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argil

/ˈɑːd͡ʒɪl/US/ˈɑɹd͡ʒɪl/

argil noun: potter's clay.

Noun

argil (countable and uncountable, plural argils)

  1. potter's clay.

argil meaning in Tamil and Bengali

argil in Tamil

பாண்டஞ் செய்வதற்குரிய களிமண், களிமண்

argil in Bengali

কুমোরের কাদা

Forms of argil

pluralargils

Origin of argil

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἄργιλλος (árgillos).

Questions about argil

What does argil mean?
Argil means potter's clay.
What is argil in Tamil?
Argil in Tamil is பாண்டஞ் செய்வதற்குரிய களிமண், களிமண். See Argil meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is argil?
Argil is a noun.
How do you pronounce argil?
Argil is pronounced /ˈɑːd͡ʒɪl/ (UK).
What is the plural of argil?
The plural of argil is argils.

Words near argil in the dictionary

  1. argified
  2. argifies
  3. argifin
  4. argify
  5. argifying
  6. argil
  7. argileh
  8. argilehs
  9. argillaceous
  10. argillan
  11. argillans

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Adapted from Wiktionary: argil (page history and authors); argil (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); argil (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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