Hobson-Jobson by Sir Henry Yule and A. C. Burnell

"Hobson-Jobson" by Sir Henry Yule and A. C. Burnell is a historical dictionary published in 1886. This glossary documents over 2,000 Anglo-Indian words and phrases that emerged during British colonial rule in India. Each entry includes citations from literary sources dating back to early European contact with the subcontinent, along with etymological notes. The work explores how Indian language terms were adopted, transformed, and sometimes misunderstood by British colonizers, revealing complex linguistic and cultural exchanges across centuries of contact. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Yule, Henry, Sir, 1820-1889
Author Burnell, A. C. (Arthur Coke), 1840-1882
Editor Crooke, William, 1848-1923
LoC No. 03011269
Title Hobson-Jobson
A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobson-Jobson
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Language English
LoC Class PE: Language and Literatures: English
Subject English language -- India -- Dictionaries
Subject English language -- India -- Etymology -- Dictionaries
Subject English language -- Foreign words and phrases -- Indic -- Dictionaries
Subject India -- Languages -- Influence on English -- Dictionaries
Subject India -- Civilization -- Dictionaries
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