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Quill

noun/kwˈɪl/
Definition
pen made from a bird's feather
a stiff hollow protective spine on a porcupine or hedgehog
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kwˈɪl/
🇬🇧British English
/kwˈɪl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/kwˈɪl/
1 syllable Say it as /kwˈɪl/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
pinionverbcut the wings off (of birds)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Feder
Stift aus einer Vogelfeder
🇫🇷French
penne
stylo fabriqué à partir d'une plume d'oiseau
🇪🇸Spanish
pluma
bolígrafo hecho con pluma de pájaro
🇮🇹Italian
penna
penna realizzata con una piuma di uccello
🇳🇱Dutch
schacht
pen gemaakt van een vogelveer
🇵🇹Portuguese
pena
caneta feita de pena de pássaro
🇷🇺Russian
перо
ручка из птичьего пера
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कलम
पक्षी के पंख से बनी कलम
🇧🇩Bengali
কুইল
পাখির পালক দিয়ে তৈরি কলম
🇮🇳Tamil
குயில்
பறவையின் இறகுகளால் செய்யப்பட்ட பேனா
🇮🇳Telugu
పిట్ట
పక్షి ఈకతో చేసిన పెన్
🇮🇳Marathi
क्विल
पक्ष्याच्या पिसापासून बनवलेले पेन
🇮🇳Gujarati
ક્વિલ
પક્ષીના પીછામાંથી બનાવેલ પેન
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕ್ವಿಲ್
ಹಕ್ಕಿಯ ಗರಿಯಿಂದ ಮಾಡಿದ ಪೆನ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
കുയിൽ
ഒരു പക്ഷിയുടെ തൂവലിൽ നിന്ന് നിർമ്മിച്ച പേന
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕੁਇਲ
ਇੱਕ ਪੰਛੀ ਦੇ ਖੰਭ ਤੋਂ ਬਣੀ ਕਲਮ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
鹅毛笔
用鸟的羽毛制成的笔
🇯🇵Japanese
羽ペン
鳥の羽で作られたペン
🇰🇷Korean
새의 깃털로 만든 펜
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bút lông
bút làm từ lông chim
🇹🇭Thai
ปากกาขนนก
ปากกาที่ทำจากขนนก
🇮🇩Indonesian
bulu ayam
pulpen yang terbuat dari bulu burung
🇲🇾Malay
bulu ayam
pen yang diperbuat daripada bulu burung
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
ريشة
قلم مصنوع من ريشة الطيور
🇮🇷Persian
لنگ
قلم ساخته شده از پر پرنده
🇹🇷Turkish
tüy
kuş tüyünden yapılmış kalem
🇮🇱Hebrew
נוֹצָה
עט עשוי מנוצה של ציפור
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'quill'?
The primary meaning of 'quill' is 'pen made from a bird's feather'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'quill' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'quill' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'quill' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'quill' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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