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Every time I hear thr name Annapurna, I think about the ARM SoC maker...
by nubinetwork 2y ago
Every time I hear thr name Annapurna, I think about the ARM SoC maker...
- School-Cotton 2y agoEvery time I hear it I think of the restaurant on Capitol Hill in Seattle.
- openthc 2y agoBong shop in Berkeley, CA
- thoroughburro 2y agoAnnapurna is a god of food and nourishment in Hinduism; a manifestation of Parvati.
- lotsofpulp 2y agoI 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.
- School-Cotton 2y agoAFAIK an r sound is always nasalized when followed by an n sound in American English.
- School-Cotton 2y agoIt is also the name of a mountain in the Himalayas which I believe is the most familiar meaning to Americans.
- coloniser 2y ago[flagged]
- FrojoS 2y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapurna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapurna Just in case anyone is unaware, it's a mountain in Nepal. The 10th highest in the world.
- mangamadaiyan 2y agoThe first eight-thousander that was summitted, as well as the name of the book that Maurice Herzog wrote. Which book is well worth reading.
- thoroughburro 2y ago> The mountain is named after Annapurna, the Hindu goddess of food and nourishment, who is said to reside there.