Alloquial

/əˈloʊkwiəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to or characteristic of speech or dialogue that addresses another person directly, or pertaining to a conversational style.

Etymology

From Latin 'alloqui' (to address or speak to) + '-ial' (relating to). Derived from 'ad-' (to) + 'loqui' (to speak), rooted in the concept of direct address.

Kelly Says

The word 'alloquial' is rare because English speakers invented 'colloquial' instead, but 'alloquial' preserves the original Latin sense of actually talking *to* someone specific—the 'allo-' reminds us it's about addressing *other* people.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
የተለያዩ
ye-te-le-ya-yu
ARالعربية
عامي
aa-mee
BNবাংলা
সাধারণ
sod-har-on
CACatalà
informal
in-for-mal
CSČeština
nespisovný
nes-pi-sov-nyy
DADansk
uformel
u-for-mel
DEDeutsch
ugs
uugs
ELΕλληνικά
συνηθισμένος
see-nee-thee-s-men-os
ESEspañol
coloquial
koh-loh-kwee-al
FAفارسی
عام
aa-am
FISuomi
slang
slang
FRFrançais
familier
fa-mee-lee-ay
GUGU
લોકપ્રિય
lok-pri-ya
HAHA
ƙarami
kar-a-mee
HEעברית
colloquially
koh-loh-kwee-al-lee
HIहिन्दी
लोकप्रिय
lok-pri-ya
HUMagyar
informális
in-for-ma-lis
IDBahasa Indonesia
biasa
bee-ah-sah
IGIG
ọkọ
oh-koh
ITItaliano
colloquiale
koh-loh-kwee-al-e
JA日本語
口語的
kougo-teki
KKKK
ауыз
aw-yz
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់
preh-pra-as
KO한국어
속어
sok-eo
MRMR
सामान्य
sa-amaan-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
biasa
bee-ah-sah
MYမြန်မာ
အကြမ်း
a-kyaan
NLNederlands
informeel
in-for-mee-el
NONorsk
ufformel
u-ffor-mel
PAPA
ਆਮ
aam
PLPolski
nieformalny
nee-for-mal-nee
PTPortuguês
coloquial
koh-loh-kwee-al
RORomână
informal
in-for-mal
RUРусский
разговорный
razgovornyy
SVSvenska
slang
slang
SWKiswahili
rasmi
ra-smi
TAதமிழ்
பொதுவான
poth-uvaan
TEతెలుగు
సాధారణ
sa-dhaar-na
THไทย
Umgangssprache
um-gang-spra-che
TLTL
karaniwang
ka-ra-ni-wang
TRTürkçe
slang
slang
UKУкраїнська
неформальний
ne-for-mal-nyy
URاردو
عام
aa-am
VITiếng Việt
thông tục
thong-tuc
YOYO
àwọn
aw-on
ZH中文
口语的
kou-yu-de
ZUZU
umlando
oom-lan-doh

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