Proboscis — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the human nose (especially when it is large)

a long flexible snout as of an elephant

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹəbˈɑːskɪs/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəbˈɒskɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəbˈɒskɪs/

3 syllables Say it as /pɹəbˈɑːskɪs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trunk

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Rüssel

die menschliche Nase (besonders wenn sie groß ist)

🇫🇷French

trompe

le nez humain (surtout quand il est gros)

🇪🇸Spanish

probóscide

la nariz humana (especialmente cuando es grande)

🇮🇹Italian

proboscide

il naso umano (soprattutto quando è grande)

🇳🇱Dutch

slurf

de menselijke neus (vooral als deze groot is)

🇵🇹Portuguese

tromba

o nariz humano (especialmente quando é grande)

🇷🇺Russian

хоботок

человеческий нос (особенно когда он большой)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूंड

मानव नाक (विशेषकर जब यह बड़ी हो)

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রোবোসিস

মানুষের নাক (বিশেষ করে যখন এটি বড় হয়)

🇮🇳Tamil

புரோபோஸ்கிஸ்

மனித மூக்கு (குறிப்பாக பெரியதாக இருக்கும்போது)

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రోబోస్సిస్

మానవ ముక్కు (ముఖ్యంగా పెద్దగా ఉన్నప్పుడు)

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रोबोसिस

मानवी नाक (विशेषतः जेव्हा ते मोठे असते)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રોબોસ્કિસ

માનવ નાક (ખાસ કરીને જ્યારે તે મોટું હોય)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರೋಬೊಸಿಸ್

ಮಾನವ ಮೂಗು (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅದು ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രോബോസ്സിസ്

മനുഷ്യൻ്റെ മൂക്ക് (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വലുതാണെങ്കിൽ)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

长鼻

人的鼻子（特别是当它很大时）

🇯🇵Japanese

口吻

人間の鼻（特に大きい場合）

🇰🇷Korean

코

사람의 코(특히 코가 큰 경우)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vòi con

mũi của con người (đặc biệt là khi nó lớn)

🇹🇭Thai

งวง

จมูกของมนุษย์ (โดยเฉพาะเมื่อมีขนาดใหญ่)

🇮🇩Indonesian

belalai

hidung manusia (terutama jika ukurannya besar)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ململة

أنف الإنسان (خصوصًا عندما يكون كبيرًا)

🇮🇷Persian

پروبوسیس

بینی انسان (به خصوص زمانی که بزرگ باشد)

🇹🇷Turkish

hortum

insan burnu (özellikle büyük olduğunda)

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹטֶם

האף האנושי (במיוחד כשהוא גדול)

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