English - Fiji Hindi Dictionary: a

a	adj. ek  [Hindi], koi, a banana - ek keraa, koi larrkaa - a boy
able	v. sake [Bhojpuri], he is able to swim - uu pahurre sake hai, -n. ability - kaabliyat [Urdu], -adj. able-bodied - tagrraa [Awadhi, Bhojpuri]
about	postp. 1.baare me [Hindi], about him - uske baare me, 2. lagbhag [Hindi] , about twenty - lagbhag biis
above	adv. uppar [Awadhi, Bojpuri], above board - imaandaari se [Urdu], -n. above all - khaas kar ke
abroad	adv. des se baahar, went abroad - des se baahar gais
abscess	n. boil [English], an abscess has developed - ek boil niklaa
absent	adj. gayab [Urdu gaib], -v. gayab ho, absent-minded - bhulakkarr
absolute	adj. puura [Hindi], -adv. absolutely - ekdam [Bhojpuri]
absorb	v. soko [Hindi], -n. absorber - soke waala
abstain	v. 1. parhej karo [Hindi], duur raho, alag raho,  -n. abstention - parhej (not eat),  2. abstain from voting - vote nai karo
abundant	adj. dher [Hindi], bahut [Hindi] , -n. abundance -bahutaayat, -adv. abundantly - dher se
abuse	n. gaari [Bhojpuri, Magahi],  -v. gaari do, -adj. abusive - gaari de waala, -adv. abusively - kharaab dhang se
accept	v. 1. maano, maan lo, manjuur karo [Urdu], maan jao (be convinced),  -adj. acceptable - maane laaek, -n. acceptance - manjuuri 2. leo (take)
accident (car)	n. dhakka, -v. had an accident - dhakka lagaa
accolade	n. barrai [Hindi], saabaasi [Urdu] -v. barrai karo
accompany	v. saathe jaao, -adj. accompanying - saathe ke
account	1. n. hisaab [Urdu], account book - hisaab-kitaab,  2. account for - kaaran do
accrue	v. jamaa karo [Urdu], batoro [Awadhi, Bhojpuri]
accurate	adj. ekdam thiik [Hindi], -adv. accurately - thiik se, measure accurately - ekdam thiik se naapo
accuse	v. dos lagao [Bhojpuri],  -n. accuser - dos lagae waala, accused - dosii, accusation - dos
ace	1. n. ekka (playing card) [Hindi], ace of hearts - paan ke ekka, 2. ekdam achchha (skilled person)
ache	n. piira, -v. aching - piraawe [Bhojpuri]
acid	n. tejaab [Urdu], -adj. acidic – khatta [Hindi],  -n. acidity - khattapan
acne	n. pimple [English], acne has formed - pimple niklaa
acquit	v. chhorr do [Hindi], -n. acquittal - chhutkaara
acre	n. bigha, akkarr, ekkarr [Hindi], ten acres of land - das bigha jamiin
across	adv. paar [Hindi], across the board - sab ke khaatir
act	v. 1. karo (do) [Hindi], -adv. active - charfar  [Awadhi, Bojpuri], -n. activity - chaal [Hindi]           2. nakal utaro (imitate) [Urdu], -adj. actual - asli   3. naatak karo [Hindi],  4. kaanuun (act of Parliament)  [Urdu] n. action - kartuut [Hindi],   actor - ektaa [English], acting - dekhaawa
add	v. jorro, milao [Hindi], -n. addition - milaawat
address	1. n. address, eddress [English], write the address  - eddress lokho, 2. bhaasan (speech) [Hindi bhaashan]
adjust	v. sudhaaro [Hindi] , -n. adjustment - sudhaar
admire	v. taarif karo [Urdu], barrai karo , -n. admiration - taarif, barrai
admit	v. 1. bharti karo (enrol) [Hindi], 2. maano (accept) [Hindi], kabuulo [Awadhi]
adolescence	n. jawaani [Urdu] , adolescent - jawaan
adopt	v. 1. paalo [Hindi], 2. apnao (take as one’s own)
adore	v. puuja karo [Hindi], -n. adoration - puuja
adult	n. barraa jan [Hindi], with an adult - ek barraa jan ke saathe
advance	v. aage barrho[Hindi], tarakki karo,  -n. advancement - tarakki
