Category: LanguagePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Intermediate

बोली

/bolī/Roman

English meaning: dialect

Hindi Definition

(हिन्दी)

किसी भाषा का क्षेत्रीय रूप जो उच्चारण, शब्द और व्याकरण में थोड़ा भिन्न होता है।

English Definition

A regional variety of a language with distinct vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar.

Example

अवधी हिंदी की एक प्रमुख बोली है।

In English: Awadhi is a major dialect of Hindi.

Synonyms

  • उपभाषा
  • विभाषा

Antonyms / Opposites

  • भाषा

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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हिन्दी
Hindi
Script
Devanagari
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Indo-Aryan
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