Hobson-Jobson / A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive
Henry, Sir Yule
Essays
Book language: English
2875 pages
Hobson-Jobson is a discursive glossary of Anglo-Indian words and phrases, compiled by Sir Henry Yule and others. It traces the origins and histories of terms from British India and related languages, mixing etymology with historical and geographical notes. It is worth listening to for its rich picture of language contact and colonial life.
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Cover of the original edition (Project Gutenberg, public domain).
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Opening of the book
Transcriber's note: A few citations from earlier glossaries printed keywords in Blackletter font. These have been rendered as Bold Italics in this edition. The printed book contains over 300 minor typographical errors, many (but not all) in the citations: these have NOT been attempted to be corrected. A GLOSSARY OF ANGLO-INDIAN COLLOQUIAL WORDS AND PHRASES AND OF KINDRED TERMS ["Wee have forbidden the severall Factoryes from wrighting words in this languadge and refrayned itt our selves, though in bookes of coppies we feare there are many which by wante of tyme for perusall we cannot rectefie or expresse."—Surat Factors to Court, Feb. 26, 1617: I. O. Records: O. C. No. 450. (Evidently the Court had complained of a growing use of "HobsonJobsons.")] "Οὐδὲ γὰρ πάντως τὴν αὐτήν διασώζει διάνοιαν μεθερμηνευόμενα τὰ ὀνόματα ἀλλ' ἔστι τινὰ, καὶ καθ' ἕκαστον ἔθνος ἰδιώματα ἀδύνατα εἰς ἄλλο ἔθνος διὰ φωνῆς σημαίνεσθαι"—Iamblichus, De Mysteriis, vii. cap. v. i.e. "For it is by no means always the case that translated terms preserve the original conception;
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