Meanings
discarded items that are no longer useful or valuable; rubbish.
وہ چیزیں جو اب قابل استعمال یا قیمتی نہیں رہیں; کچرا.
کچرا
kachra
Common Collocations
- junk food
- junk mail
- junkyard
Example Sentences
I need to clean out the garage; it's full of junk.
مجھے گیراج صاف کرنے کی ضرورت ہے؛ یہ کچرے سے بھرا ہوا ہے۔
Mujhe garage saaf karne ki zaroorat hai; yeh kachray se bhara huye hai.
Don't buy that junk; it's not worth the money.
وہ بکواس مت خریدو؛ یہ پیسے کے قابل نہیں ہے۔
Woh bakwas mat khareedo; yeh paisay ke qabil nahi hai.
We found a lot of junk in the storage room.
ہم نے اسٹوریج روم میں بہت سارا کچرا پایا۔
Hum ne storage room mein bohat sara kachra paaya.
Easily Confused With
💡 Memory Tip
Think of 'junk' as something that's 'just unusable, not kept.'
Imagine a cluttered garage filled with old furniture and discarded items.
🗣️ Urdu Proverb
خرچ کر کے بھی خزانہ جمع نہیں ہوتا
Kharch kar ke bhi khazana jamaa nahi hota
Even spending does not accumulate treasure.
📖 Etymology
Origin: Dutch "jonk" — a ship or a small boat
First known use: 16th century
The term 'junk' originally referred to a type of ship. Over time, it came to describe rubbish or old, discarded items in English.