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Why a river is called male or female?
Asked by sankaran subbiah,
31 Aug '09 10:03 am
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Small and medium size rivers are called river ( she Female)
Ganga Brahmaputra Sindhu Nile called The Ganges means male for large river
Answered by pramod gokhale, 31 Aug '09 11:29 am
Ganga Brahmaputra Sindhu Nile called The Ganges means male for large river
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I have no idea. This is first I'm ever hearing. In classical and mythical literature we always hear that a river is being addressed as a female as per grammar of the language. But by the characteristics of it I don't know how to distinguish and demarcate a river as male or female.
Answered by SK. Abdul Mohammed Jafar Sadik Basha, 31 Aug '09 10:07 am
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