1625–35; Indian English rendering of Arabic yā Ḥasan, yā Husayn lament uttered during taʿziyah; an example of such an alteration
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In 1886 Henry Yule and Arthur Burnell published Hobson-Jobson, a guide to words from Indian languages that had passed into English.
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Hobson-Jobson is the dictionary's short, and mysterious title.
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Mr Nagra says this is exactly what he loves about Hobson-Jobson.
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"I love these rhyming words in Hobson-Jobson," says Mr Nagra.
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Burnell originated with Sir Henry Yule the well-known dictionary of Anglo-Indian words and phrases, Hobson-Jobson.
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