Tiller — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass

someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈɪlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈɪlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈɪlə/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈɪlɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cultivator stool

Parts of Speech

noun	a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
noun	someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)
noun	lever used to turn the rudder on a boat
noun	a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)
verb	grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers

Word Forms

tiller	verb	grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
till	verb	work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
cultivate	verb	prepare for crops
stool	noun	(forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings
tiller	noun	a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pinne

ein Spross, der aus der Basis eines Grases sprießt

🇫🇷French

taller

une pousse qui pousse à la base d'une herbe

🇪🇸Spanish

caña del timón

un brote que brota de la base de una hierba

🇮🇹Italian

timone

un germoglio che spunta dalla base di un'erba

🇳🇱Dutch

helmstok

een scheut die uit de basis van een gras ontspruit

🇵🇹Portuguese

leme

um broto que brota da base de uma grama

🇷🇺Russian

румпель

побег, который прорастает из основания травы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

टिलर

एक अंकुर जो घास के आधार से उगता है

🇧🇩Bengali

টিলার

একটি অঙ্কুর যা একটি ঘাসের গোড়া থেকে অঙ্কুরিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

உழவர்

ஒரு புல்லின் அடிப்பகுதியில் இருந்து முளைக்கும் ஒரு தளிர்

🇮🇳Telugu

పైరు

ఒక గడ్డి పునాది నుండి మొలకెత్తిన రెమ్మ

🇮🇳Marathi

मशागत

गवताच्या पायथ्यापासून अंकुरलेले अंकुर

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખેડનાર

એક અંકુર જે ઘાસના પાયામાંથી અંકુરિત થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಟಿಲ್ಲರ್

ಹುಲ್ಲಿನ ಬುಡದಿಂದ ಚಿಗುರುವ ಚಿಗುರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ടില്ലർ

ഒരു പുല്ലിൻ്റെ ചുവട്ടിൽ നിന്ന് മുളപൊട്ടുന്ന ഒരു തളിർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟਿਲਰ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ੂਟ ਜੋ ਘਾਹ ਦੇ ਅਧਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਉੱਗਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ٹلر

ایک گولی جو گھاس کی بنیاد سے نکلتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分蘖

从草根部发芽的芽

🇯🇵Japanese

耕耘機

草の根元から芽を出す新芽

🇰🇷Korean

경운기

풀뿌리에서 돋아난 싹

🇻🇳Vietnamese

máy xới đất

một chồi mọc lên từ gốc cỏ

🇹🇭Thai

ไถนา

หน่อที่งอกออกมาจากโคนหญ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

petani

tunas yang tumbuh dari pangkal rumput

🇵🇭Filipino

magsasaka

isang shoot na umusbong mula sa base ng isang damo

🇲🇾Malay

pembakar

pucuk yang tumbuh dari pangkal rumput

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحارث

برعم ينبت من قاعدة العشب

🇮🇷Persian

پنجه زن

شاخه ای که از پایه یک علف جوانه می زند

🇹🇷Turkish

yeke

bir çimin tabanından filizlenen bir sürgün

🇮🇱Hebrew

מוֹט הָהֶגֶה

נורה הנובט מבסיס דשא

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