बोली

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /boː.liː/, [boː.l̪iː]
• 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

   माझी मायबोली मराठी आहे.

   mājhī māybolī marāṭhī āhe.

   My mother tongue is Marathi.

   Synonym: भाषा (bhāṣā)

Declension

Declension of बोली (bolī)
direct singular	बोली bolī
direct plural	बोल्या bōlyā
	singular		plural
nominative	बोली bolī		बोल्या bōlyā
oblique	बोली- bōli-		बोल्यां- bōlyāN-
dative	बोलीला bōlilā		बोल्यांना bōlyāNnā
ergative	बोलीने bōline		बोल्यांनी bōlyāNni
instrumental	बोलीशी bōliśi		बोल्यांशी bōlyāNśi
locative	बोलीत bōlit		बोल्यांत bōlyāNt
vocative	बोली bōli		बोल्यांनो bōlyāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of बोली
	masculine object		feminine object		neuter object		oblique
	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular*	plural
singular subject	बोलीचा bōliċā	बोलीचे bōlice	बोलीची bōlici	बोलीच्या bōlica	बोलीचे, बोलीचं bōlice, bōliċa	बोलीची bōlici	बोलीच्या bōlica
plural subject	बोल्यांचा bōlyāNċā	बोल्यांचे bōlyāNce	बोल्यांची bōlyāNci	बोल्यांच्या bōlyāNca	बोल्यांचे, बोल्यांचं bōlyāNce, bōlyāNċa	बोल्यांची bōlyāNci	बोल्यांच्या bōlyāNca
* 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”)