From ‘anna’, to ‘abba’, 70 words enter dictionary

London, October 29

From endearing words like ‘abba’ and ‘anna’ to Indian delicacies like ‘gulab jamun’ and ‘vada’ can now be found in Oxford English Dictionary.

As per the latest list, 70 new Indian words from Telugu, Urdu, Tamil, Hindi and Gujarati languages have been added to the dictionary.

Several most-commonly used words in India like ‘jugaad’, ‘dadagiri’, ‘achcha’, ‘bapu’ and ‘surya namaskar’ are now part of the Oxford dictionary. Many of the words describe food and relationships, such as ‘anna’ (elder brother), ‘abba’ (father), ‘gulab jamun’, ‘mirch masala’, ‘keema’, ‘funda’, ‘chamcha’. Words like  ‘timepass’, ‘natak’ and ‘chup’ have also their meanings in the dictionary. — PTI