लगभग

Hindi

Etymology

Reduplication of लग (lag, “around, near (now rare)”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /ləɡ.bʱəɡ/, [lɐɡ.bʱɐɡ]

Adverb

लगभग • (lagbhag)

1. approximately
2. nearly, almost

   Synonyms: उमूमन (umūman), 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