Marionette — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˌæɹɪoʊnˈɛt/

🇬🇧British English

/mˌaɹɪəʊnˈɛt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˌaɹɪəʊnˈɛt/

3 syllables Say it as /mˌæɹɪoʊnˈɛt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

puppet

Word Forms

puppeteer

noun

one who operates puppets or marionettes

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

marionnette

une petite figure d'une personne actionnée d'en haut avec des ficelles par un marionnettiste

🇪🇸Spanish

marioneta

una pequeña figura de una persona operada desde arriba con hilos por un titiritero

🇮🇹Italian

marionetta

una piccola figura di persona azionata dall'alto con fili da un burattinaio

🇳🇱Dutch

marionet

een klein figuurtje van een persoon die van bovenaf met touwtjes wordt bediend door een poppenspeler

🇵🇹Portuguese

marionete

uma pequena figura de uma pessoa operada de cima com cordas por um marionetista

🇷🇺Russian

марионетка

небольшая фигурка человека, которым кукловод управляет сверху веревками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कठपुतली

कठपुतली द्वारा ऊपर से तारों द्वारा संचालित एक व्यक्ति की छोटी सी आकृति

🇮🇳Tamil

மரியோனெட்

ஒரு பொம்மலாட்டக்காரனால் சரங்களைக் கொண்டு மேலே இருந்து இயக்கப்படும் ஒரு நபரின் சிறிய உருவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మారియోనెట్

తోలుబొమ్మలాట చేసే వ్యక్తి తీగలతో పైనుండి పనిచేసే వ్యక్తి యొక్క చిన్న బొమ్మ

🇮🇳Marathi

मॅरीओनेट

कठपुतळीच्या तारांनी वरून ऑपरेट केलेल्या व्यक्तीची एक छोटी आकृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

મેરિયોનેટ

કઠપૂતળી દ્વારા તાર વડે ઉપરથી સંચાલિત વ્યક્તિની નાની આકૃતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರಿಯೊನೆಟ್

ಕೈಗೊಂಬೆಗಾರನಿಂದ ತಂತಿಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮೇಲಿನಿಂದ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಸಣ್ಣ ಆಕೃತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാരിയോണറ്റ്

ഒരു പാവാടക്കാരൻ ചരടുകൾ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് മുകളിൽ നിന്ന് പ്രവർത്തിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ ഒരു ചെറിയ രൂപം

🇵🇰Urdu

میریونیٹ

ایک شخص کی ایک چھوٹی سی شخصیت جو اوپر سے ایک کٹھ پتلی کے ذریعہ ڈور کے ساتھ چلائی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

木偶

由木偶师用绳子从上面操作的一个小人像

🇯🇵Japanese

マリオネット

人形遣いによって上から糸で操作される小さな人物像

🇰🇷Korean

꼭두각시

인형사에 의해 위에서 끈으로 조종되는 사람의 작은 모습

🇻🇳Vietnamese

con rối

một hình người nhỏ được người múa rối điều khiển từ trên cao bằng dây

🇹🇭Thai

หุ่นเชิด

ร่างเล็กๆ ของบุคคลที่ควบคุมจากด้านบนโดยมีนักเชิดหุ่นเชือก

🇮🇩Indonesian

boneka

sosok kecil seseorang yang dioperasikan dari atas dengan senar oleh seorang dalang

🇲🇾Malay

boneka

figura kecil seseorang yang dikendalikan dari atas dengan tali oleh dalang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دمية متحركة

شخصية صغيرة لشخص يتم تشغيله من الأعلى بالخيوط بواسطة محرك الدمى

🇮🇷Persian

ماریونت

شکل کوچکی از یک شخص که از بالا با سیم توسط یک عروسک گردان عمل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kukla

bir kuklacı tarafından yukarıdan iplerle çalıştırılan küçük bir insan figürü

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַרִיוֹנֶטָה

דמות קטנה של אדם המופעל מלמעלה בחוטים על ידי בובנאי

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

The primary meaning of 'marionette' is 'a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer'.

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

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

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

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