Sinew — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment

possessing muscular strength

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɪnjuː/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪnjuː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪnjuː/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈɪnjuː/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

brawn tendon heftiness muscularity muscle brawniness

Word Forms

tendinous	adjective	consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
sinewy	adjective	consisting of tendons or resembling a tendon
brawny	adjective	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
muscular	adjective	(of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful
muscle	verb	make one's way by force

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sehne

ein Strang oder Band aus unelastischem Gewebe, das einen Muskel mit seinem knöchernen Ansatz verbindet

🇫🇷French

tendon

une corde ou une bande de tissu inélastique reliant un muscle à son attache osseuse

🇪🇸Spanish

tendón

Cordón o banda de tejido inelástico que conecta un músculo con su inserción ósea.

🇮🇹Italian

tendine

corda o fascia di tessuto anelastico che collega un muscolo con la sua inserzione ossea

🇳🇱Dutch

pezen

een koord of band van inelastisch weefsel dat een spier verbindt met zijn benige aanhechting

🇵🇹Portuguese

tendão

um cordão ou faixa de tecido inelástico conectando um músculo à sua fixação óssea

🇷🇺Russian

сухожилие

шнур или полоска неэластичной ткани, соединяющая мышцу с ее костным прикреплением

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पेशी

किसी मांसपेशी को उसकी हड्डी के जुड़ाव से जोड़ने वाली बेलोचदार ऊतक की एक रस्सी या बैंड

🇮🇳Tamil

நரம்பு

ஒரு தசையை அதன் எலும்பு இணைப்புடன் இணைக்கும் நெகிழ்ச்சியற்ற திசுக்களின் தண்டு அல்லது பட்டை

🇮🇳Telugu

సినెవ్

కండరాన్ని దాని అస్థి అటాచ్‌మెంట్‌తో కలిపే అస్థిర కణజాలం యొక్క త్రాడు లేదా బ్యాండ్

🇮🇳Gujarati

સિન્યુ

સ્નાયુને તેના હાડકાના જોડાણ સાથે જોડતી અસ્થિર પેશીઓની દોરી અથવા બેન્ડ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಿನೆವ್

ಸ್ನಾಯುವನ್ನು ಅದರ ಎಲುಬಿನ ಜೋಡಣೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸುವ ಅಸ್ಥಿರ ಅಂಗಾಂಶದ ಬಳ್ಳಿಯ ಅಥವಾ ಬ್ಯಾಂಡ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

സിനവ്

ഒരു പേശിയെ അതിൻ്റെ അസ്ഥി അറ്റാച്ച്‌മെൻ്റുമായി ബന്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ഇലാസ്റ്റിക് ടിഷ്യുവിൻ്റെ ഒരു ചരട് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ബാൻഡ്

🇵🇰Urdu

سینو

ایک ہڈی یا غیر لچکدار ٹشو کا بینڈ جو ایک پٹھوں کو اس کے ہڈیوں کے ساتھ جوڑتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

腱子

连接肌肉与其骨附件的无弹性组织的绳索或带

🇯🇵Japanese

筋

筋肉とその骨付着部を接続する非弾性組織のコードまたは帯

🇰🇷Korean

건

근육과 뼈 부착물을 연결하는 비탄성 조직의 끈 또는 띠

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dây gân

một dây hoặc dải mô không đàn hồi nối cơ với phần gắn liền với xương của nó

🇹🇭Thai

เอ็น

เชือกหรือแถบเนื้อเยื่อไม่ยืดหยุ่นที่เชื่อมต่อกล้ามเนื้อกับสิ่งที่แนบมากับกระดูก

🇮🇩Indonesian

otot

tali atau pita jaringan tidak elastis yang menghubungkan otot dengan perlekatan tulangnya

🇵🇭Filipino

litid

isang kurdon o banda ng hindi nababanat na tisyu na nagdudugtong sa isang kalamnan sa pagkakadikit nito sa buto

🇲🇾Malay

urat

kord atau jalur tisu tak anjal yang menghubungkan otot dengan lampiran tulangnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عصب

حبل أو شريط من الأنسجة غير المرنة التي تربط العضلة بملحقها العظمي

🇮🇷Persian

سینه

طناب یا نواری از بافت غیر ارتجاعی که عضله را با اتصال استخوانی آن به هم متصل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

sinir

bir kası kemik bağlantısına bağlayan elastik olmayan doku kordonu veya bandı

🇮🇱Hebrew

גִיד

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