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Edward Mordake, a disputed story of a 19th-century man with a face on the back of his head; Futakuchi-onna, a female Japanese yōkai with mouth on back of her head/hair; Janus, a Roman god with two faces; Kara Mia, a Philippine TV series that tells the story of a young woman with two faces divided in one body. Polycephaly
Adab (Hindustani: آداب , आदाब ), from the Arabic word Aadaab (آداب), meaning respect and politeness, is a hand gesture used in the Indian subcontinent, by the Urdu-speaking while greeting. [1] [2] It involves raising the right hand in front of the eyes with palm inwards, while the upper torso is bent forward.
Urdu-language words and phrases (2 C, 49 P) Pages in category "Pakistani words and phrases" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
from Hindi and Urdu: An acknowledged leader in a field, from the Mughal rulers of India like Akbar and Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal. Maharaja from Hindi and Sanskrit: A great king. Mantra from Hindi and Sanskrit: a word or phrase used in meditation. Masala from Urdu, to refer to flavoured spices of Indian origin.
Dicephalus means two-headed. [1] Parapagus means joined side by side. [7] [1] Dicephalic twins are called: dibrachius, if they have two arms altogether (one for each twin), [3] tribrachius, if they have three arms altogether, [8] tetrabrachius, if they have four arms altogether, [7] dipus, if they have two legs altogether (one for each twin). [7]
The act of tying the sehra around the groom's head right before he leaves for the bride's house is called sehra bandi. Typically the groom's sisters, female cousins, Bhabhi or sister-in-law are the essential performers of sehra bandi. In the case of multiple sisters or female relatives, each woman takes a turn to perform the ritual one by one.
A Hindu woman with a ghoonghat veil. A ghoonghat (ghunghat, ghunghta, ghomta, orhni, odani, laaj, chunari, jhund, kundh) is a headcovering or headscarf, worn primarily in the Indian subcontinent, by some married Hindu, Jain, and Sikh women to cover their heads, and often their faces.
Polycephaly is the condition of having more than one head. The term is derived from the Greek stems poly (Greek: "πολύ") meaning "many" and kephalē (Greek: "κεφαλή") meaning "head". [1] A polycephalic organism may be thought of as one being with a supernumerary body part, or as two or more beings with a shared body.