accent

The way people from a particular place or group pronounce words.
Someone from Kerala and someone from Punjab may speak English with different accents. Everyone has an accent of some kind.
accent meaning in Hindi
किसी खास जगह या समूह के लोगों के शब्द बोलने का तरीका; लहजा।
केरल और पंजाब के दो लोग अलग-अलग लहजे में अंग्रेज़ी बोल सकते हैं। हर किसी का कोई न कोई लहजा होता है।
Examples
- My cousin came back from London with a slight British accent.मेरा चचेरा भाई लंदन से थोड़ा ब्रिटिश लहजा लेकर लौटा।
- The call centre trains its staff to speak clearly, whatever their accent.कॉल सेंटर अपने कर्मचारियों को साफ़ बोलना सिखाता है, चाहे उनका लहजा कोई भी हो।
Synonyms & antonyms
Memory trick
Your ACCENT is your voice's passport — it shows where your speech comes from.
💡 Did you know?
Linguists say everyone has an accent; the one that sounds "neutral" simply matches the listener's own.
Word origin
From Latin "accentus" (ad- "to" + cantus "song"), meaning the tone or stress of speech.
Other meanings
noun A regional or national way of pronouncing speech.
accent meaning in other languages
| Hindi · हिन्दी | किसी खास जगह या समूह के लोगों के शब्द बोलने का तरीका; लहजा। |
| Arabic · العربية | طريقة نطق الكلمات لدى أهل مكان معين أو مجموعة معينة؛ اللكنة. |
| French · Français | Manière de prononcer les mots propre à une région ou à un groupe. |
| Indonesian · Bahasa Indonesia | Cara orang dari daerah atau kelompok tertentu mengucapkan kata-kata; logat. |
| Chinese · 中文 | 某地或某群体的人说话时特有的发音方式;口音。 |
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