Purebred — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pjˈʊɹbɹɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/pjˈʊəbɹɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pjˈʊəbɹɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /pjˈʊɹbɹɪd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

thoroughbred pureblood

Antonyms

crossbred

Parts of Speech

noun	a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses
adjective	bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain

Word Forms

purebred	adjective	bred for many generations from member of a recognized breed or strain
pureblood	adjective	having a list of ancestors as proof of being a purebred animal
purebred	noun	a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

reinrassig

ein reinrassiges Tier reiner Abstammung; vor allem bei Pferden eingesetzt

🇫🇷French

de race

un animal de race pure de lignée non mélangée ; utilisé surtout pour les chevaux

🇪🇸Spanish

de pura raza

un animal con pedigrí de linaje puro; utilizado especialmente de caballos

🇮🇹Italian

di razza

un animale con pedigree di lignaggio puro; usato soprattutto per i cavalli

🇳🇱Dutch

rasecht

een stamboekdier van ongemengde afkomst; vooral gebruikt bij paarden

🇵🇹Portuguese

raça pura

um animal com pedigree e linhagem pura; usado especialmente em cavalos

🇷🇺Russian

чистокровный

породистое животное несмешанной линии; используется особенно в отношении лошадей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ख़ालिस

अमिश्रित वंश का एक वंशावली पशु; विशेषकर घोड़ों का प्रयोग किया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

শুদ্ধজাত

অমিশ্র বংশের একটি বংশধর প্রাণী; বিশেষ করে ঘোড়া ব্যবহার করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

தூய இனம்

கலப்பற்ற பரம்பரை பரம்பரை விலங்கு; குறிப்பாக குதிரைகளில் பயன்படுத்தப்படுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వచ్ఛమైన జాతి

కలపని వంశానికి చెందిన వంశపారంపర్య జంతువు; ముఖ్యంగా గుర్రాలకు ఉపయోగిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

शुद्ध जाती

मिश्रित वंशाचा वंशावळ प्राणी; विशेषतः घोड्यांचा वापर केला जातो

🇮🇳Gujarati

શુદ્ધ નસ્લ

મિશ્રિત વંશનું વંશાવલિ પ્રાણી; ખાસ કરીને ઘોડાઓનો ઉપયોગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶುದ್ಧ ತಳಿ

ಮಿಶ್ರಿತ ವಂಶದ ವಂಶಾವಳಿಯ ಪ್ರಾಣಿ; ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಕುದುರೆಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശുദ്ധമായ

കലർപ്പില്ലാത്ത വംശത്തിൽപ്പെട്ട ഒരു വംശാവലി; പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് കുതിരകളെ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ੁੱਧ ਨਸਲ

ਬੇਮਿਸਾਲ ਵੰਸ਼ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਵੰਸ਼ ਵਾਲਾ ਜਾਨਵਰ; ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਘੋੜਿਆਂ ਲਈ ਵਰਤਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خالص نسل

غیر مخلوط نسب کا ایک نسلی جانور؛ خاص طور پر گھوڑوں کا استعمال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

纯种的

纯种纯种动物；尤指马

🇯🇵Japanese

純血

混合されていない系統の血統書付きの動物。特に馬に使われる

🇰🇷Korean

순종

혼합되지 않은 혈통의 혈통이 있는 동물; 특히 말에 사용됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuần chủng

một con vật có phả hệ thuộc dòng dõi không pha trộn; được sử dụng đặc biệt là ngựa

🇹🇭Thai

พันธุ์แท้

สัตว์สายเลือดที่มีเชื้อสายไม่ผสม ใช้โดยเฉพาะกับม้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

berdarah murni

hewan keturunan dari garis keturunan yang tidak bercampur; digunakan khususnya pada kuda

🇵🇭Filipino

puro lahi

isang pedigreed na hayop ng walang halong lahi; ginagamit lalo na sa mga kabayo

🇲🇾Malay

baka tulen

haiwan keturunan yang tidak bercampur; digunakan terutamanya untuk kuda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أصيل

حيوان نسب من نسب غير مختلط؛ تستخدم خاصة للخيول

🇮🇷Persian

اصیل

یک حیوان شجره دار از دودمان غیرمخلوط. مخصوصاً برای اسب استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

safkan

melez olmayan soydan gelen safkan bir hayvan; özellikle atlarda kullanılır

🇮🇱Hebrew

גִזעִי

חית ייחוס של שושלת לא מעורבת; משמש במיוחד לסוסים

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