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Is the word Orange a Tamil word?

Many Tamilians would like to think so! Some argue that the word orange comes from the Tamil words ``six'' and ``five'' respectively. The good news is that the word does come from an Indian language - Sanskrit. Scholars who have studied the origin of words contend that the word ``orange'' comes from the Sanskrit ``naranga''.




COURTESY : The Hindu (The National News-Paper) - India


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Tamil is a regional language spoken by 80 million people in India.

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