Chantey — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a rhythmical work song originally sung by sailors

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːks/

🇬🇧British English

/saɪmˈɔɪdiəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/saɪmˈɔɪdiəm/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈiːks/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sea chantey chanty shanty

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Matrosenlied

ein rhythmisches Arbeitslied, das ursprünglich von Seeleuten gesungen wurde

🇫🇷French

chanson de marin

une chanson de travail rythmée chantée à l'origine par les marins

🇪🇸Spanish

saloma

una canción de trabajo rítmica originalmente cantada por marineros

🇮🇹Italian

canto

una canzone di lavoro ritmica originariamente cantata dai marinai

🇳🇱Dutch

matrozenlied

een ritmisch werklied, oorspronkelijk gezongen door zeelieden

🇷🇺Russian

шанти

ритмичная рабочая песня, первоначально исполнявшаяся моряками

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नाविकों का कोरस गीत

एक लयबद्ध कार्य गीत जो मूलतः नाविकों द्वारा गाया जाता है

🇮🇳Tamil

சாந்தே

ஒரு தாள வேலை பாடல் முதலில் மாலுமிகளால் பாடப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

చాంతే

వాస్తవానికి నావికులు పాడిన రిథమిక్ పని పాట

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಾಂಟೆ

ಮೂಲತಃ ನಾವಿಕರು ಹಾಡಿರುವ ಲಯಬದ್ಧ ಕೆಲಸದ ಹಾಡು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചന്തേ

യഥാർത്ഥത്തിൽ നാവികർ പാടിയ ഒരു താളാത്മക വർക്ക് ഗാനം

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

船歌

最初由水手演唱的有节奏的工作歌曲

🇯🇵Japanese

チャンティ

もともと船員によって歌われていたリズミカルな労働歌

🇰🇷Korean

뱃노래

원래 선원들이 부른 리드미컬한 노동요

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thánh ca

một bài hát lao động có nhịp điệu ban đầu được hát bởi các thủy thủ

🇹🇭Thai

ชานเทย์

เพลงประกอบจังหวะที่ร้องโดยกะลาสีเรือ

🇮🇩Indonesian

lagu pelaut

sebuah lagu karya ritmis yang awalnya dinyanyikan oleh para pelaut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أغنية البحار

أغنية عمل إيقاعية غناها البحارة في الأصل

🇮🇷Persian

چاشنی

یک آهنگ کاری ریتمیک که در اصل توسط ملوانان خوانده می شد

🇹🇷Turkish

ilahi

orijinal olarak denizciler tarafından söylenen ritmik bir çalışma şarkısı

🇮🇱Hebrew

צ'אנטי

שיר עבודה קצבי ששרו במקור מלחים

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