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  2. Hindi Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    Hindi Wikipedia is the second most popular Wikipedia in India after the English version. However, more than 85% of Wikipedia pageviews from India are to the English Wikipedia. Between January 2016 and January 2021 the share of Hindi Wikipedia increased from 2% to 8%. [3] On average, the Hindi Wikipedia receives 50 to 70 million monthly ...

  3. Hindi - Wikipedia

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    Hindi is spoken as a first language by about 77,569 people in Nepal according to the 2011 Nepal census, and further by 1,225,950 people as a second language. [84] A Hindi proponent, Indian-born Paramananda Jha, was elected vice-president of Nepal. He took his oath of office in Hindi in July 2008. This created protests in the streets for 5 days ...

  4. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. e-mahashabdkosh - Wikipedia

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    e-mahashabdkosh is an online bilingual - bidirectional Hindi – English pronunciation dictionary. In this dictionary, basic meaning, synonyms, word usage and usage of words in special domain are included. This dictionary has the facility of search of Hindi and English words. The purpose of this dictionary is to provide a complete, correct ...

  6. Encyclopedia - Wikipedia

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    Title page of Lucubrationes, 1541 edition, one of the first books to use a variant of the word encyclopedia in the title. An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopaedia (British English) [1] is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge, either general or special, in a particular field or discipline. [2][3 ...

  7. Hindi literature - Wikipedia

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    Literature of Adi kal (c. before the 15th century CE) was developed in the regions of Kannauj, Delhi, Ajmer stretching up to central India. [4] Prithviraj Raso, an epic poem written by Chand Bardai (1149 – c. 1200), is considered one of the first works in the Bhraj Bhasha literature.Chand Bardai was a court poet of Prithviraj Chauhan, the famous ruler of Delhi and Ajmer during the invasion ...

  8. Linguistic history of India - Wikipedia

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    Under him, the language used in administrative documents became less persianised. Whereas in 1630, 80% of the vocabulary was Persian, it dropped to 37% by 1677 [9] The British colonial period starting in early 1800s saw standardisation of Marathi grammar through the efforts of the Christian missionary William Carey.

  9. Language - Wikipedia

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    Language is a structured system of communication that consists of grammar and vocabulary. It is the primary means by which humans convey meaning, both in spoken and signed forms, and may also be conveyed through writing. Human language is characterized by its cultural and historical diversity, with significant variations observed between ...