Plaything — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an artifact designed to be played with

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈeɪθɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈeɪθɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈeɪθɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /plˈeɪθɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

toy

Word Forms

toy

verb

engage in an activity as if it were a game rather than take it seriously

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Spielzeug

ein Artefakt, das zum Spielen gedacht ist

🇫🇷French

jouet

un artefact conçu pour être joué avec

🇪🇸Spanish

juguete

un artefacto diseñado para ser jugado con

🇮🇹Italian

giocattolo

un artefatto progettato per essere giocato

🇳🇱Dutch

speelbal

een artefact ontworpen om mee te spelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

brinquedo

um artefato projetado para ser jogado

🇷🇺Russian

игрушка

артефакт, предназначенный для игры

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हाथों का खिलौना

एक कलाकृति जिसे खेलने के लिए डिज़ाइन किया गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

খেলা

খেলার জন্য ডিজাইন করা একটি শিল্পকর্ম

🇮🇳Tamil

விளையாட்டுப் பொருள்

விளையாடுவதற்காக வடிவமைக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு கலைப்பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆట వస్తువు

ఆడటానికి రూపొందించబడిన ఒక కళాఖండం

🇮🇳Marathi

खेळणे

खेळण्यासाठी डिझाइन केलेली कलाकृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

રમતગમત

સાથે રમવા માટે રચાયેલ આર્ટિફેક્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಟದ ಸಾಮಾನು

ಆಟವಾಡಲು ವಿನ್ಯಾಸಗೊಳಿಸಿದ ಕಲಾಕೃತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കളിപ്പാട്ടം

കളിക്കാൻ രൂപകൽപ്പന ചെയ്ത ഒരു പുരാവസ്തു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੇਡਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਕਲਾਤਮਕ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ ਖੇਡਣ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھیلنا

ایک نمونہ جس کے ساتھ کھیلنے کے لیے ڈیزائن کیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

玩物

一个设计用来玩的神器

🇯🇵Japanese

遊び道具

遊ぶために設計されたアーティファクト

🇰🇷Korean

장난감

가지고 놀기 위해 고안된 유물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồ chơi

một hiện vật được thiết kế để chơi với

🇹🇭Thai

ของเล่น

สิ่งประดิษฐ์ที่ออกแบบมาเพื่อเล่นด้วย

🇮🇩Indonesian

alat permainan

artefak yang dirancang untuk dimainkan

🇵🇭Filipino

laruan

isang artifact na dinisenyo para paglaruan

🇲🇾Malay

barang permainan

artifak yang direka untuk dimainkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ألعوبة

قطعة أثرية مصممة للعب بها

🇮🇷Persian

اسباب بازی

یک مصنوع که برای بازی با آن طراحی شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

oyuncak

oynanmak üzere tasarlanmış bir eser

🇮🇱Hebrew

צַעֲצוּעַ

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