Dictionary in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “dictionary” in Hindi is शब्दकोष, pronounced shabdakoSh — it is a noun. Copy the Devanagari word above, hear how it is pronounced, and use it anywhere. To type words like this yourself, try our Hindi typing tool, or explore more words in the vocabulary sets.
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Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti
Proto-Italic *deikō
Latin dīcō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin dictiō
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -ārius
Latin -ārium
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Latin dictiō
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Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Medieval Latin dictiōnārius?
Medieval Latin dictiōnāriumlbor.
Middle English dixionare
English dictionary
From Middle English dixionare, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin dictiōnārium, from Latin dictiōnārius, from dictiō (“a speaking”), from dictus, perfect past participle of dīcō (“to speak”) + -ārium (“room, place”). By surface analysis, diction + -ary.
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Proto-Indo-European *deyḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *déyḱeti
Proto-Italic *deikō
Latin dīcō
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Indo-European *-Hō
Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō
Proto-Italic *-tiō
Latin -tiō
Latin dictiō
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -ārius
Latin -ārium
▲
Latin dictiō
▲
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -ārius
Medieval Latin dictiōnārius?
Medieval Latin dictiōnāriumlbor.
Middle English dixionare
English dictionary
From Middle English dixionare, a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin dictiōnārium, from Latin dictiōnārius, from dictiō (“a speaking”), from dictus, perfect past participle of dīcō (“to speak”) + -ārium (“room, place”). By surface analysis, diction + -ary.
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