Kirtan: Untranslatable Indian Word
Kirtan is a Sanskrit word, कीर्तन , and found its way literally to other Indian languages including English as it is ‘kirtan’.
Fowl, Foul, Fowl-Filcher
Fowl and foul are homophones: same sound, but they have different meanings and spellings.
Fowl is a domestic cock...
Feng Shui (風水)
Feng Shui
Feng shui (風水) is a pseudoscientific traditional practice of ancient China using energy forces to harmonize individuals...
Jacaranda Mimosifolia
Jacaranda is a tree of the genus Jacaranda: pinnate-leaved tropical American trees of the trumpet-creeper family with bright blue flowers in panciles.
Coyote, Dog, Dhole, Fox, Greyhound, Hyena, Hound, Jackal, Wolf, Wolverine
Coyote, Dog, Dhole, Fox, Greyhound, Hyena, Hound, Jackal, Wolf, Wolverine
Dog! Dog is the common domestic animal kept by...
Ghat, Ghats: Mountain Pass, River Bank
India is a country of ghats: the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats. India is a country of ghats on rivers and lakes...
Ascension, Ascension Day
Ascension, Ascension Day, Holy Thursday, Ascension Thursday
Did you notice the Ascension Day, also known as Holy...
Proteus, Protean
Proteus, Protean
Proteus in Greek mythology is a sea god who attended Poseidon. Proteus had the power of changing...
Goulash (Gulasch)
Goulash is a Hungarian dish, gulasch: soup, or stew. It consists of meat (beef, veal, pork, lamb) cooked in a sauce and...
Kaapi
Coffee!
Throughout the world there are many ways to make a cup of coffee. Within a country also there...
