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  2. List of Indian state and union territory name etymologies

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    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 ...

  3. Gujarati language - Wikipedia

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    Gujarati (/ ˌ ɡ ʊ dʒ ə ˈ r ɑː t i / GUUJ-ə-RAH-tee; [14] Gujarati script: ગુજરાતી, romanized: Gujarātī, pronounced [ɡudʒəˈɾɑːtiː]) is an Indo-Aryan language native to the Indian state of Gujarat and spoken predominantly by the Gujarati people.

  4. Madhva Brahmin - Wikipedia

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    Kumara Vyasa (1419-1446) - an influential and classical, early 15th century poet in the Kannada language. His pen name is a tribute to his magnum opus, a rendering of the Mahabharata in Kannada. [47] Purandara Dasa (1484–1564) was a Haridasa, who is widely referred to as the Pitamaha (lit, "father" or the "grandfather") of Carnatic Music. [48]

  5. Google Translate - Wikipedia

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    Google Translate is a web-based free-to-use translation service developed by Google in April 2006. [12] It translates multiple forms of texts and media such as words, phrases and webpages. Originally, Google Translate was released as a statistical machine translation (SMT) service. [ 12 ]

  6. Gujarat - Wikipedia

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    Gujarat was also known as Pratichya and Varuna. [114] The Arabian Sea makes up the state's western coast. The capital, Gandhinagar is a planned city. Gujarat has an area of 75,686 sq mi (196,030 km 2) with the longest coastline (24% of Indian sea coast) 1,600 km (990 mi), dotted with 41 ports: one major, 11 intermediate and 29 minor.

  7. Gurav - Wikipedia

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    The etymology and genealogy for the title Gurav can be derived from the Kannada word Gorava meaning a 'Shaiva mendicant'. [1] While known as Gurav (Shaiv Brahmin) in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra , they are also called Gorava in Karnataka , " Tapodhan Brahmin "in Gujarat and " Dadhich Brahmin " in Rajasthan ..

  8. Dave (surname) - Wikipedia

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    Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (India) Dave (દવે; Gujarati pronunciation: [ˈdəʋɛː] ) is a Gujarati Brahmin surname. This surname is common amongst the Audichya , Rajgor and Khedaval Brahmins hailing from the Indian state of Gujarat.

  9. Oikonyms in Western and South Asia - Wikipedia

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    Oikonyms in Western, Central, South, and Southeast Asia can be grouped according to various components, reflecting common linguistic and cultural histories. [1] Toponymic study is not as extensive as it is for placenames in Europe and Anglophone parts of the world, but the origins of many placenames can be determined with a fair degree of certainty.