Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Language/2020 March 15

= March 15 =

Heart = corona? (March 6)
The "corona" is the fiery ring around the sun which becomes visible during a total eclipse. The "diamond ring" effect occurs at the beginning and end of the eclipse when the sun shines through one of the moon's valleys. It's possible to see the corona at other times with the aid of a telescope and an opaque disc (astronomers do this to study the sun) but DON'T DO IT AT HOME as looking at the sun through a telescope causes instant blindness. 2A00:23C5:318A:3100:38D1:3264:444D:A59A (talk) 11:30, 15 March 2020 (UTC)


 * The basic meaning of the word "corona" in the Latin language is "crown" (also including wreaths and garlands worn on the head). Everything else is an extended or metaphorical meaning... AnonMoos (talk) 11:53, 15 March 2020 (UTC)


 * What's your question? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 13:02, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * I think the OP is trying to add to this March 6 thread. Alansplodge (talk) 15:58, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * There's nothing to stop the OP from adding it himself, though adding to things once they're archived is semi-fruitless. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 16:16, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Even so, that has nothing to do with the question at hand. Tenryuu 🐲  ( 💬 • 📝)  16:33, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * What question? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 17:19, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * , the original question asked why the heart was referred to as "corona" and not what the "corona" is. Tenryuu 🐲  ( 💬 • 📝)  17:38, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * OK, you're talking about the March 6 item, not the OP's comment here. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 17:44, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Well, it's Vote (X) for Change again, of course. Fut.Perf. ☼ 17:03, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * In that case, feel free to zap this section, as you've already blocked the OP. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 17:19, 15 March 2020 (UTC)

Pokhara place name meaning
What is the meaning of the place name Pokhara? Is it related in any way to the name Bokhara? Thanks, DuncanHill (talk) 20:01, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
 * Unfortunately, its not on the List of Nepal placename etymologies (if someone finds it, please consider adding). 107.15.157.44 (talk) 20:47, 15 March 2020 (UTC)


 * According to Wiktionary, Nepali पोखरा (Pokharā) comes from Sanskrit पुष्कर (puṣkara), meaning "blue lotus flower". Bokhara is an alternative form of Bukhara, which according to Wiktionary comes from Persian بخارا‎ (boxârâ), which is ultimately from Sogdian. The Encyclopædia Iranica mentions the Sogdian term βuxārak meaning "place of good fortune". If all of this is true, the similarity is a coincidence. --Lambiam 20:50, 15 March 2020 (UTC)


 * पोखरा is a Nepali word descended from either of two Sanskrit words: पुष्कर ("blue lotus flower") (extended definition) or पौष्कर ("Vishnu's Blue color"; "relating to the lotus"; and, by extension, "lake, pond"). It is probably not related to Bokhara, but the city of Pushkar does have the same etymology.--William Thweatt TalkContribs 21:22, 15 March 2020 (UTC)


 * and Thank you both, much appreciated. DuncanHill (talk) 21:47, 15 March 2020 (UTC)