octopus
Hindi translation: ऑक्टोपस, अष्टबाहु
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| 13:34 Jan 7, 2009 |
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| 5 +1 | ऑक्टोपस |
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| 4 +1 | ऑक्टोपस |
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| 4 | अष्टबाहु |
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5 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1ऑक्टोपस Explanation: Transliterate it. |
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6 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1ऑक्टोपस Explanation: अष्टबाहु जलजन्तु |
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2 hrs confidence:
अष्टबाहु Explanation: As far as possible we should try to use Hindi terms. अष्टबाहु is such a beautiful term for octupus that it should be preferred over ऑक्टोपस which because of the ऑ sound which does not exist in Hindi is difficult to pronounce. |
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