Snowfall — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈoʊfɔːl/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈəʊfɔːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈəʊfɔːl/

2 syllables Say it as /snˈoʊfɔːl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snow

Word Forms

snow

verb

fall as snow

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schneefall

Niederschlag, der in Form von Eiskristallen aus Wolken fällt

🇫🇷French

chute de neige

précipitations tombant des nuages sous forme de cristaux de glace

🇪🇸Spanish

nevada

precipitación que cae de las nubes en forma de cristales de hielo

🇮🇹Italian

nevicata

precipitazioni che cadono dalle nuvole sotto forma di cristalli di ghiaccio

🇳🇱Dutch

sneeuwval

neerslag die uit wolken valt in de vorm van ijskristallen

🇵🇹Portuguese

queda de neve

precipitação caindo das nuvens na forma de cristais de gelo

🇷🇺Russian

снегопад

осадки, выпадающие из облаков в виде кристаллов льда

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बर्फबारी

बर्फ के क्रिस्टल के रूप में बादलों से गिरने वाली वर्षा

🇧🇩Bengali

তুষারপাত

বরফের স্ফটিক আকারে মেঘ থেকে বৃষ্টিপাত

🇮🇳Tamil

பனிப்பொழிவு

பனி படிகங்கள் வடிவில் மேகங்களில் இருந்து விழும் மழை

🇮🇳Telugu

హిమపాతం

మంచు స్ఫటికాల రూపంలో మేఘాల నుండి పడే అవపాతం

🇮🇳Marathi

हिमवर्षाव

बर्फाच्या स्फटिकांच्या रूपात ढगांमधून पडणारा पाऊस

🇮🇳Gujarati

હિમવર્ષા

બરફના સ્ફટિકોના રૂપમાં વાદળોમાંથી પડતો વરસાદ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಮಪಾತ

ಮಂಜುಗಡ್ಡೆಯ ಹರಳುಗಳ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೋಡಗಳಿಂದ ಬೀಳುವ ಮಳೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മഞ്ഞുവീഴ്ച

മഞ്ഞ് പരലുകളുടെ രൂപത്തിൽ മേഘങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് വീഴുന്ന മഴ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਰਫਬਾਰੀ

ਬਰਫ਼ ਦੇ ਕ੍ਰਿਸਟਲ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੱਦਲਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਡਿੱਗਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

برف باری

برف کے کرسٹل کی شکل میں بادلوں سے گرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

降雪

以冰晶形式从云中落下的降水

🇯🇵Japanese

降雪

氷の結晶の形で雲から降る降水量

🇰🇷Korean

강설량

구름에서 얼음 결정 형태로 떨어지는 강수량

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tuyết rơi

lượng mưa rơi từ các đám mây dưới dạng tinh thể băng

🇹🇭Thai

หิมะตก

ปริมาณน้ำฝนที่ตกลงมาจากเมฆในรูปของผลึกน้ำแข็ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

salju yg turun

curah hujan yang jatuh dari awan dalam bentuk kristal es

🇵🇭Filipino

ulan ng niyebe

pag-ulan na bumabagsak mula sa mga ulap sa anyo ng mga kristal na yelo

🇲🇾Malay

salji turun

kerpasan yang jatuh dari awan dalam bentuk hablur ais

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تساقط الثلوج

هطول الأمطار من السحب على شكل بلورات ثلجية

🇮🇷Persian

بارش برف

بارش از ابرها به شکل کریستال های یخ می ریزد

🇹🇷Turkish

kar yağışı

bulutlardan buz kristalleri şeklinde düşen yağış

🇮🇱Hebrew

יְרִידַת שֶׁלֶג

משקעים יורדים מעננים בצורה של גבישי קרח

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