Doug wrote: > Well, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and his name is David Smith, Ho, Ho, Ho - down Rudolph!!! Thanks Doug but Chet, Porter and, of course, Brent have already answered this. I'm sure if Mary-Ann had picked it up she would have replied too. The digests are coming through really slowly at present so they all beat me to it. The answer isn't on my Web site I'm afraid but if you want to check out more Hindi-English equivalents try .. http://www.les.aston.ac.uk/indian.html or http://www.bawarchi.com/glossary.html they both confirm the answers given. cheers, David The Curry House http://www.curryhouse.co.uk/ recipes, FAQ and articles - all about curry