Thursday, April 11, 2013

Hindi: all of my drawings are good to you

Please translate in Hindi: "all of my drawings are good to you"

आपको / तुम्हें मेरी सारी तस्वीरें (/चित्र) अच्छी लगती हैं।

or, 

तुम्हारे लिए तो मेरी सारी तस्वीरें अच्छी हैं।

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Hindi: Fashion

How to say "Fashion" in Hindi?

One can simply call it "फैशन" and this is most commonly used in Hindi. Or one can say to mean the same, "वेश भूषा". 

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

Hindi: Curiosity

What is the Hindi word for "Curiosity"?

"जिज्ञासा" is most appropriate and used most of the time. Another word is "कौतुक" which also means the same. 

Curiosity: जिज्ञासा, कौतुक

Monday, April 8, 2013

Hindi: Witch Hunting

How can one say "Witch hunting" in Hindi in the sense as defined by Merriam-Webster as "searching out and deliberate harassment of those with unpopular views"?

One can say, "हाथ धो कर पीछे पड़ जाना" (hath dho kar peechhe pad jana) to mean the same, though there is no exact matching word for it in Hindi. Witch hunting is a historical event and its literal translation "चुड़ैल का शिकार" would appear hilarious to most because such things did not happen in India.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Hindi: Sanjokar

What does "Sanjokar" संजोकर mean in Hindi?

It means, "carefully" or "intact". "sanjokar rakhna" would mean "to keep carefully", or "to keep intact". 
  

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Hindi: Champii, Champi

What does "champi" चंपी mean in Hindi? Is it some type of head message?

Champissage (possibly a portmanteau of chāmpi, the Hindi term for the practice, and massage[1]), also known as an Indian head massage is a trademarked term for an alternative medicine massage therapy. In champissage, the head, neck and face are massaged with the purpose of manipulating energy channels.[2] The goal is to clear blocks in these energy channels that cause a build-up of negative energy that are purported to cause ailments. 


You can also check the references at the bottom of above Wikipedia page. 

Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Hindi: Does Ram like this place?

When we translate "Does Ram like this place?" to Hindi, should we say, "Kya Ram ko ye jagah pasand hai?" or "Kya yah jagah Ram ko pasand hai?" 

There is hardly much difference between the two; though I would prefer the former one, ""Kya Ram ko ye jagah pasand hai?"

Monday, February 11, 2013

Hindi: maTTii or miTTii? Baraat or Baaraat?

Which is used more popularly - maTTii or miTTii?

Mitti मिट्टी is used more often.

Which is used more popularly - Baraat or Baaraat?

Baaraat बारात is used more often. 

Saturday, February 9, 2013

Hindi: क्रतु kratu

Platts' dictionary contains क्रतु "kratu" ("power", "intelligence") but the Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary doesn't. Does this mean this word is no longer used? Here's the link to Platts: http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/phi...platts.1123726

It is a Sanskrit word and is used in Sanskrit. Though in Hindi I think it does not find application. 

I could find following web pages mentioning it: 

  1. ब्रह्मा के मानस पुत्र एक प्रजापति।
  2. संकल्प या निश्चय।
  3. मनोरथ

क्रतु तारा

क्रतु, जिसका बायर नामांकन "अल्फ़ा अर्से मॅजोरिस" (α UMa या α Ursae Majoris) है, सप्तर्षि तारामंडल का तीसरा सबसे रोशन तारा और पृथ्वी से दिखने वाले सभी तारों में से ४०वाँ सब से रोशन तारा है। यह हमसे १२४ प्रकाश-वर्ष की दूरी पर स्थित है और पृथ्वी से इसका औसत सापेक्ष कांतिमान (यानि चमक का मैग्निट्यूड) १.७९ है।[1] यह वास्तव में एक बहु तारा मंडल है।

क्रतु को अंग्रेज़ी में "डूबे" (Dubhe) भी कहा जाता है।

क्रतु के बहु तारा मंडल के यह तारे हैं: