The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary (Multilingual Edition)

Clear and concise definitions. Obviously has robust scholarship behind it. Definitions include standard definitions and usage, but also includes notes about slang or colloquial usage of words. I am a low-intermediate student of Hindi (I'm American, English is my native language, but I've been studying Hindi in India). This is a fantastic tool which I turn to OFTEN in my studies. No regrets. It's a good low-cost addition to your study toolkit. Google Translate doesn't provide GENDER, and Hindi language uses gender in grammatical constructions. This dictionary solves that problem for you. Good layout and excellent font. Thick paperback, pleasant to hold, paper is thick enough that there's no fear of ripping a page.

The dictionary is great and really does help to actually SEE what the words are. Only one problem still exists. If you are trying to learn a word in Hindi how can you look it up if you don't already know it?? BUT if you, like me, go through dictionaries and like to just look at random words and if it is something important, learn it..then you should really enjoy this dictionary. Also good for looking up hindi words you come across that you do not know. If you have a good dictionary that goes the other way English-Hindi then you could use the two and cross-reference. All and all a great dictionary and MUCH better for a student than the English-Hindi version Oxford dictionary, which is sometimes correct but sometimes just describing what words are.

Very effective in helping in study of learning the Hindi language.

I purchased this book along with 'Beginner's Hindi Script' and 'Say it in Hindi'. It is very clear. Many other books and dictionaries I have looked at use cheap, rough paper and the type does not print well on the paper. The syllable characters in this dictionary are crisp and clear; large enough to see; the English transliteration is right next to the Devanagari script; examples of many kinds are included with many of the words so you can see all of the variants and idioms. I sometimes have a problem where I can't find a word I want to know the meaning of because it is perhaps written in a tense that I need to know the root of first. However, this is due to the fact that I am a beginning student of the language, I'm sure. Looking up the various words in this dictionary has certainly helped me learn the syllabary more quickly. This is the best Hindi dictionary I have found so far.

The Brits are to languages what the Greeks once were. (Rosetta stone for example. Not the learning program but the actual stone) My only complaint of this and many other language books is how tiny the introduced language characters are. Vowels are critical and quite small in Hindi and Arabic, but they are sometimes smaller than a fly spec. Not fair to us old guys. Just to be clear, I favor Oxford language books above all others'..

The only problem with this dictionary it don't have romanticized transliteration of the Hindi words. So if your not an expert at reading the Devanagari characters you might find it challenging.

What I like about this dictionary is it includes 1) origins of words 2) sex of words 3) various connotations of meaning 4) uses of words in phrases 5) romanised word pronunciation 6) specifies transitive v intransitive verbs (which one must know to use perfective tense) 7) Specifies the connectors one should use with noun-based verbs What I don't like about this dictionary 1) words that are compositions of other words are sometimes hard to find. You have to guess which words it is composed from and look under that word. for instance, napasand might be found under the prefix na and so forth. 2) I've taken off 1 stars for inaccuracy and incompleteness. There are a few words which should be found which are strangely omitted. Secondly, I've found a few nouns that are given as the wrong sex. A glaring example is /nafrat/ is given as masculine. There are several other mistakes.

This is the best go-to dictionary if you are a native English speaker trying to look up a word you are reading in Hindi. I bought this for reading theocratic literature in the Hindi language and most usually the word that I need a definition for is in this book! It has a very easy-to-follow pronunciation guide, too. I wish they had an app! Google translate would do in a pinch, but not if I have this book around. I would carry it with my in my bag and try to learn a few words a day.

Un vrai dictionnaire avec tout ce qu'il faut, inclus translitération.

Come tutti i dizionari di questo calibro, completissimo. Adatto a tutti, da principianti in poi. Consegna puntuale e perfetta.

Really useful resource. Its often quicker to use an e-dictionary but the information here is so much richer

インドで書を買うと紙質が粗い上に印刷も荒く、肝心の部分がかすれていたりするけれど、さすがのOXFORD！ 違和感ある程、くっきり鮮明。 情報量が多い反面、厚みが5cm以上あり、持ち歩きには向きません。 デーヴナーグリー文字で引くと、ローマ字表記があり、その後に名詞、動詞などの説明、そして英語での意味。 インドで購入する現地版との違いは、OXFORDの英和とかを使った方なら、引きやすいということでしょうか。 普通に旅をする程度の為には、情報量が多すぎ？とも思いますが、長くヒンディーとつきあおうと思ったら１冊あってもいいかな？と思います。

Very good help me learn Hindi and I could search some Hindi words and find their meaning in English it will be very good spending time on it