I wanted to put this topic on forum since long, but was wondering about the section where it should go: Games or Hindi.. it is a game of word-meanings. For example,

Dictionary = शब्दकोश‌ (edited)


let's start with 'Beginning'. Whoever gives the exact Hindi word for 'Beginning' can put the next English word.(Beginning is easy, I expect more difficult words going further.)

Beginning = आरम्भ, शुरुआत

liberal = ?

Liberal = उदार‌

Thrill=?

thrill = रोमांच

Forum = ?

P.S: Ludic, I edited the size in my last post.

anticipation = प्रत्याशा
beginning = आदि (opp of अंत)

am impressed (n laughing too) with ludic’s choice though – hairstyle. what a word to start with.
(only a few days back I was stuck with a work hairstylist. then i used केश प्रसाधक for it.)

sincere = ?

sweater = ऊनी बनियान (meaning)... I dont think a single word for sweater exists in Hindi, If it does, please share.

network =?

I don't know, but isn't there a more general word for 'sincere'? 'nishkapat' seems to suggest 'guileless' specifially...

exemplum- you wouldn't write 'aapka nishkapat - so and so' for 'yours sincerely - so and so'...

what word did you have in mind for sincere, noor?

Sincere and sincerely and sincerity have the common roots, but their usage and connotations may differ. Sincerely yours, therefore, means भवदीय and not आपका निष्कपट. लेकिन भवदीय कहने का तात्पर्य यही है कि मैं निष्कपट और शुद्ध भावना से स्वयं को प्रस्तुत करता हूँ.

Like, liberal is उदार, but liberty is स्वत्व या स्वतंत्रता. Liberty का अर्थ उदारता नहीं हो सकता.

I admit we do not use computer's Hindi or network's Hindi in daily use. But it is good to know the translations. If you read a book in Hindi on computers, you will find its meaning and may get amused at that time.

sweater = श्रमिक {काम के लिये पसीना बहाने वाला}
sweater = निर्दयी स्वामी {जो मजदूर का खून पसीना चूस ले}
you may not find both the above meanings in dictionaries (or you may, i’m not claiming for anything. but the term – sweater – is used in these meanings as well.

@ ludic : sincerely, i didn’t have any specific meaning in mind. this word – sincere – appeared in my mind from nowhere n i put it here. anyhow, it doesn’t matter what was in my mind or in yr mind while giving a word. if we’re putting a word here, certainly we’re looking for new meanings, not testing the intelligence or knowledge of the members of the forum.

which is the last word???? where’s the link gone???

of course we're not testing anyone; just that if the words we learn along its course can actually fortify our linguistic knowledge - can give us a more vast vocab and words that we can use while conversing, without second thoughts about if it's relevent or not, it'll only do us better

I was about to submit the hindi for computer - the same that noor did, came across it while teaching sister sanskrit :]

what does 'maskhara/ maskhari' mean? If it means 'playful in an aimless way', it means ludic.

mastikhor is also close to 'ludic'

Anyone has a better word?


next word : creek

I think मसखरा या मसखरी suits well for ludic. नटखट या मस्तमौला मेरे दिमाग में पहले आया था, लेकिन मसखरा ज्यादा suitable लग रहा है.
मस्तीखोर? ha ha ha ha !!! I could not think of this.

Creek मतलब खाड़ी ही सही है.

Ignition = ?

जलधारा या छोटी नदी I can say.

All right. Let us revive.

Keyboard = ?

O dear, you are affirmed. ;)

Multilingual = बहुभाषी

Compatriot = ?

my PJ queen's mind says compatriot= कम + patriot

porridge - khichdi,

optimistic?

हिंदी के शब्द इतने आते ही नहीं हैं की हम उन्हें "पेश करें"(देखा?) और उनके मतलब पूछे.

एक उपाय ये है की हम हर दिन हिंदी शब्दकोष में से एक कठिन शब्द चुने, और उसका मतलब पूछे. हाँ ये आईडिया अच्छा है. फिर किसी को उत्तर न आये, तो हम उसका मतलब बताये. इससे शायद हिंदी vocabulary(?) बढाने का सबसे अच्छा अवसर मिलेगा.