Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

hundial

Hindi translation:

हुंडी

Added to glossary by acetran
Jan 30, 2017 11:11
7 yrs ago
English term

hundial

Non-PRO English to Hindi Social Sciences Education / Pedagogy Learning / Teaching Hindi
Hi

By hundial, I mean the collection box used in Hindu temples. I believe it is a Hindi loanword, but it is now used in English.

Best wishes,

Simon
Change log

Feb 3, 2017 15:25: acetran changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/61459">SeiTT's</a> old entry - "hundial"" to ""हुंडी""

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PRO (1): acetran

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Discussion

acetran Jan 31, 2017:
@ asker Hundi is also called Hundial in Tamil (Meenakshi Temple is in Tamil Nadu). Tamil and Hindi both are derived from Sanskrit.

http://www.shabdkosh.com/ta/translate?e=hundi&l=ta
SeiTT (asker) Jan 31, 2017:
Suffix –al Many thanks – let me tell you a little bit more.

It was in the Meenakshi Temple in Tamil Nadu that I actually saw the word hundial. It was there along with the Tamil word.

What I would be most interested to know is where this suffix –al comes from. It doesn’t seem to be Hindi, does it?
Parvathi Pappu Jan 30, 2017:
On second thoughts I wouldn't dismiss or reject the suggestion "हुंडी" given by other translators as it is very much a term that is in usage

Proposed translations

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2 mins
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हुंडी

हुंडी is the word for collection box at temples. हुंडियाँ is plural.
Peer comment(s):

agree Atiquzzama Khan
3 mins
Thanks
agree Rajan Chopra
15 mins
Thanks
agree Lalit Sati
1 hr
Thanks :)
agree Pawan Kumar Chandigarhia
1 day 17 hrs
Thanks!
agree intutkri2
1 day 18 hrs
Thanks!
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1 min

हुंडी

या दान पात्र
Peer comment(s):

agree Atiquzzama Khan
4 mins
धन्यवाद!
agree Rajan Chopra
16 mins
धन्यवाद!
agree Lalit Sati
1 hr
धन्यवाद
agree Pawan Kumar Chandigarhia
1 day 17 hrs
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9 mins

दान पात्र

Box used for collection in Hindu temples
Peer comment(s):

agree Ravi sahay : उत्तर भारत मे इसे दानपात्र ही कहते हैं
1 hr
agree Kapil Swami
1 hr
agree Shekhar Banerjee : हुंडी बैंकिंग व्यवस्था के एक परक्राम्य लिखत का भी द्योतक है, जबकि दानपात्र का केवल उसी उद्देश्य से इस्तेमाल होता है.
3 days 36 mins
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+2
13 mins

दान पात्र

दान पात्र is the donation box that can be found in any temple for the devotees to donate cash or kind
Peer comment(s):

agree Ravi sahay : उत्तर भारत मे इसे दान पात्र ही कहते हैं
1 hr
धन्यवाद
agree Kapil Swami
1 hr
धन्यवाद
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