noun · verb · 29 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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ăk′sənt
ăk′sĕnt
Ireland, Received-Pronunciation:/ˈak.sənt/
Ireland, Received-Pronunciation:/-sɛnt/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Canada, US:ăkʹsĕnt
Canada, US:/ˈæk.sɛnt/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Southern-US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
Australian:/ˈæk.sɛnt/
Australian:/-sənt/
New-Zealand:/ˈɛk.sent/
New-Zealand:/-sənt/
rhymes with -æksɛnt
rhymes with -æksənt
Received-Pronunciation:ăk-sĕntʹ
Received-Pronunciation:/ækˈsɛnt/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
US:ăk-sĕntʹ
US:ăkʹsĕnt
US:/ækˈsɛnt/
US:/ˈæk.sɛnt/
rhymes with -ɛnt
CMU ARPABET:AH0 K S EH1 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AE1 K S EH2 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
Examples
In the word "careful", the accent is placed on the first syllable.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: stress
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Emphasis or importance in general.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
Examples
At this hotel, the accent is on luxury.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A mark used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken stress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Any mark used in writing over letters, either in order to indicate the place of the spoken stress, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked, or to distinguish homophones.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Modulation of the voice in speaking; the manner of speaking or pronouncing; a peculiar or characteristic modification of the voice, expressing emotion; tone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
A manner of pronunciation suggesting that the speaker is from a different region; a foreign accent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
My professor's accent is so thick that it's difficult to understand her lectures.
She spoke with a strong accent that betrayed her southern roots.
I was surprised to learn that he was an immigrant, as he spoke without any accent.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
noun
Meaning 8
The distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect.
A distinctive manner of producing a sign language, such as someone who does not normally use a certain sign language might have when using it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Narrower terms: background, play down, downplay, bring out, set off, re-emphasise, re-emphasize, bear down, topicalize, point up, drive home, ram home, press home, underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasise
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *keh2n-der. Proto-Italic *kanō Latin canō Latin accinō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus ▲ Ancient Greek προσῳδῐ́ᾱ (prosōidĭ́ā)calq. Medieval Latin accentusbor. Middle French accentbor. Anglo-Norman accentbor. Middle English accent English accent Inherited from Middle English accent, from Medieval Latin accentus and Old French accent, acent, both from Latin accentus, past participle of accinō (“sing to, sing along”), from ad- + canō (“to sing”). The word accent had been borrowed into Old English already, but was lost and reborrowed in Middle English.
From Middle French accenter, from Old French accenter, from Latin accentō, from accentus.
Across languages
Translations
554 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
theksi
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Arabic:
نَبْر
(nabr)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Arabic:
تَأْكِيد
(taʔkīd)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Arabic:
تَرْكِيز
(tarkīz)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Armenian:
շեշտ
(šešt)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Asturian:
acentu
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Azerbaijani:
vurğu
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Bashkir:
баҫым
(baśım)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Belarusian:
на́ціск
(nácisk)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Belarusian:
акцэ́нт
(akcént)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Bengali:
শ্বাসাঘাত
(śaśaghat)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Bulgarian:
ударе́ние
(udarénie)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Bulgarian:
акце́нт
(akcént)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Burmese:
ဂရုသံ
(ga.ru.sam)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Carpathian Rusyn:
притиск
(prytysk)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Catalan:
accent
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Chinese Mandarin:
重音
(zhòngyīn)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Chinese Mandarin:
腔調 /腔调
(qiāngdiào)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Chinese Mandarin:
強勢 /强势
(qiángshì)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Czech:
přízvuk
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Danish:
betoning
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Danish:
tryk
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Dutch:
accent
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Dutch:
klemtoon
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Esperanto:
akcento
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Estonian:
rõhk
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Faroese:
herðing
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Finnish:
paino
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Finnish:
painotus
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
French:
accent
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Galician:
acento
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Georgian:
მახვილი
(maxvili)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
German:
Betonung
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Greek:
τόνος
(tónos)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Greek:
τονισμός
(tonismós)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Ancient Greek:
τόνος
(tónos)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Hebrew:
טַעַם
(tá'am)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Hindi:
आघात
(āghāt)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Hungarian:
hangsúly
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Hungarian:
nyomaték
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Icelandic:
áhersla
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Ido:
acento
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Indonesian:
