Ley — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈeɪ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈeɪ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈeɪ/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈeɪ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pastureland lea pasture grazing land

Word Forms

pasture

verb

let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

loi

un champ couvert d'herbe ou d'herbes et propice au pâturage du bétail

🇵🇹Portuguese

lei

um campo coberto com grama ou forragem e adequado para pastagem de gado

🇷🇺Russian

лей

поле, покрытое травой или травостоем и пригодное для выпаса скота

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ले

घास या जड़ी-बूटियों से ढका हुआ और पशुओं के चरने के लिए उपयुक्त मैदान

🇮🇳Tamil

லே

புல் அல்லது மூலிகைகளால் மூடப்பட்ட ஒரு வயல் மற்றும் கால்நடைகள் மேய்ச்சலுக்கு ஏற்றது

🇮🇳Telugu

లే

గడ్డి లేదా మూలికలతో కప్పబడిన పొలం మరియు పశువుల మేతకు అనుకూలం

🇮🇳Gujarati

લે

ઘાસ અથવા વનસ્પતિથી ઢંકાયેલું અને પશુધન દ્વારા ચરવા માટે યોગ્ય ક્ષેત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲೇ

ಹುಲ್ಲು ಅಥವಾ ಗಿಡಮೂಲಿಕೆಗಳಿಂದ ಆವೃತವಾದ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ಜಾನುವಾರುಗಳಿಂದ ಮೇಯಿಸಲು ಸೂಕ್ತವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലേ

പുല്ല് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സസ്യങ്ങൾ കൊണ്ട് പൊതിഞ്ഞതും കന്നുകാലികൾക്ക് മേയാൻ അനുയോജ്യവുമായ ഒരു വയൽ

🇵🇰Urdu

لی

گھاس یا جڑی بوٹیوں سے ڈھکا ہوا کھیت اور مویشیوں کے چرنے کے لیے موزوں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

莱

覆盖着草或牧草且适合牲畜放牧的田地

🇯🇵Japanese

レイ

草や牧草で覆われ、家畜の放牧に適した野原

🇰🇷Korean

레이

풀이나 풀로 덮여 있고 가축이 방목하기에 적합한 들판

🇹🇭Thai

เลย์

ทุ่งที่ปกคลุมไปด้วยหญ้าหรือพืชหญ้า เหมาะแก่การเลี้ยงปศุสัตว์

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لاي

حقل مغطى بالعشب أو العشب ومناسب لرعي الماشية

🇮🇷Persian

لی

مزرعه ای پوشیده از علف یا علف و مناسب برای چرای دام

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The primary meaning of 'ley' is 'a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock'.

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'ley' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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