sand timer
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The meaning (definition) of the word sand timer
a glass with two bulbs that lets grains fall to show time
The word sand timer used in a sentence
“I watched the sand run down in the sand timer.”
Words that mean the same as sand timer (synonyms)
hourglass
How the word sand timer is said around the world
| French | sablier (sah-BLYAY) |
| Spanish | reloj de arena (rreh-LOHKH day ah-REH-nah) |
| Mandarin | 沙漏 (shah loh) |
| Hindi | रेत घड़ी (rayt GHA-ree) |
| Arabic | ساعة رملية (SAA-ah ram-LEE-ya) |
| Russian | песочные часы (PYE-sa-chni-ye cha-SI) |
| Portuguese (EU) | ampulheta (ahm-poo-LYEH-tuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | ampulheta (ahm-poo-LYEH-tah) |
| Japanese | すなどけい (soo-nah-doh-KAY) |
| German | Sanduhr (ZAHNT-oor) |
| Urdu | ریت گھڑی (RAYT gha-REE) |
| Punjabi | ਰੇਤ ਘੜੀ (rayt gha-REE) |
| Korean | 모래시계 (MOH-ray-shee-geh) |
| Hebrew | שְׁעוֹן חוֹל (shah-OHN khol) |
| Greek | κλεψύδρα (klep-SEE-thrah) |
| Dutch | zandloper (ZAHNT-loh-per) |
| Tagalog | orasang de-buhangin (oh-RAH-sang deh-boo-HAH-ngin) |
| Vietnamese | đồng hồ cát (dong hoh KAHT) |
| Turkish | kum saati (kum sah-ah-TEE) |
| Persian | ساعت شنی (sah-AT-e she-NEE) |
| Polish | klepsydra (klep-SIH-drah) |
| Ukrainian | пісковий годинник (pis-KO-vyy ho-DYN-nyk) |
| Bengali | বালুঘড়ি (BA-loo-gho-ree) |
| Swedish | timglas (TIM-glahs) |
| Italian | clessidra (KLES-see-drah) |
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