etymologist
/ˌetɪˈmɒlədʒɪst/noun
उच्चारण एटिमॉलजिस्ट
व्युत्पत्तिशास्त्री
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a person who studies the origin and history of words
व्युत्पत्तिशास्त्री
- Etymologists trace the word 'bungalow' to the Hindi 'bangla'.
- The etymologist explained that the word 'shampoo' came into English from Hindi.
- An etymologist can tell you where the word 'jungle' came from.
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- The etymologist spent years tracing the history of English words.
- Ask the etymologist why 'pyjamas' is spelt with a 'y'.
◇Word family
AaSpelling
et·y·mol·o·gist
With -ty- (not 'etimologist').
-ty- के साथ ('etimologist' गलत है)।
?Which word?
etymology or entomology?
Etymology is the study of the origins and history of words; an etymologist studies words. Entomology is the study of insects; an entomologist studies insects. Remember: an 'ant' is in entomology.
Etymology शब्दों के उद्गम और इतिहास का अध्ययन है; etymologist शब्दों का अध्ययन करता है। Entomology कीड़ों का अध्ययन है; entomologist कीड़ों का अध्ययन करता है। याद रखिए: entomology में 'ant' (चींटी) है।
⌂Word origin and word building
Etymon is Greek for 'true meaning'.
Etymon Greek में 'सच्चा अर्थ' है।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a person who studies the origin of words is an etymologist; the meaning of words a semanticist; language in general a linguist; who writes dictionaries a lexicographer; handwriting a graphologist; insects an entomologist.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: शब्दों के उद्गम का अध्ययन करने वाला etymologist; शब्दों के अर्थ का semanticist; भाषा का सामान्य रूप से linguist; शब्दकोश लिखने वाला lexicographer; लिखावट का graphologist; कीड़ों का entomologist।