dung
/dʌŋ/noun
उच्चारण डंग
गोबर, लीद
Core word
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[U]
solid waste from animals, especially from large ones
गोबर, लीद
- Cow dung cakes are still used as fuel in many villages.
- The field was spread with dung.
- Villagers plaster the floor with a mixture of mud and dung.
+ 2 more examples
- Dung is also used as natural fertiliser.
- He cleaned the cattle shed and carried the dung to the field.
Synonyms manure
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
dung (uncountable noun)
Dung is uncountable, so it has no plural and takes a singular verb: Dung is used as fuel.
'Dung' uncountable है, इसलिए इसका plural नहीं बनता और singular verb आता है: Dung is used as fuel।
- Fresh dung was lying on the road.
- Dung is dried and used as fuel in many villages.
a pile / heap of dung
To count dung, use a unit word such as a pile, heap or lump.
Dung को गिनने के लिए pile, heap या lump जैसे इकाई-शब्द का प्रयोग होता है।
- A heap of cow dung was kept near the field for manure.
dung + noun: dung cake / dung beetle / dung heap
Dung works as a modifier for objects made from it or living in it.
'Dung' modifier की तरह उन वस्तुओं के साथ आता है जो इससे बनी हों या इसमें रहती हों।
- Dung cakes are dried in the sun before use.
- The dung beetle rolls a ball of dung away.
dung vs manure / droppings
Dung is the animal's waste itself; manure is dung (or other matter) used to feed soil; droppings is used for small animals and birds.
Dung पशु का मल है; manure वह है जो खेत की मिट्टी को पोषण देने में प्रयोग होती है; droppings छोटे पशुओं और पक्षियों के मल के लिए आता है।
- Farmers spread dung as manure on the fields.
dung used figuratively (rare, offensive)
Dung is occasionally used to mean something worthless, but this is rude and best avoided in exam essays.
कभी-कभी 'dung' किसी बेकार वस्तु के लिए भी आता है, पर यह अशिष्ट है और परीक्षा के निबंधों में टालना बेहतर है।
- The farmer used the word only for the manure heap, never for people.
+Collocations 4
type of animal + dung
cowelephanthorsecamelbuffalo
- Elephant dung is used in some regions to make paper.
verb + dung
collectdryburnspreadshovel
- Women in the village collect dung to make cakes.
adjective + dung
freshdrywetanimal
- Dry dung burns slowly and gives off smoke.
dung + noun
cakebeetleheapfuelplaster
- The mud wall was plastered with a mix of clay and dung.
“More examples 6
- In many villages, floors are cleaned with a paste of cow dung.
कई गाँवों में फ़र्श गोबर के लेप से लीपे जाते हैं।
- The biogas plant runs on dung from the farm's cattle.
बायोगैस संयंत्र खेत के पशुओं के गोबर से चलता है।
- Dung is rich in nutrients that help crops grow.
गोबर में ऐसे पोषक तत्व होते हैं जो फ़सलों को उगने में मदद करते हैं।
- Radhika's science project explained how dung can produce energy.
राधिका की science project ने समझाया कि गोबर से ऊर्जा कैसे बनाई जा सकती है।
- Elephants leave a lot of dung along forest paths.
हाथी जंगल के रास्तों पर बहुत गोबर छोड़ जाते हैं।
- The farmer stored the dung in a pit behind the cowshed.
किसान ने गोबर गौशाला के पीछे एक गड्ढे में जमा किया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The farmers collected many dungs from the shed.
✓ The farmers collected a lot of dung from the shed.
Dung is uncountable and has no plural form.
'Dung' uncountable है और इसका plural नहीं होता।
✗ The dung are used as fuel.
✓ The dung is used as fuel.
An uncountable noun takes a singular verb.
Uncountable noun के साथ singular verb आता है।