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  2. Ap (water) - Wikipedia

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    Ap (áp-) is the Vedic Sanskrit term for "water", which in Classical Sanskrit only occurs in the plural āpas (sometimes re-analysed as a thematic singular, āpa-), whence Hindi āp. The term is from PIE h x ap "water". [note 1] The Indo-Iranian word also survives as the Persian word for water, āb, e.g. in Punjab (from panj-āb "five waters").

  3. Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    Andhra Pradesh (ISO: Āndhra Pradēś, Telugu pronunciation: [aːndʱɾɐ pɾɐdeːʃ]; Urdu: Āndhrā Pradēś; code: AP) is a state on the east coast of southern India. It is the seventh-largest state and the tenth-most populous in the country.

  4. AP - Wikipedia

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    Ap (water), a Vedic Sanskrit term; ap, a classical abbreviation for ad pedes or aedilitia potestate; AP, a classification symbol for an auxiliary of the United States Navy; AP and variants, several medical abbreviations; A&P mechanic, an aircraft maintenance technician with airframe and powerplant ratings

  5. List of family name affixes - Wikipedia

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    -aj (pronounced AY; meaning “of the" ) It denotes the name of the family, which mostly comes from the male founder of the family, but also from a place, as in, Lash-aj (from the village Lashaj of Kastrat, MM, Shkodër). It is likely that its ancient form, still found in MM, was an [i] in front of the last name, as in ‘Déda i Lékajve ...

  6. Pappu - Wikipedia

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    The name pappu is taken from the English word papa (पापा) which is a nickname for a small boy in India. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Pappu has been used frequently in popular culture (e.g., A. R. Rahman 's chartbuster " Pappu Can't Dance ", Election Commission 's "Pappu can't vote" campaign and Cadbury 's "Pappu Pass Ho Gaya" ad campaign). [ 3 ]

  7. Andhra Pradesh (1956–2014) - Wikipedia

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    Andhra State (1953–1956) Hyderabad State (1948–1956). Andhra Pradesh, retrospectively referred to as United Andhra Pradesh, and Undivided Andhra Pradesh, was a state in India formed by States Reorganisation Act, 1956 with Hyderabad as its capital and was reorganised by Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

  8. Emblem of Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    In 1956, after the formation of the Andhra Pradesh, colloquially referred to as United Andhra Pradesh, the Government of Andhra Pradesh embraced a Poorna Kalasam, a ceremonial metal vessel characterized by its broad base and narrow neck which serves as a sacred ornament adorning the Amaravati Stupa along with an Ashoka Chakra and the four lion heads as its official emblem on the occasion of ...

  9. Culture of Andhra Pradesh - Wikipedia

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    Makara is the name of one of the twelve astrological signs (in Telugu they say Raasi) resembling a crocodile in shape, which means that the Sun entering northern direction in that particular Raasi. Maha Shivaratri in February/March. Ugadi or the Telugu New Year in March/April. Sri Rama Navami celebrated in March/April 9 days after Ugadi.