Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Hindi term or phrase:
हास्यास्पद
English translation:
Ludicrous/ridiculous/hilarious
Added to glossary by
Shruti Nagar
Aug 5, 2008 07:16
15 yrs ago
Hindi term
India
Reads like an original,not a translation
Native in: Hindi (Variants: Shuddha, Khariboli) 
Works in: English to Hindi, Hindi to English, Sanskrit to English
हास्यास्पद
Hindi to English
Art/Literary
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
बहुत सारे लोग जो रोल करते हैं नेता का, उसमें बिल्कुल अजीब, माने हास्यास्पद बात रहती है.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +6 | Ludicrous/ridiculous/hilarious |
Ramesh Bhatt
|
| 5 +1 | Funny |
Vimal Panchal
|
| 5 +1 | Comic |
chaman4723
|
| 4 +1 | Preposterous |
Rajan Chopra
|
Proposed translations
+6
15 mins
Ramesh Bhatt
Nepal
Nepal
Native in English
Works in field
Nepal
Everyoung Global Intellectual Foundation
Native in: Urdu , English
Works in: English to Tibetan, Tibetan to English, English to Nepali, and 18 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
Ludicrous/ridiculous/hilarious
No need of any explanation
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks a lot. Ridiculous was the word that was slipping away from my mind. "
+1
6 mins
Vimal Panchal
India
India
India
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Native in: Gujarati 
Works in: English to Gujarati, Gujarati to English, English to Hindi, and 1 more.
Funny
बहुत सारे लोग जो रोल करते हैं नेता का, उसमें बिल्कुल अजीब, माने हास्यास्पद बात रहती है. =>
Many people who act as leaders, they simply carry funny matters.
Many people who act as leaders, they simply carry funny matters.
+1
10 mins
Rajan Chopra
India
India
Native in Hindi
Works in field
India
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Native in: Hindi
Works in: English to Hindi, Hindi to English
Preposterous
Another option is preposterous.
. preposterous - incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
. preposterous - incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of universal interest in her rather dull children was ridiculous"
+1
21 hrs
chaman4723
India
India
Native in English
Specializes in field
India
20+ yrs of translating/ editing/proofing
Native in: English , Urdu
Works in: English to Urdu, English to Hindi, Hindi to English, and 4 more.
Comic
Something that is laughable. Hence comic, ridiculous, preposterous, funny.
Example sentence:
He created a comic situation by blessing the dead man with a long life.
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