poly-
Syllables: pol·y/ˈpɒl.i-/US/ˈpɑ.li-/
poly- prefix: many.
Prefix
poly-
poly- meaning in Tamil, Bengali and Persian
poly- in Tamil
- பல என்பதின் முன்னொட்டு
poly- in Bengali
- poly-, multi-
- বহু bohu
poly- in Persian
- many
- بسـ bas-, پرـ porr-
Synonyms of poly-
Antonyms
Origin of poly-
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many, much”), from Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús (“much, many”). Unrelated to -poly.
Words formed from poly-
- poly
- polyabolo
- polyacetal
- polyache
- polyadelph
- polyadelphia
- polyadelphian
- polyadelphite
- polyadelphous
- polyadenous
- polyadenylate
- polyadenylation
- polyadic
- polyamidation
- polyamorist
- polyamorous
- polyamory
- polyamphoteric
- polyander
- polyandric
- polyandrion
- polyandrious
- polyandrism
- polyandrist
- polyandrum
- polyanth
- polyantha
- polyanthea
- polyanthus
- polyarch
- polyarchal
- polyarchic
- polyarchical
- polyarchism
- polyarchist
- polyare
- polyargite
- polyargyrite
- polyarsenite
- polyaxon
- polybasite
- polybenzimidazole
- polybiography
- polybolos
- polyborine
- polybutylene
- polycaprolactone
- polycationic
- polycentricity
- polycentrist
- polycephalist
- polycephalous
- polychaetan
- polychaete
- polychaetous
- polychete
- polychetous
- polycholia
- polychotomous
- polychotomy
Questions about poly-
- What does poly- mean?
- Poly- means many.
- What is poly- in Tamil?
- Poly- in Tamil is பல என்பதின் முன்னொட்டு. See Poly- meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is poly-?
- Poly- is a prefix.
- How do you pronounce poly-?
- Poly- is pronounced /ˈpɒl.i-/ (UK).
Words near poly- in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: poly- (page history and authors); poly- (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); বহু (Bengali) (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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