advantage	n. faaeda [Urdu]  -adj. advantageous - faaeda waala
advertise	v. parchaar karo [Bhojpuri], -n. advertisment - parchaar
advise	v. samjhao [Hindi], salah do [Urdu], -n. advice - salah
aeroplane	n. eroplane, plane [English] , aeroplane has landed   - plane utar gais hai
affair	n. maamla [Urdu], stay away from this affair - ii maamla se duur raho
affection	n. pyaar [Hindi], -v. pyaar karo, -adj. affectionate  - dulaara, -adv. affectionately - pyaar se
afraid	v. dar lage [Hindi]
after	postp. baad me [Hindi], your turn is after this one    - iske baad me tumaar paari hai
afternoon	n. sanjhaa [Awadhi, Bojpuri] , two o’clock in the afternoon - dui baje sanjhaa ke
again	adv. fir, fir se [Hindi], again and again - sab time
against	postp. khilaaf [Urdu], you spoke against me - tum hamaar khilaaf me bola rahaa
age	n. umar [Urdu umr], -adj. aged - buddhaa [Hindi], aging - buddhaa hoe hai, bhurrhae hai
ago	adv. pahile [Awadhi, Bhojpuri], two days ago - dui roj pahile
agree	v. raaji ho [Urdu], samjhauta karo,  -n. agreement - samjhauta [Hindi]
ahead	adv. aage [ Hindi], she is ahead in the election  - uu election me aage hai
aid	v. madat karo [Urdu], sahaara do [Hindi]
air	n. hawaa [Urdu], -v. hawaa karo - to fan
airport	n. eaport [English], plane landed at airport  - eaport me plane utraa
alarm	n. ghantii [Hindi], sound the alarm - ghantii bajao
alcohol	n. daaru [Bhojpuri], -adj. alcoholic - piyakkarr
alike	adj. ek rakam [Awadhi, Bhojpuri], ek maafit [Awadhi], ek staail [English style]
alive	adj. jinda [Urdu], alive and kicking - changaa
all	pron. sab [Hindi], all of us - ham sab
allow	v. 1. hoe do (let it happen), 2. mauka do, ijaajat do (give permission) [Urdu]
almond	n. badaam (Amygdalus communis) [Urdu baadaam]
almost	adv. lagbhag [Hindi], almost a thousand - lagbhag ek hajaar
alone	adv. akele [Hindi], -adj. lonely - akelaa
along	adv. saathe [Awadhi], alongside - bagal me
aloud	adv. 1. jor se (loudly) [Urdu], speak aloud - jor se bolo, 2. chillaae ke (shouting) [Hindi]
already	adv. pahile [Awadhi, Bhojpuri], I have already voted - Ham pahile vote kar diyaa hai.
also	adv. bhi [Hindi], I will also go - Ham bhi chalegaa
although	conj. lekin [Urdu], true, although hard to believe - sachh hai, lekin biswaas nai aawe
aluminium	n. almuniyam [English], aluminium pot - aluminiyam ke handi
always	adv. hardam [Awadhi, Bhojpuri], sab time [English]
am	v. hai [Hindi], I am here - ham hian hai
amazing	adj. ajab [Urdu], -n. amazement - achambhaa,  -v. amaze - achambhaa me karo
among	adv. biich me [Hindi], he was among the crowd  - uu bhirr ke biich me rahaa
amount	n. kul jorr [Urdu] , amount owing is ten dollars  - kul jorr, das dollar baaki hai
amuse	v. tamaasa karo, -n. amusment - tamaasa [Urdu]
an	pron. ek  [Hindi], an apple - ek aapul
anchor	n langarr [Urdu], drop anchor - langarr girao
ancient	adj. bahut purana, ekdam puraana [Hindi], ancient times - ekdam puraana jamaana
and	conj. aur [Awadhi, Bhojpuri], father and son  - baap aur betaa
anger	n. gussa [Urdu], -v. angry - gussa me
animal	n. jaanwar [Urdu], wild animal - janglii jaanwar
annoy	v. 1. tang karo (pester) [Awadhi, Bhojpuri], don’t annoy me - hamke tang nai karo, 2. chirrhao (tease) [Hindi], annoyance - musibat [Urdu]
annual	adj. har saal , this game is an annual event - ii game har saal hoe hai
