A Tamil gentleman
nearly got clobbered when he appreciated the food served for lunch at his
Telugu friend’s place. The poor guy innocently said ‘Pramadham’ which means ‘Excellent’
in Tamil, but unfortunately means ‘Danger’
in Telugu!
‘Tamasha’ means ‘light
stuff’, ‘Comedy’ etc in Malayalam, but beware if you use it flippantly with the
Hindi speaking people. Indiscreet use of this word- which means a street dance
or something in Hindi- is not received kindly by them.
The simple word ‘Avasar’-
which also is a Sanskrit root word- means ‘Occasion’ in Hindi; ‘Avasaram’
means ‘Requirement’ in Telugu; ‘Opportunity’ in Malayalam and ‘Hurry’ in
Tamil!
There must of course be
several such examples in the various languages ‘spooken’ in our delightful
India.
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