Boomerang — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower

a miscalculation that recoils on its maker

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹmeɪkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈɜːkeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈɜːkeɪ/

3 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹmeɪkɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

throw stick backfire throwing stick

Parts of Speech

noun	a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower
noun	a miscalculation that recoils on its maker
verb	return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang

Word Forms

boomerang	verb	return to the initial position from where it came; like a boomerang
backfire	verb	come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect
boomerang	noun	a curved piece of wood; when properly thrown will return to thrower

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

bumerang

una pieza de madera curva; cuando se lanza correctamente regresará al lanzador

🇳🇱Dutch

boemerang

een gebogen stuk hout; wanneer correct gegooid, zal het terugkeren naar de werper

🇵🇹Portuguese

bumerangue

um pedaço de madeira curvo; quando lançado corretamente retornará ao lançador

🇷🇺Russian

бумеранг

изогнутый кусок дерева; при правильном броске возвращается к бросающему

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बुमेरांग

लकड़ी का एक घुमावदार टुकड़ा; जब ठीक से फेंका जाएगा तो फेंकने वाले के पास वापस आ जाएगा

🇧🇩Bengali

বুমেরাং

কাঠের একটি বাঁকা টুকরা; সঠিকভাবে নিক্ষেপ করা হলে নিক্ষেপকারীর কাছে ফিরে আসবে

🇮🇳Tamil

பூமராங்

ஒரு வளைந்த மரத் துண்டு; சரியாக எறியப்படும் போது எறிபவருக்குத் திரும்பும்

🇮🇳Telugu

బూమరాంగ్

ఒక వక్ర చెక్క ముక్క; సరిగ్గా విసిరినప్పుడు విసిరిన వ్యక్తికి తిరిగి వస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

बूमरँग

लाकडाचा वक्र तुकडा; जेव्हा योग्यरित्या फेकले जाते तेव्हा थ्रोअरकडे परत येईल

🇮🇳Gujarati

બૂમરેંગ

લાકડાનો વક્ર ભાગ; જ્યારે યોગ્ય રીતે ફેંકવામાં આવે છે ત્યારે ફેંકનાર પર પાછા આવશે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೂಮರಾಂಗ್

ಬಾಗಿದ ಮರದ ತುಂಡು; ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಎಸೆದಾಗ ಎಸೆಯುವವನಿಗೆ ಹಿಂತಿರುಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബൂമറാംഗ്

ഒരു വളഞ്ഞ മരം; ശരിയായി എറിയുമ്പോൾ എറിയുന്നവൻ്റെ അടുത്തേക്ക് മടങ്ങും

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੂਮਰੈਂਗ

ਲੱਕੜ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਕਰਵ ਟੁਕੜਾ; ਜਦੋਂ ਸਹੀ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਸੁੱਟਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਸੁੱਟਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਕੋਲ ਵਾਪਸ ਆ ਜਾਵੇਗਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بومرانگ

لکڑی کا ایک مڑے ہوئے ٹکڑا؛ جب مناسب طریقے سے پھینک دیا جائے تو پھینکنے والے پر واپس آجائے گا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回旋镖

一块弯曲的木头；当正确投掷时将返回投掷者

🇯🇵Japanese

ブーメラン

曲がった木片。正しく投げられると投げ手に戻ります

🇰🇷Korean

부메랑

구부러진 나무 조각; 제대로 던지면 던지는 사람에게 돌아갑니다.

🇹🇭Thai

บูมเมอแรง

ไม้โค้ง; เมื่อโยนถูกแล้วจะกลับมาหาผู้ขว้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

bumerang

sepotong kayu melengkung; bila dilempar dengan benar akan kembali ke pelempar

🇲🇾Malay

bumerang

sekeping kayu melengkung; apabila dibaling dengan betul akan kembali kepada pelempar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يرتد

قطعة منحنية من الخشب؛ عندما يتم رميها بشكل صحيح سوف تعود إلى القاذف

🇮🇷Persian

بومرنگ

یک تکه چوب منحنی؛ هنگامی که به درستی پرتاب شود به پرتاب کننده باز می گردد

🇹🇷Turkish

bumerang

kavisli bir tahta parçası; Düzgün bir şekilde atıldığında atıcıya geri dönecektir

🇮🇱Hebrew

בּוּמֵרַנְג

חתיכת עץ מעוקלת; כאשר נזרק כראוי יחזור לזרוק

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