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  2. 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]

  3. 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.

  4. Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu - Wikipedia

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    It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Hindi and Urdu in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishing consensus on the talk page first.

  5. 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 .

  6. Hinglish - Wikipedia

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    Romanised Hindi has been supported by advertisers in part because it allows a message to be conveyed in a neutral script to both Hindi and Urdu speakers. [41] Other reasons for adoption of Romanised Hindi are the prevalence of Roman-script digital keyboards and corresponding lack of Indic-script keyboards in most mobile phones.

  7. Meghana Erande - Wikipedia

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    Meghana first auditioned for Disney's DuckTales series in 1989. [1] She was favoured among 25 artistes to voice for the titular character of Ninja Hattori series in Hindi. She has dubbed Canadian actress Pamela Anderson's role as C. J. Parker in Baywatch, on all the episodes on the seasons she appeared in, and other films since as for some roles in some of the Barbie films and other roles as ...

  8. Mahseer - Wikipedia

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    The Hindi and Kumaoni name of mahāsir, mahāser, or mahāsaulā is used for a number of fishes of the group. Several sources of the common name mahseer have been suggested: It has been said to be derived from Sanskrit, while others claim it is derived from Indo-Persian, mahi- fish and sher- tiger or "tiger among fish" in Persian.

  9. Fiji Hindi - Wikipedia

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    He analysed Fiji Hindi and concluded that it was a unique language with its own distinct grammar, rather than "broken Hindi", as it had been previously referred to. Moag documented his findings and wrote lessons using the Fijian Hindi dialect in the book, Fiji Hindi: a basic course and reference grammar (1977).