Vernacular — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vɜːnˈækjʊlɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/vɜːnˈakjʊlə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vɜːnˈakjʊlə/

4 syllables Say it as /vɜːnˈækjʊlɚ/.

Examples

they don't speak our lingo
common parlance
a vernacular term

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jargon cant vulgar argot lingo patois slang common

Parts of Speech

noun	a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) “they don't speak our lingo”
noun	the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)
adjective	being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language “common parlance”

Word Forms

slangy	adjective	constituting or expressed in slang or given to the use of slang
slang	verb	use slang or vulgar language
vernacular	adjective	being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language
commonness	noun	ordinariness as a consequence of being frequent and commonplace
vernacular	noun	the everyday speech of the people (as distinguished from literary language)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Umgangssprache

eine charakteristische Sprache einer bestimmten Gruppe (z. B. unter Dieben)

🇫🇷French

vernaculaire

une langue caractéristique d'un groupe particulier (comme chez les voleurs)

🇪🇸Spanish

vernáculo

un lenguaje característico de un grupo particular (como entre los ladrones)

🇮🇹Italian

vernacolare

un linguaggio caratteristico di un particolare gruppo (come tra i ladri)

🇳🇱Dutch

volkstaal

een karakteristieke taal van een bepaalde groep (zoals onder dieven)

🇵🇹Portuguese

vernáculo

uma linguagem característica de um determinado grupo (como entre ladrões)

🇷🇺Russian

народный

характерный язык определенной группы (например, среди воров)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मातृभाषा

किसी विशेष समूह की एक विशिष्ट भाषा (जैसे चोरों के बीच)

🇧🇩Bengali

আঞ্চলিক

একটি নির্দিষ্ট গোষ্ঠীর একটি চরিত্রগত ভাষা (চোরদের মধ্যে হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

வடமொழி

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட குழுவின் சிறப்பியல்பு மொழி (திருடர்களிடையே)

🇮🇳Telugu

వాడుక భాష

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట సమూహం యొక్క లక్షణ భాష (దొంగలలో వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

स्थानिक भाषा

विशिष्ट गटाची वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण भाषा (चोरांप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્થાનિક

ચોક્કસ જૂથની લાક્ષણિક ભાષા (ચોરોની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಥಳೀಯ ಭಾಷೆ

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಗುಂಪಿನ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಭಾಷೆ (ಕಳ್ಳರ ನಡುವೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രാദേശിക ഭാഷ

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ഗ്രൂപ്പിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവ ഭാഷ (കള്ളന്മാർക്കിടയിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਥਾਨਕ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ (ਚੋਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਾਂਗ)

🇵🇰Urdu

مقامی

کسی خاص گروہ کی خصوصیت والی زبان (جیسے چوروں میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

白话

特定群体（如小偷之间）的特有语言

🇯🇵Japanese

現地語

特定のグループ（泥棒の間など）に特有の言語

🇰🇷Korean

전문 용어

(도둑들 사이에서처럼) 특정 집단의 특징적인 언어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiếng địa phương

một ngôn ngữ đặc trưng của một nhóm cụ thể (như giữa những tên trộm)

🇹🇭Thai

ภาษาถิ่น

ภาษาลักษณะเฉพาะของกลุ่มใดกลุ่มหนึ่ง (เช่นเดียวกับในหมู่โจร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

bahasa daerah

bahasa khas kelompok tertentu (seperti di antara pencuri)

🇵🇭Filipino

katutubong wika

isang katangiang wika ng isang partikular na grupo (tulad ng sa mga magnanakaw)

🇲🇾Malay

vernakular

bahasa ciri kumpulan tertentu (seperti dalam kalangan pencuri)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عامية

لغة مميزة لمجموعة معينة (كما هو الحال بين اللصوص)

🇮🇷Persian

زبان عامیانه

زبان مشخصه یک گروه خاص (مانند دزدان)

🇹🇷Turkish

yerel dil

belirli bir grubun karakteristik dili (hırsızlar arasında olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

דִבּוּרִי

שפה אופיינית לקבוצה מסוימת (כמו בקרב גנבים)

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'vernacular'?

The primary meaning of 'vernacular' is 'a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'vernacular' in a grammatically correct way?

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

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

'vernacular' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'vernacular' in your daily reading?

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Do you find 'vernacular' easy to spell?

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In your opinion, does the word 'vernacular' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

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Which age group is most likely to use 'vernacular' in regular conversations?

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How likely are you to use 'vernacular' in a professional email?

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Would you classify 'vernacular' as formal, casual, or slang?

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