Helicon — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a tuba that coils over the shoulder of the musician

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌaɪpɚsˈɑːlɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛlɪkən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛlɪkən/

3 syllables Say it as /hˌaɪpɚsˈɑːlɪd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bombardon

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Helikon

eine Tuba, die sich über die Schulter des Musikers windet

🇫🇷French

hélicon

un tuba qui s'enroule sur l'épaule du musicien

🇪🇸Spanish

helicón

una tuba que se enrolla sobre el hombro del músico

🇮🇹Italian

elicone

una tuba che si avvolge sulla spalla del musicista

🇵🇹Portuguese

helicóptero

uma tuba que enrola no ombro do músico

🇷🇺Russian

геликон

туба, перекинутая через плечо музыканта

India

🇮🇳Hindi

हेलिकेन

एक टुबा जो संगीतकार के कंधे पर लिपटा होता है

🇧🇩Bengali

হেলিকন

একটি টিউবা যা সঙ্গীতশিল্পীর কাঁধের উপর কুণ্ডলী করে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹெலிகான்

இசைக்கலைஞரின் தோளில் சுருண்டிருக்கும் ஒரு டூபா

🇮🇳Telugu

హెలికాన్

సంగీతకారుడి భుజంపై చుట్టే ఒక ట్యూబా

🇮🇳Marathi

हेलिकॉन

एक ट्यूबा जो संगीतकाराच्या खांद्यावर गुंडाळतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

હેલિકોન

એક ટ્યુબા જે સંગીતકારના ખભા પર વળે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಲಿಕಾನ್

ಸಂಗೀತಗಾರನ ಭುಜದ ಮೇಲೆ ಸುತ್ತುವ ಒಂದು ಟ್ಯೂಬಾ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹെലിക്കൺ

സംഗീതജ്ഞൻ്റെ തോളിൽ ചുരുളുന്ന ഒരു ട്യൂബ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹੈਲੀਕਾਨ

ਇੱਕ ਟਿਊਬ ਜੋ ਸੰਗੀਤਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਮੋਢੇ ਉੱਤੇ ਕੋਇਲ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہیلیکن

ایک ٹوبا جو موسیقار کے کندھے پر کنڈلی کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

螺旋

盘绕在音乐家肩膀上的大号

🇯🇵Japanese

ヘリコン

音楽家の肩に巻き付くチューバ

🇰🇷Korean

헬리콘

연주자의 어깨 위로 감겨지는 튜바

🇻🇳Vietnamese

trực thăng

một chiếc tuba cuộn tròn trên vai nhạc sĩ

🇹🇭Thai

เฮลิคอน

ทูบาที่ขดไหล่ของนักดนตรี

🇮🇩Indonesian

semacam alat musik

sebuah tuba yang melingkar di bahu musisi

🇲🇾Malay

helikopter

tuba yang melingkar di atas bahu pemuzik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الهليكون

طوبا يلتف على كتف الموسيقي

🇮🇷Persian

هلیکن

لوله ای که روی شانه نوازنده می پیچد

🇹🇷Turkish

helikon

müzisyenin omzuna dolanan bir tuba

🇮🇱Hebrew

הליקון

טובה שמתפתלת על כתפו של המוזיקאי

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