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Hanklyn-janklin / Nigel Hankin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hankin, Nigel B., 1920-2007.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Indo-Aryan languages--Terms and phrases.
- Indo-Aryan languages.
- Indo-Aryan languages--Social aspects--India.
- Language and languages.
- Indo-Aryan languages--Social aspects.
- India--Languages--Foreign words and phrases--Dictionaries.
- India.
- India--Languages--Dictionaries.
- Colloquial language.
- Genre:
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 576 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Other Title:
- Subtutle on cover: Stranger's rumble-tumble guide to some words customs and guiddities Indian and Indo-British
- Place of Publication:
- New Delhi : India Presearch Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- In the tradition of "Hobson-jobson, this dictionary contains Indo. English idioms and English words derived from Hindi. It serves as both a reference book and an interesting cultural examination of language and the postcolonial relationship between the British and Indians. Such words as "dungaree, chintz, and "lacquer are revealed as having a Hindi origin. Also included are entries on words tied to Hinduism such as "guru, gherao, nirvana, asana, avatar, and "mantra.
- ISBN:
- 8187943041
- OCLC:
- 53831297
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