Words like Post Office, Bulb, Pencil.......etc.

There is no equivalent word for Telephone iin Telugu, we use it as such, that is "telephonu."

There is no equivalent word for Telephone iin Telugu, we use it as such, that is "telephonu."

It would be the same case in all Indian languages since it is a foreign invention , and the same goes for amny modern day inventions which would have no equivalent word in our mother tongues[/quote

This reminds me of a joke. It shows how we add regional touch to those words which do not have equivalents in English.
I was on the road stranded because of a political meeting.
Another person asked me, "What's going on sir"
A Meeting, I said.
The other man said, " Wow !!,
" Meetinga"

There is no equivalent word for Telephone iin Telugu, we use it as such, that is "telephonu."

It would be the same case in all Indian languages since it is a foreign invention , and the same goes for amny modern day inventions which would have no equivalent word in our mother tongues[/quote

This reminds me of a joke. It shows how we add regional touch to those words which do not have equivalents in English.
I was on the road stranded because of a political meeting.
Another person asked me, "What's going on sir"
A Meeting, I said.
The other man said, " Wow !!,
" Meetinga"

Ha.haa..you won't believe Sir, but I was about to say the same thing. Like Hindi is sometimes anglicized, we make English words like one of own by twisting the pronunciation. Like 'shaart' for shirt in our language.

There is no equivalent word for Telephone iin Telugu, we use it as such, that is "telephonu."

It would be the same case in all Indian languages since it is a foreign invention , and the same goes for amny modern day inventions which would have no equivalent word in our mother tongues[/quote

This reminds me of a joke. It shows how we add regional touch to those words which do not have equivalents in English.
I was on the road stranded because of a political meeting.
Another person asked me, "What's going on sir"
A Meeting, I said.
The other man said, " Wow !!,
" Meetinga"

Ha.haa..you won't believe Sir, but I was about to say the same thing. Like Hindi is sometimes anglicized, we make English words like one of own by twisting the pronunciation. Like 'shaart' for shirt in our language.

some people in villages say "Secotry guard" for "security Guard". I am from Rajasthan.

There is no equivalent word for Telephone iin Telugu, we use it as such, that is "telephonu."

It would be the same case in all Indian languages since it is a foreign invention , and the same goes for amny modern day inventions which would have no equivalent word in our mother tongues[/quote

This reminds me of a joke. It shows how we add regional touch to those words which do not have equivalents in English.
I was on the road stranded because of a political meeting.
Another person asked me, "What's going on sir"
A Meeting, I said.
The other man said, " Wow !!,
" Meetinga"

Ha.haa..you won't believe Sir, but I was about to say the same thing. Like Hindi is sometimes anglicized, we make English words like one of own by twisting the pronunciation. Like 'shaart' for shirt in our language.

some people in villages say "Secotry guard" for "security Guard". I am from Rajasthan.

For a word like security guard..there is no equivalent term in any of our Indian languages..so we have no choice left but to use it as is.

There is no equivalent word for Telephone iin Telugu, we use it as such, that is "telephonu."

It would be the same case in all Indian languages since it is a foreign invention , and the same goes for amny modern day inventions which would have no equivalent word in our mother tongues[/quote

This reminds me of a joke. It shows how we add regional touch to those words which do not have equivalents in English.
I was on the road stranded because of a political meeting.
Another person asked me, "What's going on sir"
A Meeting, I said.
The other man said, " Wow !!,
" Meetinga"

Ha.haa..you won't believe Sir, but I was about to say the same thing. Like Hindi is sometimes anglicized, we make English words like one of own by twisting the pronunciation. Like 'shaart' for shirt in our language.

some people in villages say "Secotry guard" for "security Guard". I am from Rajasthan.

For a word like security guard..there is no equivalent term in any of our Indian languages..so we have no choice left but to use it as is.

No doubt people are using English words, when an equivalent is not there in their mother tongues. But not without that mandatory regional flavour.
My Bengali friend asked me " Boss Has come "?
Thinking that he was asking me about our Boss, I said, "I don't know".
Then my friend asked "how did you come to the office?"
It was only then i realizes that my friend was asking me about "Bus."