Diggings — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology

temporary living quarters

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/daɪvˈʌldʒmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪɡɪŋz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪɡɪŋz/

2 syllables Say it as /daɪvˈʌldʒmənt/.

Examples

there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dig lodgings digging excavation digs domiciliation pad

Parts of Speech

noun	an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology
noun	temporary living quarters
noun	the act of digging “there's an interesting excavation going on near Princeton”

Word Forms

domiciliate	verb	provide housing for
lodge	verb	be a lodger; stay temporarily
excavate	verb	recover through digging
dig	verb	turn up, loosen, or remove earth

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ausgrabungen

eine Ausgrabung nach Erz oder Edelsteinen oder für die Archäologie

🇫🇷French

fouilles

une fouille pour le minerai ou les pierres précieuses ou pour l'archéologie

🇪🇸Spanish

excavaciones

una excavación en busca de minerales o piedras preciosas o con fines arqueológicos

🇮🇹Italian

scavi

uno scavo per minerali o pietre preziose o per archeologia

🇳🇱Dutch

opgravingen

een opgraving voor erts of edelstenen of voor archeologie

🇵🇹Portuguese

escavações

uma escavação para minério ou pedras preciosas ou para arqueologia

🇷🇺Russian

раскопки

раскопки руды или драгоценных камней или археологические раскопки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खुदाई

अयस्क या कीमती पत्थरों या पुरातत्व के लिए उत्खनन

🇧🇩Bengali

খনন

আকরিক বা মূল্যবান পাথর বা প্রত্নতত্ত্বের জন্য একটি খনন

🇮🇳Tamil

தோண்டுதல்

தாது அல்லது விலைமதிப்பற்ற கற்கள் அல்லது தொல்பொருள் ஆராய்ச்சிக்காக ஒரு அகழ்வாராய்ச்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

తవ్వకాలు

ధాతువు లేదా విలువైన రాళ్ల కోసం లేదా పురావస్తు శాస్త్రం కోసం తవ్వకం

🇮🇳Marathi

खोदणे

धातू किंवा मौल्यवान दगड किंवा पुरातत्वासाठी उत्खनन

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખોદકામ

ઓર અથવા કિંમતી પથ્થરો અથવા પુરાતત્વ માટે ખોદકામ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಗೆಯುವುದು

ಅದಿರು ಅಥವಾ ಅಮೂಲ್ಯ ಕಲ್ಲುಗಳಿಗಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪುರಾತತ್ತ್ವ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಉತ್ಖನನ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുഴിയെടുക്കൽ

അയിര് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിലയേറിയ കല്ലുകൾ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പുരാവസ്തുഗവേഷണത്തിന് വേണ്ടിയുള്ള ഒരു ഖനനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਖੁਦਾਈ

ਧਾਤੂ ਜਾਂ ਕੀਮਤੀ ਪੱਥਰਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਪੁਰਾਤੱਤਵ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਲਈ ਖੁਦਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھدائی

ایسک یا قیمتی پتھروں یا آثار قدیمہ کے لئے کھدائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

矿坑

矿石或宝石的挖掘或考古挖掘

🇯🇵Japanese

掘削

鉱石や宝石、あるいは考古学のための発掘

🇰🇷Korean

광산

광석이나 보석 또는 고고학을 위한 발굴

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự đào bới

một cuộc khai quật để tìm quặng hoặc đá quý hoặc để khảo cổ học

🇹🇭Thai

การขุด

การขุดค้นแร่หรืออัญมณีหรือโบราณคดี

🇮🇩Indonesian

tempat penggalian

penggalian bijih atau batu mulia atau untuk arkeologi

🇵🇭Filipino

paghuhukay

isang paghuhukay para sa mineral o mahalagang bato o para sa arkeolohiya

🇲🇾Malay

menggali

penggalian untuk bijih atau batu berharga atau untuk arkeologi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحفريات

التنقيب عن الخام أو الأحجار الكريمة أو عن الآثار

🇮🇷Persian

حفاری ها

حفاری برای سنگ معدن یا سنگ های قیمتی یا برای باستان شناسی

🇹🇷Turkish

kazılar

cevher veya değerli taşlar veya arkeoloji için yapılan kazılar

🇮🇱Hebrew

חפירות

חפירה של עפרות או אבנים יקרות או לארכיאולוגיה

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