linguist
/ˈlɪŋɡwɪst/noun
उच्चारण लिंग्विस्ट
भाषाविद्; कई भाषाएँ जानने वाला
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a person who knows several foreign languages well; a person who studies languages scientifically
भाषाविद्; कई भाषाएँ जानने वाला
- A gifted linguist, she picked up Bengali in six months.
- Linguists study how children learn to speak.
- Dr Rao is a well-known linguist who studies tribal languages.
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- Her father, a gifted linguist, speaks six languages.
- A good linguist can often guess the meaning of a new word.
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Compare polyglot (one who speaks many languages), philologist (one who studies the history of languages).
Polyglot (कई भाषाएँ बोलने वाला) और philologist (भाषाओं के इतिहास का अध्ययन करने वाला) से तुलना कीजिए।
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A person skilled in languages; the science is linguistics.
'भाषाओं में निपुण व्यक्ति' के लिए यह शब्द आता है; यह विज्ञान linguistics कहलाता है।