canary
/kəˈneəri/noun
उच्चारण कनेअरी
कनेरी (एक छोटी पीली गाने वाली चिड़िया)
Core word
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[C]
a small yellow bird with a beautiful song, often kept as a pet
कनेरी (एक छोटी पीली गाने वाली चिड़िया)
- The canary sang in its cage all morning.
- A bright canary hopped from perch to perch in its cage.
- The miners once carried a canary to warn them of poisonous gas.
+ 2 more examples
- Our neighbour keeps two canaries on the balcony.
- The canary stopped singing when the cat came in.
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[U]
(also canary yellow) a bright yellow colour
चटक पीला रंग
- a canary yellow dress
- She chose a canary yellow raincoat so the children could spot her easily.
- The walls of the nursery were painted canary yellow.
+ 2 more examples
- He wore canary socks with his dark suit.
- The petals turn a deep canary in the afternoon sun.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
canary (countable noun, bird)
A canary is a small yellow songbird, often kept in a cage; it is countable.
Canary एक छोटी पीली गाने वाली चिड़िया है जो प्रायः पिंजरे में पाली जाती है; यह countable है।
- The shopkeeper keeps a canary in a cage.
- Two canaries sang from the balcony.
canary yellow (colour)
As a colour, canary yellow, or just canary, describes a bright yellow; it is often hyphenated before a noun.
रंग के रूप में canary yellow या केवल canary गहरे चमकीले पीले रंग को बताता है; noun से पहले अक्सर hyphen लगता है।
- She wore a canary-yellow scarf.
- The walls were painted canary yellow.
a canary in the coal mine
This figurative phrase means something that gives an early warning of danger.
इस आलंकारिक वाक्यांश का अर्थ है ऐसी चीज़ जो ख़तरे की पहले से चेतावनी देती है।
- Falling bird numbers are a canary in the coal mine for the forest.
- The small town was the canary in the coal mine for the economic crisis.
canary + noun
Canary often combines with other nouns to name types of things: canary seed, canary cage, Canary Islands.
Canary अन्य nouns के साथ जुड़कर प्रकार बताता है, जैसे canary seed, canary cage।
- She bought a bag of canary seed.
- They cleaned the canary cage every morning.
+Collocations 4
adjective + canary
yellowsingingpettinywild
- A tiny singing canary lived in the shopkeeper's cage.
canary + verb
singschirpsfluttershopswhistles
- The canary sang from sunrise to sunset.
verb + canary
keepfeedbreedbuyrelease
- My uncle keeps a canary and feeds it twice a day.
canary + noun
seedcageyellowsongfeather
- Canary seed is sold in small packets near the pet shop.
“More examples 5
- Radhika woke up to the sound of a canary singing next door.
राधिका पड़ोस में गाती हुई canary की आवाज़ से जागी।
- Miners once took canaries underground to detect harmful gases.
खनिक कभी हानिकारक गैसों का पता लगाने के लिए canaries को खदानों में ले जाते थे।
- The painter chose a canary yellow for the front door.
चित्रकार ने सामने के दरवाज़े के लिए canary yellow रंग चुना।
- The canary hopped from one perch to another.
canary एक डंडी से दूसरी डंडी पर फुदकी।
- Never leave a canary in a draught or in direct sunlight.
canary को कभी भी हवा के झोंके या सीधी धूप में न छोड़ें।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Canary is a small yellow bird.
✓ A canary is a small yellow bird.
A singular countable noun needs an article.
Singular countable noun से पहले article चाहिए।
✗ The canary sing beautifully every morning.
✓ The canary sings beautifully every morning.
A singular subject in the simple present takes the verb ending -s.
Simple present में singular subject के साथ verb में -s लगता है।
¶Idioms 1
a canary in a coal mine
something or somebody that gives an early warning of danger
ख़तरे की पहली चेतावनी देने वाली चीज़
- Falling sales of small shops are the canary in the coal mine for the economy.
⌂Word origin and word building
From the old practice of miners taking canaries underground, because the birds became ill from poisonous gas before people did.
यह मुहावरा खनिकों की पुरानी प्रथा से आया है, जो canary पक्षियों को खदान में ले जाते थे क्योंकि ज़हरीली गैस से ये पक्षी इंसानों से पहले बीमार हो जाते थे।