Category: LanguagePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

भाषा

/bhāṣā/Roman

English meaning: language

Hindi Definition

(हिन्दी)

किसी समाज में विचारों और भावों के संप्रेषण के लिए प्रयुक्त ध्वनियों और प्रतीकों की व्यवस्था।

English Definition

A structured system of communication using sounds, symbols, or gestures shared by a community.

Example

हिंदी भारत की राजभाषा है।

In English: Hindi is the official language of India.

Synonyms

  • बोली
  • जुबान

Literary Heritage

निज भाषा उन्नति अहै, सब उन्नति को मूल।

/nija bhāṣā unnati ahai, saba unnati ko mūla/

The progress of one's own language is the root of all progress.

Bharatendu Harishchandra · Father of Modern Hindi Literature · 1850–1885 CE

Bharatendu Granthavali

Bharatendu Harishchandra — seminal statement on the primacy of Hindi language

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Language
हिन्दी
Hindi
Script
Devanagari
Family
Indo-Aryan
Speakers
600M
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