Murphy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɜːfi/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɜːfi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɜːfi/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɜːfi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Irish potato white potato spud tater potato

Around the World

Europe

🇷🇺Russian

Мерфи

съедобный клубень родом из Южной Америки; основной продукт питания Ирландии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मर्फी

दक्षिण अमेरिका का मूल निवासी एक खाद्य कंद; आयरलैंड का एक मुख्य भोजन

🇧🇩Bengali

মারফি

দক্ষিণ আমেরিকার একটি ভোজ্য কন্দ; আয়ারল্যান্ডের একটি প্রধান খাদ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

மர்பி

தென் அமெரிக்காவை பூர்வீகமாகக் கொண்ட ஒரு உண்ணக்கூடிய கிழங்கு; அயர்லாந்தின் முக்கிய உணவு

🇮🇳Telugu

మర్ఫీ

దక్షిణ అమెరికాకు చెందిన తినదగిన గడ్డ దినుసు; ఐర్లాండ్ యొక్క ప్రధాన ఆహారం

🇮🇳Marathi

मर्फी

दक्षिण अमेरिकेतील एक खाद्य कंद; आयर्लंडचे मुख्य अन्न

🇮🇳Gujarati

મર્ફી

દક્ષિણ અમેરિકાના વતની ખાદ્ય કંદ; આયર્લેન્ડનો મુખ્ય ખોરાક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರ್ಫಿ

ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಅಮೆರಿಕಾದ ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಖಾದ್ಯ ಗೆಡ್ಡೆ; ಐರ್ಲೆಂಡ್‌ನ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಆಹಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മർഫി

തെക്കേ അമേരിക്ക സ്വദേശിയായ ഒരു ഭക്ഷ്യയോഗ്യമായ കിഴങ്ങ്; അയർലണ്ടിലെ പ്രധാന ഭക്ഷണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਰਫੀ

ਦੱਖਣੀ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਖਾਣਯੋਗ ਕੰਦ; ਆਇਰਲੈਂਡ ਦਾ ਮੁੱਖ ਭੋਜਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

مرفی

جنوبی امریکہ کا ایک خوردنی ٹبر؛ آئرلینڈ کا ایک اہم کھانا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

墨菲

原产于南美洲的可食用块茎；爱尔兰的主食

🇯🇵Japanese

マーフィー

南アメリカ原産の食用の塊茎。アイルランドの主食

🇰🇷Korean

머피

남아메리카가 원산지인 식용 괴경; 아일랜드의 주식

🇹🇭Thai

เมอร์ฟี่

หัวที่กินได้มีถิ่นกำเนิดในอเมริกาใต้ อาหารหลักของไอร์แลนด์

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ميرفي

درنة صالحة للأكل موطنها أمريكا الجنوبية؛ الغذاء الرئيسي في أيرلندا

🇮🇷Persian

مورفی

غده خوراکی بومی آمریکای جنوبی؛ غذای اصلی ایرلند

🇮🇱Hebrew

מרפי

פקעת אכילה שמקורה בדרום אמריקה; מזון עיקרי של אירלנד

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