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Hace 2 días · 4. Which language is the source of the word 'thug'? Answer: Hindi. From the Hindi word 'thag'- a ne'er do well or villain. The Thugs were a society of thieves who befriended travellers, later murdering them to rob the bodies. The corpses of victims were dedicated to Kali, the Hindu goddess of destruction. 5.
Hace 2 días · The usual English proper name for Earth's natural satellite is simply Moon, with a capital M. The noun moon is derived from Old English mōna, which (like all its Germanic cognates) stems from Proto-Germanic *mēnōn, which in turn comes from Proto-Indo-European *mēnsis "month" (from earlier *mēnōt, genitive *mēneses) which may be related to the verb "measure" (of time).
Hace 3 días · Askew. When something is not in a straight or level position, it’s “a-SKEW.”. The ‘ew’ at the end can be misleading, suggesting a different pronunciation. This word playfully challenges ...
Hace 1 día · On Japanese maps, a swastika (left-facing and horizontal) is used to mark the location of a Buddhist temple. The right-facing swastika is often referred to as the gyaku manji (逆卍, lit. "reverse swastika") or migi manji (右卍, lit. "right swastika"), and can also be called kagi jūji (鉤十字, literally "hook cross") .
Hace 2 días · Etymology. The English term prayer is from Medieval Latin: precaria, lit. 'petition, prayer'. The Vulgate Latin is oratio, which translates Greek προσευχή in turn the Septuagint translation of Biblical Hebrew תְּפִלָּה tĕphillah. Act of prayer. Various spiritual traditions offer a wide variety of devotional acts.
Hace 13 horas · Morocco has also been referred to politically by a variety of terms denoting the Sharifi heritage of the Alawi dynasty, such as al-Mamlakah ash-Sharīfah (المملكة الشريفة), al-Iyālah ash-Sharīfah (الإيالة الشريفة) and al-Imbarāṭūriyyah ash-Sharīfah (الإمبراطورية الشريفة), rendered in French as l'Empire chérifien and in English as the ...
Hace 3 días · Archaeologists have confirmed that Egyptian and Babylonian astronomers developed “shadow clocks,” an early form of sundial, as early as 1500 BCE. Sundials work by manipulating the shadow cast by direct sunlight. Most sundials share a similar design, featuring a central stick called a “gnomon” or “style,” from which the shadow is ...
