🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

शुरुआत

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shuruaat

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Beginning/bɪˈɡɪn.ɪŋ/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #800 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"बैठक की शुरुआत में, प्रबंधक ने एजेंडा का खाका तैयार किया।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The point in time or space at which something starts.

    "At the beginning of the meeting, the manager outlined the agenda."
  2. 2

    The initial stage or part of a process.

    "In the beginning, the project faced several challenges."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'beginning' originates from the Old English 'beginnan', which means 'to begin'. It is derived from the Proto-Germanic *gīnan, which is related to the Old Norse 'byrja' and the Dutch 'beginnen'. Over time, the meaning evolved to denote the initial part or starting point of something.

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