[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886) › c6.34 # Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c6.34 Hobson-Jobson: A Glossary of Colloquial Anglo-Indian Words and Phrases, and of Kindred Terms, Etymological, Historical, Geographical and Discursive c6.34 - **Language:** English ### [c6.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c6.34) One peculiarity in this use we may notice, which doubtless exemplifies some obscure linguistic law. Hindustani \*verbs\* which are thus used are habitually adopted into the quasi-English by converting the imperative into an infinitive. Thus to \*bunow\*, to \*lugow\*, to \*foozilow\*, to \*puckarow\*, to \*dumbcow\*, to \*sumjow\*, and so on, almost \*ad libitum\*, are formed as we have indicated.\* - [Previous: c6.33](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c6.33) - [Next: c6.35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c6.35) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c6.34](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.yule-burnell-1886.c6.34) · Pramāṇa