monkey
/ˈmʌŋki/noun
उच्चारण मंकी
बंदर
Basic word
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[C]
an animal with a long tail, that climbs trees and lives in hot countries; a child who is active and likes playing tricks
बंदर
- Monkeys jumped from tree to tree.
- You little monkey!
- A monkey snatched the banana from the tourist's hand.
+ 3 more examples
- Troops of monkeys live near the old temple.
- Come here, you little monkey, and put your shoes on!
- The children laughed at the monkeys playing in the park.
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[I] ~ around/about informal
to behave in a silly and careless way
शरारत करना
- Stop monkeying around!
- Stop monkeying about and finish your homework.
- The boys were monkeying around in the corridor when the teacher came.
+ 1 more example
- Don't monkey around with the electric switch.
Synonyms fool around mess about clown around play
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
monkey (countable noun)
A monkey is an animal with a long tail that climbs trees. The plural is monkeys.
'Monkey' लंबी पूँछ वाला जानवर है जो पेड़ों पर चढ़ता है। बहुवचन 'monkeys' है।
- A monkey snatched my banana.
- Monkeys live in groups in the temple.
monkey (informal: child)
Said lovingly of an active child who plays tricks.
शरारत करने वाले चंचल बच्चे के लिए प्यार से कहा जाता है।
- Come here, you little monkey!
- Her younger brother is a cheeky monkey.
monkey around / about (phrasal verb)
To behave in a silly way, wasting time.
मूर्खतापूर्ण ढंग से व्यवहार करना और समय गँवाना।
- Stop monkeying around and do your homework.
- The boys were monkeying about in the lab.
monkey business / make a monkey of sb (idioms)
Monkey business is silly or dishonest behaviour; making a monkey of someone means making them look foolish.
Monkey business का अर्थ मूर्खतापूर्ण या बेईमान व्यवहार है; किसी को monkey बनाना यानी उसे मूर्ख दिखाना।
- No monkey business during the exam!
- The reporter made a monkey of the minister.
+Collocations 4
adjective + monkey
wildnaughtycheekyhungryred-facedtame
- A hungry monkey entered the kitchen window.
verb + monkey
feedchasewatchphotographscaretrap
- Visitors should not feed the monkeys at the temple.
monkey + noun
barwrenchnutbusinesspuzzle
- The children played on the monkey bars.
monkey + phrase
monkey aroundmonkey aboutmonkey businessmonkey trick
- The teacher disliked any monkey business in class.
“More examples 5
- The monkeys of Hanuman temple often steal food from visitors.
हनुमान मंदिर के बंदर प्रायः आगंतुकों से भोजन छीन लेते हैं।
- Radhika laughed when the monkey took her cap.
जब बंदर ने उसकी टोपी ले ली, तो राधिका हँस पड़ी।
- Stop monkeying around, Rohan, and listen to the instructions.
रोहन, मूर्खता करना बंद करो और निर्देश सुनो।
- The Panchatantra has many stories about a clever monkey.
पंचतंत्र में एक चतुर बंदर की कई कहानियाँ हैं।
- She called her little son a monkey because he climbed everything.
उसने अपने छोटे बेटे को शरारती बंदर कहा क्योंकि वह हर चीज़ पर चढ़ जाता था।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Do not monkey with around in class.
✓ Do not monkey around in class.
The phrasal verb is monkey around, with no extra with.
Phrasal verb 'monkey around' है, इसमें अतिरिक्त 'with' नहीं आता।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Monkey and ape are both primates, but apes have no tail.
Monkey और ape दोनों primates हैं, पर ape की पूँछ नहीं होती।
A smaller primate, usually with a tail.
छोटा primate, प्रायः पूँछ वाला।
- The monkey climbed the tree.
A larger primate without a tail, such as a gorilla.
बड़ा, बिना पूँछ वाला primate, जैसे gorilla।
- A gorilla is an ape.
¶Idioms 2
monkey business
(informal) dishonest or bad behaviour
बेईमानी, गड़बड़ी, शरारत
- There's been some monkey business with the accounts.
- No monkey business while I'm out, children!
make a monkey (out) of sb
to make sb look stupid
किसी को बेवक़ूफ़ बनाना, मज़ाक़ बना देना
- Don't let him make a monkey out of you.
- The comedian made a monkey of the minister.
→Phrasal verbs 1
monkey about/around
to behave in a silly way (informal)
बेवकूफ़ाना हरकतें या शरारत करना
- Stop monkeying around and do your homework.
- The boys were monkeying about in the classroom.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
The plural of monkey is monkeys (vowel + y adds -s).
अक्सर पूछा जाता है: monkey का plural monkeys है (स्वर + y में -s लगता है)।
Culture: Gandhi's three wise monkeys teach 'see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil'.
संस्कृति में गांधी के तीन बुद्धिमान बंदर सिखाते हैं 'बुरा मत देखो, बुरा मत सुनो, बुरा मत बोलो'।
Animal sound: monkeys chatter or gibber.
जानवर की आवाज़: monkeys chatter या gibber।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Monkey business (dishonest or silly behaviour), make a monkey out of sb (make somebody look foolish), monkey see, monkey do (people copy others without thinking).
Idioms: monkey business (बेईमानी या मूर्खतापूर्ण व्यवहार), make a monkey out of sb (किसी को मूर्ख दिखाना), monkey see, monkey do (लोग बिना सोचे दूसरों की नकल करते हैं)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science: monkeys, apes (gorillas, chimpanzees, orangutans) and humans are primates; apes have no tail.
विज्ञान में बंदर, वानर (gorilla, chimpanzee, orangutan) और मनुष्य primates हैं; वानरों की पूँछ नहीं होती।