The first new Hindi-English dictionary in over a century
Reflecting the many-sided development of Hindi during the 20th century, the dictionary provides over 70,000 entries with illustrative material showing words in use. Both colloquial and literary vocabulary is covered, together with some modern regional variants.
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The first new Hindi-English dictionary in over a century
Reflecting the many-sided development of Hindi during the 20th century, the dictionary provides over 70,000 entries with illustrative material showing words in use. Both colloquial and literary vocabulary is covered, together with some modern regional variants.
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This major Hindi-English dictionary has been produced to meet the need of a growing number of people now learning and studying Hindi. Reflecting the many-sided development of Hindi during the 20th century, it provides over 36,000 headwords, with generous use of illustrative material showing words in use. Both colloquial and literary vocabulary is covered, together with some modern regional variants. The `Urdu' vocabulary of Hindi is well represented, as well asmodern Hindi and English.
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“'this new dictionary, a product of over twenty years labour, is anadmirable achievement and a commendable addition ... any student who purchasesthis one will receive ample return for the investment'Alan Entwistle”
`this new dictionary, a product of over twenty years labour, is an admirable achievement and a commendable addition ... any student who purchases this one will receive ample return for the investment'Alan Entwistle
About the Author
Ronald S. McGregor has been a lecturer in Hindi at Cambridge since 1964. He is the author of many publications on the Hindi language and its literature.
This major Hindi-English dictionary has been produced to meet the need of a growing number of people now learning and studying Hindi. Reflecting the many-sided development of Hindi during the 20th century, it provides over 36,000 headwords, with generous use of illustrative material showing words in use. Both colloquial and literary vocabulary is covered, together with some modern regional variants. The `Urdu' vocabulary of Hindi is well represented, as well as modern Hindi and English.
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