The following is a collection of some interesting words. You will also find the connection between puri jagannath and English. Learn and enjoy!
JUGGERNAUT:
a huge wagon, an unstoppable force
Origin: Lord Puri Jagannath, jagat( world) became jugger and nath( the lord) became naut
Example : The juggernaut of global warming
Broadcast:
To spread the good word.It actually meant ” to scatter seed’. Initially used in Van Gogh’s paintings, the verb was applied to spreading the word over radios. With the latest web technology, the word ‘Webcst’ became popular.
Example: AIR broadcasted the event.
FRIBBLE:
To kill time, a frivolous or foolish person.
Example: People fribble freebies
PHANTASMAGORIA:
a flickering series of phantoms, apparitions, vision, or illusionary images.
Origin : Greek word ‘Phantsma’ which means to show.
Example:
“My childhood was a phantasamgoria of horror and mystery”
SALARY:
pay, wage
From the Latin word ‘salarium’ which means ” salt allowance”.
During Roman times, salt was worth its weight in gold and soldiers were sometimes paid in salt, hence the word “salary”
Example : I have not received my salary yet.
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