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  2. Nang - Wikipedia

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    Nang or nangs may refer to: Nang County, Nyingchi, Tibet, China; Nang yai, a form of shadow play; Nang!, a general interest magazine; Nang, a slang term for nitrous oxide (N 2 O), also known as laughing gas, when used as a recreational drug. Or less commonly for whipped-cream chargers. Nang, Leh, a village in Ladakh, India

  3. Hindustani profanity - Wikipedia

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    It is a derogatory term for a woman who is considered to be a prostitute in the literal sense, but is usually applied as a term for women who are considered too promiscuous, flirtatious or who dress casually. In Hindi cinema and Urdu cinema, it usually refers to a woman with multiple sexual partners. Sometimes, it is used just as an insult ...

  4. Recreational use of nitrous oxide - Wikipedia

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    Pregnant women should not use nitrous oxide recreationally, because chronic use is also teratogenic and foetotoxic. [medical citation needed] Inhaling industrial-grade nitrous oxide is also dangerous, as it contains many impurities and is not intended for use on humans.

  5. List of religious slurs - Wikipedia

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    From Isa Masih, a name of Jesus Christ in the Hindi-language Bible. [12] The term literally means '[person/people] of Jesus' in India and Pakistan , but in the latter country, Isai has been pejoratively used by non-Christians to refer to 'street sweepers' or 'labourers', occupations that have been held by Christian workers of Dalit ancestry. [ 13 ]

  6. 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.

  7. Hindustani kinship terms - Wikipedia

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    The kinship terms of Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) differ from the English system in certain respects. [1] In the Hindustani system, kin terms are based on gender, [2] and the difference between some terms is the degree of respect. [3] Moreover, "In Hindi and Urdu kinship terms there is clear distinction between the blood relations and affinal ...

  8. Aurat (word) - Wikipedia

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    Aurat is a word which means "woman" in many Asian languages including Bengali, Hindi-Urdu, Persian, Punjabi, and Sorani Kurdish. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It occurs in Azerbaijani as "arvad" and Ottoman Turkish as "avret".

  9. Hindustani vocabulary - Wikipedia

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    Hindustani, also known as Hindi-Urdu, like all Indo-Aryan languages, has a core base of Sanskrit-derived vocabulary, which it gained through Prakrit. [1] As such the standardized registers of the Hindustani language (Hindi-Urdu) share a common vocabulary, especially on the colloquial level. [ 2 ]