'Aadhaar' is Oxfords first Hindi word of the year

January 28, 2018 08:21

The Hindi Word of the Year for 2017 is 'aadhaar'.

This was announced by Oxford Dictionaries at the Jaipur Literature Festival on Saturday. Aadhaar also becomes the first Oxford Dictionaries Hindi Word of the Year. The accompanying shortlisted words include Notebandi, Swachh, Vikaas, Yoga and Bahubali, reflect the social, cultural, political and economic trends and events that have been part of 2017.

The 'Hindi Word of the Year' is a word or expression that has attracted a great deal of attention and reflects the ethos, mood, or preoccupations of the past year, stated a press statement from Oxford University Press.

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