Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 19, 2007 12:43
16 yrs ago
English term
oyster
English to Hindi
Other
Zoology
Oyster is any edible marine bivalve mollusc of the genus Ostrea, having a rough irregularly shaped shell and occurring on the sea bed, mostly in coastal waters. How do you call it in English? How do you call a meal "oyster stew" made of them?
Proposed translations
(Hindi)
| 5 +4 | सीप |
Pundora
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| 5 +2 | सीप या ऑइसटर |
Kumud Verma
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| 4 +1 | oyster = शुक्ति, कस्तूरा oyster bed = शुक्ति तट |
Rajan Chopra
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| 5 | 'seep' 'washpit seep' |
chaman4723
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Proposed translations
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सीप
That's the Hindi term for oyster.
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Note added at 40 mins (2007-11-19 13:24:34 GMT)
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If you want transliteration for 'oyster' and 'oyster stew':
ऑइस्टर, and
ऑइस्टर स्टू
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Note added at 40 mins (2007-11-19 13:24:34 GMT)
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If you want transliteration for 'oyster' and 'oyster stew':
ऑइस्टर, and
ऑइस्टर स्टू
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28 mins
Rajan Chopra
India
India
Native in Hindi
India
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Works in: English to Hindi, Hindi to English
oyster = शुक्ति, कस्तूरा oyster bed = शुक्ति तट
The meal oyster stew may be translated as शुक्ति दमपुख्त, कस्तूरा दमपुख्त. or it may be transliterated as ऑइस्टर स्टू
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3 hrs
सीप या ऑइसटर
सीप या ऑइसटर का शोरबा- "oyster stew"
14 hrs
chaman4723
India
India
Native in English
Works in field
India
20+ yrs of translating/ editing/proofing
Native in: English 
, Urdu
Works in: English to Urdu, English to Hindi, Hindi to English, and 4 more.
'seep' 'washpit seep'
All molluscs are called ' seep in India. stewed oyester would mean washpit 'seep'
Example sentence:
Indians don't eat oyesters
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