gnome
/nəʊm/noun
उच्चारण नोम
बौना (कहानियों का), भूमिगत पिशाच
Core word
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[C]
(in stories) a creature like a small old man with a beard and a pointed hat, who lives under the ground and guards gold and treasure
बौना (कहानियों का), भूमिगत पिशाच
- The children's story was about a gnome who guarded a cave of gold.
- The old tale describes a gnome who lived beneath the roots of an oak.
- The storybook shows a gnome with a long white beard.
+ 2 more examples
- Gnomes are said to guard hidden treasure.
- The little girl dressed as a gnome for the school play.
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[C]
a small plastic or stone statue of a gnome, used to decorate a garden
(बगीचे में सजावटी) बौने की मूर्ति
- a garden gnome
- A painted gnome stood among the flowerpots outside the cottage.
- A stone gnome stood by the garden gate.
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- They bought a colourful gnome for the lawn.
- Rain had washed the paint off the old gnome.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
gnome (countable noun, story sense)
In folk tales a gnome is a small bearded creature who lives underground and guards treasure.
लोककथाओं में gnome एक छोटा दाढ़ी वाला जीव होता है जो ज़मीन के नीचे रहता है और खज़ाने की रखवाली करता है।
- The children's story had a gnome who lived under an old banyan tree.
- Radhika drew a gnome with a red cap for her art class.
garden gnome
A garden gnome is a small statue placed among plants as decoration, common in Western gardens.
Garden gnome बगीचे में सजावट के लिए रखी जाने वाली छोटी मूर्ति है, जो पश्चिमी बगीचों में आम है।
- The hotel garden was full of painted garden gnomes.
- He bought a garden gnome as a gift for his aunt abroad.
gnome + of + place / the + gnomes of + place
The gnomes of Zurich is a humorous phrase for powerful Swiss bankers.
'The gnomes of Zurich' स्विस बैंकरों के लिए प्रयुक्त हास्यपूर्ण मुहावरा है, जो उनकी शक्ति और गोपनीयता की ओर संकेत करता है।
- The minister blamed the gnomes of Zurich for the fall in the currency.
silent g: pronunciation note
The g in gnome is silent, so the word begins with the sound n, like 'nome'.
'Gnome' में g silent है, इसलिए शब्द की शुरुआत n की ध्वनि से होती है।
- The silent g in gnome is the same as in gnaw and gnat.
+Collocations 4
adjective + gnome
littlebeardedgrumpyfriendlymischievous
- The storybook showed a grumpy gnome guarding a cave.
gnome + verb
guarddiglivehidegrant
- In the tale, the gnome digs tunnels beneath the mountain.
noun + gnome
gardenfairy-talestoneplastictoy
- A stone gnome stood by the pond.
gnome + in / at / of
in the gardenin a fairy taleof the forestunder the hill
- Every child loved the gnome in the school's story corner.
“More examples 5
- Radhika read aloud a fairy tale about a gnome who hid gold under the hill.
राधिका ने एक परीकथा ज़ोर से पढ़ी जिसमें एक gnome ने पहाड़ी के नीचे सोना छिपाया था।
- A colourful gnome stood at the gate of the foreign tourist's villa in Goa.
गोवा में विदेशी पर्यटक के विला के गेट पर एक रंगीन gnome खड़ा था।
- The little gnome in the cartoon was brave despite his size.
कार्टून का छोटा gnome अपने आकार के बावजूद साहसी था।
- She called her tiny, bearded uncle a gnome as a joke, and he laughed.
उसने मज़ाक में अपने छोटे कद के, दाढ़ी वाले चाचा को gnome कहा और वे हँस पड़े।
- In the spelling test, many students wrote 'nome' for gnome.
spelling test में कई विद्यार्थियों ने gnome की जगह 'nome' लिख दिया।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The story is about a gnome who live under a tree.
✓ The story is about a gnome who lives under a tree.
The relative pronoun 'who' refers to a singular noun, so the verb takes -s.
Relative pronoun 'who' singular noun 'gnome' के लिए है, इसलिए क्रिया में -s लगता है।
✗ The gnome in the story live under a tree.
✓ The gnome in the story lives under a tree.
The subject 'gnome' is singular, so use lives.
Subject 'gnome' singular है, इसलिए 'lives' आता है।
§Grammar and usage
The g is silent, so gnome sounds like 'nome'.
G silent है, इसलिए gnome को 'नोम' की तरह बोला जाता है।