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disaster
A catastrophe whose name preserves an astrological model of misfortune: an unfavorable star.
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hogan
An English borrowing of Navajo hooghan, a home or dwelling term with specific Diné cultural reference.
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mango
English mango, recorded by 1582, came through Portuguese manga, probably from Malayalam māṅṅa. The reviewed route stops there rather than forcing a deeper Dravidian reconstruction.
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tipi
One spelling in the English tepee–teepee–tipi family, borrowed from Dakota thípi and built on a Siouan dwelling root.
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SCHOLARLY DISPUTES / 2
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Is hogan a generic word for any Indigenous hut?
No. English borrowed Navajo hooghan, and the living word carries a Diné home and house meaning with a specific traditional cultural frame.
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Did Old English man mean only an adult male?
No. Its principal older sense was human being or person; wer and wīf could mark the sex distinction.
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