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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tukant
"इस कविता में अच्छा तुकांत है।"
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2 senses- 1
Correspondence of sound between words or the endings of lines, especially when used at the ends of lines in poetry.
"The poem has a strict AABB rhyme scheme."
- 1
To have the same end sound as another word.
"Cat and hat rhyme with each other."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'rime', stemming from Old French 'rime', which likely evolved from Old High German 'rîm' (meaning series, sequence, or number). In the late medieval period, the spelling was altered under the erroneous influence of the Greek-derived word 'rhythm', permanently cementing its modern form.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rhyme" is said worldwide
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rime
Transliteration: rime
"Ce poème utilise une rime riche."
Reim
Transliteration: Reim
"Das Gedicht hat einen schönen Reim."
rima
Transliteration: rima
"Cercava una rima perfetta per la sua poesia."
rima
Transliteration: rima
"La canción tiene una rima pegadiza."
rima
Transliteration: rima
"O poema foi escrito sem nenhuma rima."
तुकांत
Transliteration: tukant
"इस कविता में अच्छा तुकांत है।"
韵
Transliteration: yùn
"这首诗的韵律很优美。"
라임
Transliteration: raim
"그 랩은 라임이 아주 좋습니다."
韻
Transliteration: in
"その詩は美しい韻を踏んでいる。"
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