Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 20, 2008 19:30
15 yrs ago
English term
alchemist
English to Hindi
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
what is the meaning of this word,when used in philosophical or literary symbolic context.
Proposed translations
(Hindi)
| 5 +7 | कीमियागर |
Shaalini Bansal
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| 5 +4 | रसायनशास्त्री |
chandrakanth yargop
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| 5 | ऐंद्रजालिक, कीमियाती |
C.M. Rawal
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Change log
Aug 26, 2008 15:36: Shaalini Bansal Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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34 mins
Shaalini Bansal
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Hindi
United Kingdom
21 years as a professional translator
Native in: Bengali (Variants: Bangladeshi, Indian) 
, Hindi (Variants: Shuddha, Khariboli, Indian)
Works in: English to Hindi, English to Bengali, Hindi to English, and 1 more.
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कीमियागर
Alchemy is a type of chemistry, especially from about 1100 to 1500, which dealt with trying to find a way to change ordinary metals into gold and with trying to find a medicine which would cure any disease
An alchemist is a person who has mastered the art of alchemy, ie. one who has mastered the way of turning metals into gold and one who has found a medicine that can cure any disease.
An alchemist is a person who has mastered the art of alchemy, ie. one who has mastered the way of turning metals into gold and one who has found a medicine that can cure any disease.
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+4
5 hrs
chandrakanth yargop
Native in Hindi
Down to Earth Natural Translation
Native in: Hindi , Kannada
Works in: English to Hindi, English to Kannada
रसायनशास्त्री
One who practices alchemy, whereas alchemy is an early, unscientific form of chemistry that sought to change base metals into gold and discover a life-prolonging elixir, a universal cure for disease, and a universal solvent alkahes
Peer comment(s):
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Rajan Chopra
55 mins
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Rajesh Srivastava
1 hr
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Ramesh Bhatt
1 hr
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chandan mishra
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C.M. Rawal
India
India
Native in Hindi
India
Hindi Translator you can bank upon
Native in: Hindi
Works in: English to Hindi, Hindi to English
ऐंद्रजालिक, कीमियाती
The meaning of this word,when used in philosophical or literary symbolic context could mean ऐंद्रजालिक, i.e., बाजीगर, , नट, छलिया, धोखा देने वाला and it also means
कीमियाती,
ऐंद्रजालिक, वि. [सं.इद्रजाल+ठक्-इक] इंद्रजाल के खेल करनेवाला। जादूगर।
कीमियाती,
ऐंद्रजालिक, वि. [सं.इद्रजाल+ठक्-इक] इंद्रजाल के खेल करनेवाला। जादूगर।
Example sentence:
एक ऐंद्रजालिक कहानी – समूची किताब संयोगों, चमत्कारों से पटी पड़ी है
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Balasubramaniam L.
: बाजीगर, नट, छलिया??? These are entirely different terms meaning acrobat, dancer, trickster, respectively. How did you confuse them with alchemist, Rawalji?
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Dear Balaji, There is no confusion. Asker's question is : what is the meaning of this word,when used in philosophical or literary symbolic context. I have relevant references from Thesaurus. Also see Dr. Hardev Bahri's Comp. E-H Dictionary, Vol. I, P.50
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