Wheat — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains

grains of common wheat; sometimes cooked whole or cracked as cereal; usually ground into flour

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈiːt/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈiːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈiːt/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈiːt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

straw pale yellow wheat berry

Word Forms

straw

adjective

of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Weizen

Ein- oder zweijähriges Gras mit aufrechten Blütenrispen und hellbraunen Körnern

🇫🇷French

blé

graminée annuelle ou bisannuelle ayant des épis floraux dressés et des grains brun clair

🇪🇸Spanish

trigo

Hierba anual o bienal que tiene espigas florales erectas y granos de color marrón claro.

🇮🇹Italian

grano

erba annuale o biennale con spighe fiorali erette e grani marrone chiaro

🇳🇱Dutch

tarwe

eenjarig of tweejaarlijks gras met rechtopstaande bloemaren en lichtbruine korrels

🇵🇹Portuguese

trigo

grama anual ou bienal com pontas de flores eretas e grãos marrons claros

🇷🇺Russian

пшеница

однолетняя или двулетняя трава с прямостоячими цветоносами и светло-коричневыми зернами.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गेहूँ

वार्षिक या द्विवार्षिक घास जिसमें उभरे हुए फूल और हल्के भूरे रंग के दाने होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

গম

বার্ষিক বা দ্বিবার্ষিক ঘাসে খাড়া ফুলের স্পাইক এবং হালকা বাদামী দানা থাকে

🇮🇳Tamil

கோதுமை

நிமிர்ந்த மலர் கூர்முனை மற்றும் வெளிர் பழுப்பு நிற தானியங்களைக் கொண்ட வருடாந்திர அல்லது இருபதாண்டு புல்

🇮🇳Telugu

గోధుమ

వార్షిక లేదా ద్వైవార్షిక గడ్డి నిటారుగా ఉండే పుష్పగుచ్ఛాలు మరియు లేత గోధుమ రంగు ధాన్యాలను కలిగి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

गहू

वार्षिक किंवा द्वैवार्षिक गवत ज्यामध्ये ताठ फ्लॉवर स्पाइक्स आणि हलके तपकिरी दाणे असतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘઉં

વાર્ષિક અથવા દ્વિવાર્ષિક ઘાસ જેમાં ફૂલના ટટ્ટાર અને હળવા બ્રાઉન દાણા હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೋಧಿ

ನೆಟ್ಟಗೆ ಹೂವಿನ ಸ್ಪೈಕ್‌ಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ತಿಳಿ ಕಂದು ಧಾನ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ವಾರ್ಷಿಕ ಅಥವಾ ದ್ವೈವಾರ್ಷಿಕ ಹುಲ್ಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗോതമ്പ്

കുത്തനെയുള്ള പൂക്കളുടെ സ്പൈക്കുകളും ഇളം തവിട്ട് നിറത്തിലുള്ള ധാന്യങ്ങളുമുള്ള വാർഷിക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ദ്വിവത്സര പുല്ല്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਣਕ

ਸਲਾਨਾ ਜਾਂ ਦੋ-ਸਾਲਾ ਘਾਹ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਫੁੱਲਾਂ ਦੀਆਂ ਤਿਲਕੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਹਲਕੇ ਭੂਰੇ ਦਾਣੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

گندم

سالانہ یا دو سالہ گھاس جس میں پھولوں کی سیڑھیاں اور ہلکے بھورے دانے ہوتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小麦

一年生或二年生草，有直立的花穗和浅棕色的谷物

🇯🇵Japanese

小麦

直立した花穂と薄茶色の粒を持つ一年生草または二年生草

🇰🇷Korean

밀

직립한 꽃이삭과 밝은 갈색의 알갱이가 있는 한해살이 또는 두해살이 풀

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lúa mì

cỏ hàng năm hoặc hai năm có gai hoa mọc thẳng và hạt màu nâu nhạt

🇹🇭Thai

ข้าวสาลี

หญ้าประจำปีหรือล้มลุกมีดอกตั้งตรงและมีเมล็ดสีน้ำตาลอ่อน

🇮🇩Indonesian

gandum

rumput tahunan atau dua tahunan yang memiliki paku bunga tegak dan butiran berwarna coklat muda

🇵🇭Filipino

trigo

taunang o biennial na damo na may tuwid na mga spike ng bulaklak at matingkad na kayumanggi na butil

🇲🇾Malay

gandum

rumput tahunan atau dwitahunan mempunyai pancang bunga tegak dan butir coklat muda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قمح

عشب سنوي أو كل سنتين له أشواك منتصبة وحبوب بنية فاتحة

🇮🇷Persian

گندم

چمن یکساله یا دوساله با خوشه های گل بلند و دانه های قهوه ای روشن

🇹🇷Turkish

buğday

dik çiçek dikenleri ve açık kahverengi taneleri olan yıllık veya iki yıllık çimen

🇮🇱Hebrew

חיטה

דשא חד-שנתי או דו-שנתי בעל קוצי פרחים זקופים וגרגירים חומים בהירים

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