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flippers

Hindi translation: तरणपाद, मीनपक्ष

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English term or phrase:flippers
Hindi translation:तरणपाद, मीनपक्ष
Entered by: Balasubramaniam L.

11:13 Oct 9, 2007
English to Hindi translations [PRO]
Sports / Fitness / Recreation
English term or phrase: flippers
a pair of rubber paddle-like devices worn on the feet as an aid in swimming, esp underwater
swetlanka
मीनपक्ष, तैरने के पक्षदार जूते, फ्लिपर
Explanation:
मीनपक्ष is the term given in Kamil Bulke's Eng-Hindi dictionary for flipper.

It might also be useful to use an explanatory sentence like तैरने के पक्षदार जूते.

The third alternative is use to the term as it is in Hindi - फ्लिपर. However, its plural will not be फ्लिपर्स, but just फ्लिपर. It will also generate फ्लिपरों to indicate plural sense in certain case formations.
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Balasubramaniam L.
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Local time: 01:50
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2मीनपक्ष, तैरने के पक्षदार जूते, फ्लिपर
Balasubramaniam L.
4 +2तरणक-पाद
Pundora
5flippers = फ्लिपर्स (पानी में तैरने में सुविधायुक्त साधन)
Vimal Panchal
5तरणक पाद,
Ruchi Agarwal
5तैरने मे सहायक रबड़ के चप्पूनुमा जूते, फ्लिपर्स
sonia meher
4चप्पूदार जूते
Arun Singh


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
flippers = फ्लिपर्स (पानी में तैरने में सुविधायुक्त साधन)


Explanation:
as above

Vimal Panchal
India
Local time: 01:50
Native speaker of: Native in GujaratiGujarati
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
मीनपक्ष, तैरने के पक्षदार जूते, फ्लिपर


Explanation:
मीनपक्ष is the term given in Kamil Bulke's Eng-Hindi dictionary for flipper.

It might also be useful to use an explanatory sentence like तैरने के पक्षदार जूते.

The third alternative is use to the term as it is in Hindi - फ्लिपर. However, its plural will not be फ्लिपर्स, but just फ्लिपर. It will also generate फ्लिपरों to indicate plural sense in certain case formations.

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 01:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thank you for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kumud Verma
10 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  libra_s: meenpaksh is expressive,brief and literary. flippers also can be used. but Hindi is Hindi
16 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
तरणक-पाद


Explanation:
I selected this word from English-Hindi dictionary by Dr. Hardev Bahri. Transliteration i.e., फ्लिपर is also fine.

Pundora
India
Local time: 01:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Hindi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Balasubramaniam L.: An interesting term. Wouldn't just तरण-पाद be sufficient?
7 mins
  -> Thank you Bala Ji. Good suggestion. In the same dictionary I found the word 'swimmeret' which is given in Hindi as -कड़े खोल वाले जल जीवों के तैरने में सहायक पैर, तरणपाद.
agree  C.M. Rawal: तरणपाद या फ्लिपर दोनों ठीक हैं।
1 hr
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
तरणक पाद,


Explanation:
According to your term तरणक पाद is the best option. we can also call it as पैरों में पहनने के तैरने में सहायक रबड़ से बने पट्टे|, but its too long, so the short word is convenient.

Ruchi Agarwal
Local time: 22:20
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
चप्पूदार जूते


Explanation:
In fact this can be used but फ्लिपर is better.

Arun Singh
Local time: 01:50
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
तैरने मे सहायक रबड़ के चप्पूनुमा जूते, फ्लिपर्स


Explanation:
I have tried to explain the meaning of the word in short, though it is true that it would be most appropriate to transliterate this word and explain the meaning in the footnote.

sonia meher
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Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
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