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  2. 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 ...

  3. Devin (name) - Wikipedia

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    The Irish patronymic is in reference to the given name 'damán allaid' meaning "fawn", [1] or "poet." A separate and unrelated root for Devin is from a nickname, based on Old French devin, "divine" (Latin dīvīnus). As a masculine given name, Devin became somewhat popular in the United States during the 1980s to 2000s, peaking at rank 59 in 1997.

  4. List of Rakshasas - Wikipedia

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    Below is a non-exhaustive list of Rakshasas, a race of anthropomorphic spirits in Indian mythology.While many are malevolent, some are benevolent protectors of Dharma. ...

  5. Dayan (witch) - Wikipedia

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    Assuming the form of a young, attractive female, she hunts for young men on roads and seduces lone travellers into accompanying her. Imprisoning a man, she feeds on his age and blood. [ 6 ] [ 9 ] One legend says that a daayan will hold a young man captive until he is old, using him sexually until he dies and joins the spirit world.

  6. Chital - Wikipedia

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    The chital or cheetal (Axis axis; / tʃ iː t əl /), also known as the spotted deer, chital deer and axis deer, is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent.It was first described and given a binomial name by German naturalist Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben in 1777.

  7. Hindi pronouns - Wikipedia

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    The personal pronouns and possessives in Modern Standard Hindi of the Hindustani language displays a higher degree of inflection than other parts of speech. Personal pronouns have distinct forms according to whether they stand for a subject (), a direct object (), an indirect object (), or a reflexive object.

  8. Purdah - Wikipedia

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    In ancient Indian society, "practices that restricted women's social mobility and behavior" existed but the arrival of Islam in India "intensified these Hindu practices, and by the 19th century purdah was the customary practice of high-caste Hindu and elite communities throughout India."

  9. Sima (given name) - Wikipedia

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    The meaning in Hindi is boundary. [1] [unreliable source?] It is also a Greek and a Hebrew name. Among Jewish communities, the name Sima (סִימָה) can be from Hebrew and Aramaic, where it means treasure [2] or precious, or as a nickname for someone named Simcha. [citation needed] Notable people with one of these names: