thumb
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The meaning (definition) of the word thumb
the short, fat finger on the side of your hand.
The word thumb used in a sentence
“I have a thumb on each hand that helps me grip things.”
The plural of the word thumb
thumbs
How the word thumb is said around the world
| French | pouce (poos) |
| Spanish | pulgar (pool-GHAHR) |
| Mandarin | 拇指 (moo jee) |
| Hindi | अँगूठा (un-GOO-tah) |
| Arabic | إبهام (EEB-hahm) |
| Russian | большой палец (bul-SHOHY PAH-lyeets) |
| Portuguese (EU) | polegar (poo-luh-GAHR) |
| Portuguese (BR) | dedão (day-DUHNUUN) |
| Japanese | 親指 (oh-yah-YU-bee) |
| German | Daumen (DOW-muhn) |
| Urdu | انگوٹھا (ahn-GOH-tah) |
| Punjabi | ਅੰਗੂਠਾ (un-GOO-tah) |
| Korean | 엄지손가락 (UM-ji-son-ga-rak) |
| Hebrew | אֲגוּדָל (ah-GOO-dahl) |
| Greek | αντίχειρας (ah-DEE-hyee-rahs) |
| Dutch | duim (derewm) |
| Tagalog | hinlalaki (heen-lah-LAH-kee) |
| Vietnamese | ngón tay cái (NGAW-urn tahy kah-ury) |
| Turkish | baş parmak (bahsh pahr-MAHK) |
| Persian | انگشت شست (AHN-gohsht shahst) |
| Polish | kciuk (kchook) |
| Ukrainian | великий палець (ve-LI-kiy PAH-lets) |
| Bengali | বুড়ো আঙুল (boor AH-ngool) |
| Swedish | tumme (TU-muh) |
| Italian | pollice (PAWL-lee-chay) |
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