Testicle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɛstɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɛstɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɛstɪkəl/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɛstɪkəl/.

Examples

she kicked him in the balls and got away

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ball ballock orchis egg testis bollock nut

Parts of Speech

noun	one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens “she kicked him in the balls and got away”

Word Forms

testicular

adjective

of or involving the testes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hoden

eine der beiden männlichen Fortpflanzungsdrüsen, die Spermien produzieren und Androgene absondern

🇫🇷French

testicule

l'une des deux glandes reproductrices mâles qui produisent des spermatozoïdes et sécrètent des androgènes

🇪🇸Spanish

testículo

una de las dos glándulas reproductivas masculinas que producen espermatozoides y secretan andrógenos

🇮🇹Italian

testicolo

una delle due ghiandole riproduttive maschili che producono spermatozoi e secernono androgeni

🇳🇱Dutch

zaadbal

een van de twee mannelijke voortplantingsklieren die spermatozoa produceren en androgenen afscheiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

testículo

uma das duas glândulas reprodutivas masculinas que produzem espermatozóides e secretam andrógenos

🇷🇺Russian

яичко

одна из двух мужских половых желез, вырабатывающих сперматозоиды и секретирующих андрогены.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अंडा

दो पुरुष प्रजनन ग्रंथियों में से एक जो शुक्राणु पैदा करती है और एण्ड्रोजन स्रावित करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

অণ্ডকোষ

দুটি পুরুষ প্রজনন গ্রন্থির একটি যা শুক্রাণু উৎপন্ন করে এবং অ্যান্ড্রোজেন নিঃসরণ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

விதைப்பை

விந்தணுவை உற்பத்தி செய்து ஆண்ட்ரோஜன்களை சுரக்கும் இரண்டு ஆண் இனப்பெருக்க சுரப்பிகளில் ஒன்று

🇮🇳Telugu

వృషణము

స్పెర్మటోజోవాను ఉత్పత్తి చేసే మరియు ఆండ్రోజెన్‌లను స్రవించే రెండు పురుష పునరుత్పత్తి గ్రంధులలో ఒకటి

🇮🇳Marathi

अंडकोष

दोन पुरुष प्रजनन ग्रंथींपैकी एक जी शुक्राणूंची निर्मिती करते आणि एन्ड्रोजन स्राव करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંડકોષ

બે પુરૂષ પ્રજનન ગ્રંથીઓમાંથી એક જે શુક્રાણુઓ ઉત્પન્ન કરે છે અને એન્ડ્રોજન સ્ત્રાવ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವೃಷಣ

ಸ್ಪೆರ್ಮಟೊಜೋವಾವನ್ನು ಉತ್ಪಾದಿಸುವ ಮತ್ತು ಆಂಡ್ರೋಜೆನ್‌ಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ರವಿಸುವ ಎರಡು ಪುರುಷ ಸಂತಾನೋತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ಗ್ರಂಥಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൃഷണം

ബീജം ഉത്പാദിപ്പിക്കുകയും ആൻഡ്രോജൻ സ്രവിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്ന രണ്ട് പുരുഷ പ്രത്യുത്പാദന ഗ്രന്ഥികളിൽ ഒന്ന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੰਡਕੋਸ਼

ਦੋ ਨਰ ਪ੍ਰਜਨਨ ਗ੍ਰੰਥੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਜੋ ਸ਼ੁਕ੍ਰਾਣੂ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਐਂਡਰੋਜਨ ਨੂੰ ਛੁਪਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خصیہ

دو نر تولیدی غدود میں سے ایک جو سپرمیٹوزوا پیدا کرتی ہے اور اینڈروجن کو خارج کرتی ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

睾丸

产生精子和分泌雄激素的两个男性生殖腺之一

🇯🇵Japanese

睾丸

精子を生成し、アンドロゲンを分泌する 2 つの男性の生殖腺のうちの 1 つ

🇰🇷Korean

고환

정자를 생산하고 안드로겐을 분비하는 두 개의 남성 생식선 중 하나

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tinh hoàn

một trong hai tuyến sinh sản nam sản xuất tinh trùng và tiết ra nội tiết tố androgen

🇹🇭Thai

ลูกอัณฑะ

หนึ่งในสองต่อมสืบพันธุ์เพศชายที่ผลิตอสุจิและหลั่งแอนโดรเจน

🇮🇩Indonesian

buah pelir

salah satu dari dua kelenjar reproduksi pria yang menghasilkan spermatozoa dan mengeluarkan androgen

🇲🇾Malay

buah zakar

salah satu daripada dua kelenjar pembiakan lelaki yang menghasilkan spermatozoa dan merembeskan androgen

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خصية

إحدى الغدد التناسلية الذكرية التي تنتج الحيوانات المنوية وتفرز الأندروجينات

🇮🇷Persian

بیضه

یکی از دو غده تولید مثل مردانه که اسپرم تولید می کند و آندروژن ترشح می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

testis

spermatozoa üreten ve androjen salgılayan iki erkek üreme bezinden biri

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶשֶׁך

אחת משתי בלוטות הרבייה הזכריות המייצרות זרעונים ומפרישות אנדרוגנים

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