Sociology in Hindi
Meaning, Devanagari spelling and pronunciation
The meaning of “sociology” in Hindi is समाज शास्त्र, pronounced samaj vijnyan — 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.
the study and classification of human societies
From French sociologie, coined by Auguste Comte in 1834, itself a combination of Latin socius (“companion, fellowship”) and the Greek suffix Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía), itself from Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word, knowledge”), from socio- + -logy.
Previous mentions of the field in English usually referred to it as social physics.
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Previous mentions of the field in English usually referred to it as social physics.
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