Rhyme — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

a piece of poetry

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈaɪm/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaɪm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaɪm/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈaɪm/.

Examples

hat and cat rhyme

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

verse rime

Parts of Speech

noun	correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
noun	a piece of poetry
verb	compose rhymes
verb	be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable “hat and cat rhyme”

Word Forms

rhymester	noun	a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)
rhyme	verb	be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
rime	verb	be similar in sound, especially with respect to the last syllable
verse	verb	compose verses or put into verse
versify	verb	compose verses or put into verse
rhyme	noun	a piece of poetry
rhymer	noun	a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)
rime	noun	correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reim

Korrespondenz in den Lauten von zwei oder mehr Zeilen (insbesondere Schlusslaute)

🇫🇷French

rime

correspondance dans les sons de deux lignes ou plus (en particulier les sons finaux)

🇪🇸Spanish

rima

correspondencia en los sonidos de dos o más líneas (especialmente sonidos finales)

🇮🇹Italian

rima

corrispondenza nei suoni di due o più versi (soprattutto suoni finali)

🇳🇱Dutch

rijm

correspondentie in de klanken van twee of meer regels (vooral eindklanken)

🇵🇹Portuguese

rima

correspondência nos sons de duas ou mais linhas (especialmente sons finais)

🇷🇺Russian

рифма

соответствие в звуках двух и более строк (особенно финальных звуков)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

तुक

दो या दो से अधिक पंक्तियों की ध्वनियों में पत्राचार (विशेषकर अंतिम ध्वनियाँ)

🇧🇩Bengali

ছড়া

দুই বা ততোধিক লাইনের শব্দে চিঠিপত্র (বিশেষ করে চূড়ান্ত শব্দ)

🇮🇳Tamil

பாசுரம்

இரண்டு அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட வரிகளின் ஒலிகளில் கடிதப் பரிமாற்றம் (குறிப்பாக இறுதி ஒலிகள்)

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రాస

రెండు లేదా అంతకంటే ఎక్కువ పంక్తుల శబ్దాలలో అనురూప్యం (ముఖ్యంగా చివరి శబ్దాలు)

🇮🇳Marathi

यमक

दोन किंवा अधिक ओळींच्या आवाजातील पत्रव्यवहार (विशेषत: अंतिम आवाज)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કવિતા

બે અથવા વધુ રેખાઓના અવાજમાં પત્રવ્યવહાર (ખાસ કરીને અંતિમ અવાજો)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಾಸ

ಎರಡು ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸಾಲುಗಳ ಶಬ್ದಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪತ್ರವ್ಯವಹಾರ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅಂತಿಮ ಶಬ್ದಗಳು)

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രാസം

രണ്ടോ അതിലധികമോ വരികളുടെ ശബ്ദങ്ങളിലെ കത്തിടപാടുകൾ (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അന്തിമ ശബ്ദങ്ങൾ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤੁਕਬੰਦੀ

ਦੋ ਜਾਂ ਦੋ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਲਾਈਨਾਂ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਅੰਤਮ ਆਵਾਜ਼ਾਂ) ਦੀਆਂ ਆਵਾਜ਼ਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੱਤਰ ਵਿਹਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

شاعری

دو یا زیادہ لائنوں کی آوازوں میں خط و کتابت (خاص طور پر حتمی آواز)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

韵

两行或多行的声音（尤其是最后的声音）的对应

🇯🇵Japanese

韻

2行以上の音の一致（特に最後の音）

🇰🇷Korean

운

두 줄 이상의 소리(특히 최종 소리)의 대응

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vần điệu

sự tương ứng trong âm thanh của hai dòng trở lên (đặc biệt là âm thanh cuối cùng)

🇹🇭Thai

สัมผัส

การโต้ตอบในเสียงสองบรรทัดขึ้นไป (โดยเฉพาะเสียงสุดท้าย)

🇮🇩Indonesian

sajak

korespondensi bunyi dua baris atau lebih (terutama bunyi akhir)

🇵🇭Filipino

tula

sulat sa mga tunog ng dalawa o higit pang mga linya (lalo na ang mga huling tunog)

🇲🇾Malay

sajak

surat-menyurat dalam bunyi dua atau lebih baris (terutama bunyi akhir)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قافية

المراسلات في أصوات سطرين أو أكثر (خاصة الأصوات النهائية)

🇮🇷Persian

قافیه

مطابقت در صداهای دو یا چند خط (به ویژه صداهای پایانی)

🇹🇷Turkish

kafiye

iki veya daha fazla satırın seslerindeki yazışmalar (özellikle son sesler)

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲרִיזָה

התכתבות בצלילים של שתי שורות או יותר (במיוחד צלילים אחרונים)

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