lmao two things:

1. if talaq is not a hindi word and just an urdu word then MOST hindi words aren’t hindi

2. gujarati has a dedicated word for divorce

proud to have a brain
for those who want to know: https://twitter.com/sapunintended/status/1246692337222176768">https://twitter.com/sapuninte...
chheda actually means ends - ends of the bride’s and groom’s dupatta that are tied during the rituals, so chhutta chhedda (separated ends) is what results out of the undoing of the knot
didn& #39;t think this would turn into a thread of what divorce is called in various indian languages but here we go. reply with your own:
marathi https://twitter.com/riddhiculous/status/1246700582783590400">https://twitter.com/riddhicul...
also marathi: https://twitter.com/hemsp11/status/1246696718432788480">https://twitter.com/hemsp11/s...
malayalam: https://twitter.com/nandakishorep96/status/1246701789459578881">https://twitter.com/nandakish...
odia: https://twitter.com/locomomos/status/1246708233433047040">https://twitter.com/locomomos...
tamil: https://twitter.com/_drunkenmunk/status/1246708864461844482">https://twitter.com/_drunkenm...
kannada: https://twitter.com/inaquietraj/status/1246710111168368641">https://twitter.com/inaquietr...
telugu: https://twitter.com/kethaabhi202/status/1246710090406621184">https://twitter.com/kethaabhi...
sanskrit: https://twitter.com/haatmadhrchod/status/1246711622715891717">https://twitter.com/haatmadhr...
also gujarati: https://twitter.com/onlyprions/status/1246720454233976834">https://twitter.com/onlyprion...
punjabi: https://twitter.com/thatgurjot/status/1246728167668076544">https://twitter.com/thatgurjo...
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