लामबंद

English translation: United to protest/ Regimented

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Hindi term or phrase:लामबंद
English translation:United to protest/ Regimented
Entered by: keshab

01:25 Sep 21, 2008
Hindi to English translations [PRO]
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Hindi term or phrase: लामबंद
I am looking for a suitable English word for this. It might have something to do with agriculture and farmers.
Nehal Mehta
India
Local time: 17:06
United to protest/ Regimented
Explanation:
The word is not related to farmers or agriculture.You might seen some reports of agitations of farmers where this word is used.

The original meaning of word is war related but today it is used in different context. It is used to protest of any undesirable act of authority and a popular word for trade unions.

Here are some examples of headlines of news:

1) एरियर के लिए कर्मचारी संघ लामबंद

2) भूमि सुधार के लिए भूमिहीन हुए लामबंद

3) करार के लिए लामबंद हुए डेमोक्रैट नेता

4) झारंखड सरकार के खिलाफ लामबंद हुए व्यवसायी

Etc.Etc.


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keshab
Local time: 17:06
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Dear Sir,

Thanks for the great explanation.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +4regimented, well-armed, combat-ready, mobilised
C.M. Rawal
5 +1United to protest/ Regimented
keshab
3 +2to mobilise
Iqbal Bootwalla
5to recruit, mobilise, organise, conscript, regiment.
chaman4723


  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to mobilise


Explanation:
Without any more context other than knowing that it might have something to do with farmers and agriculture to go on, I just have the dictionary reference (see link below) which means to mobilise. Hope it helps.


    Reference: http://www.sarai.net/practices/translation/current-projects/...
Iqbal Bootwalla
Local time: 17:06
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HindiHindi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Balasubramaniam L.
1 hr

agree  chaman4723
3 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
regimented, well-armed, combat-ready, mobilised


Explanation:
Perhaps it has nothing to do with agriculture or farmers. It pertains to armed forces.
लाम means a military unit, लाम पर जाना means to go to war and लामबंदी means forced recruitment. It also means mobilised forces. लाम पर भेजना means sending troops to the front.

C.M. Rawal
India
Local time: 17:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Hindi

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Iqbal Bootwalla: that's a much better explanation
26 mins
  -> धन्यवाद, इक़बाल जी ! मैं आपके इक़बाल की क़द्र करता हूँ।

agree  Balasubramaniam L.: Mobilisation comes nearest in meaning to this term. It is no longer limited to military, but to all sorts of mobilisation. In this sense it has taken on an idiomatic meaning.
1 hr
  -> धन्यवाद, बालासुब्रमणियम जी ! आपने जो नवीनतम जानकारी दी है वह सचमुच उपयोगी है।

agree  chaman4723
3 hrs
  -> धन्यवाद, चमन जी !

agree  Sajjad Hamadani
1 day 1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
United to protest/ Regimented


Explanation:
The word is not related to farmers or agriculture.You might seen some reports of agitations of farmers where this word is used.

The original meaning of word is war related but today it is used in different context. It is used to protest of any undesirable act of authority and a popular word for trade unions.

Here are some examples of headlines of news:

1) एरियर के लिए कर्मचारी संघ लामबंद

2) भूमि सुधार के लिए भूमिहीन हुए लामबंद

3) करार के लिए लामबंद हुए डेमोक्रैट नेता

4) झारंखड सरकार के खिलाफ लामबंद हुए व्यवसायी

Etc.Etc.




keshab
Local time: 17:06
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in BengaliBengali
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Dear Sir,

Thanks for the great explanation.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chaman4723
1 hr
  -> Thank you
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
to recruit, mobilise, organise, conscript, regiment.


Explanation:
The term is basically related to army. But is also vitally used by trade unions and parties belonging to leftist ideology or revolutionary groups.

Example sentence(s):
  • US mobilised its forces for war in Afghanistan.
chaman4723
India
Local time: 17:06
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in UrduUrdu
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