goatskin
/ˈɡəʊtskɪn/noun
उच्चारण गोट्स्किन
बकरी की खाल
Basic word
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[U, C]
the skin of a goat, especially when used to make leather, drums or containers
बकरी की खाल
- The shepherd carried water in a goatskin bag.
- drums made of goatskin
- The dholak is covered with goatskin.
+ 2 more examples
- Old travellers carried wine in a goatskin.
- The goatskin was dried and cured in the sun.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
goatskin (countable / uncountable noun)
Goatskin is the skin of a goat; as a material it is uncountable, and as an object, such as a water bag, it is countable.
Goatskin बकरी की खाल है; सामग्री के रूप में यह uncountable है और जल-थैले जैसी वस्तु के रूप में countable।
- The drum was covered with goatskin.
- Travellers carried water in a goatskin.
- Goatskin is cheaper than cowhide in many local markets.
made of / covered with goatskin
Use 'of' to say what an object is made from and 'with' for a covering.
वस्तु किससे बनी है यह बताने के लिए 'of' और आवरण के लिए 'with' आता है।
- The bag is made of goatskin.
- The tabla's head is covered with goatskin.
goatskin + noun (compound modifier)
Goatskin can come before a noun to name the material, as in goatskin gloves.
Goatskin किसी noun से पहले आकर सामग्री बताता है, जैसे goatskin gloves।
- She wore soft goatskin gloves in winter.
- The shop sold goatskin water bags.
tanning / curing goatskin
Raw skin is tanned or cured to become leather, and such verbs are used with goatskin.
कच्ची खाल को tan या cure करके चमड़ा बनाया जाता है, और ये क्रियाएँ goatskin के साथ आती हैं।
- The workers tanned the goatskin before making shoes.
+Collocations 5
goatskin + noun
drumbagglovesjacketwater bottle
- He carried a goatskin water bottle on the trek.
adjective + goatskin
softtannedrawdyedtough
- Tanned goatskin is soft and strong.
verb + goatskin
tanstretchstitchdyedry
- Craftsmen stretch the goatskin over the drum frame.
goatskin + preposition
made ofcovered inwrapped institched from
- The old book was bound in goatskin.
goatskin + product
sandalsbeltwalletbook cover
- He sold goatskin wallets at the fair.
“More examples 6
- The dholak is a drum with goatskin stretched tightly on both ends.
ढोलक एक ढोल है जिसके दोनों सिरों पर बकरी की खाल कसकर खिंची होती है।
- Radhika's grandfather used a goatskin bag to carry water to the field.
राधिका के दादा खेत तक पानी ले जाने के लिए goatskin की थैली का प्रयोग करते थे।
- The museum displayed a manuscript bound in goatskin.
संग्रहालय में goatskin में जिल्द बँधी एक पांडुलिपि प्रदर्शित थी।
- Goatskin leather is thin but surprisingly tough.
Goatskin चमड़ा पतला होता है पर आश्चर्यजनक रूप से मज़बूत होता है।
- The shoemaker preferred goatskin for light summer slippers.
मोची हल्की गर्मियों की चप्पलों के लिए goatskin को पसंद करता था।
- The old traveller drank from a goatskin hanging on his saddle.
बूढ़ा यात्री अपनी काठी पर लटकी goatskin से पानी पी रहा था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The drum is made from the goatskins.
✓ The drum is made of goatskin.
A material is usually uncountable and takes no article here.
सामग्री प्रायः uncountable होती है और यहाँ article नहीं लगता।
✗ He wore a goatskin's jacket.
✓ He wore a goatskin jacket.
Use the noun as a modifier without the possessive 's.
Noun को modifier की तरह बिना possessive 's के प्रयोग करें।