Livestock — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any animals kept for use or profit

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈaɪvstɑːk/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈaɪvstɒk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈaɪvstɒk/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈaɪvstɑːk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stock farm animal

Word Forms

stocker

noun

a domestic animal (especially a young steer or heifer) kept as stock until fattened or matured and suitable for a breeding establishment

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Vieh

alle Tiere, die zur Nutzung oder zum Gewinn gehalten werden

🇫🇷French

bétail

tout animal élevé à des fins d'usage ou de profit

🇪🇸Spanish

ganado

cualquier animal mantenido para uso o beneficio

🇮🇹Italian

bestiame

tutti gli animali tenuti per uso o profitto

🇳🇱Dutch

vee

alle dieren die voor gebruik of winst worden gehouden

🇵🇹Portuguese

gado

quaisquer animais mantidos para uso ou lucro

🇷🇺Russian

домашний скот

любые животные, содержащиеся для использования или получения прибыли

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पशु

उपयोग या लाभ के लिए रखा गया कोई जानवर

🇧🇩Bengali

পশুসম্পদ

ব্যবহার বা লাভের জন্য রাখা কোনো প্রাণী

🇮🇳Tamil

கால்நடைகள்

பயன்பாடு அல்லது லாபத்திற்காக வைத்திருக்கும் எந்த விலங்குகளும்

🇮🇳Telugu

పశువులు

ఉపయోగం లేదా లాభం కోసం ఉంచబడిన ఏదైనా జంతువు

🇮🇳Marathi

पशुधन

वापरासाठी किंवा फायद्यासाठी ठेवलेले कोणतेही प्राणी

🇮🇳Gujarati

પશુધન

કોઈપણ પ્રાણીઓ ઉપયોગ અથવા નફા માટે રાખવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಜಾನುವಾರುಗಳು

ಯಾವುದೇ ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಲಾಭಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಇರಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കന്നുകാലികൾ

ഉപയോഗത്തിനോ ലാഭത്തിനോ വേണ്ടി സൂക്ഷിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ഏതെങ്കിലും മൃഗങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਸ਼ੂ

ਵਰਤੋਂ ਜਾਂ ਲਾਭ ਲਈ ਰੱਖੇ ਗਏ ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਜਾਨਵਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

مویشی

استعمال یا منافع کے لیے رکھا ہوا کوئی جانور

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

家畜

任何出于使用或盈利目的而饲养的动物

🇯🇵Japanese

家畜

使用または営利目的で飼われている動物

🇰🇷Korean

가축

사용이나 이익을 위해 사육되는 모든 동물

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vật nuôi

bất kỳ động vật nào được giữ để sử dụng hoặc kiếm lợi nhuận

🇹🇭Thai

ปศุสัตว์

สัตว์ใด ๆ ที่เก็บไว้เพื่อใช้หรือหากำไร

🇮🇩Indonesian

ternak

hewan apa pun yang dipelihara untuk digunakan atau dimanfaatkan

🇵🇭Filipino

hayop

anumang hayop na iniingatan para sa paggamit o pagkakakitaan

🇲🇾Malay

ternakan

mana-mana haiwan yang dipelihara untuk kegunaan atau keuntungan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الماشية

أي حيوانات يتم الاحتفاظ بها للاستخدام أو الربح

🇮🇷Persian

دام

هر حیوانی که برای استفاده یا سود نگهداری می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

hayvancılık

kullanım veya kâr amacıyla tutulan herhangi bir hayvan

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּעֲלֵי חַיִים

כל בעלי חיים שנשארו לשימוש או למטרות רווח

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