Hallmark — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a distinctive characteristic or attribute

a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and authenticity

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɔːlmɑːɹk/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɔːlmɑːk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɔːlmɑːk/

2 syllables Say it as /hˈɔːlmɑːɹk/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

trademark stylemark authentication earmark assay-mark

Word Forms

earmark	verb	give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
authenticate	verb	establish the authenticity of something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kennzeichen

ein charakteristisches Merkmal oder Attribut

🇫🇷French

poinçonner

une caractéristique ou un attribut distinctif

🇪🇸Spanish

contraste

una característica o atributo distintivo

🇮🇹Italian

segno distintivo

una caratteristica o un attributo distintivo

🇳🇱Dutch

kenmerk

een onderscheidend kenmerk of attribuut

🇵🇹Portuguese

marca

uma característica ou atributo distintivo

🇷🇺Russian

клеймо

отличительная характеристика или атрибут

India

🇮🇳Hindi

बानगी

एक विशिष्ट लक्षण या विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

হলমার্ক

একটি স্বতন্ত্র বৈশিষ্ট্য বা বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Tamil

முத்திரை

ஒரு தனித்துவமான பண்பு அல்லது பண்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ముఖ్య లక్షణం

ఒక విలక్షణమైన లక్షణం లేదా లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

हॉलमार्क

एक विशिष्ट वैशिष्ट्य किंवा विशेषता

🇮🇳Gujarati

હોલમાર્ક

એક વિશિષ્ટ લક્ષણ અથવા લક્ષણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಲಕ್ಷಣ

ಒಂದು ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಲಕ್ಷಣ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുഖമുദ്ര

ഒരു വ്യതിരിക്ത സ്വഭാവം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ആട്രിബ്യൂട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਲਮਾਰਕ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਲੱਖਣ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਗੁਣ

🇵🇰Urdu

نشان

ایک مخصوص خصوصیت یا وصف

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

标志

独特的特征或属性

🇯🇵Japanese

特徴

際立った特徴または属性

🇰🇷Korean

순도 검증 각인

독특한 특징이나 속성

🇻🇳Vietnamese

dấu ấn

một đặc điểm hoặc thuộc tính đặc biệt

🇹🇭Thai

จุดเด่น

ลักษณะหรือคุณลักษณะที่โดดเด่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

tanda

suatu ciri atau atribut yang khas

🇵🇭Filipino

tanda

isang natatanging katangian o katangian

🇲🇾Malay

ciri khas

ciri atau sifat yang tersendiri

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السمة المميزة

خاصية أو سمة مميزة

🇮🇷Persian

علامت مشخصه

یک ویژگی یا ویژگی متمایز

🇹🇷Turkish

ayırt edici özellik

ayırt edici bir özellik veya nitelik

🇮🇱Hebrew

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