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yellow

/ˈjeləʊ/adjective

उच्चारण येलो

पीला; डरपोक

Basic word

adjective
  1. 1

    having the colour of lemons or butter; (informal, disapproving) not brave

    पीला; डरपोक

    • yellow flowers
    • The traffic light turned yellow.
    • She wore a yellow saree to the Basant Panchami function.
    + 1 more example
    • The leaves turn yellow in autumn.

    Synonyms golden lemon saffron cowardly timid

noun
  1. 1

    [U, C]

    the colour of lemons or butter

    पीला रंग

    • painted in yellow
    • Yellow is the colour of the school bus.
    • The painter mixed yellow and blue to make green.
    + 1 more example
    • The marigolds added a bright yellow to the room.

    Synonyms gold amber mustard

◇Word family
yellowish adj.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

golden lemon saffron cowardly timid gold amber mustard

§Grammar and usage

Keep the yellow shades: lemon, golden, amber, mustard, saffron.

पीले के रंग याद रखिए: lemon, golden, amber, mustard, saffron।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Yellow-bellied (informal, cowardly), yellow journalism (newspaper stories that are exaggerated to attract readers), yellow card (in football, a warning to a player).

Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: yellow-bellied (अनौपचारिक, डरपोक), yellow journalism (पाठक आकर्षित करने के लिए अतिरंजित ख़बरें, पीत पत्रकारिता), yellow card (फ़ुटबॉल में खिलाड़ी को चेतावनी)।

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General knowledge

Science GK: the Yellow River (Huang He) is called 'China's Sorrow' because of its floods; jaundice makes the skin and eyes yellow; the Yellow Revolution was about oilseed production in India.

विज्ञान GK में पीली नदी (ह्वांग हो) बाढ़ों के कारण 'चीन का शोक' कहलाती है; पीलिया (jaundice) त्वचा और आँखों को पीला कर देता है; पीली क्रांति भारत में तिलहन उत्पादन से संबंधित थी।