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  2. Blue–green distinction in language - Wikipedia

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    Other Indo-Aryan languages distinguish blue from green. In Urdu, blue is نیلا nīlā and green is سبز sabz. There are some names of shades of blue as well, like فیروزی ferozī ' turquoise '. In Hindi, blue is नीला nīlā and green is हरा harā. In Marathi, blue is निळा niḽā and green is हिरवा hiravā.

  3. Periwinkle (color) - Wikipedia

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    Periwinkle is a color in the blue and violet family. Its name is derived from the lesser periwinkle or myrtle herb ( Vinca minor) which bears flowers of the same color. The color periwinkle is also called lavender blue and light blue violet. [2] The color periwinkle may be considered a pale tint of purple-blue in the Munsell color system, or a ...

  4. Deccani language - Wikipedia

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    It is the earliest available manuscript of the Hindavi/Dehlavi/Deccani language, and contains loanwords from local languages such as Telugu and Marathi. Digby suggests that it was not produced in courtly settings. Growth Illustrated page from ibn-e-Nishati's "Phulban" (Flower Garden), a Deccani Urdu rendition of an unknown Persian work.

  5. Bible translations into Hindi and Urdu - Wikipedia

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    The modern Hindi and Urdu standards are highly mutually intelligible in colloquial form, but use different scripts when written, and have lesser mutually intelligibility in literary forms. The history of Bible translations into Hindi and Urdu is closely linked, with the early translators of the Hindustani language simply producing the same ...

  6. Color symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Color symbolism in art, literature, and anthropology refers to the use of color as a symbol in various cultures and in storytelling. There is great diversity in the use of colors and their associations between cultures [1] and even within the same culture in different time periods. [2] The same color may have very different associations within ...

  7. Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate - Wikipedia

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    Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate. The concept of linguistic relativity concerns the relationship between language and thought, specifically whether language influences thought, and, if so, how. This question has led to research in multiple disciplines—including anthropology, cognitive science, linguistics, and philosophy.

  8. Violet (color) - Wikipedia

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    In optics, violet is a spectral color (referring to the color of different single wavelengths of light), whereas purple is the color of various combinations of red and blue (or violet) light, some of which humans perceive as similar to violet. In common usage, both terms are used to refer to a variety of colors between blue and red in hue.

  9. Rudraksha - Wikipedia

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    Rudraksha is a Sanskrit compound word consisting of "Rudra"(Sanskrit: रुद्र) referring to Shiva and "akṣa "(Sanskrit: अक्ष) meaning "eye". [6] [a] [7] Sanskrit dictionaries translate akṣa ( Sanskrit : अक्ष ) as eyes, [8] as do many prominent Hindus such as Sivaya Subramuniyaswami and Kamal Narayan Seetha ...