Vernacular

//vɚˈnækjəlɚ//

Synonyms for "vernacular" (177 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (36)

Strong matches (53)

Related words (88)

Related word relations

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10 relation types

Translations

171 translations across 36 languages.

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Afrikaans

4 entries
  • dialek noun (language unique to a particular group of people)
  • omgangstaal noun (everyday speech)
  • sosiolek noun (language unique to a particular group of people)
  • spreektaal noun (spoken language as opposed to literary or liturgical)

Armenian

3 entries
  • ժողովրդական լեզու noun (everyday speech)
  • խոսակցական լեզու noun (everyday speech)
  • մայրենի լեզու noun (national language)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • диалектен adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • местен adj (of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported — see also folk)
  • народен adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • народен език noun (national language)

Catalan

3 entries
  • vernacle adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • vernacular adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • vernacle noun (national language)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries
  • 白話 /白话 noun (everyday speech)

Czech

4 entries
  • hovorový adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • lidový adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • lidový adj (of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported — see also folk)
  • nespisovný adj (pertaining to everyday language)

Danish

3 entries
  • daglig tale noun (everyday speech)
  • folkesprog noun (spoken language as opposed to literary or liturgical)
  • national sprog noun (national language)

Dutch

4 entries
  • ambtstaal noun (national language)
  • dialect noun (language unique to a particular group of people)
  • landstaal noun (national language)
  • omgangstaal noun (everyday speech)

Finnish

4 entries
  • arkikielinen adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • kansankielinen adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • puhekielinen adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • arkikieli noun (everyday speech)

French

4 entries
  • en langage courant adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • dialecte noun (language unique to a particular group of people)
  • idiome noun (language unique to a particular group of people)
  • langue nationale noun (national language)

Galician

2 entries
  • vernáculo noun (national language)
  • vernáculo noun (everyday speech)

Georgian

4 entries
  • ადგილობრივი დიალექტი noun (national language)
  • ადგილობრივი ენა noun (everyday speech)
  • დედა-ენა noun (national language)
  • დიალექტი noun (everyday speech)

German

4 entries
  • Umgangs adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • umgangssprachlich adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • Dialekt noun (language unique to a particular group of people)
  • Idiom noun (language unique to a particular group of people)

Greek

4 entries
  • δημώδης noun (national language)
  • δημώδης noun (everyday speech)
  • διάλεκτος noun (language unique to a particular group of people)
  • ιδίωμα noun (language unique to a particular group of people)

Hungarian

2 entries
  • hétköznapi adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • köznyelvi adj (pertaining to everyday language)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • þjóðtungu adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • þjóðtunga noun (national language)

Interlingua

2 entries
  • lingua vulgar noun (everyday speech)
  • vernacular noun (everyday speech)

Irish

4 entries
  • dúchasach adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • teanga an phobail noun (everyday speech)
  • teanga choiteann noun (everyday speech)
  • teanga dhúchais noun (everyday speech)

Italian

4 entries
  • vernacolare adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • dialetto noun (national language)
  • dialetto noun (language unique to a particular group of people)
  • idioma noun (national language)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 方言 noun (everyday speech)

Korean

2 entries
  • 방언 noun (everyday speech)
  • 사투리 noun (everyday speech)

Luxembourgish

1 entries
  • Ëmgangssprooch noun (everyday speech)

Manx

1 entries
  • dooghyssagh adj (pertaining to everyday language)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • dagligtale noun (everyday speech)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • daglegtale noun (everyday speech)

Polish

4 entries
  • ludowy adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • ludowy adj (of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported — see also folk)
  • nieliteracki adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • obiegowy adj (pertaining to everyday language)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • vernacular adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • vernáculo adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • fala noun (language unique to a particular group of people)
  • vernáculo noun (national language)

Russian

4 entries
  • ме́стный adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • наро́дный adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • наро́дный adj (of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported — see also folk)
  • просторе́чный adj (pertaining to everyday language)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries
  • narodni jezik noun (national language)

Slovak

4 entries
  • hovorový adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • nespisovný adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • vernakulárny adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • vernakulárny adj (of or related to local building materials and styles; not imported — see also folk)

Spanish

4 entries
  • vernáculo adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • dialecto noun (language unique to a particular group of people)
  • idioma noun (language unique to a particular group of people)
  • lengua vernácula noun (spoken language as opposed to literary or liturgical)

Swahili

1 entries
  • maneno ya mtaani noun (everyday speech)

Swedish

3 entries
  • folkmun noun (everyday speech)
  • folkspråk noun (spoken language as opposed to literary or liturgical)
  • vardagsspråk noun (everyday speech)

Turkish

3 entries
  • vernaküler adj (pertaining to everyday language)
  • konuşma dili noun (everyday speech)
  • ulusal dil noun (national language)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • просторіччя noun (everyday speech)

Volapük

1 entries
  • komunapük noun (everyday speech)

Sample sentences

19 total sentences available.

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The pitaya's common English name of "dragon fruit" reflects its vernacular name in many Asian languages.

Source: tatoeba (4729030)

He uttered an incomprehensible oath in the local vernacular before going on his way.

Source: tatoeba (4828647)

This is a vernacular.

Source: tatoeba (5933775)

The mix of Guarani and Spanish commonly used in the vernacular speech of Paraguay is called Jopara.

Source: tatoeba (6483264)

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