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Glossary entry

Hindi term or phrase:

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English translation:

"son"

Added to glossary by satish krishna itikela
May 4, 2007 08:08
17 yrs ago
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Hindi term

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Hindi to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature beta
I've got numerous hindi words in book I translate and this is one of them. A mother address her daughter this way. A mother addresses her daughter this way
Proposed translations (English)
5 +7 "son"
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May 4, 2007 08:08: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

May 6, 2007 16:09: satish krishna itikela Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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6 mins
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"son"

The meaning of this word is 'son' but in north india and in some parts of india this word is also used for daughter, because of love and affection towards their child.
Peer comment(s):
agree Narasimhan Raghavan : Fully
4 mins
Thank you Raghavan.
agree C.M. Rawal
8 mins
Thank you Rawal.
agree georgina singh : It could also b used affectionately for other peoples children not necessarily their own.
40 mins
Yes you are right Georgina. Thank you.
agree Pundora
41 mins
Thank you Pandora
agree Rajan Chopra
1 hr
Thank you langclinic.
agree Ramesh Bhatt
4 hrs
Thank you Ramesh.
agree Shruti Nagar
5 hrs
Thank you Shruti.
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