Phrase guide

knitting needle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A long, thin, pointed rod, used in pairs to knit yarn.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

needle consisting of a slender rod with pointed ends; usually used in pairs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: needle

History

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Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: շյուղ (šyuġ) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Armenian: ճաղ (čaġ) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Armenian: ասեղ (aseġ) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Belarusian: спі́ца (spíca) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Bulgarian: ку́ка (kúka) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Chinese Mandarin: 棒針 /棒针 (bàngzhēn) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Czech: jehlice — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Danish: strikkepind — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Dutch: breinaald — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Esperanto: trikilo — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Faroese: bindingarstokkur — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Faroese: stokkur — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Finnish: neulepuikko — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Finnish: puikko — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • French: aiguille à tricoter — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • German: Stricknadel — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Greek: βελόνα πλεξίματος (velóna plexímatos) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Hebrew: מַסְרֵגָה (masrega) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Hindi: सलाई (salāī) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Icelandic: prjónn — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Icelandic: bandprjónn — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Irish: biorán cniotála — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Italian: ferro da maglia — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Italian: ferro da calza — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Japanese: 棒針 (bōbari) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Korean: 뜨개질 바늘 (tteugaejil baneul) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Northern Kurdish: pîj — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Northern Kurdish: cax — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • : ᦺᦙᧉᦉᦱᧃᦵᦉᦲᧉ (may2ṡaanṡoe2) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Malay: jarum kait — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Māori: patui whatu — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Navajo: bee atłʼóhí — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: strikkepinne — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: strikkepinne — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Polish: drut — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Portuguese: agulha de tricô — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Romanian: andrea — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Romanian: croșetă — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Romanian: ac de tricotat — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Russian: вяза́льная спи́ца (vjazálʹnaja spíca) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Russian: спи́ца (spíca) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Scottish Gaelic: bior-fighe — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Scottish Gaelic: dealg-stocainn — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Lower Sorbian: jegła — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Spanish: aguja de punto — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Spanish: aguja de tejer — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Spanish: yawri — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Spanish: yauri — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Swedish: sticka — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Turkish: şiş — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Ottoman Turkish: شیش (şiş) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Ukrainian: шпи́ця (špýcja) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Ukrainian: спи́ця (spýcja) — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Volapük: trikanad — thin rod used to knit yarn
  • Welsh: gweyllen — thin rod used to knit yarn