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Devanagari is an Indic script used for many Indo-Aryan languages of North India and Nepal, including Hindi, Marathi and Nepali, which was the script used to write Classical Sanskrit. There are several somewhat similar methods of transliteration from Devanagari to the Roman script (a process sometimes called romanisation ), including the ...
Namaste ( Sanskrit pronunciation: [nɐmɐste:], [ 1] Devanagari: नमस्ते), sometimes called namaskār and namaskāram, is a customary Hindu [ 2][ 3][ 4] manner of respectfully greeting and honouring a person or group, used at any time of day. [ 5] It is used in the Indian subcontinent, and among the Indian and Nepalese diaspora.
from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja. from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra. from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala. from Urdu, to refer to Indian flavoured spices.
Behenchod (बहनचोद, بہنچود; English: Sisterfucker), also pronounced as behanchod is sometimes abbreviated as BC, is a Hindustani language vulgarism. It is a form of the profanity fuck. The word is considered highly offensive, and is rarely used in literal sense of one who engages in sexual activity with another person's sister ...
Modern Standard Hindi ( आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), [ 9] commonly referred to as Hindi, is an Indo-Aryan language written in Devanagari script. It is the official language of India alongside English and the lingua franca of North India.
Hinglish has become increasingly accepted at the governmental level in India as an alternative to Sanskritised Hindi; in 2011, the Home Ministry gave permission to officials to use English words in their Hindi notes, so long as they are written in Devanagari script. [43] [44] [45]
English language. Indian English ( IndE, [ 4] IE) is a group of English dialects spoken in the Republic of India and among the Indian diaspora. [ 5] English is used by the Government of India for communication, and is enshrined in the Constitution of India. [ 6]
For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. Urdu ( / ˈʊərduː /; اُردُو, Urdu: [ʊɾduː] ⓘ; ALA-LC: Urdū) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. [ 10][ 11] It is the national language and lingua franca of Pakistan, where it is also an official language alongside English. [ 12]