Other words such as Mitron, Notebandi, Gau-Rakshak were also considered, but the widespread discussions and debates around ‘Aadhaar’ was the reason it was selected as the word of the year. Photo: HTJaipur: Oxford Dictionaries has chosen ‘Aadhaar’ as the Hindi word of 2017. The word gained popularity due to Aadhaar card, which was in news last year and is likely to remain in highlight this year as well. The announcement was made at a session Oxford Dictionaries’ Hindi Word of the Year during the ongoing Jaipur Literature Festival. Poet and writer Ashok Vajpeyi said politicians use Hindi word Mitron (friends) which is not grammatically correct, when in fact the correct word is Mitro—an apparent reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi who uses the term often in his speeches.

Source: Mint January 27, 2018 13:52 UTC