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  2. Hindi - Wikipedia

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    Hindi. Modern Standard Hindi, [a] commonly referred to as Hindi, [c] is an Indo-Aryan language from the Indo-European language family that serves as the lingua franca of the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northwestern, central, eastern, and western India.

  3. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja. from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra. from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala. from Urdu, to refer to Indian flavoured spices.

  4. Wallah - Wikipedia

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    Wallah. Look up wallah in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Wallah, or -walla or -wala or -vala ( -wali fem.), is a suffix used in a number of Indo-Aryan languages, like Hindi/Urdu, Gujarati, Bengali or Marathi. It forms an adjectival compound from a noun or an agent noun from a verb. [1] For example, it may indicate a person involved in some ...

  5. List of English words of Sanskrit origin - Wikipedia

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    from Hindi baniyaa ultimately from Sanskrit वणिज्‌ vaṇij, which means "a merchant". Basmati Type of long grain rice, highly valued for its smell and texture. Through Hindi बासमती ultimately from Sanskrit वास vāsa. Bahuvrihi from Sanskrit बहुव्रीहि Bahuvrihi, a composite word, meaning 'much rice'.

  6. Hindustani vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    Hindustani, also known as Hindi-Urdu, like all Indo-Aryan languages, has a core base of Sanskrit -derived vocabulary, which it gained through Prakrit. [1] As such the standardized registers of the Hindustani language (Hindi-Urdu) share a common vocabulary, especially on the colloquial level. [2] However, in formal speech, Hindi tends to draw on ...

  7. -ji - Wikipedia

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    As a standalone term, Jān is the rough equivalent of Darling, and is used almost exclusively for close relatives (such as spouses, lovers and children). In this context, sometimes colloquial forms such as Jānoo and Jānaa, or combination words such as Jāneman (my darling) and Jānejaan / Jānejaana (roughly, "love of my life"), are also used.

  8. Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam - Wikipedia

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    Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam ( Sanskrit: वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम्) is a Sanskrit phrase found in Hindu texts such as the Maha Upanishad, which means "The World Is One Family". [2] The idea of the phrase remains relevant today as it emphasizes a global perspective, prioritizing the collective well-being over individual or ...

  9. Bombay Hindi - Wikipedia

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    Bombay Hindi, also known as Bambaiya Hindi or Mumbaiya Hindi, is the Hindustani dialect spoken in Mumbai, in the Konkan region of India. [1] [2] Its vocabulary is largely from Hindi–Urdu, [1] [2] additionally, it has the predominant substratum of Marathi-Konkani , which is the official language and is also widely spoken in the Konkan division ...