ant

tururuwa, kiyashi, cinnaka

Pronunciation

• enPR: ănt
• IPA: /ænt/
• SAMPA: /{nt/

• Audio (US)

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Homophones

• aunt (in some US and British accents)

Noun

Singular ant

Plural ants

An ant

1. (countable) An ant is an insect that walks and goes in groups.

   Don't step on those ants.

Related words

• anthill
• anthive
• antlion

Translation of ant(s) (provided by Oxford University Press)

(note that there is no single generic term)

1. (noun) sugar ants <> shā̀-zumāmì, kiyāshī
2. small black biting ants <> cìnnākā̀
3. ant with wings <> tùmā̀-dà-gayyà
4. large black, driver ants <> tùrūruwā
5. very tiny, in masses <> kwarkwā̀sā
6. large stink ants <> gwā̀nō