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  2. Megha - Wikipedia

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    Megha means "cloud" in several Indian languages, comes from the Sanskrit word मेघ (megha, "cloud"). As a name, it is glossed by the Penguin Book of Hindu Names for Boys as 'sprinkler', 'cloud, mass', the name of a mythical rakshasa , and 'the father of the 5th Arhat of the present Avasarpinī .

  3. Ghoti - Wikipedia

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    The Speech! allophone-based speech synthesizer software for the BBC Micro was tweaked to pronounce ghoti as fish. [13] Examination of the code reveals the string GHOTI used to identify the special case. In the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game, there is a series of fish-type cards called "Ghoti". [14]

  4. Meghani - Wikipedia

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    The name Megha is glossed by the Penguin Book of Hindu Names for Boys as 'sprinkler', 'cloud, mass', the name of a mythical rakshasa, and 'the father of the 5th Arhat of the present Avasarpinī'. [2] In the surname Meghani , Megha is combined with the adjectival suffix -ani , ostensibly implying a name meaning 'to do with cloud' but, since ...

  5. List of shibboleths - Wikipedia

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    Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania: Located in eastern Pennsylvania, this name of this river is said to be a Dutch translation of the original Leni Lenape name. [1] Outsiders often have great difficulty pronouncing the name — and, when sounded out, say skuːlkɪl/ SKOOL-kil. Locals, however, pronounce the name as /ˈskuːkəl/ SKOO-kəl.

  6. Meghana (name) - Wikipedia

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    Meghana is an Indian feminine given name and an occasional surname. It may refer to Meghana Erande (born 1981), Indian actress; Meghana Gaonkar (born 1987), Indian actress; Meghana Jakkampudi (born 1995), Indian badminton player; Meghana Narayan (born 1977), Indian swimmer; Meghana Raj, Indian actress

  7. Hyperforeignism - Wikipedia

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    Hyperforeignisms can manifest in a number of ways, including the application of the spelling or pronunciation rules of one language to a word borrowed from another; [4] an incorrect application of a language's pronunciation; and pronouncing loanwords as though they were borrowed more recently, ignoring an already established naturalized ...

  8. List of songs recorded by Shaan - Wikipedia

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    "Nikamma Kiya Is Dil Ne (Version 1)" Himesh Reshammiya: Sanjay Chhel: Kavita Krishnamurthy "Nikamma Kiya Is Dil Ne (Version 2)" Sanjivani Bhelande, Jaspinder Narula "Taaza Taaza" Alka Yagnik "Zindagi, Yeh Dillagi" Mitr, My Friend "Pyaar Chahiye" Bhavatharini Ilayaraja: Mohabbat Ho Gayi Hai Tumse "O Saathiya" Sanjeev-Darshan Om Jai Jagadish ...

  9. Ichthyology - Wikipedia

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    Ichthyology is the branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish, including bony fish (Osteichthyes), cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes), and jawless fish . According to FishBase, 33,400 species of fish had been described as of October 2016, with approximately 250 new species described each year. [1] [citation needed]