RobAn excellent question but quite obscure, I’m going to say b) Hindi. Neil Well, I'll have the answer later on. Now, Rob, what does the letter X all by itself at the end of a message mean? Rob Well, it means a kiss. The more kisses, the more affection you are showing. Neil...
a) Khmer (Cambodian) b) Hindi or c) Armenian? Rob I guessed b) Hindi. Neil Well, I suppose it was a one in three chance, but not correct this time. The answer is a) Khmer. Very well done if you knew that. Now on to the ...
Well, in the Hindi language, “turkey” is “tarki”. 1. How did the Thanksgiving “turkey” get its name? A.It was mistaken for another bird.B.It got its name from the Indians. C.It came from the country Turkey.D.It was named after an African bird. ...
The term cha is Sinitic, meaning it is common to many varieties of Chinese. It began in China and made its way through central Asia, eventually becoming “chay” in Persian. That is no doubt due to the trade routes of the Silk Road, along which, according to a discovery, tea was trad...
Knowing the etymology of words gives you a great advantage in figuring out their most effective use. Understanding the original meaning of a word as well as
With a few minor exceptions, there are really only two ways to say “tea” in the world. One is like the English term—té in Spanish and tee in Afrikaans are two examples. The other is some variation of cha, like chay in Hindi. ...
Etymology. The word mahout derives from the Hindi words mahaut (महौत) and mahavat (महावत), and originally from the Sanskrit mahamatra (महामात्र). ... In Telugu,
Again, someone may ask "Hard in comparison to what?" And the answer is easy: Hard in comparison to Spanish, Greek, Russian, Hindi, or any other sane, "normal" language that requires at most a few dozen symbols to write anything in the language. John DeFrancis, in his book The ...
An excellent question, but quite obscure, I’m going to say b) Hindi. 一个非常好的问题,但是相当晦涩,我会说是b) 北印度语。 Well, I'll have the answer later on. 好的,稍后我将会揭晓答案。 Now, Rob, what does the letter 'X' all by itself at the end of a message mean? 现在罗伯...
But that high didn’t last long. Before asecond workshopin February, tensions arose over the choice of its venue, which was the Kewadin casino owned by the Sault Ste. Marie tribe of Chippewa Indians in Michigan. Tribal casinos hold important meaning to Native nations as places of gathering ...