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This book delves into the Sanskrit origins of over 7400 English words from jibbah to libbard in alphabetical order. Examples of Sanskrit origins of English words from this book: john 1. a toilet or bathroom. (S) स्नान (snāna) bath, bathing, washing off, (S) स्नु (snu) wish to emit or drip fluid 2. a prostitute's customer. (S) सङ्ग (saṅga) sexual intercourse, coming together, company, association 3. a fellow or guy. 4. (slang) a Western man traveling in East Asia. 5. a male mule. (S) जन (jana) person, man jowl 1. the jaw or jawbone. 2. the cheek. (S) गल्ल (galla) cheek 3. cut of fish which includes the head and its adjacent parts. (S) क्षुल्ल (kṣulla) little, small, minute, inferior 4. (obsolete) to knock or throw. (S) चल् (cal) palpitate, stir, tremble, start off, be moved, go away, deviate from, move on or forward jubilee 1. a special anniversary of something such as the 25th, 50th, or 75th year anniversary. 2. (history) a special year of emancipation in Judaism observed every fifty years. (S) शुभ (śubha) auspiciousness, splendour, anything bright or beautiful, welfare, happiness, charm, bliss + (S) ली (lī) adhering, clinging to (S) क्षुभ् (kṣubh) excite, stir up + (S) ली (lī) adhering, clinging to Judaea an ancient region in Palestine which is named after the Biblical character Judah. The name Judah means ""the praised one."" (S) जि (ji) excel, hail + (S) युत (yuta) possessed of, made or consisting of + (S) इह (iha) to this place, in this place judder a spasmodic shaking. (S) क्षोद (kṣōda) shake + (S) एर् (ēr) raise, procure, obtain, bring near, cause to obtain kelp 1. large brown algae seaweeds of Laminariales order. 2. the calcined ashes of seaweed which was formerly used in the manufacture of iodine and glass. ■ The word is cognate with Middle English culp, culpe, Old English *colba, *colfa. (S) कूलभू (kūlabhū) land upon the bank or shore 3. a hook by which a pot is hung over a fire. The word is cognate with Middle English kelpe, kylpe, Old Norse kilpr, meaning ""the handle of a vessel, loop."" (S) कलाप (kalāpa) collection 4. (obsolete) a sheath. (S) चलि (cali) cover + (S) भ (bha) semblance keynote 1. a speech about the main theme of a conference or gathering. 2. the musical key pertaining to a note. (S) क्षि (kṣi) reside in secret place + (S) ज्ञात (jñāta) known, understood, perceived, taken for khalif a Muslim religious leader of an Islamic state, said to be a representative of Allah on earth. (S) कुलपा (kulapā) chief of a family or race or tribe khazi 1. an Islamic civil judge. (S) कुत्सा (kutsā) contempt, reproach, censure 2. a toilet or lavatory. (S) कच्छ (kaccha) marshy ground, watery soil khedive the title given to the hereditary monarch of Egypt during the period 1805 to 1914. Bactrian χοαδηο (xoadēo) means ""lord."" (S) क्षितिप (kṣitipa) king, earth-protector, lord of the earth, king of the earth kilocycle an obsolete measure of frequency, equal to 1 kilohertz. (S) कुल (kula) heap, multitude, lot + (S) सायक (sāyaka) being or standing in regular order + (S) अल् (al) be able

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