Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 22, 2008 17:59
16 yrs ago
Hindi term
Italy
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Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, German to Italian, Spanish to Italian
"sadar"
Hindi to English
Art/Literary
History
History of the Maharajas
I'm translating a book about the Automobiles of the Maharaja from English into Italian (so I don't speak Hindi!). The phrase I have problem with tells about Rani Renuka Roy Chowdhury who spent her childhood years in the Andar Mahal (women’s quarters) of her grandfather’s palatial haveli (mansion) in Calcutta. She relates how the women travelled to bathe in the River Ganges. So she says that every house had two gate: a "sadar" gate for men and a "khidki" gate for women. The question is what is the exact meaning of the world SADAR?
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Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | Chief |
Mohd Shahid Akhtar
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| 5 +2 | Main |
Rajesh Srivastava
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| 5 +2 | Main |
keshab
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Proposed translations
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Mohd Shahid Akhtar
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Chief
Here "Sadar" means main gate which is chiefly used for general movement in contradistinction to the "Khidki" or private door. Sadar is also used in political science as "President", in the sense of head of state.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2008-02-23 03:11:45 GMT)
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Here the chief means main or mainly used by general people for general purpose in contradistinction to the "Khidki' used by the ladies (not general persons) for particular (not general) purpose.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2008-02-23 03:11:45 GMT)
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Here the chief means main or mainly used by general people for general purpose in contradistinction to the "Khidki' used by the ladies (not general persons) for particular (not general) purpose.
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7 hrs
Rajesh Srivastava
India
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Main
Urdu_Hindi dictionary of Dr. Syed Asad Ali says-Sadar is urdu word which means main. In the sense of gate here it is main gate.
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Main
We calcuttans or kolkatans used this word for main gate (sadar darja). apart this, this word used for "Main" like jelaa sadar (district headquarter). Originally this word came from Urdu and still retains its original meaning in Bengali and Hindi.
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