rhyme
/raɪm/noun
उच्चारण राइम
तुकबंदी वाली कविता, छंद
Core wordPYP · asked 4 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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[C]
a short poem in which the last word in the line has the same sound as the last word in another line
तुकबंदी वाली कविता, छंद
- nursery rhymes
- Children recited a rhyme about a hungry crow.
- The teacher taught the little ones a rhyme about the rain.
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- My grandmother knew many old rhymes from her village.
- The baby laughed at the funny rhyme.
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[C] ~ (for sth)
a word that has the same sound or ends with the same sound as another word
तुकांत शब्द
- 'Cat' is a rhyme for 'hat'.
- Can you find a rhyme for the word 'light'?
- There is no easy rhyme for the word 'orange'.
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- Poets often search for a rhyme that sounds natural.
- The word 'bake' is a rhyme for 'cake'.
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[U]
the use of words in a poem or song that have the same sound
तुक, तुकबंदी
- poetry written in rhyme
- The poem loses its charm when it is translated without rhyme.
- Many folk songs are written in rhyme.
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- The poem was written in rhyme to help children remember it.
- Some modern poets avoid rhyme completely.
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[I] ~ (with sth)
to have the same sound as another word
तुक मिलना
- 'Moon' rhymes with 'soon'.
- In this poem, 'night' rhymes with 'bright' and 'light' in every verse.
- The word 'bean' rhymes with 'green'.
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- Do 'cough' and 'rough' rhyme?
- The last two lines of the poem rhyme.
Synonyms chime harmonize
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
rhyme with sth (verb)
Two words rhyme when they end with the same sound; 'with' names the other word.
जब दो शब्दों का अंतिम स्वर एक-सा हो तब वे rhyme करते हैं; 'with' दूसरे शब्द को बताता है।
- 'Cat' rhymes with 'hat'.
- Does 'love' rhyme with 'move'?
a rhyme for / with sth
As a noun, 'rhyme' can be a word that sounds like another, followed by 'for' or 'with'.
Noun के रूप में 'rhyme' ऐसा शब्द हो सकता है जो दूसरे जैसा सुनाई दे; इसके बाद 'for' या 'with' आता है।
- Can you think of a rhyme for 'light'?
in rhyme / nursery rhyme
'In rhyme' means written with rhyming lines; a nursery rhyme is a short verse for children.
'In rhyme' का अर्थ तुकांत पंक्तियों में लिखा है; nursery rhyme बच्चों के लिए छोटी कविता है।
- The story is told in rhyme.
- Children recite nursery rhymes.
without rhyme or reason
An idiom meaning for no clear cause or logic.
यह idiom बिना किसी स्पष्ट कारण या तर्क के अर्थ में आता है।
- The rules seemed to change without rhyme or reason.
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adjective + rhyme
perfectnurserysimpleinternalfalsefunny
- 'Bat' and 'sat' form a perfect rhyme.
verb + rhyme
writerecitelearnmakeusefind
- Radhika recited a rhyme in the contest.
rhyme + noun
schemepatterntimeword
- The poem has an ABAB rhyme scheme.
rhyme + preposition
with the wordin versefor the endin a couplet
- The couplet ends in a clear rhyme.
“More examples 5
- The poet chose a word that rhymes with 'night'.
कवि ने ऐसा शब्द चुना जो 'night' से तुक मिलाता है।
- The little girl sang a rhyme about the moon.
छोटी लड़की ने चाँद पर एक कविता गाई।
- Many Hindi dohas use rhyme to be easy to remember.
बहुत से दोहे याद रखने में सरल बनाने के लिए तुक का प्रयोग करते हैं।
- The advertisement was written in rhyme.
विज्ञापन तुकबंदी में लिखा गया था।
- Radhika could find no rhyme for 'orange'.
राधिका को 'orange' का कोई तुकांत शब्द नहीं मिला।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ 'Book' rhymes to 'look'.
✓ 'Book' rhymes with 'look'.
The preposition after 'rhyme' is 'with'.
'Rhyme' के बाद preposition 'with' आता है।
✗ Both the words are rhyme.
✓ Both the words rhyme.
'Rhyme' is the verb here and no 'are' is needed.
यहाँ 'rhyme' क्रिया है और 'are' नहीं चाहिए।
✗ These two words are not rhyming each other.
✓ These two words do not rhyme with each other.
'Rhyme' needs 'with', and is used in the simple present for a fixed fact.
'Rhyme' के साथ 'with' आता है, और स्थायी तथ्य के लिए simple present प्रयुक्त होता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words both concern sounds in verse but name different things.
ये शब्द कविता की ध्वनियों से जुड़े हैं पर अलग चीज़ों के नाम हैं।
The same sound at the end of words or lines.
शब्दों या पंक्तियों के अंत में एक-सी ध्वनि।
- A perfect rhyme.
Writing arranged in lines, or one section of a poem.
पंक्तियों में रचित लेखन, या कविता का एक भाग।
- The first verse.
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without rhyme or reason
in a way that cannot be easily explained
बिना किसी कारण के, बेतुका
- Prices change without rhyme or reason.
AaSpelling
Spelling and pronunciation, asked often: rhyme, with rh- and y, /raɪm/ (not 'ryme' or 'rhime'); likewise rhythm.
Spelling और pronunciation में अक्सर पूछा जाता है: rhyme, rh- और y के साथ, /raɪm/ ('ryme' या 'rhime' गलत है); इसी तरह rhythm।
?Which word?
Homophone: rhyme and rime (frost).
Homophone: rhyme और rime (पाला)।
Keep the poetry words together: rhyme (same end sounds), rhythm (regular beat), stanza (a group of lines), couplet (two rhyming lines), verse.
कविता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: rhyme (समान अंतिम ध्वनियाँ), rhythm (नियमित लय), stanza (पंक्तियों का समूह), couplet (दो तुकांत पंक्तियाँ), verse।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Without rhyme or reason.
Idiom: without rhyme or reason (बिना किसी तर्क या कारण के, यानी जिसका कोई मतलब समझ न आए)।