Etymology, Hindi, Hindi-Urdu, History, India, Indian languages, Lexicography, Linguistics, Prakrit

Understanding chūnā lagānāचूना लगाना: Deception Through History

January 3, 2025

Etymology, Hindi, Hindi-Urdu, History, Prakrit, Punjab, Punjabi, Religion, Sanskrit, Script, Society, South Asia

Etymology of the Name Manmohan Singh

December 30, 2024 — 0 Comments

Etymology, Haryana, Hindi, History, India, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Society

Etymology of jāṭ जाट शब्द की व्युत्पत्ति

July 28, 2024

Etymology, Hindi, Hindi-Urdu, History, India, Indian languages, onomastics, Sanskrit, Society, South Asia

कैलास या कैलाश?

July 23, 2024

Bengali, Etymology, Hindi, History, Indian languages, Language Documentation, Marathi, Religion, Sanskrit, South Asia

Tilāñjali : an intriguing tale of sesame seeds and death

February 28, 2024

Arabic, Folktale, History, Indian languages, Persian, Sanskrit, World Literature

Josaphat, the Christian Buddha

January 12, 2024

Arabic, Books on Indian Languages, Etymology, Food History, Hindi Literature, Hindi-Urdu, History, India, Indian languages, Linguistics, Persian

Etymology of Masihā

January 1, 2024 — 1 Comment

Alvida, Vida, Bida, Farewell in Hindi, goodbye in Hindi, Arabic, Etymology, Hindi, Hindi-Urdu, History, India, Sanskrit, Society, South Asia

Vidā and Al-vidā

December 19, 2023 — 0 Comments

Awadhi, Bhojpuri, Bihar, Bihar-Jharkhand, Etymology, Folk Tales, Hindi, Hindi-Urdu, History, Indian Languages, Language Documentation, Life, Linguistics, Sanskrit, Society, South Asia, Story, Travel, Uttar Pradesh

पालकी उठाने वाले कहारों की गुप्त भाषा

October 3, 2022 — 0 Comments

Arabic, Food History, Hindi-Urdu, History, India, Indian languages, Life, Linguistics, Persian

The Language of the Butchers

December 7, 2021