बोली

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /boː.liː/
• Rhymes: -oːliː

Etymology 1

From बोलना (bolnā, “to speak”) +‎ -ई (-ī, “noun suffix”).

Noun

बोली • (bolī) f (Urdu spelling بولی)

1. dialect, local speech
2. (colloquial) language

   Synonym: भाषा (bhāṣā)

Declension

Declension of बोली (fem ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	बोली bolī	बोलियाँ boliyā̃
oblique	बोली bolī	बोलियों boliyõ
vocative	बोली bolī	बोलियो boliyo

Etymology 2

Verb

बोली • (bolī)

1. inflection of बोलना (bolnā):
   1. feminine singular perfective participle
   2. feminine singular perfect indicative

Marathi

Etymology

From बोलणे (bolṇe, “to speak”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bo.li/, [bo.liː]

Noun

बोली • (bolī) f

1. dialect, local speech
2. (colloquial) language

   Synonym: भाषा (bhāṣā)

   माझी मायबोली मराठी आहे.

   mājhī māybolī marāṭhī āhe.

   My mother tongue is Marathi.

Declension

Declension of बोली (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	बोली bōlī
direct plural	बोल्या bōlyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	बोली bōlī		बोल्या bōlyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	बोली bōlī		बोल्यां- bōlyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	बोलीला bōlīlā		बोल्यांना bōlyānnā
ergative	बोलीने, बोलीनं bōlīne, bōlīna		बोल्यांनी bōlyānnī
instrumental	बोलीशी bōlīśī		बोल्यांशी bōlyānśī
locative सप्तमी	बोलीत bōlīt		बोल्यांत bōlyāt
vocative संबोधन	बोली bōlī		बोल्यांनो bōlyānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of बोली (fem ī-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	बोलीचा bōlīċā	बोलीचे bōlīċe	बोलीची bōlīcī	बोलीच्या bōlīcā	बोलीचे, बोलीचं bōlīċe, bōlīċa	बोलीची bōlīcī	बोलीच्या bōlīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	बोल्यांचा bōlyānċā	बोल्यांचे bōlyānċe	बोल्यांची bōlyāñcī	बोल्यांच्या bōlyāncā	बोल्यांचे, बोल्यांचं bōlyānċe, bōlyānċa	बोल्यांची bōlyāñcī	बोल्यांच्या bōlyāñcā
* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

• मायबोली (māybolī, “mother tongue”)