English
wikipedia
Etymology
From honey + comb.
Pronunciation
IPA|/ËhÊniËkÉÊm/
Noun
en-noun
- A hexagonal structure of cells in which bees hold their larvae and the honey to feed them.
- Any structure resembling this.
Translations
trans-top|structure of cells made by bees
Bosnian: sat m|s (obsolete), saÄe i|collective
Croatian: sat m|s (obsolete), saÄe i|collective
Erzya: кеÑÑз (ker'az)
Finnish: hunajakenno
Greek: μελικηÏÎ¯Ï f, μελιÏÏκηÏον n, μελÏÏηÏÏα f, κηÏήθÏα f, μελιÏÏοκÏÎ¼Î¹ÎºÎ¿Ï (melissokómikos)
Hindi: à¤à¤¤à¥à¤¤à¤¾ (ÄattÄ) m, मधॠà¤à¥à¤· (madhu koÅ¡) m
trans-mid
Persian: fa-Arab|Ù
ÙÙ
عس٠(mum asal)
Russian: ÑоÑÑ (sóty) m|p
Serbian:
Urdu: ur-Arab|Úھتا (ÄattÄ) m, ur-Arab|Ù
Ø¯Ú¾Ù Ú©ÙØ´ (madhu koÅ¡) m
trans-bottom
trans-top|any resembling structure
Bosnian: sat m|s (obsolete), saÄe i|collective
Croatian: sat m|s (obsolete), saÄe i|collective
Finnish: kennosto
trans-mid
Russian: ÑоÑÑ (sóty) m|p
Serbian:
trans-bottom
Verb
en-verb
- To riddle something with holes, especially in such a pattern.
See also
favaginous
fr:honeycomb
io:honeycomb
vi:honeycomb
zh:honeycomb
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