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backpack meaning in Tamil

முதுகுப்பை

/ˈbæk.pæk/

backpack in Tamil: முதுகுப்பை, முதுகில் அணியும் பை, தோள்பை, சுமைப்பை. In English, backpack means a knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.

Tamil words for backpack

முதுகுப்பை, முதுகில் அணியும் பை, தோள்பை, சுமைப்பை

English meaning of backpack

  1. noun A knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.
  2. noun A similarly placed item containing a parachute or other life support equipment.
  3. verb To hike and camp overnight in backcountry with one's gear carried in a backpack.
  4. verb To engage in low-cost, generally urban, travel with minimal luggage and frugal accommodation.

Full definition of backpack

backpack in a sentence

  • I spent a month backpacking in the Rockies.
  • Astronauts backpack oxygen during spacewalks.

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Questions about backpack in Tamil

What is the meaning of backpack in Tamil?
Backpack in Tamil is முதுகுப்பை, முதுகில் அணியும் பை, தோள்பை, சுமைப்பை.
backpack என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Backpack: முதுகுப்பை, முதுகில் அணியும் பை, தோள்பை, சுமைப்பை.
What does backpack mean in English?
Backpack means a knapsack, sometimes mounted on a light frame, but always supported by straps, worn on a person’s back for the purpose of carrying things, especially when hiking, or on a student's back when carrying books.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: backpack (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: backpack (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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