Ingestion — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪndʒˈɛstʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪndʒˈɛstʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪndʒˈɛstʃən/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪndʒˈɛstʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uptake intake consumption

Word Forms

consume	verb	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
ingest	verb	serve oneself to, or consume regularly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einnahme

der Vorgang, bei dem Nahrung durch den Mund in den Körper aufgenommen wird (z. B. durch Essen)

🇪🇸Spanish

ingestión

el proceso de introducir alimentos en el cuerpo a través de la boca (como al comer)

🇮🇹Italian

ingestione

il processo di assunzione del cibo nel corpo attraverso la bocca (come mangiando)

🇳🇱Dutch

inname

het proces waarbij voedsel via de mond in het lichaam wordt opgenomen (zoals door te eten)

🇵🇹Portuguese

ingestão

o processo de levar o alimento ao corpo pela boca (como ao comer)

🇷🇺Russian

проглатывание

процесс поступления пищи в организм через рот (например, при приеме пищи)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

घूस

मुंह के माध्यम से शरीर में भोजन लेने की प्रक्रिया (जैसे कि खाने से)

🇧🇩Bengali

ইনজেশন

মুখের মাধ্যমে শরীরে খাবার গ্রহণের প্রক্রিয়া (খাওয়ার মতো)

🇮🇳Tamil

உட்செலுத்துதல்

வாய் வழியாக உடலுக்கு உணவை எடுத்துச் செல்லும் செயல்முறை (சாப்பிடுவது போல)

🇮🇳Telugu

తీసుకోవడం

నోటి ద్వారా ఆహారాన్ని శరీరంలోకి తీసుకునే ప్రక్రియ (తినడం ద్వారా)

🇮🇳Marathi

अंतर्ग्रहण

तोंडातून अन्न शरीरात घेण्याची प्रक्रिया (खाण्याप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઇન્જેશન

મોં દ્વારા શરીરમાં ખોરાક લેવાની પ્રક્રિયા (જેમ કે ખાવાથી)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೇವನೆ

ಬಾಯಿಯ ಮೂಲಕ ಆಹಾರವನ್ನು ದೇಹಕ್ಕೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ತಿನ್ನುವಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഴുങ്ങൽ

വായിലൂടെ ഭക്ഷണം ശരീരത്തിലേക്ക് എടുക്കുന്ന പ്രക്രിയ (ഭക്ഷണം പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗ੍ਰਹਿਣ

ਮੂੰਹ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਭੋਜਨ ਨੂੰ ਸਰੀਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਿਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਖਾਣ ਨਾਲ)

🇵🇰Urdu

ادخال

منہ کے ذریعے کھانا جسم میں لے جانے کا عمل (جیسے کھانے سے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

摄入

通过口腔将食物摄入体内的过程（如通过进食）

🇯🇵Japanese

摂取

（食べることなどにより）口から食物を体内に取り込むプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

음식물 섭취

입을 통해 음식을 몸 안으로 가져가는 과정(먹음으로써)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nuốt vào

quá trình đưa thức ăn vào cơ thể qua miệng (như khi ăn)

🇹🇭Thai

การกลืนกิน

กระบวนการนำอาหารเข้าสู่ร่างกายทางปาก (เช่น การรับประทานอาหาร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

proses menelan

proses memasukkan makanan ke dalam tubuh melalui mulut (seperti dengan makan)

🇵🇭Filipino

paglunok

ang proseso ng pagpasok ng pagkain sa katawan sa pamamagitan ng bibig (tulad ng sa pamamagitan ng pagkain)

🇲🇾Malay

pengambilan

proses pengambilan makanan ke dalam badan melalui mulut (seperti dengan makan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ابتلاع

عملية إدخال الطعام إلى الجسم عن طريق الفم (كما هو الحال عن طريق الأكل)

🇮🇷Persian

بلع

فرآیند ورود غذا به بدن از طریق دهان (مانند خوردن)

🇹🇷Turkish

yutma

Yiyeceklerin ağız yoluyla vücuda alınması süreci (yemek gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַכנָסַת מָזוֹן

תהליך נטילת המזון לגוף דרך הפה (כמו אכילה)

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The primary meaning of 'ingestion' is 'the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)'.

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