Ten — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛn/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛn/

1 syllable Say it as /tˈɛn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

10 ten-spot decade x tenner X

Parts of Speech

noun	the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
noun	one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
adjective	being one more than nine

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zehn

die Kardinalzahl, die die Summe von neun und eins ist; die Basis des Dezimalsystems

🇫🇷French

dix

le nombre cardinal qui est la somme de neuf et un ; la base du système décimal

🇪🇸Spanish

diez

el número cardinal que es la suma de nueve y uno; la base del sistema decimal

🇮🇹Italian

dieci

il numero cardinale che è la somma di nove e uno; the base of the decimal system

🇳🇱Dutch

tien

het hoofdtelwoord dat de som is van negen en één; de basis van het decimale systeem

🇵🇹Portuguese

dez

o número cardinal que é a soma de nove e um; a base do sistema decimal

🇷🇺Russian

десять

кардинальное число, представляющее собой сумму девяти и одного; основание десятичной системы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दस

कार्डिनल संख्या जो नौ और एक का योग है; दशमलव प्रणाली का आधार

🇧🇩Bengali

দশ

মূল সংখ্যা যা নয় এবং এক এর যোগফল; দশমিক সিস্টেমের ভিত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

பத்து

ஒன்பது மற்றும் ஒன்றின் கூட்டுத்தொகையான கார்டினல் எண்; தசம அமைப்பின் அடிப்படை

🇮🇳Telugu

పది

తొమ్మిది మరియు ఒకటి కలిపి ఉండే కార్డినల్ సంఖ్య; దశాంశ వ్యవస్థ యొక్క ఆధారం

🇮🇳Marathi

दहा

नऊ आणि एक ची बेरीज असलेली मुख्य संख्या; दशांश प्रणालीचा पाया

🇮🇳Gujarati

દસ

મુખ્ય સંખ્યા કે જે નવ અને એકનો સરવાળો છે; દશાંશ સિસ્ટમનો આધાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹತ್ತು

ಒಂಬತ್ತು ಮತ್ತು ಒಂದರ ಮೊತ್ತವಾದ ಕಾರ್ಡಿನಲ್ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ; ದಶಮಾಂಶ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥೆಯ ಆಧಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പത്ത്

ഒമ്പതിൻ്റെയും ഒന്നിൻ്റെയും ആകെത്തുകയായ കാർഡിനൽ നമ്പർ; ദശാംശ വ്യവസ്ഥയുടെ അടിസ്ഥാനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦਸ

ਮੁੱਖ ਨੰਬਰ ਜੋ ਨੌਂ ਅਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਦਾ ਜੋੜ ਹੈ; ਦਸ਼ਮਲਵ ਸਿਸਟਮ ਦਾ ਅਧਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

دس

کارڈنل نمبر جو کہ نو اور ایک کا مجموعہ ہے۔ اعشاریہ نظام کی بنیاد

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

十

基数是九加一之和；十进制的基数

🇯🇵Japanese

10

9と1の和である基数。 10 進法の基数

🇰🇷Korean

열

9와 1의 합인 기수; 십진법의 기초

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mười

số hồng y là tổng của chín và một; cơ sở của hệ thập phân

🇹🇭Thai

สิบ

จำนวนนับที่เป็นผลรวมของเก้าและหนึ่ง ฐานของระบบทศนิยม

🇮🇩Indonesian

sepuluh

bilangan pokok yang merupakan jumlah dari sembilan dan satu; dasar sistem desimal

🇵🇭Filipino

sampu

ang cardinal number na kabuuan ng siyam at isa; ang base ng decimal system

🇲🇾Malay

sepuluh

nombor kardinal iaitu hasil tambah sembilan dan satu; asas sistem perpuluhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عشرة

الرقم الأصلي الذي هو مجموع تسعة وواحد؛ أساس النظام العشري

🇮🇷Persian

ده

عدد اصلی که حاصل جمع نه و یک است. پایه سیستم اعشاری

🇹🇷Turkish

on

dokuz ve birin toplamı olan asal sayı; ondalık sistemin tabanı

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֶשֶׂר

המספר הקרדינל שהוא הסכום של תשע ואחד; הבסיס של המערכת העשרונית

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The primary meaning of 'ten' is 'the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system'.

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