and the war- of German warum ‘why’) it has largely become limited in its application to ‘place’, but in other branches of the Indo-European language family it performs other interrogative functions: Latin cūr ‘why’, for instance, Welsh pyr ‘why’, and Sanskrit kárhi-‘when’, be...
and thewar- of Germanwarum‘why’) it has largely become limited in its application to ‘place’, but in other branches of the Indo-European language family it performs other interrogative functions: Latincūr‘why’, for instance, Welshpyr‘why’, and Sanskritkárhi- ‘when’, beside Lithuan...
"in what place," early 15c., fromwhereabout+ adverbial genitive-s. The noun, "place where someone or something is," is recorded from 1795.Whereaboutin this sense is from c. 1600. whereas(adv.) mid-14c., "where;" early 15c. as a conjunction, "in consideration of the fact that, cons...
Varuni (Sanskrit: वारुणी) is thename of multiple goddesses associated with water god Varuna. The term refers to three goddesses — his wife, his daughter and a Matrika (power). Sometimes, all three goddesses are merged into one goddess, who rose during the churning of the...
Mount Everest is the main peak of the Himalayas and the highest mountain in the world. Everest is 8,848 meters (29,029 feet) above sea level, lies on the border between Tibet and Nepal. In Nepal, the mountain is called Sagarmatha(Sanskrit for “the forehead of the sky"). While in ...
Speech: we normally chant the name of Amitabha. In Pureland Buddhism, “Namo Amitabha” (Sanskrit), “Namo Amitofu” (Chinese) or “Om Ami De Wa Hrih” (mantra of Amitabha.) Mantra of Amitabha chanted: In the Amitabha Sutra, Shakyamuni teaches there are countless Pure Land...
Asia's Himalayas—thetallest mountain range in the world—span across the following six countries - China, Nepal, India, Pakistan,Bhutan, and Afghanistan. And the wordHimalayameans "abode of snow" in Sanskrit. Where Did the Name "Everest" Come From?
Cathy grew up in Michigan and has spent the last decade exploring every continent as a travel writer for Lonely Planet, CNN, Thrillist, Matador Network, etc. She now lives on an organic farm in the Andes of northern Patagonia and works closely with indigenous communities in the Amazon of Bra...
A teddy, a stuffed animal. But no, so apparently there's no such thing as a panther. So there's a Sanskrit word applied to the tiger, which is called pandara, meaning whitish yellow. The Greeks borrowed it and adapted it to panthera, meaning all beasts. But scientifically s...
aTell her about my Sanskrit knowledge. 告诉她关于我的Sanskrit知识。[translate] acut the hot dog 切开热狗[translate] aTwo weeks from March 3rd 二个星期从3月3日[translate] ameasurements to be performed complete the leaflet. 是测量执行的完全的传单。[translate] ...