Dipper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a ladle that has a cup with a long handle

a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɔːɹɪˌænðz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈɪpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈɪpə/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɔːɹɪˌænðz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

Big Dipper water ouzel Charles's Wain Bucephela albeola Little Dipper bufflehead butterball Wain Wagon Plough

Word Forms

dip

verb

dip into a liquid while eating

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Löffel

eine Schöpfkelle, die einen Becher mit langem Griff hat

🇫🇷French

louche

une louche qui a une tasse avec un long manche

🇪🇸Spanish

cazo

un cucharón que tiene una taza con un mango largo

🇮🇹Italian

mestolo

un mestolo che ha una tazza con un lungo manico

🇵🇹Portuguese

concha

uma concha que tem um copo com cabo longo

🇷🇺Russian

ковш

ковш с чашкой и длинной ручкой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रंगरेज़

एक करछुल जिसमें लंबे हैंडल वाला एक कप होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ডিপার

একটি মই যার একটি লম্বা হাতল সহ একটি কাপ রয়েছে

🇮🇳Tamil

டிப்பர்

ஒரு நீண்ட கைப்பிடியுடன் ஒரு கோப்பை கொண்ட ஒரு கரண்டி

🇮🇳Telugu

డిప్పర్

పొడవాటి హ్యాండిల్‌తో కప్పు ఉన్న గరిటె

🇮🇳Marathi

डिपर

लांब हँडल असलेला एक कप आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડીપર

લાંબો હેન્ડલવાળો કપ ધરાવતો લાડુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಬ್ಬಸಿಗೆ

ಉದ್ದವಾದ ಹಿಡಿಕೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕಪ್ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಕುಂಜ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡിപ്പർ

നീളമുള്ള കൈപ്പിടിയുള്ള ഒരു പാനപാത്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਿਪਰ

ਇੱਕ ਲੰਬਾ ਹੈਂਡਲ ਵਾਲਾ ਇੱਕ ਪਿਆਲਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈپر

ایک لاڈلا جس میں ایک لمبا ہینڈل والا کپ ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

杓

带有长柄杯子的长柄勺

🇯🇵Japanese

ひしゃく

長い柄の付いたカップが付いたひしゃく

🇰🇷Korean

국자

손잡이가 긴 컵이 달린 국자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cái gáo

một cái muôi có một cái cốc có tay cầm dài

🇹🇭Thai

กระบวย

ทัพพีที่มีถ้วยมีด้ามยาว

🇮🇩Indonesian

timba

sendok yang memiliki cangkir dengan pegangan yang panjang

🇲🇾Malay

gayung

senduk yang mempunyai cawan dengan pemegang yang panjang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قحافة

مغرفة بها كوب بمقبض طويل

🇮🇷Persian

غواصی

ملاقه ای که فنجانی با دسته بلند دارد

🇹🇷Turkish

kepçe

uzun saplı bir bardağa sahip bir kepçe

🇮🇱Hebrew

עַיִשׁ

מצקת שיש לה כוס עם ידית ארוכה

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