Pillow — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person

rest on or as if on a pillow

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪloʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɪləʊ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɪləʊ/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɪloʊ/.

Examples

pillow your head

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rest

Parts of Speech

noun	a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
verb	rest on or as if on a pillow “pillow your head”

Word Forms

pillow	verb	rest on or as if on a pillow
pillow	noun	a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
rest	noun	a support on which things can be put

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kissen

ein Kissen zur Unterstützung des Kopfes einer schlafenden Person

🇫🇷French

oreiller

un coussin pour soutenir la tête d'une personne endormie

🇪🇸Spanish

almohada

un cojín para apoyar la cabeza de una persona dormida

🇮🇹Italian

cuscino

un cuscino per sostenere la testa di una persona addormentata

🇳🇱Dutch

kussen

een kussen ter ondersteuning van het hoofd van een slapend persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

travesseiro

uma almofada para apoiar a cabeça de uma pessoa dormindo

🇷🇺Russian

подушка

подушка для поддержки головы спящего человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तकिया

सोते हुए व्यक्ति के सिर को सहारा देने के लिए तकिया

🇧🇩Bengali

বালিশ

ঘুমন্ত ব্যক্তির মাথা সমর্থন করার জন্য একটি কুশন

🇮🇳Tamil

தலையணை

தூங்கும் நபரின் தலையைத் தாங்கும் ஒரு குஷன்

🇮🇳Telugu

దిండు

నిద్రిస్తున్న వ్యక్తి తలకు మద్దతుగా ఉండే కుషన్

🇮🇳Marathi

उशी

झोपलेल्या व्यक्तीच्या डोक्याला आधार देणारी उशी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓશીકું

ઊંઘી રહેલા વ્યક્તિના માથાને ટેકો આપવા માટે ગાદી

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಿಂಬು

ಮಲಗುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ತಲೆಯನ್ನು ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸಲು ಒಂದು ಕುಶನ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

തലയിണ

ഉറങ്ങുന്ന ഒരാളുടെ തലയെ താങ്ങാനുള്ള തലയണ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਿਰਹਾਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸੌਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੇ ਸਿਰ ਨੂੰ ਸਹਾਰਾ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ਇੱਕ ਗੱਦੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تکیہ

سوئے ہوئے شخص کے سر کو سہارا دینے کے لیے ایک کشن

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

枕头

支撑熟睡者头部的垫子

🇯🇵Japanese

枕

寝ている人の頭を支えるクッション

🇰🇷Korean

베개

잠자는 사람의 머리를 받쳐주는 쿠션

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái gối

một cái đệm để đỡ đầu người đang ngủ

🇹🇭Thai

หมอน

เบาะรองศีรษะของคนนอนหลับ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bantal

bantal untuk menopang kepala orang yang sedang tidur

🇵🇭Filipino

unan

isang unan upang suportahan ang ulo ng isang natutulog na tao

🇲🇾Malay

bantal

kusyen untuk menyokong kepala orang yang sedang tidur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وسادة

وسادة لدعم رأس الشخص النائم

🇮🇷Persian

بالش

بالشتکی برای حمایت از سر فرد خوابیده

🇹🇷Turkish

yastık

uyuyan kişinin başını destekleyen yastık

🇮🇱Hebrew

כָּרִית

כרית לתמיכה בראשו של אדם ישן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'pillow'?

The primary meaning of 'pillow' is 'a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person'.

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

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

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

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