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  2. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala from Urdu, to refer to flavoured spices of Indian origin.

  3. Hindustani vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    The original Hindi dialects continued to develop alongside Urdu and according to Professor Afroz Taj, "the distinction between Hindi and Urdu was chiefly a question of style. A poet could draw upon Urdu's lexical richness to create an aura of elegant sophistication, or could use the simple rustic vocabulary of dialect Hindi to evoke the folk ...

  4. Hindi–Urdu transliteration - Wikipedia

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    Note that this direct script conversion will not yield correct spellings, [19] but rather a readable text for both the readers. Note that HindiUrdu transliteration schemes can be used for Punjabi as well, for Gurmukhi (Eastern Punjabi) to Shahmukhi (Western Punjabi) conversion, since Shahmukhi is a superset of the Urdu alphabet (with 2 extra ...

  5. Jñāna - Wikipedia

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    In Nyaya, jñāna is a mental event, better translated as cognition rather than knowledge. Jñāna can be true or false.Jñāna is not belief, but lead to the formation of belief.

  6. Hindustani language - Wikipedia

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    The standardised registers Hindi and Urdu are collectively known as HindiUrdu. [13] Hindustani is the lingua franca of the north and west of the Indian subcontinent, though it is understood fairly well in other regions also, especially in the urban areas. [14] This has led it to be characterised as a continuum that ranges between Hindi and ...

  7. Gyani - Wikipedia

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    A gyani can be a male or a female, as the Sikh religion gives equal rights to both sexes. He or she will have undergone an intensive course of study and evaluation at an academic or religious institute, will have a thorough knowledge of the Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh Holy Scripture, and will have the ability to translate the words of sacred text into simple everyday language.

  8. Gyan - Wikipedia

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    Baffour Gyan (born 1980), Ghanaian footballer; Christian Gyan (1978-2021), Ghanaian footballer; Gyan Evans (born 1960), Australian musician; Gyan Prakash Pilania (born 1932), Indian social reformer; Gyan Prakash (born 1952), historian of modern India; Gyan Singh (Fijian politician) Gyan Singh (Indian politician) Kiki Gyan (1957-2004), Ghanaian ...

  9. Jugaad - Wikipedia

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    A variant of jugaad in Pakistan is a motorcycle made into a motorized trike called chand-gari meaning "moon vehicle" or chingchee after the Chinese company Jinan Qingqi who first introduced these to the market. [18] Today, a jugaad is one of the most cost-effective transportation solutions for rural Indians, Pakistanis, and Bangladeshis.