Chant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈiːdmɔːɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɪmnəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɪmnəl/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈiːdmɔːɹ/.

Examples

The rabbi chanted a prayer
The students chanted the same slogan over and over again

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cantillate intonate tone intone

Parts of Speech

noun	a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
verb	recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm “The rabbi chanted a prayer”
verb	utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically “The students chanted the same slogan over and over again”

Word Forms

chant	verb	utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
chant	noun	a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
chanter	noun	reed pipe with finger holes on which the melody is played
chanting	noun	the act of singing in a monotonous tone
intonation	noun	rise and fall of the voice pitch
cantillation	noun	liturgical chanting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gesang

ein sich wiederholendes Lied, bei dem einem einzelnen Ton so viele Silben wie nötig zugeordnet sind

🇪🇸Spanish

cantar

una canción repetitiva en la que se asignan tantas sílabas como sean necesarias a un solo tono

🇮🇹Italian

canto

una canzone ripetitiva in cui a un singolo tono vengono assegnate quante sillabe necessarie

🇳🇱Dutch

zingen

een repetitief lied waarin zoveel lettergrepen als nodig zijn aan een enkele toon worden toegewezen

🇵🇹Portuguese

canto

uma música repetitiva em que quantas sílabas forem necessárias são atribuídas a um único tom

🇷🇺Russian

петь

повторяющаяся песня, в которой одному тону соответствует столько слогов, сколько необходимо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मंत्र

एक दोहराव वाला गीत जिसमें एक ही स्वर में आवश्यकतानुसार कई शब्दांश दिए गए हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

জপ

একটি পুনরাবৃত্ত গান যেখানে প্রয়োজনীয় যতগুলি সিলেবল একটি একক সুরে বরাদ্দ করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

கோஷமிடுங்கள்

திரும்பத் திரும்ப வரும் பாடல், இதில் ஒரே தொனியில் தேவையான அளவு எழுத்துக்கள் ஒதுக்கப்படுகின்றன

🇮🇳Telugu

జపం

ఒకే స్వరానికి అవసరమైనన్ని అక్షరాలు కేటాయించబడే పునరావృత పాట

🇮🇳Marathi

जप

पुनरावृत्ती होणारे गाणे ज्यामध्ये आवश्यक तितके अक्षरे एकाच स्वरासाठी नियुक्त केले जातात

🇮🇳Gujarati

જપ

પુનરાવર્તિત ગીત જેમાં જરૂરી હોય તેટલા સિલેબલ એક જ સ્વરને સોંપવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪಠಣ

ಪುನರಾವರ್ತಿತ ಹಾಡು, ಇದರಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದೇ ಸ್ವರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುವಷ್ಟು ಉಚ್ಚಾರಾಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ನಿಗದಿಪಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജപിക്കുക

ഒരു ആവർത്തന ഗാനം, അതിൽ ആവശ്യമുള്ളത്ര അക്ഷരങ്ങൾ ഒരൊറ്റ സ്വരത്തിൽ നൽകിയിരിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਪ

ਇੱਕ ਦੁਹਰਾਇਆ ਜਾਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਗੀਤ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਿੰਨੇ ਲੋੜੀਂਦੇ ਉਚਾਰਖੰਡ ਇੱਕ ਸਿੰਗਲ ਟੋਨ ਲਈ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਕੀਤੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

نعرہ لگانا

ایک دہرایا جانے والا گانا جس میں ضرورت کے مطابق ایک ہی لہجے کے لیے متعدد حرف تفویض کیے گئے ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

呗

一首重复的歌曲，其中尽可能多的音节被分配给一个音调

🇯🇵Japanese

聖歌

必要な数の音節が 1 つの音に割り当てられている反復的な歌

🇰🇷Korean

성가

하나의 음색에 필요한 만큼의 음절이 할당되어 반복되는 노래

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tụng kinh

một bài hát lặp đi lặp lại trong đó càng nhiều âm tiết càng cần thiết được gán cho một giai điệu duy nhất

🇹🇭Thai

สวดมนต์

เพลงซ้ำๆ ซึ่งกำหนดพยางค์ได้มากเท่าที่จำเป็นให้เป็นโทนเสียงเดียว

🇮🇩Indonesian

nyanyian

sebuah lagu yang berulang-ulang di mana suku kata sebanyak yang diperlukan ditetapkan ke dalam satu nada

🇵🇭Filipino

umawit

isang paulit-ulit na awit kung saan ang maraming pantig kung kinakailangan ay itinalaga sa isang tono

🇲🇾Malay

berzikir

lagu yang berulang-ulang di mana sebanyak suku kata yang diperlukan ditetapkan kepada satu nada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ترنيمة

أغنية متكررة يتم فيها تخصيص أكبر عدد ممكن من المقاطع لنغمة واحدة

🇮🇷Persian

شعار دادن

آهنگی تکراری که در آن به تعداد هجاهای لازم به یک لحن اختصاص داده شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

ilahi söylemek

tek bir tona gerektiği kadar hecenin atandığı tekrarlayan bir şarkı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לָשִׁיר

שיר שחוזר על עצמו שבו מוקצות לטון בודד כמה הברות שצריך

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