Cut - real friends (Hindi/English)
A remarkable coincidence! There is a word called 'cut' in English, and there is such a word in Hindi as well - 'kat' (written in Latin script; Hindi is written in Devanagari script), pronounced exactly in the same manner.
And guess what - the words mean one and same thing and are used in the same context in both languages! This is a very remarkable coincidence which intrigues me. Two completely different languages with completely different backgrounds. Or is there a reason behind this?
Sent by: Sundeep A
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Dad is another one, I believe it is used in Hindi
Some English words have a Sanskrit origin I don't know if that is the case with cut.
Both words, like many others in English, can be traced to sanskrit. Whether it is written in Devanagari or Roman script, it doesn't matter. Sometimes the meanings can be opposed for example, 'chubby' originally meaning beautiful, but in English meaning a little plump.
Hindi and English don't actually have such different backgrounds - they are both descendants of the Indo-European language family, as are Latin, Greek, Persian, Russian and many other languages. This means that the grammar isn't so dissimilar, and there are many 'real friends' between the languages, for example:
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and many more.
I'm not 100% sure about 'cut/
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