तुकबंदी
tukbandī
The English word 'rhyme' is translated into Hindi as तुकबंदी (tukbandī).
तुकबंदी is the noun used to describe the sameness of sounds or letters in words. In a colloquial sense, it is also frequently used to describe something that is repetitive or nonsensical, similar to 'rhyming nonsense'.
Meaning: rhyming, sameness of letters or sounds of some parts of words, as ‘the poem exhibits rhyme’ (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word तुकबंदी is a compound of तुक, which means 'rhyme' or 'match' and bandi, which means 'tying' or 'binding'.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the verb 'to rhyme', use the verbal form तुकबंदी करना.
How do you pronounce it?
tukbandī
Did you know?
- A person who creates rhythmic, often humorous or satirical verses is called a तुकबंदीबाज़, where the suffix बाज़ implies a certain playfulness or cunning.
- While तुकबंदी refers to general rhyme, the classical poetic tradition of Hindi and Urdu uses a much more complex system of 'rhyme' called काफ़िया (qafiya).
- In Hindi, the word तुक can also mean a 'wit' or a 'clever remark', meaning that someone who makes good rhymes is also someone who is witty.
Examples in context
- इस कविता में अच्छी तुकबंदी है।Is kavita mein achhi tukbandi hai.This poem has good rhyme.
- मुझे तुकबंदी बनाना पसंद है।Mujhe tukbandi banana pasand hai.I like to create rhymes.
- इस गाने की तुकबंदी बहुत बढ़िया है।Is gaane ki tukbandi bahut badhiya hai.The rhyme of this song is very great.
Example conversation
Amit and Neha are discussing a poem Amit wrote.
- नेहा Nehaअमित, तुम्हारी कविता में तुकबंदी बहुत अच्छी है।Amit, tumhari kavita mein tukbandi bahut achhi hai.Amit, the rhyme in your poem is very good.
- अमित Amitशुक्रिया नेहा, मैंने इस पर बहुत काम किया।Shukriya Neha, maine is par bahut kaam kiya.Thank you Neha, I worked a lot on this.
- नेहा Nehaक्या तुम्हें तुकबंदी बनाने में मज़ा आता है?Kya tumhe tukbandi banane mein mazaa aata hai?Do you enjoy making rhymes?
- अमित Amitहाँ, यह मुझे बहुत पसंद है।Haan, yeh mujhe bahut pasand hai.Yes, I like it very much.
