male
gb/mˈeɪl/ us/mˈeɪl/
A2
ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 1900
hím, fiú, férfi, apa, apa típusú
ਨਾਂਵ
A2
1
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
[male] [animal/person]
The male lion has a large mane.
A hím oroszlánnak nagy sörénye van.
He is the only male in the class.
Ő az egyetlen fiú az osztályban.
Male elephants often travel alone.
That shelter has both male and female dogs.
The male actor won an award.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
The male cat is bigger than the female.
A hím macska nagyobb, mint a nőstény.
He is a male teacher.
Ő férfi tanár.
A male bird sings loudly.
The zoo has a new male panda.
I saw a male horse in the field.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'male' with 'man'. 'Male' can describe both people and animals, while 'man' is only for adult human males.
ਅਰਥ
A man or boy; masculine animal
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
male student
|male colleague
|male lion
|male voice
|male doctor
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
man (Refers specifically to an adult human male, not animals.)
|
boy (Refers specifically to a young male human.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
female (Refers to the opposite biological sex that produces larger reproductive cells (eggs).)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
biology
|daily life
|animals
|body
|core_vocabulary
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
A man, boy, or male animal.
A person or animal belonging to the sex that produces small, typically mobile reproductive cells (sperm), usually having XY chromosomes in humans.
A2
2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
male [noun]
Only male birds sing in this species.
Ebben a fajban csak a hím madarak énekelnek.
The company hired more male engineers this year.
A vállalat idén több férfi mérnököt vett fel.
Male students must also take the exam.
They observed a group of male chimpanzees.
The male flowers are smaller than the female ones.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
This is a male dog.
Ez egy kan kutya.
He is a male student.
Ő fiúdiák.
The male bird is red.
A male singer sang on stage.
We saw a male deer in the park.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Some learners mistakenly use 'man' instead of 'male' as an adjective. 'Male' is correct before a noun to describe sex.
ਅਰਥ
Of the masculine sex
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
male athlete
|male voice
|male worker
|male role model
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
masculine (More formal or used in contrast with feminine; can also refer to gender traits.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
female (Describes the opposite biological sex.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
biology
|daily life
|animals
|body
|core_vocabulary
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
Describes a person or animal that is a man, boy, or male animal.
Belonging to the sex that produces small, typically mobile reproductive cells (sperm), in people or animals.
B1
TECHNICAL
3
apa
B2
apa típusú
B2
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ:
male [connector/fitting]
This cable has a male connector on one end and a female on the other.
Ennek a kábelnek az egyik végén apa csatlakozó, a másikon anya csatlakozó van.
Insert the male plug into the socket.
Illeszd az apa csatlakozót az aljzatba.
The adapter comes with two male ends.
They replaced the male fitting with a new one.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
This wire has a male plug.
Ennek a vezetéknek apa csatlakozója van.
Put the male part into the hole.
Illeszd az apa részt a lyukba.
The charger has a male end.
I need a male connector for this cable.
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners may confuse 'male' here with the human/animal sense; in technical contexts it refers to connector type, not gender.
ਅਰਥ
Having a projecting connector part
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
male plug
|male connector
|male end
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
plug-type (Informal description emphasizing plug shape.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
female (Describes the matching connector with an opening for the male part.)
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
technology
|engineering
|science
|core_vocabulary
ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਾ
Describes something like a plug that goes into another part to connect it.
Describes a connector or fitting with a projecting part designed to fit into a corresponding female part.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
male
IPA
GB/mˈeɪl/
US/mˈeɪl/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
male (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (male)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Adjective
- Base: male
Noun
- Base: male
- Plural: males
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ
male and female
1/mˈeɪl ˈænd fˈimˌeɪl/
fixed phrase
Both sexes together
Describes both men/boys and women/girls, or both sexes of animals or plants.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- The shelter has both male and female cats.
- They hired an equal number of male and female workers.
the male of the species
1/ðə mˈeɪl əv ðə spˈiʃiz/
fixed phrase
Masculine member of species
The man, boy, or male animal of a certain kind, compared to the female one.
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
- In some birds, the male of the species is more colorful than the female.
- The male of the species usually guards the nest.