Ep.01 What is Sindhi Otaak?

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What is Sindhi Otaak podcast series?
Purpose and its scope. This is an introduction to Sindhi Otaak podcast. The purpose of the podcast and its scope is described.

Otaak is a Sindhi word meaning a room or drawing room where in olden days in Sindh, people use to sit and discuss social and other matters. It seems to be borrowed in Sindhi from Persian, where it is pronounced something like utaq. It is also found in Turkish اطاق (otagh) Noun T A room, a chamber. A compartment. A cabin. [The Turkish word is اوطه]
اطاق یذیرائی A parlour. A drawingroom. A reception room.
اطاق نشیمن A sitting-room.
اطاق تجارت Chamber of Commerce.



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