Ling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs

common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɪŋ/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈɪŋ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cusk Molva molva broom Trapa bicornis Calluna vulgaris burbot eelpout Lota lota heather Scots heather ling ko

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

lingue

châtaigne d'eau dont le fruit épineux a deux dents au lieu de 4

🇪🇸Spanish

abadejo

castaña de agua cuyo fruto espinoso tiene dos en lugar de cuatro puntas

🇳🇱Dutch

leng

waterkastanje waarvan de stekelige vrucht twee in plaats van vier tanden heeft

🇷🇺Russian

Лин

водяной каштан, колючие плоды которого имеют два, а не четыре зубца.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एक प्रकार का वृक्ष

सिंघाड़ा जिसके कांटेदार फल में 4 के बजाय दो कांटे होते हैं

🇮🇳Tamil

லிங்

நீர் கஷ்கொட்டை அதன் ஸ்பைனி பழத்தில் 4 முனைகளை விட இரண்டு உள்ளது

🇮🇳Telugu

లింగ్

నీటి చెస్ట్‌నట్, స్పైనీ ఫ్రూట్‌లో 4 ప్రాంగ్‌ల కంటే రెండు ఉంటాయి

🇮🇳Marathi

लिंग

वॉटर चेस्टनट ज्याचे काटेरी फळ 4 ऐवजी दोन असतात

🇮🇳Gujarati

લિંગ

વોટર ચેસ્ટનટ જેના કાંટાળા ફળમાં 4 શંખને બદલે બે હોય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಿಂಗ್

ನೀರಿನ ಚೆಸ್ಟ್‌ನಟ್ ಇದರ ಸ್ಪೈನಿ ಹಣ್ಣು 4 ಪ್ರಾಂಗ್‌ಗಳಿಗಿಂತ ಎರಡನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലിംഗം

വെള്ള ചെസ്റ്റ്നട്ടിൻ്റെ സ്പൈനി ഫ്രൂട്ട് 4 പ്രോങ്ങുകളേക്കാൾ രണ്ടാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਿੰਗ

ਵਾਟਰ ਚੈਸਟਨਟ ਜਿਸ ਦੇ ਤਿੱਖੇ ਫਲ 4 ਦੀ ਬਜਾਏ ਦੋ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

لنگ

آبی شاہ بلوط جس کے کاٹے دار پھل میں 4 کے بجائے دو کانٹے ہوتے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

令

荸荠，其带刺的果实有两个而不是四个尖头

🇯🇵Japanese

リン

とげのある果実が 4 つではなく 2 つの突起を持っているヒシの実

🇰🇷Korean

링

가시가 있는 열매에 4개의 갈래가 아닌 2개의 갈래가 있는 물 밤나무

🇻🇳Vietnamese

linh

hạt dẻ nước có quả gai có hai chứ không phải 4 ngạnh

🇹🇭Thai

หลิง

แห้วที่มีหนามมี 2 แฉกมากกว่า 4 แฉก

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لينغ

كستناء الماء الذي تحتوي ثماره الشوكية على شوكتين بدلاً من 4 شوكات

🇮🇷Persian

لینگ

شاه بلوط آبی که میوه خاردار آن به جای 4 شاخ، دو شاخه دارد

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