Gamin — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(sometimes offensive) a homeless boy who has been abandoned and roams the streets

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈæmɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈamɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈamɪn/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈæmɪn/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

throwaway street arab

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

gamín

(a veces ofensivo) un niño sin hogar que ha sido abandonado y deambula por las calles

🇮🇹Italian

gioco

(a volte offensivo) un ragazzo senza casa che è stato abbandonato e vaga per le strade

🇵🇹Portuguese

jogador

(às vezes ofensivo) um menino sem-teto que foi abandonado e vaga pelas ruas

🇷🇺Russian

гамин

(иногда оскорбительно) бездомный мальчик, которого бросили и который бродит по улицам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परित्यक्त बालक

(कभी-कभी आक्रामक) एक बेघर लड़का जिसे छोड़ दिया गया है और वह सड़कों पर घूमता है

🇧🇩Bengali

গামিন

(কখনও কখনও আপত্তিকর) একটি গৃহহীন ছেলে যাকে পরিত্যক্ত করা হয়েছে এবং রাস্তায় ঘুরে বেড়ায়

🇮🇳Tamil

கேமின்

(சில நேரங்களில் புண்படுத்தும்) வீடற்ற சிறுவன் கைவிடப்பட்டு தெருக்களில் சுற்றித் திரிவான்

🇮🇳Telugu

గేమిన్

(కొన్నిసార్లు అభ్యంతరకరమైనది) వదిలివేయబడిన మరియు వీధుల్లో తిరుగుతున్న నిరాశ్రయుడైన బాలుడు

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેમિન

(ક્યારેક અપમાનજનક) એક બેઘર છોકરો જેને ત્યજી દેવામાં આવ્યો છે અને શેરીઓમાં ફરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೇಮಿನ್

(ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿ) ನಿರಾಶ್ರಿತ ಹುಡುಗನನ್ನು ಕೈಬಿಡಲಾಗಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಬೀದಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ತಿರುಗಾಡುತ್ತಾನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗെയിമിൻ

(ചിലപ്പോൾ കുറ്റകരം) ഉപേക്ഷിക്കപ്പെട്ട് തെരുവിൽ അലഞ്ഞുതിരിയുന്ന വീടില്ലാത്ത ഒരു ആൺകുട്ടി

🇵🇰Urdu

گیمن

(کبھی کبھی ناگوار) ایک بے گھر لڑکا جسے چھوڑ دیا گیا ہے اور سڑکوں پر گھوم رہا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

加明

（有时是冒犯性的）一个被遗弃并在街上流浪的无家可归的男孩

🇯🇵Japanese

ガミン

（時には攻撃的）見捨てられ、通りを徘徊するホームレスの少年

🇰🇷Korean

집 없는 아이

(가끔 공격적) 버림받아 거리를 배회하는 노숙자 소년

🇹🇭Thai

กามิน

(บางครั้งก็น่ารังเกียจ) เด็กชายจรจัดที่ถูกทิ้งและเตร่ไปตามถนน

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صبي

(أحيانًا مهين) صبي بلا مأوى تم التخلي عنه ويتجول في الشوارع

🇮🇷Persian

بازی

(گاهی توهین آمیز) پسر بی خانمانی که رها شده و در خیابان ها پرسه می زند

🇹🇷Turkish

oyun

(bazen saldırgan) terk edilmiş ve sokaklarda dolaşan evsiz bir çocuk

🇮🇱Hebrew

שׁוֹבָב

(לעיתים פוגעני) ילד חסר בית שננטש ומסתובב ברחובות

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