aksen
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Indonesian:
tekanan
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Irish:
aiceann
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Irish:
béim ghutha
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Italian:
accento
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Japanese:
強音
(kyōon)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Japanese:
強調
(kyōchō)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Japanese:
アクセント
(akusento)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Japanese:
強勢
(kyōsei)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Japanese:
重き
(omoki)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Kazakh:
екпін
(ekpın)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Khmer:
តានា
(taanaa)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Korean:
강세
(gangse)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Korean:
억양
(eogyang)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Korean:
악센트
(aksenteu)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Kumyk:
ургъу
(urğu)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Kyrgyz:
басым
(basım)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Latvian:
akcents
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Latvian:
uzsvars
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Lithuanian:
kirtis
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Macedonian:
нагласок
(naglasok)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Malay:
aksen
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Malay:
tekanan
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Mongolian:
өргөлт
(örgölt)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Norman:
accent
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Norwegian Bokmål:
aksent
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Norwegian Bokmål:
trykk
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Norwegian Bokmål:
betoning
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Pannonian Rusyn:
наглашка
(nahlaška)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Iranian Persian:
تَأْکید
(ta'kid)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Polish:
akcent
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Polish:
nacisk
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Portuguese:
acento
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Portuguese:
tonicidade
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Portuguese:
ênfase
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Romanian:
accent
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Romanian:
intonație
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Russian:
ударе́ние
(udarénije)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Russian:
акце́нт
(akcént)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Sardinian:
atzentu
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Scottish Gaelic:
beum
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Serbo-Croatian:
а̀кцент
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Serbo-Croatian:
а̀кценат
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Serbo-Croatian:
на́гласак
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Serbo-Croatian:
àkcent
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Serbo-Croatian:
àkcenat
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Serbo-Croatian:
náglasak
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Slovak:
prízvuk
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Slovene:
naglàs
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Spanish:
acento léxico
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Swedish:
accent
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Swedish:
betoning
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Tagalog:
lundo
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Tajik:
зада
(zada)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Tamil:
ஒலிப்பு
(olippu)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Tamil:
பலுக்கல்
(palukkal)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Tamil:
அழுத்தம்
(aḻuttam)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Tatar:
басым
(basım)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Turkish:
vurgu
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Turkish:
tonlama
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Turkmen:
basym
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Ukrainian:
на́голос
(náholos)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Ukrainian:
акце́нт
(akcént)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Urdu:
زور
(zor)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Uyghur:
ئۇرغۇ
(urghu)
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Uzbek:
urgʻu
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Vietnamese:
trọng âm
— higher-pitched or stronger articulation
Belarusian:
на́ціск
(nácisk)
— emphasis or importance in general
Chinese Mandarin:
重點 /重点
(zhòngdiǎn)
— emphasis or importance in general
Esperanto:
akcento
— emphasis or importance in general
Finnish:
painopiste
— emphasis or importance in general
Finnish:
pääpaino
— emphasis or importance in general
Georgian:
აქცენტი
(akcenṭi)
— emphasis or importance in general
Hebrew:
דָּגֵשׁ
(dagésh)
— emphasis or importance in general
Latvian:
uzsvars
— emphasis or importance in general
Latvian:
akcents
— emphasis or importance in general
Polish:
akcent
— emphasis or importance in general
Polish:
nacisk
— emphasis or importance in general
Russian:
ударе́ние
(udarénije)
— emphasis or importance in general
Russian:
акце́нт
(akcént)
— emphasis or importance in general
Tamil:
அழுத்தம்
(aḻuttam)
— emphasis or importance in general
Ukrainian:
на́голос
(náholos)
— emphasis or importance in general
Ukrainian:
акце́нт
(akcént)
— emphasis or importance in general
Albanian:
theks
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Arabic:
عَلَامَة نَبْر
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Armenian:
շեշտ
(šešt)
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Asturian:
acentu
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Asturian:
tilde
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Azerbaijani:
aksent
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Azerbaijani:
vurğu işarəsi
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Belarusian:
на́ціск
(nácisk)
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Bulgarian:
ударе́ние
(udarénie)
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Catalan:
accent
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Catalan:
titlla
