draw deep into the lungs in by breathing
inspire	verb	draw in (air)
aspirate	verb	suck in (air)

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

inhalación

el acto de inhalar; la aspiración de aire (u otros gases) como al respirar

🇮🇹Italian

inalazione

l'atto di inspirare; l'aspirazione di aria (o altri gas) come nella respirazione

🇳🇱Dutch

inademing

de handeling van het inademen; het aanzuigen van lucht (of andere gassen) zoals bij het ademen

🇵🇹Portuguese

inalação

o ato de inspirar; a aspiração de ar (ou outros gases), como na respiração

🇷🇺Russian

ингаляция

акт вдоха; втягивание воздуха (или других газов), как при дыхании

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साँस लेना

साँस लेने की क्रिया; सांस लेने के दौरान हवा (या अन्य गैसों) को अंदर खींचना

🇧🇩Bengali

ইনহেলেশন

শ্বাস নেওয়ার কাজ; শ্বাস-প্রশ্বাসের মতো বাতাসের (বা অন্যান্য গ্যাস) অঙ্কন

🇮🇳Tamil

உள்ளிழுத்தல்

உள்ளிழுக்கும் செயல்; சுவாசத்தில் உள்ளதைப் போல காற்றை (அல்லது பிற வாயுக்கள்) வரைதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉచ్ఛ్వాసము

పీల్చే చర్య; శ్వాసలో వలె గాలిని (లేదా ఇతర వాయువులు) లోపలికి లాగడం

🇮🇳Marathi

इनहेलेशन

इनहेलिंगची क्रिया; श्वासाप्रमाणे हवेचे (किंवा इतर वायू) रेखांकन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇન્હેલેશન

શ્વાસ લેવાની ક્રિયા; શ્વાસની જેમ હવા (અથવા અન્ય વાયુઓ) નું ચિત્રણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಇನ್ಹಲೇಷನ್

ಉಸಿರಾಡುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ; ಉಸಿರಾಟದಲ್ಲಿರುವಂತೆ ಗಾಳಿಯನ್ನು (ಅಥವಾ ಇತರ ಅನಿಲಗಳು) ಸೆಳೆಯುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശ്വസനം

ശ്വസിക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം; ശ്വസനത്തിലെന്നപോലെ വായു (അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മറ്റ് വാതകങ്ങൾ) വരയ്ക്കൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਹ ਲੈਣਾ

ਸਾਹ ਲੈਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ; ਸਾਹ ਲੈਣ ਵਾਂਗ ਹਵਾ (ਜਾਂ ਹੋਰ ਗੈਸਾਂ) ਨੂੰ ਖਿੱਚਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

سانس لینا

سانس لینے کا عمل؛ ہوا (یا دیگر گیسوں) کی ڈرائنگ جیسے سانس لینے میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吸入

吸气的动作；呼吸时吸入空气（或其他气体）

🇯🇵Japanese

吸入

吸入する行為。呼吸のように空気（または他のガス）を取り込むこと

🇰🇷Korean

흡입

흡입 행위; 호흡할 때와 마찬가지로 공기(또는 기타 가스)가 흡입되는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hít vào

hành động hít vào; sự hút không khí (hoặc các loại khí khác) vào khi thở

🇹🇭Thai

การสูดดม

การหายใจเข้า; การดึงอากาศ (หรือก๊าซอื่น ๆ) เข้ามาเช่นเดียวกับการหายใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

inhalasi

tindakan menghirup; penarikan udara (atau gas lainnya) seperti saat bernapas

🇵🇭Filipino

paglanghap

ang pagkilos ng paglanghap; ang pagpasok ng hangin (o iba pang mga gas) tulad ng sa paghinga

🇲🇾Malay

penyedutan

perbuatan menyedut; kemasukan udara (atau gas lain) seperti dalam pernafasan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

استنشاق

عملية الاستنشاق؛ سحب الهواء (أو الغازات الأخرى) كما هو الحال في التنفس

🇮🇷Persian

استنشاق

عمل استنشاق؛ جذب هوا (یا گازهای دیگر) مانند تنفس

🇹🇷Turkish

nefes alma

nefes alma eylemi; nefes alırken olduğu gibi havanın (veya diğer gazların) içeri çekilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

שְׁאִיפָה

פעולת השאיפה; שאיבת אוויר (או גזים אחרים) פנימה כמו בנשימה

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