Prongy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɔŋi/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈɒŋi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈɒŋi/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɔŋi/.

Examples

the biramous appendages of an arthropod
long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects
a forked river

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bifurcate biramous forficate fork-like pronged forked branched

Parts of Speech

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

Prong

ähnelt einer Gabel; divided or separated into two branches

🇫🇷French

grincheux

ressemblant à une fourchette; divisé ou séparé en deux branches

🇪🇸Spanish

puntiagudo

parecido a un tenedor; dividido o separado en dos ramas

🇮🇹Italian

pungente

simile a una forchetta; diviso o separato in due rami

🇳🇱Dutch

prong

lijkt op een vork; verdeeld of gescheiden in twee takken

🇵🇹Portuguese

pontiagudo

semelhante a um garfo; dividido ou separado em dois ramos

🇷🇺Russian

проницательный

напоминающий вилку; разделен или разделен на две ветви

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कांटेदार

एक कांटा जैसा; दो शाखाओं में विभाजित या विभाजित

🇮🇳Tamil

வளைந்த

ஒரு முட்கரண்டி போன்றது; இரண்டு கிளைகளாக பிரிக்கப்பட்டது அல்லது பிரிக்கப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

చంచలమైన

ఒక ఫోర్క్ పోలి; విభజించబడింది లేదా రెండు శాఖలుగా విభజించబడింది

🇮🇳Marathi

लांबलचक

काट्यासारखे दिसणारे; दोन शाखांमध्ये विभागलेले किंवा वेगळे केले

🇮🇳Gujarati

લાંબા

કાંટો જેવું લાગે છે; બે શાખાઓમાં વિભાજિત અથવા વિભાજિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಾಣಾಕ್ಷ

ಫೋರ್ಕ್ ಅನ್ನು ಹೋಲುತ್ತದೆ; ಎರಡು ಶಾಖೆಗಳಾಗಿ ವಿಂಗಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಬೇರ್ಪಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വശ്യമായ

ഒരു നാൽക്കവലയോട് സാമ്യമുള്ളത്; രണ്ട് ശാഖകളായി വിഭജിക്കുകയോ വേർതിരിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്യുന്നു

🇵🇰Urdu

طویل

کانٹے سے مشابہت دو شاخوں میں تقسیم یا الگ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

普鲁吉

类似叉子；分成或分成两个分支

🇯🇵Japanese

尖った

フォークに似ています。 2つの枝に分かれる、または分けられる

🇰🇷Korean

가지가 많은

포크와 비슷함; 두 가지로 나누어지거나 분리됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngạnh

giống như một cái nĩa; chia hoặc tách thành hai nhánh

🇹🇭Thai

ง่าม

คล้ายส้อม แบ่งหรือแยกออกเป็นสองสาขา

🇮🇩Indonesian

bercabang

menyerupai garpu; terbagi atau dipisahkan menjadi dua cabang

🇵🇭Filipino

malikot

kahawig ng isang tinidor; hinati o pinaghiwalay sa dalawang sangay

🇲🇾Malay

bercabang

menyerupai garpu; dibahagikan atau dipisahkan kepada dua cabang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذو شوكة

تشبه الشوكة مقسمة أو منفصلة إلى فرعين

🇮🇷Persian

شاخک

شبیه چنگال؛ به دو شاخه تقسیم یا جدا می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sivri uçlu

çatala benzeyen; iki kola bölünmüş veya ayrılmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוד

דומה למזלג; מחולקים או מופרדים לשני ענפים

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