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AHMEDABAD: His name springs hundreds of options on any internet search engine books, poems and blogs. NaMo, as Narendra Modi is popularly known
in Gujarat, will now figure in a Gujarati lexicon.
'Lok-kosh: Bhasha Ni Asha', an online project will compile popular Gujarati words which have not yet found mention in dictionaries, to include words like NaMo which is described as 'how people of Gujarat affectionately refer to chief minister Narendra Modi' (Normal usage of the word means 'to bow'), Swine Flu and BRTS, for Bus Rapid Transit System. Besides, it will have a host of English words charger, eco-friendly, recession and bootlegger, to mean kingpin of the liquor trade! To be launched next week, the online lexicon has been compiled using suggestions from people.
"Gujaratilexicon's Lokkosh is an effort to compile exceptional words. People can exchange and share their Gujarati language knowledge by contributing words," said Ashok Kaneria of Gujaratilexicon. The lexicon will also have usages popular among NRGs (non-resident Gujaratis) across the globe. For instance, it has Bwana (gentleman) popularly used by NRGs in Kenya.
The first attempt for preparing a Gujarati lexicon was made by Dr Drumand, as early as in 1808. Titled 'Glossary', it was not a purely Gujarati dictionary nor was it intended for Gujarati speaking people. It was a very small dictionary consisting only 463 words giving English equivalents of these Gujarati words. Subsequently, similar attempts were made in 1835, 1841, 1848, 1861, 1873, 1921, 1944.
in Gujarat, will now figure in a Gujarati lexicon.
'Lok-kosh: Bhasha Ni Asha', an online project will compile popular Gujarati words which have not yet found mention in dictionaries, to include words like NaMo which is described as 'how people of Gujarat affectionately refer to chief minister Narendra Modi' (Normal usage of the word means 'to bow'), Swine Flu and BRTS, for Bus Rapid Transit System. Besides, it will have a host of English words charger, eco-friendly, recession and bootlegger, to mean kingpin of the liquor trade! To be launched next week, the online lexicon has been compiled using suggestions from people.
"Gujaratilexicon's Lokkosh is an effort to compile exceptional words. People can exchange and share their Gujarati language knowledge by contributing words," said Ashok Kaneria of Gujaratilexicon. The lexicon will also have usages popular among NRGs (non-resident Gujaratis) across the globe. For instance, it has Bwana (gentleman) popularly used by NRGs in Kenya.
The first attempt for preparing a Gujarati lexicon was made by Dr Drumand, as early as in 1808. Titled 'Glossary', it was not a purely Gujarati dictionary nor was it intended for Gujarati speaking people. It was a very small dictionary consisting only 463 words giving English equivalents of these Gujarati words. Subsequently, similar attempts were made in 1835, 1841, 1848, 1861, 1873, 1921, 1944.