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255 months ago

anne (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

English > Hindi

Subject:

Medical

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

toothpaste,toothbrush, health

Context:

need a translation to hindi, t

Keywords:

health

 

 

The answer of   See profile was rated best

Toothpaste -> dant manjan, Toothbrush -> daanton ka brush, health -> swwasthya

My comment:

Traditionally, toothbrush has always meant "brushing by the forefinger". The "brush" is an alien concept, brought from foreign lands ... Hence, the usage of a longish Hindi phrase for this word.