veil
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The meaning (definition) of the word veil
a thin piece of cloth that covers the face or hair
The word veil used in a sentence
“I saw a thin veil floating in the breeze.”
How the word veil is said around the world
| French | voile (vwahl) |
| Spanish | velo (BAY-loh) |
| Mandarin | 面纱 (myen shah) |
| Hindi | घूँघट (GHOON-ghut) |
| Arabic | حجاب (hi-JAAB) |
| Russian | вуаль (voo-AHL) |
| Portuguese (EU) | véu (VEH-oo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | véu (VEH-oo) |
| Japanese | ベール (BAY-roo) |
| German | Schleier (SHLY-er) |
| Urdu | نقاب (ni-QAAB) |
| Punjabi | ਘੁੰਡ (ghund) |
| Korean | 베일 (BAY-eel) |
| Hebrew | רְעָלָה (reh-ah-LAH) |
| Greek | πέπλο (PEH-ploh) |
| Dutch | sluier (SLOY-er) |
| Tagalog | belo (BE-loh) |
| Vietnamese | khăn che mặt (khun cheh MUT) |
| Turkish | duvak (doo-VAHK) |
| Persian | تور (toor) |
| Polish | welon (VEH-lon) |
| Ukrainian | вуаль (voo-AHL) |
| Bengali | ঘোমটা (GHOHM-tah) |
| Swedish | slöja (SLUR-yah) |
| Italian | velo (VEH-loh) |
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