another	adj. 1. ek aur (add one) [Bhojpuri], one more roti  - ek aur roti, 2. duusra (different one), another curry - duusra tarkaari
answer	n. jawaab [Urdu], -v. jawaab do
ant	n. chuunti [Magahi], chuunta (big ant)
any	adj. koi [Hindi], pron. anyone, anybody - koi bhi,     -adv. anytime - koi time [English], anywhere - kahin, koi jagha, anyway, anyhow - koi rakam,          - n. anything - kuchh bhi, koi chij, any number, any amount - chaahe jetnaa
apart	adv. duur duur [Hindi], sit apart - duur duur baitho
apologise	v. maaf karo [Urdu], -n. aplology - maafi
appear	v. dekhai do, pahucho, aao, -n. appearance  - dekhaawat
apple	n. aapul (malus pumila) [English]
apply	v. apply karo [English], -n. application - arjii
approve	v. pasand karo [Urdu], -n. approval - pasand
approximately	adj. lagbhag [Awadhi, Hindi], approximately two acres - lagbhag dui bigha
are	v. hai  [Hindi], we are fine - ham log thiik hai
area	n. ilaaka [Urdu], jagha [Urdu]
argue	v. bahas karo [Urdu], -n. argument - bahas,  -adj. argumentative - larraaku
arise	v. utho [Hindi], uth jaao, arisen - uth gais
arm	n. haanth [Hindi], raise your hand - haanth uthao
armpit	n. haanth ke niche
army	n. army [English], army has carried out a coup - army coup kar diis hai
around	prep. chaaro taraf [Urdu], look around - chaaro taraf dekho, agal bagal, aas paas
arouse	v. 1. jagao (wake) [Hindi], 2. charrhao (incite)
arrest	v. pakarr ke band karo
arrive	v. 1. aao (come) [Hindi], 2. pahucho (reach) [Awadhi, Bhojpuri], 3. janam lo (be born) [Awadhi, Bhojpuri],
artificial	adj. banaawati [Hindi], naklii [Urdu]
as	1. adv. jaise ki (like) [Bhojpuri] , as a teacher            - jaise ki teacher, 2. conj. jab (when) [Hindi],            as I came - jab ham aaya
ascend	v. charrho, ascend the mountain - pahaarr pe charrho, uppar jaao [Hindi]
ashamed	adj. saram lage [Bhojpuri]
ashes	n. raakhi [Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Magahi]
ask	v. puuchho [Hindi], maango [Awadhi, Bhojpuri]
asthma	n. dam ke bemaari [Urdu], saans fuule [Bhojpuri], -adj. asthmatic - dam ke rogii
at	postp. 1. me (inside) [Hindi], I am at home - ham ghar me hai, 2. pe (location), I am at work - ham kaam pe hai, 3. se (with),  at great speed - jor se,     4. ke (possessive), look at that thing - uu chij ke dekho
athletics	n. khelkuud [Hindi], athlete - khilaarri, athletic - tagrraa
at last	adv. aakhir me [Urdu]
attach	v. lagao, jorro [Hindi], -n. attachment - jorr
attack	v. hamla karo, charrhai karo [Hindi], attacker - hamla kare waala
attempt	v. kosis karo [Urdu koshish], try karo [English], -n. kosis
attention	n. dhyan [Hindi], -v. pay attention - dhyan do
attract	1. v. khicho, -n. attraction - khichao, 2. n.  tamaasa [Urdu]
attractive	adj. julum [Urdu], sundar [Hindi]
auction	n. nilaam [Hindi], -v. nilaam karo
aunt	n. antii [English], maami (mother’s brother’s wife) [Hindi], kaaki (father’s younger brother’s wife) [Bhojpuri], daadi, barrki amma (father’s elder brother’s wife), fua (father’s sister) [Magahi], mausi (mother’s sister) [Hindi]
automatic	n. apne aap [Awadhi, Bhojpuri], -adv. automatically - apne aap se
average	adj. biich waala [Hindi]
awake	adj. jagaa [Bhojpuri]  -v. awaken - jagao [Hindi]
away	adv. duur [Hindi], go away - duur jaao
axe	1. n. tangaari [Bhojpuri], 2. v. kaato (cut)

