Boreas — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a wind that blows from the north

(Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹpɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/bˈʊʃɪlwˌʊmən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/bˈʊʃɪlwˌʊmən/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹpɪd/.

Examples

Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

north wind norther northerly

Parts of Speech

noun	a wind that blows from the north
noun	(Greek mythology) the god who personified the north wind “Boreas was pictured as bearded and powerful and winged and draped against the cold”

Word Forms

northerly	adjective	coming from the north; used especially of wind
boreal	adjective	relating to or marked by qualities associated with the north wind

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

Boréas

un vent qui souffle du nord

🇪🇸Spanish

Bóreas

un viento que sopla del norte

🇮🇹Italian

Borea

un vento che soffia da nord

🇵🇹Portuguese

Bóreas

um vento que sopra do norte

🇷🇺Russian

Борей

ветер, дующий с севера

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बोरेअस

एक हवा जो उत्तर से चलती है

🇧🇩Bengali

বোরিয়াস

উত্তর দিক থেকে প্রবাহিত একটি বাতাস

🇮🇳Tamil

துளைகள்

வடக்கிலிருந்து வீசும் காற்று

🇮🇳Telugu

బోరియాస్

ఉత్తరం నుండి వీచే గాలి

🇮🇳Marathi

बोरेस

उत्तरेकडून वाहणारा वारा

🇮🇳Gujarati

બોરિયા

એક પવન જે ઉત્તર તરફથી ફૂંકાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೋರಿಯಾಸ್

ಉತ್ತರದಿಂದ ಬೀಸುವ ಗಾಳಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ബോറിയസ്

വടക്ക് നിന്ന് വീശുന്ന ഒരു കാറ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੋਰੀਆ

ਇੱਕ ਹਵਾ ਜੋ ਉੱਤਰ ਤੋਂ ਵਗਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بوریس

ایک ہوا جو شمال سے چلتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

博里亚斯

从北边吹来的风

🇯🇵Japanese

ボレアス

北から吹く風

🇰🇷Korean

보레아스

북쪽에서 부는 바람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phương bắc

một cơn gió thổi từ phía bắc

🇹🇭Thai

บอเรีย

เป็นลมที่พัดมาจากทิศเหนือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

angin dr utara

angin yang bertiup dari utara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بوريس

الريح التي تهب من الشمال

🇮🇷Persian

بوره

باد که از شمال می وزد

🇹🇷Turkish

boraas

kuzeyden esen bir rüzgar

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