Hyponym — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a word that is more specific than a given word

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˌaɪpoʊnˈɪm/

🇬🇧British English

/hˈɛmɪlˌɪtɹə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/hˈɛmɪlˌɪtɹə/

3 syllables Say it as /hˌaɪpoʊnˈɪm/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

subordinate subordinate word

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

hyponyme

un mot plus spécifique qu'un mot donné

🇪🇸Spanish

hipónimo

una palabra que es más específica que una palabra dada

🇮🇹Italian

iponimo

una parola che è più specifica di una parola data

🇳🇱Dutch

hyponiem

een woord dat specifieker is dan een bepaald woord

🇵🇹Portuguese

hipônimo

uma palavra que é mais específica do que uma determinada palavra

🇷🇺Russian

гипоним

слово, которое более конкретно, чем данное слово

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सम्मोहन

एक शब्द जो किसी दिए गए शब्द से अधिक विशिष्ट है

🇧🇩Bengali

হাইপোনিম

একটি শব্দ যা একটি প্রদত্ত শব্দের চেয়ে বেশি নির্দিষ্ট

🇮🇳Tamil

ஹைப்போனிம்

கொடுக்கப்பட்ட வார்த்தையை விட குறிப்பிட்ட ஒரு சொல்

🇮🇳Telugu

హైపోనిమ్

ఇచ్చిన పదం కంటే నిర్దిష్టమైన పదం

🇮🇳Marathi

हायपोनिम

दिलेल्या शब्दापेक्षा अधिक विशिष्ट शब्द

🇮🇳Gujarati

હાઇપોનિમ

એક શબ્દ જે આપેલ શબ્દ કરતાં વધુ વિશિષ્ટ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೈಪೋನಿಮ್

ಕೊಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಪದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟವಾದ ಪದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഹൈപ്പോണിം

തന്നിരിക്കുന്ന വാക്കിനേക്കാൾ കൂടുതൽ വ്യക്തമായ ഒരു വാക്ക്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਹਾਈਪੋਨਮ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਜੋ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਗਏ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਖਾਸ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ہائپونام

ایک لفظ جو دیئے گئے لفظ سے زیادہ مخصوص ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

下位词

比给定单词更具体的单词

🇯🇵Japanese

下名

与えられた単語よりも具体的な単語

🇰🇷Korean

하위어

주어진 단어보다 더 구체적인 단어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

từ viết tắt

một từ cụ thể hơn một từ nhất định

🇹🇭Thai

สะกดจิต

คำที่เฉพาะเจาะจงมากกว่าคำที่กำหนด

🇮🇩Indonesian

hiponim

sebuah kata yang lebih spesifik dari kata tertentu

🇲🇾Malay

hiponim

perkataan yang lebih spesifik daripada perkataan yang diberikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

هيفونيم

كلمة أكثر تحديدًا من كلمة معينة

🇮🇷Persian

نام مستعار

کلمه ای که خاص تر از یک کلمه معین است

🇹🇷Turkish

hiponim

Belirli bir kelimeden daha spesifik olan bir kelime

🇮🇱Hebrew

היפוניה

מילה שהיא יותר ספציפית ממילה נתונה

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The primary meaning of 'hyponym' is 'a word that is more specific than a given word'.

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Using 'hyponym' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'hyponym' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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