camel
camel meaning
A one-humped dromedary camel. It represents deserts, the Middle East and North Africa, and long journeys across arid country. It also carries the phrase "the straw that broke the camel's back," meaning a final small burden that causes collapse.
Meaning
A one-humped dromedary camel. It represents deserts, the Middle East and North Africa, and long journeys across arid country. It also carries the phrase "the straw that broke the camel's back," meaning a final small burden that causes collapse. In the United States it is associated with Hump Day — Wednesday — thanks to a long-running advertising campaign.
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- Camel trek at sunrise in the desert 🐪
- That was the straw that broke the camel's back 🐪
- Guess what day it is 🐪
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| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | kameel |
| አማርኛ | ግመል |
| العربية | جمل وحيد السنام |
| অসমীয়া | উট |
| azərbaycan | dəvə |
| башҡорт | дөйә |
| беларуская | вярблюд |
| български | камила |
| বাংলা | উট |
| bosanski | kamila |
| català | dromedari |
| ᏣᎳᎩ | ᎨᎻᎵ |
| čeština | velbloud jednohrbý |
| чӑваш чӗлхи | пӗр курпун тӗве |
| Cymraeg | camel |
| Deutsch | Dromedar |
| dolnoserbšćina | dromedar |
| Ελληνικά | καμήλα |
| English | camel |
| español | dromedario |
| eesti | kaamel |
| euskara | gamelua |
| فارسی | شتر |
| suomi | kameli |
| Filipino | camel |
| føroyskt | dromedárur |
| français | dromadaire |
| Gaeilge | camall |
| Gàidhlig | dromadair |
| galego | dromedario |
| ગુજરાતી | ઊંટ |
| Hausa | raƙumi |
| עברית | גמל |
| हिन्दी | ऊँट |
| hrvatski | deva |
| hornjoserbšćina | dromedar |
| magyar | teve |
| հայերեն | ուղտ |
| Indonesia | unta |
| íslenska | drómedari |
| italiano | dromedario |
| 日本語 | ラクダ |
| Jawa | onta |
| ქართული | აქლემი |
| қазақ тілі | түйе |
| قازاق ءتىلى (توتە) | تۇيە |
| ខ្មែរ | អូដ្ឋ |
| ಕನ್ನಡ | ಒಂಟೆ |
| 한국어 | 낙타 |
| कोंकणी | उंट |
| кыргызча | төө |
| ລາວ | ອູດ |
| lietuvių | kupranugaris |
| latviešu | kamielis |
| македонски | камила |
| മലയാളം | ഒട്ടകം |
| монгол | тэмээ |
| मराठी | उंट |
| Melayu | unta |
| မြန်မာ | ကုလားအုတ် |
| नेपाली | ऊँट |
| Nederlands | dromedaris |
| norsk | dromedar |
| ଓଡ଼ିଆ | ଓଟ |
| ਪੰਜਾਬੀ | ਊਠ |
| Naijíriá Píjin | Kámẹl |
| polski | wielbłąd |
| پښتو | اوښ |
| português | camelo |
| rumantsch | dromedar |
| română | dromader |
| русский | одногорбый верблюд |
| سنڌي | اٺ |
| တႆး | မႃႉၵုင် |
| සිංහල | ඔටුුවා |
| slovenčina | dromedár |
| slovenščina | kamela |
| Soomaali | geel |
| shqip | gamile |
| српски | камила |
| srpski | kamila |
| svenska | dromedar |
| Kiswahili | ngamia |
| தமிழ் | ஒட்டகம் |
| తెలుగు | ఒంటె |
| ไทย | อูฐโหนกเดียว |
| ትግርኛ | ገመል |
| türkmen dili | düýe |
| lea fakatonga | kāmeli tuʻahulataha |
| Türkçe | deve |
| українська | одногорбий верблюд |
| اردو | اونٹ |
| o‘zbek | tuya |
| Tiếng Việt | lạc đà |
| Èdè Yorùbá | Kẹtẹkẹtẹ |
| 粵語 | 駱駝 |
| 粤语 | 骆驼 |
| 中文 | 骆驼 |
| 繁體中文 | 單峰駱駝 |
| isiZulu | ikameli |
Technical details
- Codepoints
- U+1F42A
- Emoji version
- 1
- Shortcodes
- :dromedary_camel:
- Category
- Animals & Nature
FAQ
- What does the camel emoji (🐪) mean?
- A one-humped dromedary camel. It represents deserts, the Middle East and North Africa, and long journeys across arid country. It also carries the phrase "the straw that broke the camel's back," meaning a final small burden that causes collapse.
- How do you type the camel emoji?
- Copy the camel emoji 🐪 directly from this page and paste it anywhere — messages, social media, documents, or code. On mobile, long-press to copy.
- What category is the camel emoji in?
- The camel emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.