Fiji Hindi - English Dictionary: Introduction

Fiji Hindi - English Dictionary

Last modified on 30/06/2008 by Surjeet Singh | Email suggestions | English - Fiji Hindi Dictionary

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Pronunciation :

a  as the a in ago	aa  as the a in father	b as the b in bat	bh as the bh clubhouse
ch as the ch in butcher	chh as the ch in chat	d as the d in day	dh as the dh in
e as the e in bed	ee as the e in red	f as the f in fin	g as the g in get
gh as the gh in doghouse	i as the i in bit	ii as the i in machine	j as the j in jam
jh as the dgeh in hedgehog	k as the k in king	kh as the c in called	l as the l in line
m as the m in man	n as the n in not	o as the o in god	oo as the o in Europe
p as the p in pen	ph as the ph in phone	r as the r in red	rr as the rr in perr (tree)
s as the s in sit	sh as the sh in dish	t as the t in top	th as the th in thin
tth as the th in thug	u as the u in bull	uu as the oo in school	w as the w in will
y as the y in yell	au as the au in caught

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Language of origin:

• Hindi - from the standard Hindi language. Most words are common to all Hindi dialects and most probably came to Fiji Hindi via the Eastern Hindi and Bihari dialects.

• Urdu - words which are used in the Urdu language and have Persian or Arabic origin,

• Awadhi - words from the Awadhi dialect of Hindi spoken in eastern Uttar Pradesh state.

• Bhojpuri -words from the Bhojpuri dialect of Hindi spoken in eastern Uttar Pradesh and western Bihar

• Magahi - words from the Magahi dialect Hindi spoken in south-eastern Bihar, now in Jharkhand state.

• Chhattisgarhi -words from the Chhattisgarhi Hindi spoken in eastern Madhya Pradesh, now Chhattisgarh.

• Maithili - words form the Maithili dialect of Hindi spoken in eastern Bihar.

• English - words from British English

• Fijian - words from the language spoken by the native Fijians.

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Grammatical Abbreviations:

• v. - verb

• n. - noun

• adv. - adverb

• adj. - adjective

• conj. - conjunction

• pron. - pronoun

• int. - interjection

• postp. - postposition - these come after the noun in Hindi.

• abbr. - abbreviation

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Index

a | aa | b | bh | ch | chh | d | dh | e | f | g | gh | h | i | j | jh | k | kh | l | m | n | o | p | r | s | t | th | u | w | y

