Interesting title isn't it? Lonka in Bangla means - chilli. When I first heard it I found it oddly rhymed with our last name (surname) - Lanka. This got me thinking on a tangent... see this is how it is - I know more than 4 languages properly and I normally like to interchange the meaning of one word, in say Hindi, to another meaning of the same word in - Telugu or English. A few examples are given below.
1. Bengali - Kabji means wrist
In Pahadi (Himachal Pradesh) or Punjabi Kabji means Constipation
2. In Pahadi - "Kuti hai tu" (means where are are you)
In Hindi it means - "You are a dog"
3. Halli in Kannada means Village
Halli in Marathi means Now!
4. Balli in Telugu means Lizard
The similar word in Hindi means sacrifice
Some more research is being done on this topic. It just brings out the inherent fun and also the spice and variety in languages. Interestingly Sanskrit is the mother of all these languages! To know more about sanskrit and our scriptures you can visit this site - http://www.srisrigurukul.org/
In Pahadi (Himachal Pradesh) or Punjabi Kabji means Constipation
2. In Pahadi - "Kuti hai tu" (means where are are you)
In Hindi it means - "You are a dog"
3. Halli in Kannada means Village
Halli in Marathi means Now!
4. Balli in Telugu means Lizard
The similar word in Hindi means sacrifice
Some more research is being done on this topic. It just brings out the inherent fun and also the spice and variety in languages. Interestingly Sanskrit is the mother of all these languages! To know more about sanskrit and our scriptures you can visit this site - http://www.srisrigurukul.org/
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