Relic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an antiquity that has survived from the distant past

something of sentimental value

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɛlɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɛlɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɛlɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɛlɪk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

keepsake token souvenir

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Relikt

eine Antike, die aus der fernen Vergangenheit überlebt hat

🇫🇷French

relique

une antiquité qui a survécu à un passé lointain

🇪🇸Spanish

reliquia

una antigüedad que ha sobrevivido desde un pasado lejano

🇮🇹Italian

reliquia

un'antichità che è sopravvissuta da un lontano passato

🇳🇱Dutch

relikwie

een oudheid die bewaard is gebleven uit het verre verleden

🇵🇹Portuguese

relíquia

uma antiguidade que sobreviveu de um passado distante

🇷🇺Russian

реликвия

древность, сохранившаяся из далекого прошлого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अवशेष

एक प्राचीन वस्तु जो सुदूर अतीत से बची हुई है

🇧🇩Bengali

অবশেষ

একটি প্রাচীনত্ব যা দূর অতীত থেকে বেঁচে আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

நினைவுச்சின்னம்

தொலைதூர கடந்த காலத்திலிருந்து எஞ்சியிருக்கும் ஒரு பழமையானது

🇮🇳Telugu

అవశిష్టం

సుదూర గతం నుండి మనుగడలో ఉన్న ప్రాచీనత

🇮🇳Marathi

अवशेष

एक पुरातनता जी दूरच्या भूतकाळापासून टिकून आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવશેષ

એક પ્રાચીનકાળ જે દૂરના ભૂતકાળથી બચી ગયો છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಶೇಷ

ದೂರದ ಗತಕಾಲದಿಂದ ಉಳಿದುಕೊಂಡಿರುವ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തിരുശേഷിപ്പ്

വിദൂര ഭൂതകാലത്തിൽ നിന്ന് നിലനിൽക്കുന്ന ഒരു പുരാതനത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਵਸ਼ੇਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਪੁਰਾਤਨਤਾ ਜੋ ਦੂਰ ਦੇ ਅਤੀਤ ਤੋਂ ਬਚੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

اوشیش

ایک قدیم چیز جو ماضی بعید سے زندہ ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

遗迹

从遥远的过去幸存下来的古物

🇯🇵Japanese

遺物

遠い昔から生き残っている古代遺跡

🇰🇷Korean

유물

먼 과거로부터 살아남은 고대 유물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thánh tích

một cổ vật đã tồn tại từ quá khứ xa xôi

🇹🇭Thai

ของที่ระลึก

สมัยโบราณที่รอดพ้นจากอดีตอันไกลโพ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

peninggalan

sebuah barang antik yang bertahan dari masa lalu yang jauh

🇲🇾Malay

peninggalan

zaman purba yang telah bertahan dari masa lalu yang jauh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بقايا

العصور القديمة التي نجت من الماضي البعيد

🇮🇷Persian

یادگار

قدمتی که از گذشته های دور باقی مانده است

🇹🇷Turkish

kalıntı

uzak geçmişten günümüze kalan bir antik çağ

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׂרִיד מְקוּדָשׁ

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