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Hindi translation: मेमरी कार्ड

17:04 Mar 10, 2009

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English term or phrase: Memory Card

My question is in relation to a language.

I have been asked to translate some general computer hardware terms from English into Hindustani. I am not sure if this is a language built on a mix of Hindi and Urdu or is simply Hindi.

Can somebody shed some light on Hindustani?

Many thanks

OSW KudoZ activity Questions: 2 (none open) Answers: 0 United Kingdom
Local time: 18:45

Hindi translation:मेमरी कार्ड

Explanation:
Regarding Hindustani, what your client probably means is simple Hindi, which does not use heavy Sanskrit or Arabic-Persian terms.

Other possibilities for your term are these:

स्मृति पत्रक, स्मृति कार्ड

Here is a largish glossary of computer terms arranged in 36 sets. You can look it up for Hindi equivalents of computer terms. This list is based on CDAC's list, one of the premier software development companies of India which specializes in developing multi-lingual software for Indian languages:

http://computerhindi.blogspot.com/

Selected response from:

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 00:15

Grading comment

Thank you for your answer. I was, indeed, more concerned about the nature of Hindustani than anything else. I will double check with the client if it is in fact Hindi they require :) Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +8

मेमोरी कार्ड / स्मृति कार्ड

Lalit Sati

4 +4

मेमरी कार्ड

Balasubramaniam L.

5 +1

स्मृति कार्ड

sanjeev srivastava

मैमोरी कार्ड या स्मृति पत्रक

Manmohan Kaur

मेमोरी कार्ड

Sheetal Jain

Answers

10 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

memory card

मेमरी कार्ड

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of:

Hindi
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Thank you for your answer. I was, indeed, more concerned about the nature of Hindustani than anything else. I will double check with the client if it is in fact Hindi they require :) Thanks

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

memory card स्मृति कार्ड

Explanation:
Memory card has various applications. They usually used for digital photography. In Hindi or Hindustani, The best word is " स्मृति कार्ड "

sanjeev srivastava
India
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of:

Hindi

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

memory card मेमोरी कार्ड / स्मृति कार्ड

Explanation:
मेमोरी कार्ड / स्मृति कार्ड
memory - स्मृति (in Hindi)

Hindustani language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustani_language

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Note added at 56 mins (2009-03-10 18:00:05 GMT)
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"मिलीजुली ज़बान हिंदुस्तानी
आम जन की नज़र में ‘हिंदुस्तानी’ हिंदी और उर्दू की सुगंध लिए एक मिली जुली सादा ज़बान का नाम था, जो भारत की गंगा जमुनी सभ्यता का प्रतीक थी.........."
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/hindi/entertainment/story/2007/07/07071...

"Hindustani (हिन्दुस्तानी ہندوستانی Hindustānī, IPA: [hɪn̪d̪ʊst̪aːniː]), also known as "Hindi-Urdu," is a term covering several closely related dialects in Pakistan and northern India..........."
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindustani_language#Official_st...

Lalit Sati
India
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of:

Hindi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Sushan Harshe

0 min

-> Thank you!

agree

J Meenakshi: I feel there is no logic translating half and transliterating half. मेमोरी कार्ड would be best here which is normally used for all mobile MMI translations as well. Also it is easily understandable to all computer/mobile users.

6 mins

-> Thank you! I totally agree with your logic.

agree

C.M. Rawal: मेमोरी कार्ड is a popular term in Hindi.

25 mins

-> धन्यवाद, रावल जी! मैं सहमत हूँ।

agree

Suyash Suprabh

1 hr

-> धन्यवाद, सुयश जी!

agree

Nitin Goyal

1 hr

-> धन्यवाद, नितिन जी!

agree

Ramesh Bhatt: You have been the prompt most in replying, though Balasubramanium Ji must also have been working simultaneously on it.

1 hr

-> धन्यवाद, रमेश जी!

agree

rtpushpa

5 hrs

-> धन्यवाद, पुष्पा जी!

agree

Rajesh Srivastava

15 hrs

-> धन्यवाद, राजेश जी!

56 mins confidence:

memory card मैमोरी कार्ड या स्मृति पत्रक

Explanation:
A memory card or flash memory card is a solid-state electronic flash memory data storage device used with digital cameras, handheld and Mobile computers, telephones, music players, video game consoles, and other electronics.

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Note added at 57 mins (2009-03-10 18:01:45 GMT)
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Hindustani (हिन्दुस्तानी ہندوستانی Hindustānī, IPA: [hɪn̪d̪ʊst̪aːniː]), also known as "Hindi-Urdu," is a term covering several closely related dialects in Pakistan and northern India, especially the vernacular form of the two national languages, Standard Hindi and Urdu, also known as Khariboli.In other words, Standard Hindi and Urdu are standardized registers of Hindustani/Khariboli. They are nearly identical in grammar and share a basic common vocabulary.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory_card

Manmohan Kaur
United States
Local time: 10:45
Native speaker of:

Hindi,

Panjabi

22 days confidence:

memory card मेमोरी कार्ड

Explanation:
Since this is a computer/technical term, its ideal to transliterate it rather than translate. Pure hindi translation for this term may be used like: स्मृति पत्रक but this wont be a relevant translation and can also affect the meaning or context of the content.

Sheetal Jain
India
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of:

Hindi