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Dialect

noun/dˈʌŋkɚ/
Definition
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/dˈʌŋkɚ/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈaɪəlɛkt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈaɪəlɛkt/
2 syllables Say it as /dˈʌŋkɚ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
accentidiom
Parts of Speech
nounthe usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
“the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English”
Word Forms
dialectaladjectivebelonging to or characteristic of a dialect
accentuateverbput stress on; utter with an accent
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Dialekt
der Gebrauch oder Wortschatz, der für eine bestimmte Personengruppe charakteristisch ist
🇫🇷French
dialecte
l'usage ou le vocabulaire caractéristique d'un groupe spécifique de personnes
🇪🇸Spanish
dialecto
El uso o vocabulario que es característico de un grupo específico de personas.
🇮🇹Italian
dialetto
l'uso o il vocabolario caratteristico di uno specifico gruppo di persone
🇵🇹Portuguese
dialeto
o uso ou vocabulário característico de um grupo específico de pessoas
🇷🇺Russian
диалект
использование или словарный запас, характерный для определенной группы людей
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बोली
वह प्रयोग या शब्दावली जो लोगों के एक विशिष्ट समूह की विशेषता है
🇧🇩Bengali
উপভাষা
ব্যবহার বা শব্দভান্ডার যা মানুষের একটি নির্দিষ্ট গোষ্ঠীর বৈশিষ্ট্য
🇮🇳Tamil
பேச்சுவழக்கு
ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட குழுவினரின் சிறப்பியல்பு பயன்பாடு அல்லது சொல்லகராதி
🇮🇳Telugu
మాండలికం
నిర్దిష్ట వ్యక్తుల సమూహం యొక్క లక్షణం అయిన వాడుక లేదా పదజాలం
🇮🇳Marathi
बोली
वापर किंवा शब्दसंग्रह जे लोकांच्या विशिष्ट गटाचे वैशिष्ट्य आहे
🇮🇳Gujarati
બોલી
ઉપયોગ અથવા શબ્દભંડોળ કે જે લોકોના ચોક્કસ જૂથની લાક્ષણિકતા છે
🇮🇳Kannada
ಉಪಭಾಷೆ
ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಗುಂಪಿನ ಜನರ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟವಾದ ಬಳಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಶಬ್ದಕೋಶ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഭാഷാഭേദം
ഒരു പ്രത്യേക കൂട്ടം ആളുകളുടെ സവിശേഷതയായ ഉപയോഗം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പദാവലി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੋਲੀ
ਵਰਤੋਂ ਜਾਂ ਸ਼ਬਦਾਵਲੀ ਜੋ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੇ ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
بولی
استعمال یا الفاظ جو لوگوں کے ایک مخصوص گروپ کی خصوصیت ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
方言
特定人群特有的用法或词汇
🇯🇵Japanese
方言
特定の人々のグループに特徴的な用法や語彙
🇰🇷Korean
방언
특정 집단의 사람들의 특징적인 사용법이나 어휘
🇻🇳Vietnamese
phương ngữ
cách sử dụng hoặc từ vựng đặc trưng của một nhóm người cụ thể
🇹🇭Thai
ภาษาถิ่น
การใช้หรือคำศัพท์ที่เป็นลักษณะเฉพาะของคนกลุ่มใดกลุ่มหนึ่ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
dialek
penggunaan atau kosa kata yang menjadi ciri khas sekelompok orang tertentu
🇵🇭Filipino
diyalekto
ang paggamit o bokabularyo na katangian ng isang tiyak na grupo ng mga tao
🇲🇾Malay
dialek
penggunaan atau perbendaharaan kata yang menjadi ciri kumpulan orang tertentu
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
لهجة
الاستخدام أو المفردات المميزة لمجموعة معينة من الناس
🇮🇷Persian
گویش
کاربرد یا واژگانی که مشخصه گروه خاصی از افراد است
🇹🇷Turkish
lehçe
belirli bir grup insanın karakteristik özelliği olan kullanım veya kelime bilgisi
🇮🇱Hebrew
נִיב
השימוש או אוצר המילים האופייניים לקבוצה מסוימת של אנשים
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dialect'?
The primary meaning of 'dialect' is 'the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dialect' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dialect' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dialect' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dialect' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'dialect' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'dialect' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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