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Chinese Mandarin:
尖音符
(jiānyīnfú)
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Czech:
přízvuk
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Dutch:
accent
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Dutch:
klemtoon
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Esperanto:
diakrita signo
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Esperanto:
diakritilo
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Estonian:
rõhumärk
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Finnish:
aksenttimerkki
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Finnish:
aksentti
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
French:
accent
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Galician:
acento
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
German:
Akzent
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
German:
Akzentzeichen
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Greek:
τόνος
(tónos)
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Hebrew:
טַעַם
(tá'am)
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Hungarian:
ékezet
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Ido:
supersigno
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Ido:
diakritiko
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Italian:
accento
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Japanese:
アクセント
(akusento)
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Ligurian:
acénto
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Macedonian:
акцент
(akcent)
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Māori:
tohu whakahua kupu
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Māori:
tohu whakahua
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Norman:
accent
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Norwegian Bokmål:
aksent
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Iranian Persian:
آکْسان
(âksân)
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Polish:
akcent
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Portuguese:
acento
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Romanian:
accent
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Russian:
знак ударе́ния
(znak udarénija)
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Russian:
ударе́ние
(udarénije)
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Sardinian:
atzentu
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Spanish:
acento gráfico
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Spanish:
tilde
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Swedish:
accent
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Tagalog:
diin
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Telugu:
శైలి
(śaili)
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Ukrainian:
на́голос
(náholos)
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Vietnamese:
dấu
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Volapük:
kazetamal
— orthography: mark to indicate stress
Albanian:
shenjë diakritike
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Arabic:
شَكْل
(šakl)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Arabic:
شَكْلَة
(šakla)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Arabic:
عَلَامَة تَشْكِيل
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Belarusian:
дыякрыты́чны знак
(dyjakrytýčny znak)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Bulgarian:
диакрити́чен знак
(diakritíčen znak)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Catalan:
signe diacrític
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Catalan:
diacrític
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Chinese Mandarin:
附加符號 /附加符号
(fùjiā fúhào)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Chinese Mandarin:
讀音符號 /读音符号
(dúyīn fúhào)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Chinese Mandarin:
變音符號 /变音符号
(biànyīn fúhào)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Czech:
diakritické znaménko
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Czech:
diakritický znak
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Danish:
diakritisk tegn
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Dutch:
diakritisch teken
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Esperanto:
diakrita signo
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Esperanto:
diakritilo
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Estonian:
diakriitiline märk
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Finnish:
tarke
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Finnish:
diakriittinen merkki
— orthography: any diacritical mark
French:
signe diacritique
— orthography: any diacritical mark
French:
diacritique
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Galician:
signo diacrítico
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Georgian:
დიაკრიტიკული ნიშანი
(diaḳriṭiḳuli nišani)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
German:
diakritisches Zeichen
— orthography: any diacritical mark
German:
Diakritikum
— orthography: any diacritical mark
German:
Diakritikon
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Greek:
διακριτικό σημείο
(diakritikó simeío)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Hebrew:
ניקוד
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Hebrew:
נִקּוּד
(nikúd)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Hindi:
मात्रा
(mātrā)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Hindi:
विशेषक चिह्न
(viśeṣak cihna)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Hungarian:
diakritikus jel
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Hungarian:
mellékjel
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Icelandic:
stafmerki
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Icelandic:
framburðartákn
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Ido:
diakritiko
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Irish:
comhartha idirdhealaitheach
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Irish:
comhartha diaicritice
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Italian:
segno diacritico
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Japanese:
ダイアクリティカルマーク
(daiakuritikaru māku)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Japanese:
字上符
(jijōfu)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Kazakh:
диакритикалық таңба
(diakritikalyq tañba)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Korean:
발음 구별 기호
(bareum gubyeol giho)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Korean:
발음 구별 부호
(bareum gubyeol buho)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Latvian:
diakritiskā zīme
