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mascot

/ˈmæskɒt/noun

उच्चारण मैस्कॉट

शुभंकर

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noun
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    an animal, a toy or a person that represents an organization or event and is thought to bring good luck

    शुभंकर

    • the official mascot of the Games
    • The school team chose a tiger as its mascot.
    • The cricket club's mascot is a friendly elephant.
    + 2 more examples
    • Children danced with the mascot at the sports day.
    • A small toy served as the lucky mascot for the team.

    Synonyms emblem symbol talisman charm figurehead

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

the mascot of + team / event

Use the mascot of for the team or event the figure represents.

जिस टीम या आयोजन का प्रतीक चिह्न हो, उसके लिए 'the mascot of' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • Shera the tiger was the mascot of the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
  • The lion is the mascot of our school team.

mascot + as / be + noun

A person, animal or object can serve as a mascot; use as to say what role it plays.

कोई व्यक्ति, पशु या वस्तु mascot का काम कर सकती है; भूमिका बताने के लिए as का प्रयोग होता है।

  • The puppy was adopted as the team's mascot.
  • Radhika acted as the mascot at the school fair.

mascot + noun

As a modifier, mascot appears in mascot costume, mascot race and mascot design.

Modifier के रूप में 'mascot' mascot costume, mascot race और mascot design में आता है।

  • The mascot costume was too hot to wear for long.
  • Children voted for the mascot design.

lucky mascot / good-luck charm

A mascot is thought to bring good luck, so it is often called a lucky mascot or a good-luck charm.

माना जाता है कि mascot भाग्य लाता है, इसलिए उसे प्रायः lucky mascot या good-luck charm कहा जाता है।

  • The cricketer carried his lucky mascot in his kit bag.
+Collocations 4

adjective + mascot

officialluckyfriendlycutecartoon

  • The official mascot of the tournament was a tiger cub.

verb + mascot

chooseunveildesignlaunchadopt

  • The organisers unveiled the mascot at a press meeting.

mascot + noun

costumedesigncompetitionracetoy

  • A mascot competition was held among school children.

mascot + of + noun

of the teamof the gamesof the companyof the school

  • The elephant became the mascot of the company.
“More examples 5
  • A tiger cub was chosen as the mascot of our district sports meet.

हमारे ज़िला खेल समारोह के शुभंकर के रूप में बाघ के एक शावक को चुना गया।

  • A boy dressed as the mascot danced before the match.

मैच से पहले शुभंकर की पोशाक पहने एक लड़का नाचा।

  • Radhika designed a mascot for her college festival.

राधिका ने अपने कॉलेज के उत्सव के लिए एक शुभंकर डिज़ाइन किया।

  • The team treated the stray dog as their lucky mascot.

टीम ने आवारा कुत्ते को अपना भाग्यशाली शुभंकर माना।

  • The company chose a friendly bird as its mascot.

कंपनी ने एक मित्रवत पक्षी को अपना शुभंकर चुना।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words all name symbols, but their roles are different.

ये सभी शब्द प्रतीकों के नाम हैं, पर उनकी भूमिकाएँ अलग हैं।

mascot

A person, animal or figure that represents a group and brings luck.

ऐसा व्यक्ति, पशु या आकृति जो किसी समूह का प्रतिनिधित्व करे और भाग्य लाए।

  • The mascot waved to the crowd.

logo

A printed symbol or design that identifies a company.

किसी कंपनी की पहचान बताने वाला छपा हुआ चिह्न या डिज़ाइन।

  • The logo is on every bottle.

emblem

A symbol that represents a country, school or organisation.

किसी देश, विद्यालय या संगठन का प्रतिनिधित्व करने वाला प्रतीक।

  • The lion is on the national emblem.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

mas·cot

?Which word?

Keep the luck-symbol words together: mascot (a symbol of an event or team), talisman (an object believed to bring luck or protect), amulet (worn to protect against evil), charm, emblem.

सौभाग्य-प्रतीक के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: mascot (किसी आयोजन या टीम का प्रतीक), talisman (सौभाग्य लाने या रक्षा करने वाली मानी जाने वाली वस्तु), amulet (बुराई से रक्षा के लिए पहना जाने वाला, ताबीज़), charm, emblem।

✓In the exam

General knowledge

Appu the elephant was the mascot of the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi, India's first major international mascot; Shera (a tiger) was the mascot of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

अप्पू हाथी 1982 के दिल्ली एशियाई खेलों का शुभंकर था, भारत का पहला प्रमुख अंतर्राष्ट्रीय शुभंकर; शेरा (बाघ) 2010 के दिल्ली राष्ट्रमंडल खेलों का शुभंकर था।