This dictionary at present contains only a few languages of India and the world and more languages will be added subsequently. The user can choose any of these languages as the source and find equivalent words and expressions in any other language. Images are given wherever necessary. The user can hear the pronunciation of the main word and the expressions (sentences).
This is not a concise form of the advanced dictionary. The thrust of this is on getting to know the core sentences of the most basic words of a language. Thus it has immense pedagogical value to new learners of a language.
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This dictionary at present contains only a few languages of India and the world and more languages will be added subsequently.
The multilingual dictionary is comprehensive in the sense it aims at including all the words of a language. It can be used as a monolingual reference or one can see the equivalent expression in the language chosen.
There are images with many words and one can listen to the pronunciation of the words and expressions.
The advantages of an online dictionary are too obvious to be mentioned. Nonetheless, it is worth mentioning that in spite of the huge size of the dictionaries contained therein, the ease of navigation and the elegance in presenting equivalent expressions in two languages makes this the users’ first choice. One has to see it to believe it.
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This dictionary of Hindi has the four parameters –
It is comprehensive. It claims to comprise all the words ov Hindi language, including newly coined technical terms, words occurring in literature, neologisms. Any lack can be made good by user interaction.
It is scientific. No word is given if it is not or was not used in Hindi; no meaning of a word is given unless
it is attested by usage.
It is standardized. Aspects of language such as spelling, pronunciation, word meanings are in accordance with norms laid down by Government bodies. Standardization in cases where there is ambiguity is done by consensus, guided by linguistic principles.
It is modern, implying thereby that updating is done on a regular basis.
It contains encyclopaedic information for which the user need not go to other sources.
The significant aspect of the dictionary is the inclusion of cultural words from other Indian languages as per the directive of the article 351 of the Indian constitution.
The search functions allow the user to access different kinds of data.
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There will be two sets of materials for learning scripts of Indian languages. The first is meant for people of tender age, the other is meant for the more conscientious learner of mature age. The material includes reading passages, pronunciation practice and provides scope for writing.
The languages will be covered in two stages.
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