लगभग
Hindi
Etymology
Reduplication of लग (lag, “around, near (now rare)”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ləɡ.bʱəɡ/, [lɐɡ.bʱɐɡ]
Adverb
लगभग • (lagbhag)
- approximately
- nearly, almost
- Synonyms: क़रीबन (qarīban), तक़रीबन (taqrīban), क़रीब-क़रीब (qarīb-qarīb)
Derived terms
- के लगभग (ke lagbhag, “about, circa”)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989), “लगभग”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “लगभग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press