Word of the dayKhushi: Happiness You Can Hold
खुशी (khushi) is happiness, but said with a lightness that the English word sometimes lacks. It shows up in greetings, aap se milkar khushi hui, I am happy to meet...
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Suraj: Naming the Sun
सूरज (suraj) is the Hindi word for the sun, and it appears in daily speech far more than in...
Sapna: Where Dreams Get Their Name
सपना (sapna) means dream, used for both the pictures that appear during sleep and the hopes...
Mausam: Naming the Weather and the Mood
मौसम (mausam) means weather, but it also stretches to describe season and even mood, much like...
Aasman: The Hindi Word for Sky
आसमान (aasman) means sky, a word used as often in daily weather talk as in more reflective,...
Sangeet: When Sound Becomes Music
संगीत (sangeet) is the Hindi word for music, drawn from Sanskrit roots that literally suggest...
Aankhen: What Eyes Are Called in Hindi
आँखें (aankhen) means eyes, and in Hindi the word does a great deal of emotional work....
Shanti: The Hindi Word for Stillness
शांति (shanti) means peace, and it is a word that reaches beyond the absence of conflict into...
Kitab: The Word That Opens Books
किताब (kitab) means book, a word borrowed long ago from Arabic through Persian and now...
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