Spikelet — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/spˈaɪklɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/spˈaɪklɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/spˈaɪklɪt/

3 syllables Say it as /spˈaɪklɪt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pricker thorn spine prickle sticker

Word Forms

spinous	adjective	shaped like a spine or thorn
thorny	adjective	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
prickly	adjective	having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
prick	verb	make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
stick	verb	pierce with a thrust using a pointed instrument

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ährchen

eine kleine spitze Spitze, die einer Spitze an einem Stiel oder Blatt ähnelt

🇫🇷French

épillet

une petite pointe pointue ressemblant à une pointe sur une tige ou une feuille

🇪🇸Spanish

espiguilla

una pequeña punta puntiaguda que se asemeja a una púa en un tallo u hoja

🇮🇹Italian

spighetta

una piccola punta appuntita che ricorda una punta su uno stelo o una foglia

🇳🇱Dutch

aartje

een kleine, scherpe punt die lijkt op een piek op een stengel of blad

🇵🇹Portuguese

espigueta

uma pequena ponta pontiaguda que lembra uma ponta de um caule ou folha

🇷🇺Russian

колосок

небольшой заостренный кончик, напоминающий шип на стебле или листе

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छोटी बाल

एक छोटा नुकीला सिरा जो तने या पत्ती पर लगे कांटे जैसा दिखता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্পাইকলেট

একটি কান্ড বা পাতার উপর একটি স্পাইকের অনুরূপ একটি ছোট তীক্ষ্ণ-বিন্দুযুক্ত ডগা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்பைக்லெட்

ஒரு தண்டு அல்லது இலையில் ஸ்பைக்கைப் போன்ற ஒரு சிறிய கூர்மையான முனை

🇮🇳Telugu

స్పైక్లెట్

కాండం లేదా ఆకుపై స్పైక్‌ను పోలి ఉండే చిన్న పదునైన కోణాల చిట్కా

🇮🇳Marathi

स्पाइकलेट

स्टेम किंवा पानावरील स्पाइक सारखी दिसणारी एक छोटी तीक्ष्ण टोकदार टीप

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્પાઇકલેટ

એક નાની તીક્ષ્ણ-પોઇન્ટેડ ટીપ જે દાંડી અથવા પાંદડા પર સ્પાઇક જેવું લાગે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಪೈಕ್ಲೆಟ್

ಕಾಂಡ ಅಥವಾ ಎಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಸ್ಪೈಕ್ ಅನ್ನು ಹೋಲುವ ಸಣ್ಣ ಚೂಪಾದ ಮೊನಚಾದ ತುದಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്പൈക്ക്ലെറ്റ്

ഒരു തണ്ടിലോ ഇലയിലോ ഉള്ള സ്പൈക്കിനോട് സാമ്യമുള്ള ഒരു ചെറിയ മൂർച്ചയുള്ള അറ്റം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਪਾਈਕਲੇਟ

ਡੰਡੀ ਜਾਂ ਪੱਤੇ 'ਤੇ ਸਪਾਈਕ ਵਰਗੀ ਇੱਕ ਛੋਟੀ ਤਿੱਖੀ-ਨੁਕੀਤੀ ਟਿਪ

🇵🇰Urdu

سپائیکلٹ

ایک چھوٹا سا تیز نوک دار نوک جو تنے یا پتے پر سپائیک سے ملتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小穗

类似于茎或叶上的尖刺的小尖头

🇯🇵Japanese

小穂

茎や葉のスパイクに似た小さな鋭く尖った先端

🇰🇷Korean

작은 이삭

줄기나 잎의 가시처럼 생긴 작고 뾰족한 끝

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bông nhỏ

một đầu nhọn nhỏ giống như một cành trên thân hoặc lá

🇹🇭Thai

ก้านดอก

ปลายแหลมเล็กๆ คล้ายหนามแหลมบนก้านหรือใบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bulir

ujung kecil runcing menyerupai paku pada batang atau daun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السنبيلة

طرف صغير مدبب يشبه السنبلة على الجذع أو الورقة

🇮🇷Persian

سنبلچه

یک نوک نوک تیز کوچک شبیه سنبله روی ساقه یا برگ

🇮🇱Hebrew

ספייקלט

קצה קטן וחד שדומה לשפיץ על גבעול או עלה

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The primary meaning of 'spikelet' is 'a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf'.

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Using 'spikelet' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'spikelet' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'spikelet' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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