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The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary | 
| Creator: R. S. Mcgregor
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
Buy New: $29.70
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Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 38357
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 1103
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 1.8
ISBN: 019864339X
Dewey Decimal Number: 423
EAN: 9780198643395
Publication Date: May 22, 1997
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Product Description
The first new Hindi-English dictionary in over a century, The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary is the comprehensive reference to modern standardized language, both spoken and literary. This handy paperback dictionary is designed to meet the needs of the growing number of people now learning to speak Hindi. It provides translations for over 36,000 headwords, using illustrative material to show words in use.
Students of Hindi and South Asian studies of all kinds will find extensive coverage of historical Hindi, together with the most up-to-date colloquial and literary vocabulary. In addition, the Urdu vocabulary of Hindi is well represented. Providing contemporary, idiomatic Hindi and English, The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary is the perfect reference guide for students, businesspeople, and travelers alike.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 This is the best Hindi-English dictionary imaginable July 18, 1999
16 out of 16 found this review helpful
My only regret is that there is no English-Hindi counterpart. This book includes all common usages of words in conjunction with verbs, as well as variations and related words. Also very helpful is the origin of each word, and its spelling in its language of origin. If you are student of Hindi, I could not recommend a better book. Mr. McGregor is my hero.
Hindi-English Dictionary September 7, 2005
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I purchased this book along with 'Beginner's Hindi Script' and 'Say it in Hindi'. It is very clear. Many other books and dictionaries I have looked at use cheap, rough paper and the type does not print well on the paper. The syllable characters in this dictionary are crisp and clear; large enough to see; the English transliteration is right next to the Devanagari script; examples of many kinds are included with many of the words so you can see all of the variants and idioms. I sometimes have a problem where I can't find a word I want to know the meaning of because it is perhaps written in a tense that I need to know the root of first. However, this is due to the fact that I am a beginning student of the language, I'm sure. Looking up the various words in this dictionary has certainly helped me learn the syllabary more quickly. This is the best Hindi dictionary I have found so far.
A great value resource September 27, 2004
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This dictionary is really worthwhile! Being only Hindi-English actually helped me, by forcing me to accelerate my learning of devanagari. Of course, after the devanagari spelling is the roman transliteration as well. Because it's only Hindi-English, you get a bigger number of entries in a still-manageable size. For the budget-conscious Hindi student, this is a must have.
the king of Hindi dictionaries February 3, 2000
10 out of 11 found this review helpful
It includes a wide variety of words, whether standard language or dialects. Etymology of words is also interesting. It is easy to manipulate, not too thick and easily transportable. Headword presentation and examples are clear.
 The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary June 3, 2003
10 out of 19 found this review helpful
This is a clear and well presented dictionary but provides no transliterated roman version of the hindi words. You need to be able to read sanskrit to understand it.
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