Wednesday, December 14, 2011

tai, tay, तय


The word "tai" (or tay) is of Arabic origins where it is spelt as "tayy". In Urdu, it has the following meanings: covering (a distance), as in "faasilah tai karnaa" (to cover a distance)
folding/settling/deciding; folded/settled/decided;
tai shudah: settled/decided/closed (affair); yih baat tai hai kih...This matter is settled/decided that...


Is there an Hindi equivalent for "tai"?

Tai or तय is a Hindi word. Examples of Tai karna / तय करना:

रेलवे को अपनी 'सुरक्षा' प्राथमिकता तय करना जरूरी ...

अभी भी कुछ दूरियों को तय करना है: कृष्णा

भारत-पाक संबंधों की दिशा तय करना प्राथमिकता: खार

टूर्नामेंट में अब भी लंबा रास्ता तय करना है : धोनी


घोषणाओं से ज्यादा ज़रूरी है जवाबदेही तय करना ...


अभी हमें लंबा रास्ता तय करना है-सचिन


बिल पर समयसीमा तय करना सही नहीं: अभिषेक मनु ...


'पेट्रो कीमत तय करना तेल कंपनियों के हाथ में' | Zee ...


हिन्दू धर्म संदेश-शक्ति से अधिक लक्ष्य तय करना ...


In Hindi, the meanings of "tay karna" are most of the times used in the below two forms from my experience (in this sequence):

(1) To decide
(2) To cover

Here you can see the complete list of meanings of the Hindi word "tay" तय here: [
Dict.Hindikhoj]
तय करना <===> COVER[TransitiveVerb]

तय करना <===> CONTRACT[Noun]

तय करना <===> SET[Noun]

तय करना <===> TRACK[Noun]

तय करना <===> LOG[Noun]

तय करना <===> BE AGREED[Noun]

तय करना <===> FIX[Noun]

तय करना <===> DETERMINE[Noun]

तय करना <===> ARRANGE[Noun]

तय करना <===> CLINCH[Noun]

तय करना <===> MAKE[Noun]

तय करना <===> DECIDE[Noun]

तय करना <===> TRAVERSE[Noun]

तय करना <===> CONCLUDE[Noun]

तय करना <===> DO[Noun]

तय करना <===> CLEAR[Noun]

तय करना <===> ADJUST[Noun]

तय करना <===> CUT THROUGH[Noun]

तय करना <===> CUT ACROSS[Noun]

तय करना <===> THINK[Noun]

तय करना <===> SETTLE[Noun]

तय करना <===> FIX ON[Noun]

तय करना <===> BE AGREED[Noun]

तय करना <===> COME[Noun]

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Ivory, curfew, boycott

What word is most suitable to use for elephant ivory used as a material in jewelry?

Haathi-daant (हाथी दाँत) is the one.

What would the Hindi equivalents be for "curfew"?

Nishedhagyaa (निषेधाज्ञा) is the Hindi word for it. We also use the same term "curfew" (कर्फ्यू) even in Hindi, but nishedh-aagyaa (aagyaa meaning order, and nishedh means prohibitory) is also there.

What is the hindi word for Boycott?

"Bahiskaar"