Diva — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a distinguished female operatic singer; a female operatic star

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛtʃənˌeɪdɔɪd/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈiːvə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈiːvə/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛtʃənˌeɪdɔɪd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prima donna

Around the World

Europe

🇵🇹Portuguese

divã

uma distinta cantora de ópera; uma estrela feminina da ópera

🇷🇺Russian

дива

выдающаяся оперная певица; оперная звезда женского пола

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दिवा

एक प्रतिष्ठित महिला ओपेरा गायिका; एक महिला ऑपेरा स्टार

🇮🇳Tamil

திவா

ஒரு புகழ்பெற்ற பெண் ஓபராடிக் பாடகர்; ஒரு பெண் இயக்க நட்சத்திரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

దివా

ఒక ప్రముఖ మహిళా ఒపెరాటిక్ గాయని; ఒక మహిళా ఒపెరాటిక్ స్టార్

🇮🇳Marathi

दिवा

एक प्रतिष्ठित महिला ऑपरेटिक गायिका; एक महिला ऑपरेटिक स्टार

🇮🇳Gujarati

દિવા

એક પ્રતિષ્ઠિત સ્ત્રી ઓપેરેટિક ગાયક; સ્ત્રી ઓપરેટિક સ્ટાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ದಿವಾ

ಒಬ್ಬ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಒಪೆರಾಟಿಕ್ ಗಾಯಕಿ; ಒಂದು ಸ್ತ್ರೀ ಅಪೆರಾಟಿಕ್ ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദിവ

ഒരു വിശിഷ്ട വനിതാ ഓപ്പറാറ്റിക് ഗായിക; ഒരു സ്ത്രീ ഓപ്പറേഷൻ നക്ഷത്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੀਵਾ

ਇੱਕ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਔਰਤ ਓਪਰੇਟਿਕ ਗਾਇਕਾ; ਇੱਕ ਔਰਤ ਆਪਰੇਟਿਕ ਸਟਾਰ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

女主角

一位杰出的歌剧女歌手；女歌剧明星

🇯🇵Japanese

歌姫

著名な女性オペラ歌手。女性オペラスター

🇰🇷Korean

프리마 돈나

저명한 여성 오페라 가수; 여성 오페라 스타

🇻🇳Vietnamese

danh ca

một nữ ca sĩ opera xuất sắc; một nữ ngôi sao nhạc kịch

🇹🇭Thai

นักร้อง

นักร้องโอเปร่าหญิงผู้มีชื่อเสียง ดาราโอเปร่าหญิง

🇵🇭Filipino

diba

isang kilalang babaeng operatic singer; isang babaeng operatic star

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المغنية

مغنية أوبرالية متميزة؛ نجمة أوبرالية أنثى

🇮🇷Persian

دیوا

خواننده برجسته زن اپرا؛ یک ستاره زن اپرا

🇮🇱Hebrew

פְּרִימָדוֹנָה

זמרת אופרה מכובדת; כוכבת אופרה נשית

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