Plinth — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈɪnθ/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈɪnθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈɪnθ/

1 syllable Say it as /plˈɪnθ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pedestal footstall

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sockel

eine architektonische Stütze oder Basis (wie bei einer Säule oder Statue)

🇫🇷French

socle

un support ou une base architecturale (comme pour une colonne ou une statue)

🇪🇸Spanish

zócalo

un soporte o base arquitectónico (como para una columna o estatua)

🇮🇹Italian

zoccolo

un supporto o base architettonica (come per una colonna o una statua)

🇳🇱Dutch

plint

een architecturale steun of basis (zoals voor een kolom of standbeeld)

🇵🇹Portuguese

plinto

um suporte ou base arquitetônica (como para uma coluna ou estátua)

🇷🇺Russian

постамент

архитектурная опора или основание (как для колонны или статуи)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

इमारत का बंद

एक वास्तुशिल्प समर्थन या आधार (स्तंभ या मूर्ति के लिए)

🇧🇩Bengali

প্লিন্থ

একটি স্থাপত্য সমর্থন বা ভিত্তি (একটি কলাম বা মূর্তির জন্য)

🇮🇳Tamil

பீடம்

ஒரு கட்டடக்கலை ஆதரவு அல்லது அடித்தளம் (ஒரு நெடுவரிசை அல்லது சிலையைப் பொறுத்தவரை)

🇮🇳Telugu

పునాది

నిర్మాణ మద్దతు లేదా బేస్ (స్తంభం లేదా విగ్రహం కోసం)

🇮🇳Marathi

प्लिंथ

आर्किटेक्चरल सपोर्ट किंवा बेस (स्तंभ किंवा पुतळ्यासाठी)

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્લિન્થ

આર્કિટેક્ચરલ સપોર્ટ અથવા આધાર (સ્તંભ અથવા પ્રતિમા માટે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ತಂಭ

ವಾಸ್ತುಶಿಲ್ಪದ ಬೆಂಬಲ ಅಥವಾ ಆಧಾರ (ಕಾಲಮ್ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರತಿಮೆಯಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്തംഭം

ഒരു വാസ്തുവിദ്യാ പിന്തുണ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അടിത്തറ (ഒരു നിര അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രതിമ പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਲਿੰਥ

ਇੱਕ ਆਰਕੀਟੈਕਚਰਲ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਅਧਾਰ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਲਮ ਜਾਂ ਮੂਰਤੀ ਲਈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

چبوترہ

ایک آرکیٹیکچرل سپورٹ یا بنیاد (جیسا کہ کالم یا مجسمے کے لیے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

底座

建筑支撑或底座（如柱子或雕像）

🇯🇵Japanese

台座

建築上の支持体または基礎（柱または彫像の場合）

🇰🇷Korean

주각

건축학적 지지대 또는 기초(기둥이나 동상의 경우)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chân

một giá đỡ hoặc chân đế kiến trúc (như đối với cột hoặc tượng)

🇹🇭Thai

ฐานของรูปสลัก

การสนับสนุนทางสถาปัตยกรรมหรือฐาน (สำหรับเสาหรือรูปปั้น)

🇮🇩Indonesian

alas tiang

dukungan atau alas arsitektur (seperti untuk kolom atau patung)

🇲🇾Malay

alas tiang

sokongan atau pangkalan seni bina (seperti untuk lajur atau patung)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

طيدة

دعامة أو قاعدة معمارية (مثل العمود أو التمثال)

🇮🇷Persian

ازاره

تکیه گاه یا پایه معماری (مانند ستون یا مجسمه)

🇹🇷Turkish

kaide

mimari bir destek veya taban (bir sütun veya heykel için olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַסָד

תמיכה או בסיס אדריכלי (כמו עמוד או פסל)

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The primary meaning of 'plinth' is 'an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)'.

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Using 'plinth' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'plinth' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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

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