Glossary entry

Hindi term or phrase:

yaar

English translation:

friend

Added to glossary by Narasimhan Raghavan
Apr 28, 2007 08:08
17 yrs ago
Hindi term

yaar

Hindi to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
I've got numerous hindi words in dialogues, and this is one of them. A way to address people
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friend

The correct meanin is friend, but then you will see so many using the word just to address anyone.

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Note added at 3 mins (2007-04-28 08:11:24 GMT)
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for meanin read meaning. Sorry for typo
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agree satish krishna itikela
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Thanks Satish
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1. friend 2. lover

These are some of the possible English equivalents.
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agree satish krishna itikela
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Dhanyavaadaalu!
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Bosom friend, passionate lover, one who's dearest or closest, one whom you could trust completely.

We use the term "Yaar" for someone who is extremely dear to us. He is a person whom we could expect to stand by us in good times and in bad.
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