Shuttlecock — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈʌɾəlkˌɑːk/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈʌtəlkˌɒk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈʌtəlkˌɒk/

3 syllables Say it as /ʃˈʌɾəlkˌɑːk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

birdie shuttle bird

Parts of Speech

noun	badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
verb	send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock

Word Forms

shuttlecock	verb	send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
shuttlecock	noun	badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Federball

Badmintonausrüstung, bestehend aus einem Ball aus Kork oder Gummi mit einer Federkrone

🇫🇷French

volant

équipement de badminton constitué d'une balle en liège ou en caoutchouc avec une couronne de plumes

🇪🇸Spanish

volante

Equipo de bádminton compuesto por una pelota de corcho o goma con una corona de plumas.

🇮🇹Italian

volano

Attrezzatura da badminton costituita da una palla di sughero o di gomma con una corona di piume

🇳🇱Dutch

shuttle

badmintonuitrusting bestaande uit een bal van kurk of rubber met een kroon van veren

🇵🇹Portuguese

peteca

equipamento de badminton composto por uma bola de cortiça ou borracha com uma coroa de penas

🇷🇺Russian

волан

снаряжение для бадминтона, состоящее из пробкового или резинового мяча с короной из перьев.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

शटलकॉक

बैडमिंटन उपकरण जिसमें पंखों के मुकुट के साथ कॉर्क या रबर की एक गेंद होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

শাটলকক

পালকের মুকুট সহ কর্ক বা রাবারের বল নিয়ে গঠিত ব্যাডমিন্টন সরঞ্জাম

🇮🇳Tamil

ஷட்டில்காக்

இறகுகளின் கிரீடத்துடன் கார்க் அல்லது ரப்பர் பந்து கொண்ட பூப்பந்து உபகரணங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

షటిల్ కాక్

ఈకల కిరీటంతో కార్క్ లేదా రబ్బరు బంతిని కలిగి ఉండే బ్యాడ్మింటన్ పరికరాలు

🇮🇳Marathi

शटलकॉक

बॅडमिंटन उपकरणे ज्यामध्ये पिसांचा मुकुट असलेला कॉर्क किंवा रबरचा बॉल असतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

શટલકોક

બેડમિન્ટન સાધનો જેમાં પીછાના તાજ સાથે કૉર્ક અથવા રબરનો બોલ હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಟಲ್ ಕಾಕ್

ಗರಿಗಳ ಕಿರೀಟದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕಾರ್ಕ್ ಅಥವಾ ರಬ್ಬರ್ ಚೆಂಡನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಬ್ಯಾಡ್ಮಿಂಟನ್ ಉಪಕರಣಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഷട്ടിൽകോക്ക്

തൂവലുകളുടെ കിരീടത്തോടുകൂടിയ കോർക്ക് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ റബ്ബർ പന്ത് അടങ്ങുന്ന ബാഡ്മിൻ്റൺ ഉപകരണങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਟਲਕਾਕ

ਬੈਡਮਿੰਟਨ ਉਪਕਰਣ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਖੰਭਾਂ ਦੇ ਤਾਜ ਦੇ ਨਾਲ ਕਾਰ੍ਕ ਜਾਂ ਰਬੜ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਗੇਂਦ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

شٹل کاک

بیڈمنٹن کا سامان جس میں کارک یا ربڑ کی گیند ہوتی ہے جس میں پنکھوں کا تاج ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

羽毛球

由软木或橡胶制成的球和羽毛冠组成的羽毛球器材

🇯🇵Japanese

羽根

羽根の冠が付いたコルクまたはゴムのボールで構成されるバドミントン用具

🇰🇷Korean

셔틀콕

깃털로 장식된 코르크나 고무 공으로 구성된 배드민턴 장비

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quả cầu

thiết bị cầu lông bao gồm một quả bóng bằng nút chai hoặc cao su có vương miện bằng lông vũ

🇹🇭Thai

ลูกขนไก่

อุปกรณ์แบดมินตันที่ประกอบด้วยลูกบอลที่ทำจากไม้ก๊อกหรือยางที่มีมงกุฎขนนก

🇮🇩Indonesian

kok

perlengkapan bulu tangkis yang terdiri dari bola gabus atau karet dengan mahkota bulu

🇲🇾Malay

bulu tangkis

peralatan badminton yang terdiri daripada bebola gabus atau getah dengan mahkota bulu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الريشة

معدات كرة الريشة تتكون من كرة من الفلين أو المطاط مع تاج من الريش

🇮🇷Persian

خروس شاتل

تجهیزات بدمینتون متشکل از یک توپ چوب پنبه یا لاستیک با تاجی از پر

🇹🇷Turkish

raketle

Tüylerden bir taç ile mantar veya kauçuktan oluşan bir badminton ekipmanı

🇮🇱Hebrew

תרנגולת

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The primary meaning of 'shuttlecock' is 'badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers'.

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