English -Fiji Hindi Dictionary

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a
about postp. baare me [from Awadhi]
after postp. baad me [from Hindi]
ahead adv. aage [from Hindi]
alone adv. akele [from Hindi]
amazing adj. ajab [from Urdu]
and conj. aur [from Awadhi/Bojpuri]
apple n. aapul (Malus pumila) [from English]
   

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b
blessing n. aasirwaad (used by Hindus) [from Hindi]
box n. baakas [from English]
   

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c
cloud n. baadal [from Hindi]
come v. aao [from Awadhi/Magahi/Chhattisgarhi], aataa - am coming, aae - (he, she, they) is/are coming, aaat (rahaa) (also: aawat rahaa)- was coming, aais - (he, she) came, aain - (they) came [from Awadhi], aaii - (he, she ) will come [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], aayaa - (I) came, aaegaa - (I) will come [from Urdu], aabe (karegaa) - (emphatic) will come [from Bhojpuri]
   

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d
darkness n. andheraa [from Hindi], synonym: andhiyar
disaster n. aafat [from Urdu]
   

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e
easy adv. aasaan [from Urdu], sahaj
effect n. asar  [from Urdu]
egg n. andaa [from Hindi]
eight n. aath [from Hindi]
eighteen n athaarah [from Hindi]
eighty n. assii [from Hindi]
estimate n. andaaj [from Urdu, andaazah]
eye n aankhi [from Awadhi]
   

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f
father n. pitaji [from Hindi], bappa [from Awadhi/Bojpuri], abba, abbu  [from Urdu]
final adj. aakhri [from Urdu aakhir], aakhir - finally, after all
flour n. aantaa  [from Hindi]
fire n. aagi [from Awadhi/Bojpuri]
free adj. ajaad [from Urdu aazaad], -n. freedom - ajaadi
   

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g
ginger n. adrak (Zingiber officinale) [from Hindi], dried ginger - soont
good adj. achchha [from Hindi]
grandfather n. aaja, daada (paternal), naana (maternal)
grandmother n. aaji, daadi (paternal), naani (maternal)
grape n. angur (Vitis vinifera) [from Urdu]
guava n. amrud (Psidium guajava) [from Hindi]
guess n. andaaj [from Urdu, andaazah]
   

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h
habit n. aadat [from Urdu]
hair n. baar [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri]
half n. aadhaa [from Hindi]
hawk n. baaj [from Hindi]
help n. aasra [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], madat [from Hindi]
hospital n. aspataal [from English]
husband n. admi  [from Urdu aadmi]
   

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i
if conj. agar jo [from Urdu agar and Awadhi jo]
independent adj. ajaad [from Urdu aazaad], -n. independence - ajaadi
   

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l
last adj. aakhri [from Urdu aakhir], aakhir - finally, after all
later adv. baad me [from Hindi]
letter n. 1. akchhar (letter of the alphabet) [from Hindi], 2. chitthi (mail)
light (a lamp) v. baaro [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri],  am lighting - bartaa,  (he, she, they) is/are lighting - baare ,  was lighting - baarat (rahaa) , (he, she) lit - baaris ,  (they) lit - baarin [from Awadhi],  (he, she ) will light - baarii  [from Awadhi/Bhojpuri],  (I) lit - baaraa ,  (I) will light - baaregaa [from Urdu], (emphatic) will light - barbe (karegaa) -[from Bhojpuri], lit - baraa
light (weight) adj. halluk,  halka
   

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m
man n. admi  [from Urdu aadmi]
mango n. aam (Mangifera indica) [from Hindi]
mother n. maa, ammaa, ammii, maiyaa
   

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n
next adj agle [from Hindi agla]
nice adj. achchha [from Hindi]
now adv. ab [from Hindi], right now - abhi,  until now - ab tak, ab talak
     
     
   

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o
okay adv. achchha [from Hindi]
     
p
pickle n. achaar [from Urdu aachaar]
pomegranate n. anaar (Punica granatum) [from Hindi]
potato n. aaluu (Solanum tuberosum) from [Urdu < Persian < Sanskrit]
   

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r
rare adj. ajab [from Urdu]
real n. aslii [from Urdu]
regret n. afsos [from Urdu]
remainder n. baaki  [from Urdu]
remorse n. afsos [from Urdu]
rest v. araam karo [from Urdu aaraam], rst karo
   

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s
sand n. baalu [from Hindi]
separate adv. alag, alag se, alge  [from Hindi]
sky n. asmann [from Urdu aasmaan]
slow adv. aaste [from Urdu ahista], dhire
soul n. aatma [from Hindi]
sound n. awaaj [from Urdu awaaz]
strange adj. ajab [from Urdu]
sudden adj achaanak [from Hindi], -adv. suddenly - achakke [from Bhojpuri]
     
     
   

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t
tears n. aansu [from Hindi]
thumb n. anguttha [from Hindi]
today n. aaj [from Hindi], aaj kal - nowadays
try adj. ajmao [from Urdu], try karo
twelve n. baarah [from Hindi]
     
     
   

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w
wait v. agoro from Awadhi/Bhojpuri], wait karo
warmth n. aanch [from Hindi]
wife n. aurat [from Urdu]
win n. baaji [from Urdu], -v. jito
wisdom n. akkil [from Urdu aaqil], dimaag
woman n. aurat [from Urdu]
   

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y
you pron. tum (familiar), aap (polite, formal) [from Hindi]
   

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