Saw a video claiming that the "F" sound doesn't exist in Sanskrit, so native Hindu names never start with it. Looking to confirm if this linguistic claim is accurate!

As someone from Lucknow, I realized I have always pronounced "Pha" (फ़ / फ) as "Fa" due to the local Urdu-influenced cultural and linguistic environment.

So I'm wondering if the claim is true?

स्कूल के दिनों की याद आ गई 😅

I find it difficult to learn to speak Hindi and If I use an uncommonly used Hindi word in spoken language, people snicker/chuckle at me

I have heard that a girl would call an older guy « Bhaiya » if affectionate and to show respect. How would the guy call her? Is it « Behen »? Or just her name, maybe? Or with a suffix?

(The age gap is 16 (girl) and 24 (guy), the guy being married to the girl’s older sister)

Thank you for your help!!

Saw this tweet by Merriam-Webster.

In Hindi, I've always known pandit to mean a scholar, a wise person, or a priest who conducts religious ceremonies.

How has the word evolved in English, and what does Merriam-Webster mean when they say "It now usually means...something different"?

On a related note, shampoo is another word with Hindi roots. What other common English words originated from Hindi?

I did find "अनन्ततापा" but I don't really understand what it means. Also no idea what the stuff below means. El Ataba Gazaz is a song title? Did my friend remove something racist or religious lol

Sorry for the wrong tag, can't read

I found this symbol in the “siddhanta-Calcutta” font, it’s labeled “jha2” and comes after the two variants( labeled “jha” and “jha1”) of झ, so I was guessing it’s another variant but I can’t add any matras to it , which is what confuses me. Does anyone what it is and how it’s used?

Why is फ pronounced as "fa" in Hindi instead of "pha"?

While speaking, we speak ' म' first in hindi, but in english we write 'h' first?

@ mods
Please add a flair for translation-related posts.

हिंदी मेरी मातृभाषा तो नहीं, परंतु वाराणसी में रहने के करण वह मातृभाषा के समकक्ष ही है। इसके अतिरिक्त मेरा जन्म लखनऊ में हुआ था, इसीलिए मैं नस्तलीक उर्दू भी पढ़ लिख सकता हूं।

स्वतंत्रता के बाद हिंदी और उर्दू दोनों दो दिशा में चले गए। उर्दू में और अरबी फारसी शब्द जुड़ते गए तथा हिंदी में तत्सम संस्कृत शब्द उसी तरह से आ गए। लेकिन इसके बावजूद भी मुझे "बावजूद" शब्द का कोई उचित तत्सम शब्द नहीं मिल पाता है।

हरिवंश राय बच्चन और रामधारी सिंह दिनकर के रचनाओं में तत्सम शब्द ही अधिक मिलते हैं, लेकिन फिर भी कुछ ऐसे शब्द हैं जो मूल रूप से उर्दू में पाए जाते हैं। किसी भी भाषा का संभवतः संपूर्ण रूप से काया पलट करना संभव नहीं।

क्या आपको लगता है कि हिंदी कभी भी पूर्ण रूप से तत्सम शब्दों से ही बन पाएगी?

For those who don't know, this is The letter झ, primarily used in early Nepali printings. You might see this letter in some old prints of novels and books (I think those published by sajha prakashan).

Can anyone tell me what's the origin of this?

The title.

क्या आपने कभी गौर किया है कि मेडिकल स्टोर के बोर्ड से लेकर किताबों तक, 'दवाइयाँ' शब्द अक्सर गलत लिखा होता है?

सही क्या है?

• ✅ दवाइयाँ (छोटी 'इ' के साथ)
• ❌ दवाईयाँ (बड़ी 'ई' के साथ)

ऐसा क्यों होता है? (The Logic): हिंदी व्याकरण का एक सरल नियम है—जब भी किसी शब्द के अंत में बड़ी 'ई' (ी) आती है और हम उसका बहुवचन (Plural) बनाते हैं, तो वह छोटी 'इ' (ि) में बदल जाती है।

उदाहरण:

1. दवाई => दवाइयाँ
2. लड़की => लड़कियाँ
3. मिठाई => मिठाइयाँ

हम अक्सर 'दवाई' (Singular) को देखकर 'दवाईयाँ' लिख देते हैं, जो व्याकरण की दृष्टि से अशुद्ध है। अगली बार बोर्ड देखते समय इस पर ध्यान दीजिएगा!

I ask this because there is semantic confusion in a sanskrit verse translation from Bhagwad Gita.

Bhagavad Gita: 2:47

कर्म में ही तेरा अधिकार है, फल में कभी नहीं। तू कर्मफल का हेतु मत बन, और अकर्म में भी तेरी आसक्ति न हो।

What does Adhikar truly mean here?

Does it mean:

You don't have the right to fruits? Or

You don't have the authority over fruits? Or

You don't have the entitlement for fruits?

All the english words are used loosely, but it makes a vast difference on how the verse itself is read.

So please help

Namaste everyone.

My friends have always ridiculed me for using 'pe' instead of 'par' and using words like 'ispe' over 'ispar'. I tried to search which one is correct, an answer from quora suggest that both can be used interchangeably and perhaps "pe" is an apabhramsa of "par".

My question is which one is correct, and if both are correct why do we find two words?

Which one is the most common. Please let me know

Is Hindi written as हिंदी or हिन्दी?

I mean really?