Pronged — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having prongs or tines; usually used in combination

resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɔŋd/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɒŋd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɒŋd/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɔŋd/.

Examples

a three-tined fork
the biramous appendages of an arthropod
long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bifurcate biramous forficate fork-like prongy forked tined branched

Parts of Speech

adjective	having prongs or tines; usually used in combination “a three-tined fork”
adjective	resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches “the biramous appendages of an arthropod”

Word Forms

prong

noun

a pointed projection

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

gezackt

mit Zinken oder Zinken; werden meist in Kombination verwendet

🇫🇷French

à volets

ayant des dents ou des dents; généralement utilisé en combinaison

🇪🇸Spanish

puntiagudo

tener púas o púas; generalmente se usa en combinación

🇮🇹Italian

a punta

avere rebbi o denti; solitamente usati in combinazione

🇳🇱Dutch

geworteld

met tanden of tanden; meestal in combinatie gebruikt

🇵🇹Portuguese

afiado

tendo pontas ou dentes; geralmente usado em combinação

🇷🇺Russian

остроконечный

наличие зубцов или зубцов; обычно используется в сочетании

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दाँतोंवाला

शूल या दांत होना; आमतौर पर संयोजन में उपयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রসারিত

থাকা prongs বা tines; সাধারণত সংমিশ্রণে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முனையுடையது

முனைகள் அல்லது டைன்கள் கொண்டவை; பொதுவாக இணைந்து பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

పొడవాటి

ప్రాంగ్స్ లేదా టైన్స్ కలిగి; సాధారణంగా కలయికలో ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

लांबलचक

prongs किंवा tines असणे; सहसा संयोजनात वापरले जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાંબા

prongs અથવા tines કર્યા; સામાન્ય રીતે સંયોજનમાં વપરાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಾಚು

ಪ್ರಾಂಗ್ಸ್ ಅಥವಾ ಟೈನ್ಸ್ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ; ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಸಂಯೋಜನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നീണ്ടുകിടക്കുന്ന

പ്രോങ്ങുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ടൈനുകൾ ഉള്ളത്; സാധാരണയായി സംയുക്തമായി ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰਿਤ

ਖੰਭੇ ਜਾਂ ਟਾਈਨ ਹੋਣ; ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸੁਮੇਲ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਰਤਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

لمبا

کانٹے یا ٹائینز ہونا؛ عام طور پر مجموعہ میں استعمال کیا جاتا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

尖头的

有尖头或尖齿；通常组合使用

🇯🇵Japanese

尖った

プロングまたは歯を持つ。通常は組み合わせて使用されます

🇰🇷Korean

갈라진

갈래나 가지가 있음; 일반적으로 조합하여 사용

🇻🇳Vietnamese

có mũi nhọn

có ngạnh hoặc răng cưa; thường được sử dụng kết hợp

🇹🇭Thai

ง่าม

มีง่ามหรือซี่ มักใช้ร่วมกัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

bergigi

memiliki gigi atau gigi; biasanya digunakan dalam kombinasi

🇲🇾Malay

serampang

mempunyai serampang atau tines; biasanya digunakan secara gabungan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متشعب

وجود شوكات أو أشواك؛ تستخدم عادة في تركيبة

🇮🇷Persian

دندانه دار

داشتن شاخک یا قلاب؛ معمولا به صورت ترکیبی استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

çatallı

çatal uçları veya dişleri olan; genellikle kombinasyon halinde kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

מחודדת

בעל חודים או שיניים; משמש בדרך כלל בשילוב

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