What do these words mean?

[Howell]

I suspect they are of Indian (India) origin.

Sashi
Pria
Uma
Anoop
Sandeep
Nabendu

[mubs]

Nabendu: Don't have a clue.

The rest are all first names. Here's what I know.

Sashi: More typically spelled/pronounced Shashi. Means the moon. A bisexual name.

Pria: Usually spelled Priya. Means loved one or beloved. Used for females only.

Uma: A female deity (wife of Shiva). Don't know the meaning. Thurman's dad liked this one so much he gave it to his daughter.

Anoop: Male name. Also spelled Anup. Don't know the meaning.

Sandeep: Male name. Don't know the meaning.

[Will Rickards WT]

Are they for sale?

[Clocker]

I have an Indian guy friend named Sangeet. Somebody told me that Sangeet is actually a girls name? Is that true? I might enjoy getting a few digs into him...

C

[Howell]

I moved the topic here from the For Sale forum.

[Howell]

Are they for sale?

Sure which one would you like? Going cheap, going fast.

[Howell]

Thanks, mubs.

[Buck]

Nabendu is an Indian boys name that means New Moon.

Clocker, is it Sangeet or Sanchit? Sanchit is a boys name for collection, Sanchita is the girls version. Sangeet or Sangit means music or musical science, and from what I've seen is normally not used as a name. For example, the South Indian system of music is called Karnatic Sangit or Carnatic Sangeet. This is a form of Classical Indian music that had it start in the 4th century B.C.E.

[mubs]

You're welcome, Howell.

Sangeetha is a common girls' name. It is unusual for males to have Sangeet for a name. Music is thought to be more feminine than masculine. Certain communities in North India have a habit of using female names for boys as well, leaving one wondering as to the gender of the person - like bisexual Western names.

Despite a population of a billion+, there are so many divisions and sub-divisions and sub-sub-divsisions (ad nauseam) in religion and enthnicity that even a native will not be familiar with all the names (and their variations).

[sechs]

India wasn't one country until Britain made it one. And it still isn't.

[mubs]

Yes and no.

[sechs]

They've reunified with Pakistan and Bangladesh?

[mubs]

You're confused, sechs.

[time]

Umm, I think you may mean asexual, mubs, not bisexual.

The latter has a rather different meaning ... :o

[mubs]

The context in which the word is used is important, time. Out of context, you can make anything mean what you want it to.



bi·sex·u·al [bī sékshoo əl, bī sékshəl]
adj
1. attracted to both sexes: sexually attracted to both men and women, or engaging in both heterosexual and homosexual activity
2. both male and female in characteristics: having both male and female characteristics
3. biology with male and female reproductive organs: used to describe something such as a flower that has both male and female reproductive organs

Microsoft® Encarta® Reference Library 2004. © 1993-2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


From the most handy dictionary I have. See #2 above.

[sechs]

You're confused, sechs.

No I'm not. I think that you are, however.

[mubs]

Whatever. Have a good day.