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Vocabulary Spotlight

Demotic

Part of Speech: Adjective

Definition: आम बोलचाल की भाषा से जुड़ा (Aam bolchal ki bhasha se juda) – Relating to the ordinary, everyday speech of the people.

Pronunciation

[dih-mot-ik]

Synonyms, Antonyms & Related Words

Synonyms

Colloquial – बोलचाल की भाषा (Bolchal ki bhasha)
Vernacular – स्थानीय भाषा (Sthaniya bhasha)

Related Words

Dialect – उपभाषा (Upbhasha)
Slang – अपभ्रंश (Apbhransh)

Word Origin

“Demotic” Greek shabd “demos” se aaya hai, jiska arth hai “people”.

– “Demotic” originates from the Greek word “demos,” meaning “people”.

Word Family

Adjective: Demotic – आम बोलचाल का (Aam bolchal ka)

Noun: Demoticism – आम बोलचाल का चलन (Aam bolchal ka chalan)

Usage Examples

1. Demotic language mein likhna logo ko asaan lagta hai.

– Writing in demotic language feels easier for people.

2. Usne demotic style mein speech di taaki sab samajh saken.

– He gave the speech in a demotic style so everyone could understand.

Cultural Note

India mein kai prakar ki demotic bhashayen hain jo har region mein apni boli mein prachalit hain.

In Context

“Demotic” ka use aksar unn languages ya styles ke liye hota hai jo aam logo ki samajh mein aati hain.

Vocabulary Challenge

“Demotic” ka sabse kareeb matlab kya hai?

Formal (औपचारिक)
Colloquial (बोलचाल की भाषा)
Silent (मौन)
Written (लिखित)

‘Colloquial’ sahi jawab hai kyunki demotic ka matlab aam bolchal ki bhasha se hai.

“Demotic” shabd kis bhasha se aaya hai?

Latin (लैटिन)
French (फ्रेंच)
German (जर्मन)
Greek (यूनानी)

‘Greek’ sahi jawab hai kyunki demotic shabd Greek ke “demos” se aaya hai.

Demotic ke liye kaunsa shabd opposite ho sakta hai?

Vernacular (स्थानीय भाषा)
Dialect (उपभाषा)
Formal (औपचारिक)
Colloquial (बोलचाल की भाषा)

‘Formal’ sahi jawab hai kyunki demotic ka matlab aam bolchal ya non-formal language hota hai.