Hobson-Jobsona Glossary Of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words And Phrases, And Of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical And Discursive

About the book:- A glossary of colloquial Anglo-Indian words and phrase, and of kindered terms; etymological, historical, geographical and discursive. The etymology for the title of the book is the chant at the Muharram observance : Ya! Husain Ya! Hasan. This extremely interesting work gives the Asian origin of words that have found their way into the English language. It is a thick 1021 page book, and is full of references for the progress of Indian/Asian words from the original to the corrupted words and phrases, many of which are in British English even today. The notices of travelers to India, from the ancient times (Herodotus is mentioned often) till the late 19th century makes this book a valuable source book for the various notices it gives of India through the ages. One example to illustrate the scope, is the word 'Rupee' : it came from 'Rupaiya', which came from 'Rupa', which, in turn is the word for Silver. This indispensable book is a reprint of the 1903 edition. About the Author:- Sir Henry Yule KCSI CB FRSGS was a Scottish Orientalist and geographer. He published many travel books, including translations of the work of Marco Polo and Mirabilia by the 14th-century Dominican Friar Jordanus. He was also the compiler of a dictionary of Anglo-Indian terms, the Hobson-Jobson, with Arthur Coke Burnell. He arrived in Calcutta at the end of 1840. His first posting was in the Khasi Hills, a remote area to the northeast of Bengal in the modern state of Meghalaya. His mission was to establish a practical method of transporting coal to the plains. In this he was unsuccessful but he became fascinated by the region and wrote an account of its people, including the first written description of their living root bridges. Arthur Coke Burnell was an English civil servant who served in the Madras Presidency who was also a scholar in Sanskrit and Dravidian languages. He catalogued the Sanskrit manuscripts in southern India, particularly those in the collections of the Tanjore court collections. He was, with Henry Yule, a co-compiler of Hobson-Jobson, a compendium of Anglo-Indian terms. The Title 'Hobson-Jobsona Glossary Of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words And Phrases, And Of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical And Discursive written/authored/edited by Henry Yule, A. C. Burnell', published in the year 2020. The ISBN 9788121235570 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 1075 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is . Size of the book is 17.78 x 24.13 cms Vol:-