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    1. [INDIA] Re; Dictionary of English Indian words, terms and their translations
    2. John Wellborne
    3. Hello Listers, Can anyone direct me to an available, preferably on line, dictionary of Indian - English meanings. I am pacifically looking for terms, and Indian words, and their English translation, as commonly used during the British Raj. Huzhoor=Lord, Badmash=scoundrel, Shabash= Bravo!, Sahib, Mensahib etc. Further to this what is the Indian word for the Indian greeting, where the hands are placed together, as if praying,and the head bowed I believe that " Namaste" is a correct terminology ? Cheers John & Chrissy Wellborne Bundaberg, Queensland,

    10/05/2013 01:08:03