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Ramu (other)
The Ramu is a major river in Papua New Guinea. Ramu may also refer to: * Ramu languages, a language family * Ramu (1966 film), ''Ramu'' (1966 film), an Indian Tamil-language film * Ramu (1968 film), ''Ramu'' (1968 film), an Indian Telugu-language film * Ramu (1987 film), ''Ramu'' (1987 film), an Indian Telugu-language film * RAMU (album), ''RAMU'' (album), by drummer Mickey Hart * Ramu Upazila, a upazila (subdivision) in Bangladesh * Ramu (monkey), kept behind bars in India for 5 years on the charge of disturbing communal harmony * Ramu, nickname of the elephant Thechikottukavu Ramachandran of Peramangalam village in Kerala, India * Rabbi Mordechai Willig, whose Hebrew acronyms, Hebrew acronym (List of Hebrew acronyms#ר, רמ"ו) is transliterated into English as ''Ramu'' People with the given name Ramu is a hypocorism for Ram (given name) in India. * Ramu (actor), Indian film actor in Malayalam films *Ramu (film producer), Indian film producer in Kannada films *Ramu Tokashiki (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramu
The Ramu River is a major river in northern Papua New Guinea. The headwaters of the river are formed in the Kratke Range from where it then travels about northwest to the Bismarck Sea. Along the Ramu's course, it receives numerous tributaries from the Bismarck Range to the south and the Finisterre and Adelbert. History For many millennia, people have lived along the river, and the river has formed the basis for food, transport, and culture. German exploration The area encompassed by the Ramu was part of Kaiser-Wilhelmsland when Germany established German New Guinea in 1884. The Germans were quick to explore their territory, and the mouth of the Ramu was discovered in 1886 by Vice-Admiral Freiherr von Schleinitz after returning to Finschhafen from an expedition to the nearby Sepik.Souter (1963) p. 73 Schleinitz called the Ramu, ''Ottilien'' after his ship the ''Ottilie''. The course of the river was first discovered 10 years later in 1896 after Dr Carl Lauterbach, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hebrew Acronyms
Abbreviations () are a common part of the Hebrew language, with many organizations, places, people and concepts known by their abbreviations. Typography Acronyms in Hebrew use a special punctuation mark called gershayim (). This mark is placed between the last two letters of the non-inflected form of the acronym (e.g. "report" in singular is , hence the plural ). Acronyms can be formed from strings of single initial letters, e.g. (for ), or multiple initial letters, e.g. (for , the Holy Land) or (for , Rishon LeZion). If the acronym is read as is, then the spelling should be with a final form letter. If, on the other hand, the acronym is read as the complete phrase or read as the individual letters, then it should be spelled with a medial form letter. In practice, this rule is often ignored, and the acronyms spelled either way. Abbreviations that are truncations of a single word, consisting of the first letter or first several letters of that word (as opposed to acronyms f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
