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  2. Purdah - Wikipedia

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    Pardah or purdah (from Hindi-Urdu پردہ, पर्दा, meaning "curtain") is a religious and social practice of gender partition prevalent among some Muslim and Hindu communities. It takes two forms: social partition of the sexes and the requirement that women cover their bodies so as to cover their skin and conceal their form.

  3. Shut up - Wikipedia

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    Shut up. " Shut up " is a direct command with a meaning very similar to " be quiet ", but which is commonly perceived as a more forceful command to stop making noise or otherwise communicating, such as talking. The phrase is probably a shortened form of " shut up your mouth " or " shut your mouth up ". Its use is generally considered rude and ...

  4. Dutch profanity - Wikipedia

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    Eikel (literally: "acorn") is a neutral word for male glans (originally a Latin word also meaning "acorn"). As an insult, it is in its meaning comparable to the English word "dickhead" when applied to a person, but due to the double meaning of the Dutch word (acorn or glans) it is considered much milder.

  5. Urdu Dictionary Board - Wikipedia

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    The Urdu Dictionary Board (Urdu: اردو لغت بورڈ, romanized: Urdu Lughat Board) is an academic and literary institution of Pakistan, administered by National History and Literary Heritage Division of the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting. Its objective is to edit and publish a comprehensive dictionary of the Urdu language.

  6. Shut-in - Wikipedia

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    A shut-in is a person confined indoors, especially as a result of physical or mental disability. Agoraphobe. Recluse. Invalid, or patient. Hikikomori, a Japanese term for reclusive adolescents or adults who withdraw from social life.

  7. List of English words of Hindi or Urdu origin - Wikipedia

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    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 Indian flavoured spices.

  8. Google Dictionary slams shut forever, world unsurprisingly at ...

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    Something you can no longer 'Google' and hope to find in Google Dictionary. [Thanks, Goog] ... to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut. to stop or obstruct (a ...

  9. Shukriya - Wikipedia

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    Shukriya or Shukria ( Arabic: شكريّة) is an Arabic name for females meaning 'thankful'. It is the feminine active participle of the Arabic verb, شَكَرَ, meaning 'to be thankful'. The masculine form of the name is Shukri ( Arabic: شكري) ( Turkish: Şükrü ), alternatively Shoukri, Shoukry, Shokri, Choukri, Choucri, Chokri etc ...