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  2. List of loanwords in Indonesian - Wikipedia

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    1. From contraction of Indonesian pornografi (pornographic), from Dutch pornografie or English pornography, from French pornographie. 2. Pornografi is a formal word in Indonesia, while porno is informal. Synagogue is Judaism prayer house. The Greek word is στάδιο (stadio). 1. The Greek word is θέατρο (théatro). 2.

  3. Angel - Wikipedia

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    The Quranic word for angel (Arabic: ملاك Malāk) derives either from Malaka, meaning "he controlled", due to their power to govern different affairs assigned to them, [81] or from the root either from ʼ-l-k, l-ʼ-k or m-l-k with the broad meaning of a "messenger", just like its counterparts in Hebrew (malʾákh) and Greek (angelos). Unlike ...

  4. Indonesian language - Wikipedia

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    Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia; [baˈhasa indoˈnesija]) is the official and national language of Indonesia. [ 9 ] It is a standardized variety of Malay, [ 10 ] an Austronesian language that has been used as a lingua franca in the multilingual Indonesian archipelago for centuries.

  5. Guardian angel - Wikipedia

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    A guardian angel is a type of angel that is assigned to protect and guide a particular person, group or nation. Belief in tutelary beings can be traced throughout all antiquity. The idea of angels that guard over people played a major role in Ancient Judaism. In Christianity, the hierarchy of angels was extensively developed in the 5th century ...

  6. Apsara - Wikipedia

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    Apsaras on Hindu Temple at Banares, 1913. The origin of 'apsara' is the Sanskrit अप्सरस्, apsaras (in the stem form, which is the dictionary form). Note that the stem-form ends in 's' as distinct from, e.g. the nominative singular Ramas / Ramaḥ (the deity Ram in Hindi), whose stem form is Rama.

  7. 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.

  8. Bhagavan - Wikipedia

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    hide. For other uses, see Bhagavan (disambiguation). The word Bhagavan (Sanskrit: भगवान्, romanized:Bhagavān; Pali: Bhagavā), also spelt as Bhagwan (sometimes translated in English as " Lord ", " God "), is an epithet within Indian religions used to denote figures of religious worship. In Hinduism it is used to signify a deity or ...

  9. Languages of Indonesia - Wikipedia

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    [11] [12] [13] The Indonesian language is primarily used in commerce, administration, education and the media, and thus nearly every Indonesian speaks the language to varying degrees of proficiency. [14] Most Indonesians speak other languages, such as Javanese, as their first language. [2] This makes plurilingualism a norm in Indonesia. [14]