Same word but different meaning

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Let us think differently.

Award in telugu gives a meaning and same word in english gives some other meaning. So let us share some here.

For example:

Custom - (English)Tradition, culture
Custom - (Telugu) Hard

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Chore
English-A task
Hindi-Thief
Malayalam-Boiled rice
Nice information shared .try to post more to learn.
patti in malayalam - dog
patti in tamil - shed for cow, goat
Ghee

hindi - Ghee
english and remaining languages ghee

but telugu different
its really a very informative thread as we can learn many words meaning in different languages. :cheer:
patti in malayalam - dog
patti in tamil - shed for cow, goat


Patti in hindi - Bandage

So Vinod, are you a keralite?
Acha in Hindi means good
Acha in Malayalam means Father :laugh:

Chaval in Hindi means rice
Chaval in Malayalam, cock or to indicate a male bird
patti in malayalam - dog
patti in tamil - shed for cow, goat


patti in Hindi- a share, leaf

patti ('t' as in Tea)in Hindi - bandage, (also a 'gur' groundnut cake)

pati in Hindi - Husband
Acha in Hindi means good
Acha in Malayalam means Father :laugh:

Chaval in Hindi means rice
Chaval in Malayalam, cock or to indicate a male bird


Chaval in Punjabi means 'talkative'
Hunter in English means 'prey on animals'

Hunter in Urdu means 'whip'.
Kal in Hindi tomorrow, yesterday
Kal in malayalam stone

Kaal in Malayalam leg
Kaal in Hindi Tense...(presenr tense, past tense etc)

Day in English....
Dey (pronounced as day).....I think in all South Indian languages, it is used to call a boy
Its female gender is dee...(Remember Kolavari dee song)
late-English - means going after the time "why did you come late today?"

late-Hindi- means to lie down "aap late jaao"
Swetha I can add one thing to

Late means died also in telugu.
What in English.....you know its meaning

What in Malayalam.... :laugh: liquor
but sandhya, liqor in malayalam is 'kallu' right, how is it as 'what'...

sasi....i dont think 'late' as it is pronounced is 'died' in telugu? we say it as 'chanipoyadu' or 'chattipoyadu'
but sandhya, liqor in malayalam is 'kallu' right, how is it as 'what'...

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Ya....vaatt....I am saying about it. I think you understand
Even it telugu also we can call liquor as kallu. :) :)
Two word have different meaning as below

See - it is for visual
Sea - It is for water body
Two word have different meaning as below

See - it is for visual
Sea - It is for water body


No, you have to find same word from two languages with different meanings.

add - to sum up-in English
add - goat - in Malayalam

Pashu - all animals in Hindi
Pashu - cow in malayalam

Paal - Milk in malayalam
Pal - Friend in English
I think many names end in Paal like Mahipal, Madhupal etc

Pal -Moment, in Hindi
Pal- Tooth in Malayalam

Kaun - who in hindi
Corn - a cereal in English
Corn - Edge in Malayalam

Really an interesting topic to find similarity between words. Thank you Sarala for finding such an interesting topic.

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