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umanwizard
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Every time I hear it I think of the restaurant on Capitol Hill in Seattle.
thoroughburro
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Annapurna is a god of food and nourishment in Hinduism; a manifestation of Parvati.
lotsofpulp
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I bet the way people in the US say it is nothing like the (traditional) way it is said in India.
I think it’s supposed to be “un-na-poorna” with a nasally rn sound.
umanwizard
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AFAIK an r sound is always nasalized when followed by an n sound in American English.
umanwizard
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It is also the name of a mountain in the Himalayas which I believe is the most familiar meaning to Americans.
openthc
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