{"id":6854,"date":"2017-12-24T22:56:16","date_gmt":"2017-12-24T22:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/?p=6854"},"modified":"2017-12-24T22:56:16","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T22:56:16","slug":"hindi-words-in-the-oxford-english-dictionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hindi\/hindi-words-in-the-oxford-english-dictionary\/","title":{"rendered":"Hindi words in the Oxford English Dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the latest count<\/a>\u00a070 words from Indian languages were included in the Oxford English dictionary (OED). These add to the already whopping number of 900 words of Indian origin, that have earned a permanent place in the OED, the first word being\u00a0\u0958\u093f\u0932\u093e\u00a0qila\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>which was adopted in 1761. Note that\u00a0\u0958\u093f\u0932\u093e is borrowed from Urdu.<\/p>\n

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The history of English in India and Indian words in the OED is complex and fascinating. If you’d like to know more about the inclusion of Indian language words in the OED, you can read more here, in\u00a0Release Notes: Indian English<\/a>\u00a0written by OED World Languages Editor Danica Salazar.<\/p>\n

Let’s now look at some Hindi words in the OED as well as English words used in an Indian context, and see how they are used in daily Hindi conversation.<\/div>\n
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\u0958\u093f\u0932\u093e <\/td>qila<\/em><\/td>fort\/fortress<\/td>
\u091c\u0941\u0917\u093e\u095c <\/td>jugaad<\/em><\/td>innovative solution; in slang, it also means to take a risk and try to overcome a problem<\/td>
\u092c\u091a\u094d\u091a\u093e<\/td>bachcha<\/em><\/td>child<\/td>
\u092c\u093e\u092a\u0941 <\/td>bapu<\/em><\/td>father; Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was known as \"\u092c\u093e\u092a\u0941 \" or \"father of the nation.\"<\/td>
\u0917\u0932\u0940 <\/td>gully<\/em><\/td>narrow alleyway<\/td>
\u092e\u0939\u093e <\/td>maha<\/em><\/td>great; \u092e\u0939\u093e is often added as a prefix to indicate that something is of great proportions. For ex: \u092e\u0939\u093e offer\/sale means a sale of gigantic proportions with huge discounts.<\/td>
\u0928\u092e\u0915\u0940\u0928 <\/td>namkeen<\/em><\/td>salty; it's also used to denote savory snacks. For ex: \"Chai aur namkeen\" is a common teatime tradition.<\/td>
\u091f\u093e\u0907\u092e \u092a\u093e\u0938 <\/td>time-pass<\/em><\/td>activities (not always of value or use) indulged in as a means of killing time. <\/td>
\u092d\u0935\u0928<\/td>bhavan<\/em><\/td>house, mansion, building, structure.<\/td>
\u092d\u093f\u0902\u0921\u0940 <\/td>bhindi<\/em><\/td>okra, also known as ladies finger in India <\/td>