shelf
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The meaning (definition) of the word shelf
a flat board on a wall where you put books or toys
The word shelf used in a sentence
“I put my favorite books on the shelf above my toy box.”
The plural of the word shelf
shelves
How the word shelf is said around the world
| French | étagère (aytahzher) |
| Spanish | estante (aystahntay) |
| Mandarin | 架子 (jià zi) |
| Hindi | दराज (duhrahgy) |
| Arabic | رف (rahff) |
| Russian | полка (polka) |
| Portuguese (EU) | prateleira (pruhtilayruh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | prateleira (prahtaylayra) |
| Japanese | 棚 (tana) |
| German | Regal (raygahl) |
| Urdu | شیلف (shayluhf) |
| Punjabi | ਸ਼ੈਲਫ਼ (sheluhf) |
| Korean | 선반 (seonban) |
| Hebrew | מַדָף (mahdahf) |
| Greek | ράφι (raphi) |
| Dutch | plank (plahngk) |
| Tagalog | istante (eestahntuh) |
| Vietnamese | cái kệ (kahury kay) |
| Turkish | raf (rahf) |
| Persian | قفسه (kahfahsay) |
| Polish | półka (poowkah) |
| Ukrainian | полиця (polytsya) |
| Bengali | তাক (tahk) |
| Swedish | hylla (hewlah) |
| Italian | mensola (mensohlah) |
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