Proletariat — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹoʊltˈɛɹɪˌæt/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹəʊltˈeəɹɪˌat/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹəʊltˈeəɹɪˌat/

4 syllables Say it as /pɹoʊltˈɛɹɪˌæt/.

Examples

there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

labour labor working class

Parts of Speech

noun	a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages “there is a shortage of skilled labor in this field”

Word Forms

proletarian

adjective

belonging to or characteristic of the proletariat

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

prolétariat

une classe sociale comprenant ceux qui effectuent un travail manuel ou travaillent pour un salaire

🇪🇸Spanish

proletariado

una clase social que comprende aquellos que realizan trabajos manuales o trabajan por un salario

🇮🇹Italian

proletariato

una classe sociale comprendente coloro che svolgono lavori manuali o lavorano per un salario

🇳🇱Dutch

proletariaat

een sociale klasse die bestaat uit degenen die handenarbeid verrichten of tegen loon werken

🇵🇹Portuguese

proletariado

uma classe social que compreende aqueles que fazem trabalho manual ou trabalham por salário

🇷🇺Russian

пролетариат

социальный класс, включающий тех, кто занимается ручным трудом или работает за заработную плату

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सर्वहारा

एक सामाजिक वर्ग जिसमें वे लोग शामिल हैं जो शारीरिक श्रम करते हैं या मजदूरी के लिए काम करते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

সর্বহারা

একটি সামাজিক শ্রেণী যারা কায়িক শ্রম করে বা মজুরির জন্য কাজ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

பாட்டாளி வர்க்கம்

உடல் உழைப்பு அல்லது கூலி வேலை செய்பவர்களை உள்ளடக்கிய ஒரு சமூக வர்க்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

శ్రామికవర్గం

మాన్యువల్ కార్మికులు లేదా వేతనాల కోసం పనిచేసే వారిని కలిగి ఉన్న సామాజిక తరగతి

🇮🇳Marathi

सर्वहारा

एक सामाजिक वर्ग ज्यामध्ये अंगमेहनतीचे काम करतात किंवा मजुरीसाठी काम करतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

શ્રમજીવી

એક સામાજિક વર્ગ કે જેઓ મેન્યુઅલ મજૂરી કરે છે અથવા વેતન માટે કામ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶ್ರಮಜೀವಿ

ಕೈಯಿಂದ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವವರು ಅಥವಾ ಕೂಲಿಗಾಗಿ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡುವವರನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸಾಮಾಜಿಕ ವರ್ಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തൊഴിലാളിവർഗ്ഗം

കൈകൊണ്ട് ജോലി ചെയ്യുന്നവരോ കൂലിപ്പണി ചെയ്യുന്നവരോ അടങ്ങുന്ന ഒരു സാമൂഹിക വിഭാഗം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰੋਲੇਤਾਰੀ

ਇੱਕ ਸਮਾਜਿਕ ਵਰਗ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਉਹ ਲੋਕ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ ਜੋ ਹੱਥੀਂ ਕਿਰਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ ਜਾਂ ਮਜ਼ਦੂਰੀ ਲਈ ਕੰਮ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

پرولتاریہ

ایک سماجی طبقہ جس میں وہ لوگ شامل ہیں جو دستی مزدوری کرتے ہیں یا اجرت پر کام کرتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无产阶级

由从事体力劳动或为工资而工作的人组成的社会阶层

🇯🇵Japanese

プロレタリアート

肉体労働や賃金を得るために働く人々からなる社会階級

🇰🇷Korean

노동 사회

육체 노동을 하거나 임금을 받기 위해 일하는 사람들로 구성된 사회 계층

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giai cấp vô sản

một tầng lớp xã hội bao gồm những người làm lao động chân tay hoặc làm việc để kiếm tiền

🇹🇭Thai

ชนชั้นกรรมาชีพ

ชนชั้นทางสังคมที่ประกอบด้วยผู้ที่ทำงานด้วยตนเองหรือทำงานเพื่อรับค่าจ้าง

🇵🇭Filipino

proletaryado

isang uri ng lipunan na binubuo ng mga gumagawa ng manwal na paggawa o nagtatrabaho para sa sahod

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البروليتاريا

طبقة اجتماعية تضم أولئك الذين يقومون بأعمال يدوية أو يعملون مقابل أجر

🇮🇷Persian

پرولتاریا

طبقه اجتماعی شامل کسانی است که کار یدی انجام می دهند یا با دستمزد کار می کنند

🇹🇷Turkish

proletarya

el emeği yapanları veya ücret karşılığında çalışanları içeren bir sosyal sınıf

🇮🇱Hebrew

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