This monumental work documents the vocabulary used by Europeans in India, incorporating terms derived from Indian languages, Persian, Arabic, Portuguese, and Malay. The authors trace each entry through chronological quotations drawn from early travellers, official documents, and historical chronicles, illustrating the gradual naturalisation of foreign words into common speech. Special attention is given to administrative titles, local fauna, flora, and colonial argot, providing insight into the daily life and administrative machinery of British India. The text serves as an invaluable reference for historians and linguists alike, capturing the linguistic deposits left by successive waves of external influence upon the Indian subcontinent over two millennia.
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A comprehensive historical dictionary of colloquial terms and phrases from British India. The volume traces the etymology and evolution of words shaped by centuries of cultural interaction.
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