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Modern Devanagari Western Arabic Words for the cardinal number Sanskrit (wordstem) Hindi Marathi Nepali; ०: 0: शून्य (śūnya)शून्य (śūny)शून्य (śūnya)
20 २० વીસ vīs बीस ૧૦૦ 100 १०० સો sō सौ ૧,૦૦૦ 1,000 १,००० હજાર hajār हज़ार ૧૦,૦૦૦ 10,000 १०,००० દસ હજાર das hajār दस हज़ार ૧,૦૦,૦૦૦ 100,000 १,००,००० લાખ lākh लाख ૧०,૦૦,૦૦૦
The most common of these was a vigesimal (base-20) numbering system with the main denomination called a bisi (see Hindustani number bīs), which corresponded to the land required to sow 20 nalis of seed. Consequently, its actual land measure varied based on the quality of the soil. [5] This system became the established norm in Kumaon by 1891.
Kaithi (𑂍𑂶𑂟𑂲), also called Kayathi (𑂍𑂨𑂟𑂲) or Kayasthi (𑂍𑂰𑂨𑂮𑂹𑂟𑂲) or Kayastani (not to be confused with the film Kaithi), is a historical Brahmic script historically used across parts of Northern and Eastern India.
Like many Indo-Aryan languages, Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) has a decimal numeral system that is contracted to the extent that nearly every number 1–99 is irregular, and needs to be memorized as a separate numeral.
English: Dolch sight words from Pre-primary through 3rd Grade levels along with their phonetic Hindi counterparts. This is very useful for teaching correct pronounciation of essential english words to anyone familiar with the Hindi / devnagri script. Parents who don't know english can use this to teach the english words to their kids.
Early forms of present-day Hindustani developed from the Middle Indo-Aryan apabhraṃśa vernaculars of present-day North India in the 7th–13th centuries. [33] [38] Hindustani emerged as a contact language around the Ganges-Yamuna Doab (Delhi, Meerut and Saharanpur), a result of the increasing linguistic diversity that occurred during the Muslim period in the Indian subcontinent.
from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala from Urdu, to refer to flavoured spices of Indian origin.