ARYAN - is an English word derived from the Vedic Sanskrit and Avestan term arya, meaning noble.

AVATAR - In Hinduism an Avatar is defined as the incarnation (bodily manifestation) of an Immortal Being.

COIR - from kayar, (Malayalam - an Indian language)

COPRA - from koppara, (Malayalam - an Indian language)
The dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted

TEAK - from taeak (Malayalam - an Indian language)
Tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood.

GURU (Sanskrit) is a Hindu religious teacher
Guru is widely used in contemporary India with the universal meaning of the word "teacher".


KARMA (Sanskrit)
In its major conception, karma is the physical, mental and supramental system of neutral rebound, "cause and effect," that is inherent in existence within the bounds of time, space, and causation. Essentially what this means is that the very being which one experiences on (say, as a human being) is governed by an immutable preservation of energy, vibe, and action

DHARMA - (Sanskrit)
It is difficult to provide a single concise definition for "Dharma"; the word has a complex history and an equivalently complex set of meanings. Monier-Williams gives its primary definition as: that which is established or firm, steadfast decree, statute, ordinance, law; usage, practice, customary observance or prescribed conduct, duty; right, justice (often as a synonym of punishment); virtue, morality, religion, religious merit, good works,


MONGOOSE is a member of the Herpestidae family.
They are best known for their ability to fight and kill venomous snakes.

JUGGERNAUT - The term juggernaut is used to describe any literal or metaphorical force regarded as unstoppable; that will crush all in its path. The Sanskrit word Jagannath, means "lord of the world".

NIRVANA - A Sanskrit word which means freedom of the personal soul from the physical world.

Hi Guest,

I'm afraid my answer may seem more stupid! As far as I know, we do not have an equivalent word for "cottonball" in Persian, we just use the word "panbe" meaning "cotton". The only thing  I've heard that is similar to what you asserted is "fadak" that in Persian handwriting system will be written the same as "fedek", and it's just the name of a garden owned by Zahra, the prophet Mohammad's only daughter.And obviously, it's Arabic, and may be pronounced something similar to what you wrote. Just I have to draw your attention to the fact that I was born and raised in the capital Tehran with the standard dialect, and I'm not an expert on the dialects spoken elsewhere in Iran, except for a rigion across the Persian Gulf where my parents come from. And the people who migrated to the countries across the Persion Gulf long time ago, may carry other dialects, so they may use different words which are not considered as standard Persian. (I looked up in my monolingual Persian dictionary for your word, but found nothing.) I'll be more than happy if I could offer you any other help.

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Hi 

I'm Iranian ....

At first I shoud say I'm not sure what U mean by 'Cottonball' ;

 Languagelover is right ! in Persian, we just use the word "panbe" meaning "cotton". Or "catan" for kind of cloth which is made of cotton .

As Language lover said "Fadak" or "Fedek" ( in persian we pronounce it somthing between these two!)  is the name of a garden owned by Zahra(It's one of her names!), the prophet Mohammad's only daughter ( It was kind of a wedding gift from her father and there is much more history behind this garden .) so the word is Arabic . In Iran It's not common to name thier daughters "fadak" but there are places , parks , .. with this name.

I hope that I could help ..