Intonation — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

rise and fall of the voice pitch

singing by a soloist of the opening piece of plainsong

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪntənˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪntənˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪntənˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪntənˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

modulation pitch contour chanting

Word Forms

intone	verb	speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
intonate	verb	speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone
modulate	verb	vary the pitch of one's speech
chant	verb	recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

entonación

subida y bajada del tono de la voz

🇮🇹Italian

intonazione

aumento e diminuzione del tono della voce

🇳🇱Dutch

intonatie

stijging en daling van de stemhoogte

🇵🇹Portuguese

entonação

ascensão e queda do tom da voz

🇷🇺Russian

интонация

повышение и понижение высоты голоса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आवाज़ का उतार-चढ़ाव

आवाज की पिच का बढ़ना और गिरना

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বর

ভয়েস পিচের উত্থান এবং পতন

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒலிப்பு

குரல் சுருதியின் எழுச்சி மற்றும் வீழ்ச்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

శృతి

వాయిస్ పిచ్ యొక్క పెరుగుదల మరియు పతనం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वर

आवाज पिचचा उदय आणि पतन

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વર

વૉઇસ પિચનો ઉદય અને પતન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂತಃಕರಣ

ಧ್ವನಿ ಪಿಚ್‌ನ ಏರಿಕೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕುಸಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വരം

വോയിസ് പിച്ചിൻ്റെ ഉയർച്ചയും താഴ്ചയും

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

语调

音调的上升和下降

🇯🇵Japanese

イントネーション

声のピッチの上昇と下降

🇰🇷Korean

인토네이션

음성 피치의 상승 및 하강

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngữ điệu

sự tăng giảm của cao độ giọng nói

🇹🇭Thai

น้ำเสียง

การขึ้นและลงของระดับเสียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

intonasi

naik turunnya nada suara

🇵🇭Filipino

intonasyon

pagtaas at pagbaba ng pitch ng boses

🇲🇾Malay

intonasi

naik turunnya nada suara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التجويد

صعود وهبوط طبقة الصوت

🇮🇷Persian

لحن

بالا و پایین رفتن سطح صدا

🇹🇷Turkish

tonlama

ses perdesinin yükselişi ve düşüşü

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַנגָנָה

עלייה ונפילה של גובה הקול

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