Bilious — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

relating to or containing bile

suffering from or suggesting a liver disorder or gastric distress

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæsɐɹˌiːp/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɔːtəʊsɪnˈiːsɪs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɔːtəʊsɪnˈiːsɪs/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæsɐɹˌiːp/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

atrabilious liverish biliary livery dyspeptic

Word Forms

bile	noun	a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats
biliousness	noun	gastric distress caused by a disorder of the liver or gall bladder
liver	noun	large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity; secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat; synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood; synthesizes vitamin A; detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Galle

sich auf Galle beziehen oder diese enthalten

🇫🇷French

bilieux

relatif à ou contenant de la bile

🇪🇸Spanish

bilioso

relacionado con o que contiene bilis

🇮🇹Italian

bilioso

relativo o contenente bile

🇳🇱Dutch

zwartgallig

die verband houden met of gal bevatten

🇵🇹Portuguese

bilioso

relacionado ou contendo bile

🇷🇺Russian

желчный

относящийся к желчи или содержащий ее

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पित्तयुक्त

पित्त से संबंधित या युक्त

🇧🇩Bengali

পিত্ত

সম্পর্কিত বা পিত্ত ধারণকারী

🇮🇳Tamil

பித்தமானது

பித்தத்துடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது கொண்டிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పిత్త సంబంధమైన

పిత్తానికి సంబంధించిన లేదా కలిగి ఉన్న

🇮🇳Marathi

पित्तयुक्त

पित्ताशी संबंधित किंवा त्यात असलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

પિત્તયુક્ત

પિત્તને લગતું અથવા ધરાવતું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಿತ್ತದ

ಪಿತ್ತರಸಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പിത്തരസം

പിത്തരസവുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ അടങ്ങിയിരിക്കുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਿਸ਼ਾਬ ਵਾਲਾ

ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਪਿਤ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਾਲਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جراثیمی

پت سے متعلق یا اس پر مشتمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

胆怯的

与胆汁有关或含有胆汁

🇯🇵Japanese

胆汁性の

胆汁に関する、または胆汁を含む

🇰🇷Korean

담즙의

담즙과 관련되거나 함유된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

song phương

liên quan đến hoặc có chứa mật

🇹🇭Thai

ร้ายกาจ

เกี่ยวข้องกับหรือมีน้ำดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

empedu

berkaitan dengan atau mengandung empedu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صفراوي

المتعلقة أو تحتوي على الصفراء

🇮🇷Persian

صفراوی

مربوط به صفرا یا حاوی صفرا

🇹🇷Turkish

safralı

safra ile ilgili veya safra içeren

🇮🇱Hebrew

מרה

קשור או מכיל מרה

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