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The formal Hindi standard, from which much of the Persian, Arabic and English vocabulary has been replaced by neologisms compounding tatsam words, is called Śuddh Hindi (pure Hindi), and is viewed as a more prestigious dialect over other more colloquial forms of Hindi.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 ...
The end of a sentence or half-verse may be marked with the "।" symbol (called a daṇḍa, meaning "bar", or called a pūrṇa virām, meaning "full stop/pause"). The end of a full verse may be marked with a double-daṇḍa, a "॥" symbol. A comma (called an alpa virām, meaning "short stop/pause") is used to denote a natural pause in speech.
The opposite is sinistral (Latin: sinister, left). This is consistent with the terms for right-handed screws in engineering and physics. Most species of sea snail are dextral. Within a typically dextral species, rare individuals may develop sinistral coiling. In religious usage, the shankha (sacred conch shell) is displayed spire downwards.
A goat being slaughtered at Kali Puja.Painting by an Indian artist dated between 1800 and 1899. Inscription on verso: "A Hindoo sacrifice" Vāmācāra (Sanskrit: वामाचार, Sanskrit pronunciation: [ʋaːmaːtɕaːɽɐ]) is a tantric term meaning "left-hand path" and is synonymous with the Sanskrit term vāmamārga.
In Hindi, yah "this" / ye "these" / vah "that" / ve "those" are considered the literary pronoun set while in Urdu, ye "this, these" / vo "that, those" is the only pronoun set. The above section on postpositions noted that ko (the dative/accusative case) marks direct objects if definite .
Leftovers of an Indian curry on a plate. The leftovers are called uchchhishta (noun); the plate is described as uchchhishta (adjective). The Monier-Williams Sanskrit dictionary defines uchchhishta as: "left, rejected, stale, spit out of the mouth (as remnants of food); one who has still the remains of food in the mouth or hands, one who has not washed his hands and mouth and therefore is ...
Three braille alphabets are used: Hindi and Urdu braille in India, based on Bharati braille conventions, and Urdu Braille in Pakistan, based on Persian Braille conventions. Hindi Braille is an alphabet with a not written in some environments, while for Urdu Braille in Pakistan, it seems that vowels may be optional as they are in print.
According to Dobrovolsky, the meaning of the "kolovrat" completely coincides with the meaning of the Nazi swastika. [214] The kolovrat is the most commonly used religious symbol within neopagan Slavic Native Faith (a.k.a. Rodnovery). [215] [216] In 2005, authorities in Tajikistan called for the widespread adoption of the swastika as a national ...