Fiji Hindi - English Dictionary: a

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ab	adv.	now [Hindi], ab tak, ab talak - until now, ab nai - not now, syn: abhai [Awadhi]
abba	n.	father (used bu Muslims) [Urdu], also: abbu - an affectionate form of abba, syn: daddy, pitaaji, paapa
abhi	adv.	right now [from Hindi], abhi naii - not now
achanak	adj.	sudden [from Hindi], -adv achakke - suddenly [from Bhojpuri]
achaar	n.	pickle [from Hindi]
achchha	adj	good, nice  [from Hindi]
	adv.	okay, alright
	int.	I see!
admi	n.	man, husband [from Urdu aadmi]
adrak	n.	ginger (Zingiber officinale) [from Hindi], synonym: aadii, soont -dry ginger
afsos	n.	regret, remorse, dejection [from Urdu]
agarbatti	n.	a thin long incense stick [from Hindi]
agar jo	conj.	if  [from Urdu agar and Awadhi jo]
agle	adj.	next (agle saal - next year) [from Hindi agla]
agoro	v.	wait  [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], agortaa - am waiting, agore - (he, she, they) is/are waiting, agorat (rahaa) - was waiting, agoris - (he, she) waited, agorin - (they) waited [from Awadhi], agorii - (he, she ) will wait [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], agoraa - (I) waited, agoregaa - (I) will wait [from Urdu], agorbe (karegaa) - (emphatic) will wait [from Bhojpuri]
aise	adv.	like this, aisan - this kind [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], synonym: aisane
ajaad	adj.	free, independent [from Urdu aazaad], -n. ajaadi - independence
ajab	adj.	amazing, strange, rare [from Urdu], synonym: gajab
ajmao	v.	try, experiment, test [from Urdu aazmaa'ish], ajmataa - am trying, ajmae - (he, she, they) is/are trying, ajmaat (rahaa) - was trying, ajmais - (he, she) tried, ajmain - (they) tried [from Awadhi], ajmaii - (he, she ) will try [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], ajmayaa - (I) trieded, ajmayegaa - (I) will try [from Urdu], ajmabe (karegaa) - (emphatic) will try [from Bhojpuri] synonym: try karo
akchhar	n	letter (of the alphabet) [from Hindi]
akele	adv.	alone, by oneself, singly, unattended, unfriended; apart [from Hindi]
akkil	n.	wisdom, sensible [from Urdu aaqil], synonym: dimaag [from Hindi]
alag	adv.	unattached, unconnected, disconnected, detached, separated, distinct, loose, standing alone, unique, peculiar,  placed apart aside, alag se or alge - separately [from Hindi]
alaawa	adv.	in addition, apart from  [from Urdu]
Allah	n.	God [from Urdu < Persian < Arabic], also: Allah Taalah
ALTA	abbr.	Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Act, also: ALTO - Agricultural Landlord and Tenant ordinance
amma	n.	mother [from Hindi], synonym: ma, ammii (used by Muslims) [from Urdu], maiyaa [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
amrud	n.	guava (Psidium guajava) [from Hindi]
anaar	n	pomegranate (Punica granatum) [from Hindi]
andaa	n.	egg [from Hindi]
andaaj	n.	guess, rough estimate [from Urdu, andaazah]
andhera	n.	a time of darkness, night or nightfall [from Hindi], synonym: andhiyar
andheriya	n.	moonless night
angur	n.	grape (Vitis vinifera) [from Urdu]
anguttha	n.	thumb, big toe [from Hindi]
araam karo	v.	rest [from Urdu aaraam], araam kartaa - am resting, araam kare - (he, she, they) is/are resting, araam karat (rahaa) - was resting, araam karis - (he, she) rested, araam karin - (they) rested [from Awadhi], araam karii - (he, she ) will rest [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], araam karaa - (I) rested, araam karegaa - (I) will rest [from Urdu], araam karbe (karegaa) - (emphatic) will rest [from Bhojpuri], synonym: rest karo
are	int.	(used chiefly in calling to or addressing inferiors) Good gracious! O dear! What are you about! Oh! [from Hindi]
arkhati	n.	a recruiter's agent during the indenture period
asar	n.	effect [from Urdu]
asli	adj	original, genuine, real [from Urdu asli]
asmaan	n.	sky [from Urdu]
aspataal	n.	hospital [from English]
assi	n.	eighty [from Hindi]
athaarah	n.	eighteen [from Hindi]
atta	n.	father's sister (used by South Indians) , also: atte [from Tamil], also: ata [from Telugu]
auntie	n.	1. aunt, 2. female adult friend, a generation older than speaker  [from English]
aur	conj.	and [from Awadhi/Bojpuri]
aurat	n.	woman, wife [from Urdu]
awa	n.	1. grandmother (used by South Indians), 2. an elderly woman, also: auwa [from Telugu]
awaaj	n.	noise, sound, shout [from Urdu awaaz]
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