Hyderabad: The Oxford University Press has agreed to the suggestion of Telangana Jagruthi president Kalvakuntla Kavitha for inclusion of two Telangana cultural words — Bathukamma and Bonalu — in the Oxford English Dictionary (OED).
In a letter to Telangana Jagruthi president, Penny, OED Revision Editor, has stated they were delighted to receive a great deal of evidence in support of the currency of these words in Indian English. “As we are aiming at extending our coverage of World English in the OED, we are now considering these words for drafting”, Penny stated. It may be mentioned here that in November last year, Kavitha had addressed a letter to the Oxford University Press to include the two words in the OED.
The Member of Parliament expressed her happiness on social media saying, “So happy to receive this letter from the Oxford English Dictionary acknowledging our request to include the words Bathukamma and Bonalu in the English dictionary. Two new nouns in the English language from the Telangana culture, sounds good.” (NSS)
