‘Annan’ is now in the Oxford Dictionary

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   The word ‘Anna’ has been added to the Oxford English dictionary. Anna' meaning elder brother in Tamil and Telugu, has finally found recognition in the OxfordEnglish Dictionary (OED).

   So far, Anna exists in the dictionary as a noun, which means a former monetary unit of India and Pakistan, equal to one-sixteenth of a rupee. Now, anna2 (also annan), noun, has been added.


    The Oxford English Dictionary also has over 70 Indian words from Telugu, Urdu, Tamil, Hindi and Gujarati. Abba, meaning "father in Urdu", has also been incorporated in Oxford. The other word includes acha, bapu, bada din, bacha, suryanamaskar.

     In the process of adding new words in September, various Indian words are placed in the Oxford English dictionary. Oxford updates its dictionary 4 times a year, in March, June, September and December.

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