Northerly — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a wind that blows from the north

situated in or oriented toward the north

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈɔːɹðɚli/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈɔːðəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈɔːðəli/

3 syllables Say it as /nˈɔːɹðɚli/.

Examples

the northern suburbs
going in a northerly direction
the north wind doth blow

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

northwards northward boreas northern north wind north norther

Parts of Speech

noun	a wind that blows from the north
adjective	situated in or oriented toward the north “the northern suburbs”
adjective	coming from the north; used especially of wind “the north wind doth blow”
adverb	in a northern direction “they earn more up north”

Word Forms

northerly	adjective	coming from the north; used especially of wind
boreal	adjective	relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind
norther	noun	a wind that blows from the north
northernness	noun	the property of being to the north

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nördlich

ein Wind, der aus dem Norden weht

🇫🇷French

du nord

un vent qui souffle du nord

🇪🇸Spanish

norte

un viento que sopla del norte

🇮🇹Italian

settentrionale

un vento che soffia da nord

🇳🇱Dutch

noordelijk

een wind die uit het noorden waait

🇵🇹Portuguese

norte

um vento que sopra do norte

🇷🇺Russian

северный

ветер, дующий с севера

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उत्तर

एक हवा जो उत्तर से चलती है

🇧🇩Bengali

উত্তর দিকে

উত্তর দিক থেকে প্রবাহিত একটি বাতাস

🇮🇳Tamil

வடக்கு

வடக்கிலிருந்து வீசும் காற்று

🇮🇳Telugu

ఉత్తరాన

ఉత్తరం నుండి వీచే గాలి

🇮🇳Marathi

उत्तरेकडील

उत्तरेकडून वाहणारा वारा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉત્તર તરફ

એક પવન જે ઉત્તર તરફથી ફૂંકાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉತ್ತರಕ್ಕೆ

ಉತ್ತರದಿಂದ ಬೀಸುವ ಗಾಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വടക്ക്

വടക്ക് നിന്ന് വീശുന്ന ഒരു കാറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉੱਤਰ ਵੱਲ

ਇੱਕ ਹਵਾ ਜੋ ਉੱਤਰ ਤੋਂ ਵਗਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شمال کی طرف

ایک ہوا جو شمال سے چلتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

北风的

从北边吹来的风

🇯🇵Japanese

北の

北から吹く風

🇰🇷Korean

북쪽으로

북쪽에서 부는 바람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hướng bắc

một cơn gió thổi từ phía bắc

🇹🇭Thai

ทิศเหนือ

เป็นลมที่พัดมาจากทิศเหนือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

ke utara

angin yang bertiup dari utara

🇵🇭Filipino

pahilaga

isang hangin na umiihip mula sa hilaga

🇲🇾Malay

utara

angin yang bertiup dari utara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شماليا

الريح التي تهب من الشمال

🇮🇷Persian

شمالی

باد که از شمال می وزد

🇹🇷Turkish

kuzeyde

kuzeyden esen bir rüzgar

🇮🇱Hebrew

צְפוֹנִי

רוח הנושבת מצפון

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