black meaning in Tamil
கருப்பு karuppu
/blæk/
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British/blak/
black in Tamil: கருப்பு (karuppu), வற (vaṟa), கட்டை (kaṭṭai), இருட்டு (iruṭṭu). In English, black means absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
Tamil words for black
- playing cards: of the spades or clubs
- கருப்பு karuppu
- of coffee or tea, without milk or other whitener
- வற vaṟa, கட்டை kaṭṭai
- absorbing all light
- கருப்பு karuppu
- without light
- கருப்பு karuppu, இருட்டு iruṭṭu, இருள் iruḷ
- illegitimate, illegal or disgraced
- கருப்பு karuppu
- chess, checkers etc.: color opposing "white"
- கருப்பு karuppu
- colour/color
- கருப்பு karuppu
English meaning of black
- adjective Absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
- adjective Without light.
- adjective Belonging to or descended from any of various (African, Aboriginal, etc.) ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin. (See usage notes below.).
- adjective Belonging to or descended from any of various sub-Saharan African ethnic groups which typically have dark pigmentation of the skin.
black in a sentence
- The items around him were black in colour.
- black drinking fountain; black hospital
- I was dealt two red queens, and he got one of the black queens.
Synonyms of black
black in other languages
- black in Hindi
- black in Marathi
- black in Urdu
- black in Bengali
- black in Telugu
- black in Malayalam
- black in Kannada
- black in Punjabi
- black in Gujarati
- black in Odia
- black in Sanskrit
- black in Sinhala
- black in Assamese
- black in Nepali
- black in Pashto
- black in Tagalog
- black in Arabic
- black in Malay
- black in Indonesian
- black in Persian
- black in Thai
- black in Vietnamese
- black in Myanmar
Questions about black in Tamil
- What is the meaning of black in Tamil?
- Black in Tamil is கருப்பு (karuppu), வற (vaṟa), கட்டை (kaṭṭai), இருட்டு (iruṭṭu).
- black என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Black: கருப்பு (karuppu), வற (vaṟa), கட்டை (kaṭṭai), இருட்டு (iruṭṭu).
- What does black mean in English?
- Black means absorbing all light and reflecting none; dark and hueless.
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