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Lithuanian:
diakritinis ženklas
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Macedonian:
дијакритички знак
(dijakritički znak)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Māori:
tohu whakahua
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Norwegian Bokmål:
diakritisk tegn
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Old English:
accent
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Iranian Persian:
نِشانِهٔ حَرِکَتگُذاری
(nešâne-ye harekat-gozâri)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Polish:
znak diakrytyczny
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Portuguese:
acento diacrítico
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Portuguese:
acento
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Punjabi:
بَھتّ
(bhatt)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Punjabi:
بَھتّاں
(bhattāṉ)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Romanian:
semn diacritic
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Romanian:
diacritic
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Russian:
диакрити́ческий знак
(diakritíčeskij znak)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Serbo-Croatian:
дијакритички знак
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Serbo-Croatian:
dijakritički znak
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Slovak:
diakritické znamienko
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Slovak:
diakritická značka
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Slovene:
diakritično znamenje
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Slovene:
diakritični znak
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Swedish:
diakritiskt tecken
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Swedish:
diakrit
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Tagalog:
tuldik
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Thai:
เครื่องหมายการออกเสียง
(krʉ̂ʉang-mǎai-gaan-ɔ̀ɔk-sǐiang)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Ukrainian:
діакрити́чний знак
(diakrytýčnyj znak)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Urdu:
حَرَکَت
(harakat)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Urdu:
حَرَکات
(harakāt)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Urdu:
اِعْراب
(i'rāb)
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Vietnamese:
dấu phụ
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Welsh:
arwyddnod
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Welsh:
marc diacritig
— orthography: any diacritical mark
Chinese Mandarin:
語氣 /语气
(yǔqì)
— modulation of the voice in speaking
Finnish:
painotus
— modulation of the voice in speaking
Finnish:
äänensävy
— modulation of the voice in speaking
Finnish:
sävy
— modulation of the voice in speaking
Italian:
tono
— modulation of the voice in speaking
Italian:
modulazione
— modulation of the voice in speaking
Italian:
enfasi
— modulation of the voice in speaking
Polish:
akcent
— modulation of the voice in speaking
Spanish:
dejo
— modulation of the voice in speaking
Spanish:
deje
— modulation of the voice in speaking
Spanish:
dejillo
— modulation of the voice in speaking
Spanish:
tonada
— modulation of the voice in speaking
Tamil:
தொனி
(toṉi)
— modulation of the voice in speaking
Afrikaans:
tongval
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Albanian:
theks
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Arabic:
لَهْجَة
(lahja)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Arabic:
لُكْنَة
(lukna)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Arabic:
تَلَفُّظ
(talaffuẓ)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Arabic:
نُطْق
(nuṭq)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Arabic:
لَهْجَة
(lahja)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Armenian:
ակցենտ
(akcʻent)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Armenian:
առոգանություն
(aṙoganutʻyun)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Asturian:
acentu
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Azerbaijani:
ləhcə
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Azerbaijani:
şivə
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Azerbaijani:
aksent
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Basque:
azentu
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Belarusian:
акцэ́нт
(akcént)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Belarusian:
вымо́ва
(vymóva)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Bengali:
ঝোঁক
(jhō̃k)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Bulgarian:
акце́нт
(akcént)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Bulgarian:
произноше́ние
(proiznošénie)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Bulgarian:
и́зговор
(ízgovor)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Burmese:
အသံထွက်
(a.samhtwak)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Catalan:
accent
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Chinese Cantonese:
口音
(hau2 jam1)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Chinese Mandarin:
口音
(kǒuyīn)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Chinese Mandarin:
方音
(fāngyīn)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Cornish:
lesyeth
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Czech:
přízvuk
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Danish:
accent
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Dutch:
accent
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Dutch:
tongval
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Dutch:
uitspraak
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Esperanto:
akĉento
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Estonian:
aktsent
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Finnish:
korostus
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
French:
accent
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Galician:
acento
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Georgian:
აქცენტი
(akcenṭi)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
German:
Akzent
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Greek:
προφορά
(proforá)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Hebrew:
מִבְטָא
(mivtá)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Hindi:
लहज़ा
(lahzā)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Hindi:
लहजा
(lahjā)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Hindi:
स्वरपात
(svarpāt)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Hungarian:
akcentus
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Icelandic:
hreimur
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Ido:
acento
