indien
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The French translation for “Indian (masculine)” is indien.
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Dutch is the official language, while the native language is Papiamento, a mixture of modern languages and old native Indian words.
Le néerlandais y est la langue officielle et la langue locale est le papiamento, mélange de langues modernes et d’anciens mots indiens.
It’s an old Indian word.
C’est quoi un chippewa ? C’est un ancien mot Indien.
It’s an ancient Indian word that means «serenity.»
Un mot indien qui signifie «sérénité».
The Indian word for corn is makki.
Le mot indien pour maïs, c’est «makki».
«Maize»… it’s the Indian word for corn.
Mays… c’est le mot indien pour maïs.
Windigo is a cree indian word. It means, «evil that devours.»
Windigo est un mot indien Cree. ça signifie, «Le mal qui dévore».
That’s why you want to learn Indian words?
C’est pour ça que vous apprenez des mots indiens?
There are a plethora of Indian words beginning with those syllables.
Il y a pléthore de mots indiens commençant par ces syllabes.
23 Nov 2010
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Historically, these great British Isles, where I live, have a habit of being invaded. (Although, thankfully, not for some time.)
The upside to this, of course, along with nice straight roads built by the Romans, is that the English language is a rich and colourful blend of Latin words, Anglo Saxon words and French words.
But that’s not all. The Brits, of course, love to “visit” other countries – whether we’re invited or not. And during the era of British rule in India (1612 – 1947) numerous words of Indian origin entered the English language.
These Indian words came from a variety of languages including Hindi, Urdu, Punajabi, Gujarati, Bengali, Marathi, Kashmir, Sindhi, and the sacred, ancient language Sanskrit.
And today, over 700 words in the Oxford English dictionary have Indian origin. Here are just a few of them:
Bandanna: From the Hindi word Bandhana meaning to tie.
Bangle: From the Hindi word Bangri meaning glass bracelet.
Bungalow: From the Hindi word Banla meaning “house in the Bengal style” or single story house.
Chit: From the Hindi word Chitthi meaning a slip of paper (used instead of money).
Cot: From the Hindi word Khat meaning portable bed, couch or hammock.
Cummerbund: From the Urdu word Kamar-band meaning waistband.
Cushy: From: the Hindi word Khush meaning happy, easy, pleasant.
Doolally: From the town of Deolali, the location of an army base and sanatorium where soldiers leaving India in the late 19th century were sent before leaving for home. Those that became mentally deranged after contacting a fever, or Tap in Urdu, were said to have gone Doolally Tap.
Guru: A Hindi word meaning spiritual leader or guide, teacher instructor. From the Sanskrit words Guruh meaning weighty, heavy, grave.
Khaki: An Urdu word meaning dusty or dust coloured.
Pundit: From the Hindi word Pandit meaning a learned man. From the Sanskrit word Panditah meaning learned scholar.
Pukka: From the Hindi words Pakka meaning cooked, solid, substantial.
Pyjamas or Pajamas: From the Urdu word payjamah meaning leg garment.
Shampoo: From the Hindi word Champo, meaning to press and massage.
Thug: From the Hindi word Thag meaning a thief or conman and the Sanskirt word Sthaga meaning robber.
Yoga: A Sanskrit word for the union of mind, body and spirit.
Any favourite Indian words? And Chicken Tikka Massala, Tarka Dal, Sag Aloo and Bhindi Bhaji don’t count!
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| Indian nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) — engoulevent indien, m (Caprimulgus asiaticus) | Last post 10 Feb 23, 17:10 |
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| Indian swiftlet — Indian edible-nest swiftlet (Aerodramus unicolor syn. Collocalia unicolor) — salangane de Malabar, f (Aerodramus unicolor syn. Collocalia unicolor) | Last post 14 Nov 22, 17:49 |
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| Indian spot-billed duck — western spot-billed duck — spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) — canard à bec tacheté, m (Anas poecilorhyncha) | Last post 04 Sep 21, 12:26 |
| https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22736541/… … Taxonomy in detailScientific name Ana | 0 Replies |
| jungle nightjar — gray nightjar — grey nightjar — Indian jungle nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus) — engoulevent de la jungle, m — engoulevent de jungle, m — engoulevent des Indes, m — engoulevent indien, m — engoulevent jotaka, m (Caprimulgus indicus) | Last post 05 Feb 23, 17:50 |
| See also : https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engoulevent_jotaka L’Engoulev… | 0 Replies |
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General braddock sent out in 1755 with 2000 men to capture fort duquesne; his force was slaughtered by the much smaller french and Indian army (Braddocks blunder) due to the loss of troops, the whole frontier from Pennsylvania to North Carolina was open to attack, George Washington with only 300 men, tried to defend the area
1759 — James Wolfe lead and army to meet French troops near the Plains of Abraham. Both he and the French commander, Marquis de Montcalm, died. The French were ultimately defeated and the city of Quebec surrendered. It was considered to be one of the most significant engagements in British and American history. This was the last time the French stepped on American Soil.
Treaty between Britain, France, and Spain, which ended the Seven Years War (and the French and Indian War). France lost Canada, the land east of the Mississippi, some Caribbean islands and India to Britain. France also gave New Orleans and the land west of the Mississippi to Spain, to compensate it for ceeding Florida to the British.