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The origin of this word cannot be conclusively attributed to Malayalam or Tamil. Congee, porridge, water with rice; uncertain origin, possibly from Tamil kanji (கஞ்சி), [7] Telugu or Kannada gañji, or Malayalam kaññi (കഞ്ഞി). [citation needed] Alternatively, possibly from Gujarati, [8] which is not a Dravidian language.
The name Goa came to European languages via Portuguese, but its precise origin is unclear. A number of theories about its origin are centered around the Sanskrit word go (cow). [8] For example, the legend of Krishna names a mountain where he saved the cow; the mountain was named "gomāntaka", which later became Goa. Also, a port city named ...
Telugu names refer to the naming conventions used by Telugu-speaking people, primarily from the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and the Yanam district of Puducherry. Telugu names are distinctive for their use of a "family name, given name" format, in contrast to Western naming practices where the family name often appears last.
Alastor (/ ə ˈ l æ s t ər,-t ɔː r /; Ancient Greek: Ἀλάστωρ, English translation: "avenger" [1]) refers to a number of people and concepts in Greek mythology: [2]. Alastor, an epithet of the Greek God Zeus, according to Hesychius of Alexandria and the Etymologicum Magnum, which described him as the avenger of evil deeds, specifically familial bloodshed.
Telugu script (Telugu: తెలుగు లిపి, romanized: Telugu lipi), an abugida from the Brahmic family of scripts, is used to write the Telugu language, a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana as well as several other neighbouring states.
Astor Court Building, an apartment building on the Upper West Side of Manhattan; Astor Hotel (disambiguation), several hotels; Astor Place (Manhattan), a place leading to Broadway in New York City; Astor Row, the name given to 130th Street between Fifth Avenue and Lenox in Harlem; Astor Theatre (disambiguation), several theatres and cinemas
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Nestor, or Néstor, is a given name of Greek origin. In Greek mythology it comes from that of Nestor, the son of Neleus, the King of Pylos and Chloris. [1] The Greek derivation is from a combination of νέομαι, néomai, 'go back', and νόστος, nóstos, 'one who returns from travels'.