Siren — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived

a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈaɪɹən/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈaɪɹən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈaɪɹən/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈaɪɹən/.

Examples

Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

femme fatale temptress enchantress Delilah

Parts of Speech

noun	a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived “Odysseus ordered his crew to plug their ears so they would not hear the Siren's fatal song”
noun	a woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive
noun	a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
noun	an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning
noun	eellike aquatic North American salamander with small forelimbs and no hind limbs; have permanent external gills

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sirene

eine Meeresnymphe (teils Frau, teils Vogel), die Seeleute auf den Felsen, auf denen die Nymphen lebten, ins Verderben locken sollte

🇫🇷French

sirène

une nymphe de la mer (mi-femme, mi-oiseau) censée attirer les marins vers la destruction sur les rochers où vivaient les nymphes

🇪🇸Spanish

sirena

una ninfa marina (en parte mujer y en parte pájaro) que se suponía que atraería a los marineros a la destrucción en las rocas donde vivían las ninfas.

🇮🇹Italian

sirena

una ninfa marina (in parte donna e in parte uccello) che si suppone attirasse i marinai verso la distruzione sulle rocce dove vivevano le ninfe

🇳🇱Dutch

sirene

een zeenimf (deels vrouw en deels vogel) die zeelieden naar de vernietiging zou lokken op de rotsen waar de nimfen leefden

🇵🇹Portuguese

sirene

uma ninfa do mar (parte mulher e parte pássaro) que deveria atrair os marinheiros para a destruição nas rochas onde as ninfas viviam

🇷🇺Russian

сирена

морская нимфа (наполовину женщина и наполовину птица), которая должна была заманивать моряков на разрушение на скалах, где жили нимфы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भोंपू

एक समुद्री अप्सरा (कुछ भाग महिला और कुछ पक्षी) जो नाविकों को उन चट्टानों पर विनाश के लिए आकर्षित करती थी जहां अप्सराएं रहती थीं

🇧🇩Bengali

সাইরেন

একটি সামুদ্রিক জলপরী (একাংশ মহিলা এবং আংশিক পাখি) নাবিকদের প্রলুব্ধ করে পাথরের উপর ধ্বংসের জন্য যেখানে জলপরী বাস করত

🇮🇳Tamil

சைரன்

ஒரு கடல் நிம்ஃப் (பகுதி பெண் மற்றும் பகுதி பறவை) மாலுமிகள் வாழ்ந்த பாறைகளில் மாலுமிகளை அழிவுக்கு ஈர்க்க வேண்டும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సైరన్

సముద్రపు వనదేవత (భాగం స్త్రీ మరియు భాగం పక్షి) వనదేవతలు నివసించే రాళ్ళపై నావికులను విధ్వంసానికి రప్పించవలసి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

सायरन

समुद्रातील अप्सरा (भाग स्त्री आणि काही पक्षी) ज्याने अप्सरा राहत असलेल्या खडकांवर खलाशांना नाश करण्यासाठी प्रलोभित केले होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

સાયરન

એક દરિયાઈ અપ્સરા (અંશ સ્ત્રી અને ભાગ પક્ષી) જે ખડકો જ્યાં અપ્સરાઓ રહેતી હતી ત્યાં ખડકો પર વિનાશ માટે ખલાસીઓને આકર્ષિત કરે છે.

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೋಹಿನಿ

ಸಮುದ್ರ ಅಪ್ಸರೆ (ಭಾಗ ಮಹಿಳೆ ಮತ್ತು ಭಾಗ ಪಕ್ಷಿ) ಅಪ್ಸರೆಗಳು ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಬಂಡೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ನಾವಿಕರನ್ನು ವಿನಾಶಕ್ಕೆ ಆಕರ್ಷಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൈറൺ

ഒരു കടൽ നിംഫ് (ഭാഗം സ്ത്രീയും ഭാഗിക പക്ഷിയും) നിംഫുകൾ താമസിച്ചിരുന്ന പാറകളിൽ നാവികരെ നാശത്തിലേക്ക് ആകർഷിക്കുമെന്ന് കരുതപ്പെടുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਇਰਨ

ਇੱਕ ਸਮੁੰਦਰੀ ਨਿੰਫ (ਅੰਸ਼ਕ ਔਰਤ ਅਤੇ ਹਿੱਸਾ ਪੰਛੀ) ਜੋ ਮਲਾਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਚੱਟਾਨਾਂ 'ਤੇ ਤਬਾਹੀ ਲਈ ਲੁਭਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਿੱਥੇ ਨਿੰਫ ਰਹਿੰਦੇ ਸਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

سائرن

ایک سمندری اپسرا (حصہ عورت اور حصہ پرندہ) جس کے بارے میں سمجھا جاتا ہے کہ وہ ملاحوں کو چٹانوں پر تباہی کی طرف راغب کرے جہاں اپسرا رہتے تھے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

警笛

一个海仙女（一半是女人，一半是鸟），应该引诱水手在她们居住的岩石上毁灭

🇯🇵Japanese

サイレン

海のニンフ（半分は女性、半分は鳥）で、ニンフが住んでいた岩の上で船乗りたちを破滅に誘惑すると考えられていました

🇰🇷Korean

사이렌

님프가 살았던 바위에서 선원들을 유인하여 파멸로 몰고 가는 바다 요정(반은 여자이고 반은 새)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

còi báo động

một nữ thần biển (một phần phụ nữ và một phần chim) có nhiệm vụ dụ dỗ các thủy thủ đến hủy diệt trên những tảng đá nơi các nữ thần sinh sống

🇹🇭Thai

ไซเรน

นางไม้ทะเล (ตัวผู้หญิงและนก) ควรจะล่อลวงกะลาสีให้ทำลายบนโขดหินที่นางไม้อาศัยอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

sirene

bidadari laut (sebagian wanita dan sebagian burung) seharusnya memikat para pelaut menuju kehancuran di bebatuan tempat tinggal para bidadari

🇵🇭Filipino

sirena

isang sea nymph (bahaging babae at bahaging ibon) na dapat umaakit sa mga mandaragat upang sirain ang mga bato kung saan nakatira ang mga nymph

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صفارة الإنذار

حورية البحر (جزء منها امرأة وجزء طائر) من المفترض أن تجذب البحارة إلى الدمار على الصخور التي تعيش فيها الحوريات

🇮🇷Persian

آژیر

یک پوره دریایی (بخشی زن و بخشی پرنده) که قرار است ملوانان را بر روی صخره‌هایی که پوره‌ها در آن زندگی می‌کردند به نابودی بکشاند.

🇮🇱Hebrew

סִירֶנָה

נימפת ים (חלקה אישה וחלקה ציפור) אמורה לפתות מלחים להרס על הסלעים שבהם חיו הנימפות

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The primary meaning of 'siren' is 'a sea nymph (part woman and part bird) supposed to lure sailors to destruction on the rocks where the nymphs lived'.

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

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