Mountain — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈaʊntɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈaʊntɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈaʊntɪn/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈaʊntɪn/.

Examples

a batch of letters
a deal of trouble
a lot of money

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

raft mint spate deal pot stack peck quite a little batch great deal lot muckle plenty pile tidy sum flock slew mount sight wad hatful passel mass mess

Parts of Speech

noun	a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
noun	(often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent “a batch of letters”

Word Forms

mountainous	adjective	containing many mountains
mountaineer	noun	someone who climbs mountains
heap	verb	fill to overflow
pile	verb	press tightly together or cram
plenteous	adjective	affording an abundant supply
wad	verb	crowd or pack to capacity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Berg

eine Landmasse, die weit über ihre Umgebung hinausragt; höher als ein Hügel

🇫🇷French

montagne

une masse terrestre qui dépasse largement ses environs ; plus haut qu'une colline

🇪🇸Spanish

montaña

una masa de tierra que se proyecta muy por encima de sus alrededores; más alto que una colina

🇮🇹Italian

montagna

una massa terrestre che sporge ben al di sopra dei suoi dintorni; più alto di una collina

🇳🇱Dutch

berg

een landmassa die ver boven de omgeving uitsteekt; hoger dan een heuvel

🇵🇹Portuguese

montanha

uma massa de terra que se projeta bem acima do seu entorno; mais alto que uma colina

🇷🇺Russian

гора

массив суши, который выступает значительно над окружающей средой; выше холма

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पर्वत

एक भूभाग जो अपने परिवेश से काफी ऊपर फैला हुआ है; एक पहाड़ी से भी ऊँचा

🇧🇩Bengali

পর্বত

একটি ভূমি ভর যা তার চারপাশের উপরে প্রজেক্ট করে; পাহাড়ের চেয়ে উঁচু

🇮🇳Tamil

மலை

ஒரு நிலப்பரப்பு அதன் சுற்றுப்புறத்திற்கு மேலே இருக்கும்; ஒரு மலையை விட உயரமானது

🇮🇳Telugu

పర్వతం

దాని చుట్టుపక్కల కంటే ఎక్కువగా ఉన్న భూభాగం; కొండ కంటే ఎత్తు

🇮🇳Marathi

पर्वत

एक जमीन वस्तुमान जे त्याच्या सभोवतालच्या वर चांगले प्रोजेक्ट करते; डोंगरापेक्षा उंच

🇮🇳Gujarati

પર્વત

જમીનનો સમૂહ જે તેની આસપાસના વિસ્તારોની ઉપર સારી રીતે પ્રોજેક્ટ કરે છે; ટેકરી કરતાં ઊંચો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರ್ವತ

ಅದರ ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತಲಿನ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಪ್ರಕ್ಷೇಪಿಸುವ ಭೂ ದ್ರವ್ಯರಾಶಿ; ಬೆಟ್ಟಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಎತ್ತರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പർവ്വതം

ചുറ്റുപാടിന് മുകളിൽ ഉയർന്നു നിൽക്കുന്ന ഒരു ഭൂപ്രദേശം; ഒരു കുന്നിനേക്കാൾ ഉയരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਹਾੜ

ਇੱਕ ਭੂਮੀ ਪੁੰਜ ਜੋ ਇਸਦੇ ਆਲੇ ਦੁਆਲੇ ਦੇ ਉੱਪਰ ਚੰਗੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ; ਇੱਕ ਪਹਾੜੀ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਚਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

پہاڑ

ایک زمینی ماس جو اپنے اردگرد کے اوپر اچھی طرح پروجیکٹ کرتا ہے۔ ایک پہاڑی سے اونچا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

山

远远高于周围环境的陆地；比一座小山还高

🇯🇵Japanese

山

周囲の上に大きく突き出た陸塊。丘より高い

🇰🇷Korean

산

주변보다 훨씬 높게 돌출된 땅덩어리; 언덕보다 높다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

núi

một khối đất nhô cao hơn hẳn xung quanh nó; cao hơn một ngọn đồi

🇹🇭Thai

ภูเขา

มวลดินที่ยื่นออกมาเหนือสภาพแวดล้อมโดยรอบ สูงกว่าเนินเขา

🇮🇩Indonesian

gunung

daratan yang menonjol jauh di atas lingkungannya; lebih tinggi dari bukit

🇵🇭Filipino

bundok

isang masa ng lupa na umuusad nang husto sa paligid nito; mas mataas pa sa burol

🇲🇾Malay

gunung

jisim tanah yang menonjol jauh di atas persekitarannya; lebih tinggi daripada bukit

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

جبل

وكتلة أرضية تعلو فوق المناطق المحيطة بها؛ أعلى من التل

🇮🇷Persian

کوه

توده زمینی که به خوبی بالاتر از محیط اطراف خود قرار دارد. بالاتر از تپه

🇹🇷Turkish

dağ

çevresinin çok üzerinde çıkıntı yapan bir kara kütlesi; bir tepeden daha yüksek

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַר

גוש יבשתי שמבצבץ הרבה מעל סביבתו; גבוה מגבעה

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The primary meaning of 'mountain' is 'a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill'.

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