polyglot
/ˈpɒliɡlɒt/noun
उच्चारण पॉलिग्लॉट
बहुभाषी, कई भाषाएँ जानने वाला
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noun
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a person who knows and uses several languages
बहुभाषी, कई भाषाएँ जानने वाला
- A true polyglot, she speaks six languages fluently.
- The Kerala-born polyglot translates stories between five languages.
- The polyglot guide spoke Hindi, French and Japanese with equal ease.
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- A polyglot can switch between languages in the middle of a conversation.
- As a polyglot, he enjoys reading poems in the original language.
adjective
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knowing or using several languages
बहुभाषी
- a polyglot city
- The polyglot audience at the book fair cheered in many different tongues.
- Mumbai is a polyglot city where Marathi, Hindi and Gujarati are heard daily.
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- The book is a polyglot edition with the text in three languages.
- The polyglot street market had signs in many scripts.
Synonyms multilingual
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Compare bilingual (two languages), monolingual (one).
Bilingual (दो भाषाएँ) और monolingual (एक भाषा) से तुलना कीजिए।
⌂Word origin and word building
Poly- means many: polygamy, polygon, polytheism.
Poly- का अर्थ कई है, जैसे polygamy, polygon, polytheism में।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One who speaks many languages.
'कई भाषाएँ बोलने वाला' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।