OUP launches online Hindi dictionary

LUCKNOW: The Oxford University Press (OUP) on Monday announced the launch of the Hindi online dictionary, as part of their Oxford Global Languages (OGL) programme.

OGL is one of the most significant projects of OUP that aims to build dictionaries and lexicographical resources for around 100 of the world’s languages and to make them available online.

Hindi is the 9th language to become part of the OGL programme, which has led to the development of a Hindi online dictionary. The Hindi site will be supported by a ‘language champion’ who will provide strategic advice and help spread awareness about the initiative, said Mukul Mahan, a poet of Lucknow.

Sivaramakrishnan V, managing director, Oxford University Press (India) said, “The development of a dictionary website for Hindi will help increase awareness

HINDI IS THE 9TH LANGUAGE TO BECOME PART OF OGL PROGRAMME, WHICH HAS LED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF A HINDI ONLINE DICTIONARY.

and access for the language, not just in India but everywhere else where learners and speakers of Hindi exist.”

“A digital platform for languages not only provides vast storage of language data that is accessible anytime, but also helps in the development of the language,” he added.

Speaking on the inclusion of Hindi in the Oxford Global Languages programme, Dr Poonam Nigam Sahay, OGL Hindi language champion and associate professor at Ranchi University, said: “Including Hindi in the OGL repertoire would undoubtedly enrich the language and lend solid support to its fast and phenomenal development.”