loanword
/ˈləʊnwɜːd/noun
उच्चारण लोन्वर्ड
आगत शब्द, दूसरी भाषा से लिया गया शब्द
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a word taken from another language and used in English, sometimes with its spelling or meaning changed
आगत शब्द, दूसरी भाषा से लिया गया शब्द
- Pyjamas and jungle are loanwords from Hindi.
- The word kindergarten is a loanword from German.
- Many English words, such as bungalow and shampoo, are loanwords from Indian languages.
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- The word cafe is a loanword from French that we use every day.
- Students often find it easy to learn loanwords because they already sound familiar.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
loanword (countable noun)
A loanword is a word taken from another language; it can be written as loanword or loan word.
Loanword दूसरी भाषा से लिया गया शब्द है; इसे loanword या loan word लिखा जा सकता है।
- 'Bungalow' is a loanword from Hindi.
- English has many loanwords.
loanword from + language
Use from for the source language: a loanword from Persian.
स्रोत भाषा के लिए from आता है: a loanword from Persian।
- 'Shampoo' is a loanword from Hindi.
loanword in + language
Use in for the borrowing language.
उधार लेने वाली भाषा के लिए in आता है।
- 'Bazaar' is a loanword in English.
borrow / adopt a loanword
Languages borrow or adopt loanwords; the word is not 'stolen'.
भाषाएँ loanwords को borrow या adopt करती हैं।
- Hindi has adopted 'station' as a loanword.
loanword vs calque
A loanword is taken whole, while a calque translates each part of a foreign phrase.
Loanword पूरा लिया जाता है, जबकि calque विदेशी वाक्यांश के हर भाग का अनुवाद करता है।
- 'Skyscraper' became 'गगनचुंबी इमारत' by translation, not as a loanword.
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adjective + loanword
commonforeignPersianFrenchEnglish
- 'Chai' is a common loanword in English.
verb + loanword
borrowadoptuseabsorbform
- Hindi has absorbed many English loanwords.
loanword + noun
dictionaryliststudyorigin
- The teacher gave us a list of loanwords.
source language
from Arabicfrom Sanskritfrom Portuguesefrom Persian
- 'Almirah' is a loanword from Portuguese.
loanword + adjective
naturalisedassimilatedobsoleterecent
- 'Pundit' is a fully assimilated loanword.
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- Words like 'jungle' and 'pyjamas' are loanwords from Indian languages.
'Jungle' और 'pyjamas' जैसे शब्द भारतीय भाषाओं से आए loanwords हैं।
- Radhika made a list of loanwords from Hindi for her project.
राधिका ने अपनी परियोजना के लिए हिंदी से आए loanwords की सूची बनाई।
- 'School' in Hindi is a loanword that everyone uses.
हिंदी में 'school' एक loanword है जिसका प्रयोग सब करते हैं।
- Loanwords often change their pronunciation in the new language.
Loanwords का उच्चारण नई भाषा में अक्सर बदल जाता है।
- Is 'ticket' a loanword in your mother tongue?
क्या 'ticket' आपकी मातृभाषा में loanword है?
- The teacher explained that 'guru' has become a loanword in English.
शिक्षक ने समझाया कि 'guru' English में loanword बन गया है।
- The word 'cot' came into English as a loanword from Hindi.
'Cot' शब्द हिंदी से loanword के रूप में English में आया।
- Many loanwords from Hindi, such as 'bandana', entered English during the colonial period.
हिंदी से आए कई loanwords, जैसे 'bandana', औपनिवेशिक काल में English में आए।
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Notes
GK: English has taken many loanwords from Indian languages, such as bungalow, shampoo, veranda and cot.
GK: अंग्रेज़ी ने भारतीय भाषाओं से कई शब्द लिए हैं, जैसे bungalow, shampoo, veranda और cot।