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Ido:
achento
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Ilocano:
bengngat
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Ilocano:
ayug
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Indonesian:
logat
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Irish:
blas
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Italian:
accento
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Italian:
cadenza
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Italian:
inflessione
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Italian:
calata
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Japanese:
なまり
(namari)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Japanese:
話し振り
(hanashiburi)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Japanese:
アクセント
(akusento)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Kapampangan:
puntu
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Kapampangan:
gege
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Kazakh:
акцент
(aksent)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Khmer:
សំនៀង
(sɑmniəng)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Korean:
억양
(eogyang)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Korean:
말씨
(malssi)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Central Kurdish:
شێوەزار
(şêwezar)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Northern Kurdish:
devok
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Kyrgyz:
акцент
(aktsent)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Lao:
ສໍານຽງ
(sam nīang)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Latvian:
akcents
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Lithuanian:
akcentas
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Macedonian:
нагласок
(naglasok)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Malay:
loghat
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Malay:
aksen
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Māori:
mita
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Mongolian:
аялга
(ajalga)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Nepali:
लवज
(lawaj)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Norman:
accent
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Norwegian Bokmål:
aksent
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Norwegian Bokmål:
uttale
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Norwegian Bokmål:
tonefall
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Old English:
accent
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Iranian Persian:
لَهْجِه
(lahje)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Iranian Persian:
اَکْسِنْت
(aksent)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Polish:
akcent
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Portuguese:
sotaque
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Portuguese:
acento
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Romanian:
accent
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Russian:
акце́нт
(akcént)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Russian:
произноше́ние
(proiznošénije)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Russian:
вы́говор
(výgovor)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Sardinian:
atzentu
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Serbo-Croatian:
а̀кцент
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Serbo-Croatian:
а̀кценат
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Serbo-Croatian:
àkcent
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Serbo-Croatian:
àkcenat
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Slovak:
prízvuk
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Slovene:
naglàs
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Spanish:
acento
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Spanish:
dejo
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Spanish:
deje
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Spanish:
tonillo
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Spanish:
cantadito
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Spanish:
cantito
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Swedish:
accent
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Swedish:
brytning
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Tagalog:
punto
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Tajik:
лаҳҷа
(lahja)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Tajik:
аксент
(aksent)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Tamil:
வழக்கு
(vaḻakku)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Tamil:
வட்டார வழக்கு
(vaṭṭāra vaḻakku)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Tamil:
பலுக்கல்
(palukkal)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Tamil:
பேச்சு
(pēccu)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Telugu:
యాస
(yāsa)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Thai:
สําเนียง
(sǎm-niiang)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Tibetan:
སྐད་གདངས
(skad gdangs)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Turkish:
şive
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Turkish:
aksan
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Turkish:
lehçe
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Turkmen:
aksent
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Ukrainian:
акце́нт
(akcént)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Ukrainian:
вимо́ва
(vymóva)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Urdu:
لَہْجَہ
(lahja)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Uyghur:
شىۋە
(shiwe)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Uzbek:
aksent
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Uzbek:
lahja
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Vietnamese:
giọng
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Vietnamese:
tiếng
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Vietnamese:
khẩu âm
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Welsh:
acen
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Yiddish:
אַקצענט
(aktsent)
— distinctive pronunciation associated with a region, social group, etc.
Chinese Mandarin:
手語口音 /手语口音
(shǒuyǔ kǒuyīn)
— distinctive manner of producing a sign language
Finnish:
murre
— distinctive manner of producing a sign language
Polish:
akcent
— distinctive manner of producing a sign language
Chinese Mandarin:
詞語 /词语
(cíyǔ)
— word, significant tone or sound
Finnish:
aksentti
— word, significant tone or sound
German:
Betonung
— word, significant tone or sound
Italian:
accento
— word, significant tone or sound
