English Holiday Homework

The latest edition of the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary features 26

new Indian English words, including '
Aadhaar'

Aadhaar
 noun
 
/ˈɑːdhɑː(r)/, 
 
/ˌɑːdˈhɑː(r)/
 
/ˈɑːdhɑːr/, 
 
/ˌɑːdˈhɑːr/
[uncountable] (Indian English)

1. the system of issuing a unique, 12- digit identification number to every individual

resident of India
o an  Aadhaar number/card
o People can be enrolled for Aadhaar in three ways.

Check pronunciation: Aadhaar

Chawl
 noun
 
/tʃɔːl/
 
/tʃɔːl/
(Indian English, South-East Asian English)

1. (in South Asia) a large building divided into many separate apartments, offering
cheap, basic accommodation to labourers
o His home is a chawl where some six people live in a room.

Check pronunciation: chawl
Dabba
 noun
 
/ˈdʌbə/
 
/ˈdʌbə/
(Indian English)

1. a lunch box; a container with a meal or snack

o I prepare a dabba for lunch each day.

Check pronunciation: dabba

Hartal
 noun
 
/hɑːˈtɑːl/
 
/hɑːrˈtɑːl/
(especially Indian English)

1. (in South Asia) an occasion when all shops and businesses are closed as a protest;
a general strike
o There were calls for a dawn-to-dusk hartal on Saturday.

Check pronunciation: hartal
 

Shaadi
 noun
 
/ˈʃɑːdi/
 
/ˈʃɑːdi/
(plural shaadis)
(Indian English)

1. a wedding or marriage
o This time of year is officially the shaadi season.
Check pronunciation: shaadi

Source
https://www.timesnownews.com/the-buzz/article/26-new-indian-english-words-added-to-the-
oxford-dictionary-including-dabba-aadhaar/544348#:~:text=This's%20year's%20new%20inclusions
%20in,hartal'%20and%20'shaadi'.

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/aadhaar-dabba-hartal-shaadi-among-
26-new-indian-english-words-added-to-oxford-dictionary/articleshow/73582849.cms