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Nihal Gunawardena
Nihal may refer to: * Nihal (name), people with the name * Beta Leporis, a star traditionally known as Nihal *Nihāl, a tribe that inhabits parts of Central India; cf. Nihali language *Nihal the hero of the fantasy saga by Licia Troisi ''Le Cronache del mondo emerso'' {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nihal (name)
Nihal or Nahal is an Asian given name that may refer to the following notable people: * Nihal Arthanayake, English radio and TV presenter known as DJ Nihal * Nihal Atsız, Turkish writer * Nihal Bhareti, Sri Lankan radio personality * Nihal Güres, Turkish artist * Nihal Nelson, Sri Lankan baila singer * Nihal Singh, Indian royalty * Nihal Singh Takshak, Indian freedom fighter * Nihal Sarin, Indian chess player * Nihal Sudeesh (born 2001), Indian footballer * Nihal Yeğinobalı, Turkish writer * Şükûfe Nihal Başar (1896–1973), Turkish school teacher, poet, novelist and women's right activist {{DEFAULTSORT:Nihal Indian masculine given names Masculine given names Turkish feminine given names Feminine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beta Leporis
Beta Leporis (β Leporis, abbreviated Beta Lep, β Lep), formally named Nihal , is the second brightest star in the constellation of Lepus. Nomenclature ''Beta Leporis'' is the star's Bayer designation. It is also known by the traditional named ''Nihal'', Arabic for "quenching their thirst". The occasional spelling ''Nibal'' appears to be due to a misreading. In 2016, the International Astronomical Union organized a Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016 included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included ''Nihal'' for this star. In Chinese, (), meaning ''Toilet'', refers to an asterism consisting of β Leporis, α Leporis, γ Leporis and δ Leporis. Consequently, the Chinese name for β Leporis itself is (), "the Second Star of Toilet". Properties Based on parallax measurements from the Hipparcos astrometry satellite, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nihali Language
Nihali, also known as Nahali, is an endangered language isolate that is spoken in west-central India by approximately 2,500 people as of 2016. The name of the language derives from ''nahal'', meaning "tiger". Nihali has not been definitively proven to be related to any other surrounding language families of South Asia, such as Munda, Indo-Aryan, and Dravidian languages, nor to other language isolates like Burushaski and Kusunda. Linguistic situation Nihali tribal area is just south of the Tapti River spanning the border between Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh around Buldhana district and Burhanpur district. However, only the villages in the Buldhana district: Jamod, Sonbardi, Kuvardev, Chalthana, Ambavara, Wasali, and Cicari, have kept the usage of the Nihali language today. There are dialectal differences between the Jamod-Sonbardi and the Kuvardev-Chalthana varieties. Historically, Nihali had been spoken around the village of Tembi in Burhanpur district as well. Today t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |