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The formal Hindi standard, from which much of the Persian, Arabic and English vocabulary has been replaced by neologisms compounding tatsam words, is called Śuddh Hindi (pure Hindi), and is viewed as a more prestigious dialect over other more colloquial forms of Hindi. Excessive use of tatsam words sometimes creates problems for native ...
Namaste ( Sanskrit pronunciation: [nɐmɐste:], [ 1] Devanagari: नमस्ते), sometimes called namaskār and namaskāram, is a customary Hindu [ 2][ 3][ 4] manner of respectfully greeting and honouring a person or group, used at any time of day. [ 5] It is used in the Indian subcontinent, and among the Indian and Nepalese diaspora.
Futanari (ふたなり, seldom: 二形, 双形, literally: dual form; 二成, 双成, literally: " [to be of] two kinds") is the Japanese word for hermaphroditism, which is also used in a broader sense for androgyny. [ 1][ 2]: 79, 81. Beyond Japan, the term has come to be used to describe a commonly pornographic genre of eroge, manga, and anime ...
Guru ( / ˈɡuːruː / Sanskrit: गुरु; IAST: guru; Pali: garu) is a Sanskrit term for a " mentor, guide, expert, or master" of certain knowledge or field. [ 1] In pan- Indian traditions, a guru is more than a teacher: traditionally, the guru is a reverential figure to the disciple (or shisya in Sanskrit, literally seeker [of knowledge ...
Om (or Aum) ( listen ⓘ; Sanskrit: ॐ, ओम्, romanized : Oṃ, Auṃ, ISO 15919: Ōṁ) is a symbol representing a sacred sound, syllable, mantra, and an invocation in Hinduism. [ 1][ 2] Its written representation is the most important symbol of Hinduism. [ 3] It is the essence of the supreme Absolute, [ 2] consciousness, [ 4][ 5][ 6 ...
Sannyasa, a form of asceticism marked by renunciation of material desires and prejudices, is characterized by a state of disinterest in and detachment from material life, with the purpose of spending one's life in peaceful, spiritual pursuits. [ 2][ 3] An individual in Sanyasa is known as a sannyasi (male) or sannyasini (female) in Hinduism ...
The Hindi word hijra may alternately be romanized as hijira, hijda, hijada, hijara, hijrah and is pronounced Hindustani pronunciation: [ˈɦɪdʒɽaː]. This term is generally considered derogatory in Urdu and the term Khwaja Sara is used instead.
Tikka is a Chaghatai word which has been commonly combined with the Hindi-Urdu word masala — itself derived from Arabic — with the combined word originating from British English. [1] [2] The Chaghatai word tikka itself is a derivation of the Common Turkic word tikkü, which means "piece" or "chunk". [3] [4]