Packet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a collection of things wrapped or boxed together

(computer science) a message or message fragment

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈækɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈakɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈakɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈækɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

package bundle mail boat mailboat packet boat parcel

Word Forms

package	verb	put into a box
pack	verb	arrange in a container
bundle	verb	gather or cause to gather into a cluster
parcel	verb	make into a wrapped container

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Paket

eine Ansammlung von zusammengepackten oder verpackten Dingen

🇫🇷French

paquet

une collection d'objets emballés ou mis en boîte ensemble

🇪🇸Spanish

paquete

una colección de cosas envueltas o empaquetadas juntas

🇮🇹Italian

pacchetto

una raccolta di cose avvolte o imballate insieme

🇳🇱Dutch

pakket

een verzameling dingen die samen zijn verpakt of in dozen zijn gedaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

pacote

uma coleção de coisas embrulhadas ou encaixotadas juntas

🇷🇺Russian

пакет

совокупность вещей, завернутых или упакованных вместе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पैकेट

एक साथ लपेटी हुई या डिब्बे में रखी हुई चीज़ों का संग्रह

🇧🇩Bengali

প্যাকেট

একসাথে মোড়ানো বা বক্স করা জিনিসগুলির একটি সংগ্রহ

🇮🇳Tamil

பாக்கெட்

ஒன்றாக மூடப்பட்ட அல்லது பெட்டி செய்யப்பட்ட பொருட்களின் தொகுப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్యాకెట్

కలిసి చుట్టబడిన లేదా పెట్టెలో ఉన్న వస్తువుల సేకరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

पॅकेट

एकत्र गुंडाळलेल्या किंवा बॉक्स केलेल्या गोष्टींचा संग्रह

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેકેટ

એકસાથે લપેટી અથવા બોક્સવાળી વસ્તુઓનો સંગ્રહ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ಯಾಕೆಟ್

ಒಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಸುತ್ತಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಪೆಟ್ಟಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಸಂಗ್ರಹ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പാക്കറ്റ്

പൊതിഞ്ഞതോ പെട്ടിയിലാക്കിയതോ ആയ വസ്തുക്കളുടെ ഒരു ശേഖരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੈਕੇਟ

ਇਕੱਠੇ ਲਪੇਟੀਆਂ ਜਾਂ ਬਾਕਸ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ ਚੀਜ਼ਾਂ ਦਾ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ

🇵🇰Urdu

پیکٹ

ایک ساتھ لپیٹی ہوئی یا باکس شدہ چیزوں کا مجموعہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

包

包裹或装箱在一起的物品的集合

🇯🇵Japanese

パケット

一緒に包装または箱詰めされたものの集まり

🇰🇷Korean

패킷

함께 포장되거나 상자에 담긴 물건의 모음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gói

một tập hợp những thứ được gói hoặc đóng hộp lại với nhau

🇹🇭Thai

แพ็กเก็ต

ของสะสมที่ห่อหรือบรรจุกล่องเข้าด้วยกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

paket

kumpulan benda yang dibungkus atau dikemas menjadi satu

🇵🇭Filipino

pakete

isang koleksyon ng mga bagay na nakabalot o naka-kahon nang magkasama

🇲🇾Malay

peket

koleksi benda yang dibalut atau dikotak bersama

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

حزمة

مجموعة من الأشياء ملفوفة أو معبأة معًا

🇮🇷Persian

بسته

مجموعه ای از چیزهایی که با هم پیچیده شده یا جعبه شده اند

🇹🇷Turkish

paket

birbirine sarılmış veya kutulanmış şeylerden oluşan bir koleksiyon

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲבִילָה

אוסף של דברים עטופים או ארוזים יחד

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