Paraphernalia — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˌæɹəfɚnˈeɪliə/

🇬🇧British English

/pˌaɹəfənˈeɪliə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˌaɹəfənˈeɪliə/

5 syllables Say it as /pˌæɹəfɚnˈeɪliə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

gear appurtenance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Utensilien

Ausrüstung bestehend aus verschiedenen Artikeln, die für eine bestimmte Operation oder Sportart usw. benötigt werden.

🇫🇷French

attirail

équipement composé d'articles divers nécessaires à une opération ou un sport particulier, etc.

🇪🇸Spanish

bienes parafernales

Equipo que consta de artículos diversos necesarios para una operación o deporte en particular, etc.

🇮🇹Italian

armamentario

attrezzatura composta da articoli vari necessari per una particolare operazione o sport, ecc.

🇳🇱Dutch

parafernalia

uitrusting bestaande uit diverse artikelen die nodig zijn voor een bepaalde operatie of sport enz.

🇵🇹Portuguese

parafernália

equipamento que consiste em artigos diversos necessários para uma determinada operação ou esporte, etc.

🇷🇺Russian

принадлежности

оборудование, состоящее из разных предметов, необходимых для конкретной операции или спорта и т. д.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सामग्री

किसी विशेष ऑपरेशन या खेल आदि के लिए आवश्यक विविध वस्तुओं से युक्त उपकरण।

🇧🇩Bengali

সরঞ্জাম

একটি নির্দিষ্ট অপারেশন বা খেলাধুলা ইত্যাদির জন্য প্রয়োজনীয় বিবিধ প্রবন্ধ সমন্বিত সরঞ্জাম।

🇮🇳Tamil

சாதனங்கள்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட செயல்பாடு அல்லது விளையாட்டு போன்றவற்றுக்குத் தேவையான பல்வேறு கட்டுரைகளைக் கொண்ட உபகரணங்கள்.

🇮🇳Telugu

సామగ్రి

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట ఆపరేషన్ లేదా క్రీడ మొదలైన వాటికి అవసరమైన ఇతర కథనాలతో కూడిన పరికరాలు.

🇮🇳Marathi

साहित्य

विशिष्ट ऑपरेशन किंवा खेळ इत्यादीसाठी आवश्यक विविध वस्तू असलेली उपकरणे.

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાધનસામગ્રી

કોઈ ચોક્કસ કામગીરી અથવા રમતગમત વગેરે માટે જરૂરી પરચુરણ લેખો ધરાવતાં સાધનો.

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಿಕರಗಳು

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಕಾರ್ಯಾಚರಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕ್ರೀಡೆ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುವ ವಿವಿಧ ಲೇಖನಗಳನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಉಪಕರಣಗಳು.

🇮🇳Malayalam

സാമഗ്രികൾ

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക പ്രവർത്തനത്തിനോ കായിക വിനോദത്തിനോ ആവശ്യമായ വിവിധ ലേഖനങ്ങൾ അടങ്ങുന്ന ഉപകരണങ്ങൾ.

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਮਾਨ

ਕਿਸੇ ਖਾਸ ਓਪਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਜਾਂ ਖੇਡ ਆਦਿ ਲਈ ਲੋੜੀਂਦੇ ਫੁਟਕਲ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਉਪਕਰਣ।

🇵🇰Urdu

سامان

کسی خاص آپریشن یا کھیل وغیرہ کے لیے درکار متفرق اشیاء پر مشتمل سامان۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

用具

由特定操作或运动等所需的杂项物品组成的设备。

🇯🇵Japanese

道具

特定の作業やスポーツなどに必要なさまざまな物品からなる装備品。

🇰🇷Korean

장구

특정 작업이나 스포츠 등에 필요한 잡다한 물품으로 구성된 장비.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồ dùng

thiết bị bao gồm các vật phẩm linh tinh cần thiết cho một hoạt động hoặc môn thể thao cụ thể, v.v.

🇮🇩Indonesian

perlengkapan

peralatan yang terdiri dari berbagai barang yang diperlukan untuk operasi atau olahraga tertentu, dll.

🇲🇾Malay

kelengkapan

peralatan yang terdiri daripada pelbagai barang yang diperlukan untuk operasi atau sukan tertentu dsb.

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أدوات

المعدات المكونة من مواد متنوعة ضرورية لعملية معينة أو رياضة معينة وغيرها.

🇮🇷Persian

لوازم جانبی

تجهیزات متشکل از اقلام متفرقه مورد نیاز برای یک عملیات خاص یا ورزش و غیره.

🇹🇷Turkish

gereç

Belirli bir operasyon veya spor vb. için gerekli olan çeşitli eşyalardan oluşan ekipman.

🇮🇱Hebrew

אביזרים

ציוד המורכב מחפצים שונים הדרושים לפעולה מסוימת או ספורט וכו'.

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The primary meaning of 'paraphernalia' is 'equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.'.

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

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

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

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