Ruthless

↠ A few things to know ↞

✽ Pronunciation ✽

The aesthetics of the characters along with the pronunciation of their names have been mentioned below. [In case you find them troublesome to read, the pronunciations will help you :) ].

Akira - Uh-kee-ra 

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Kartik – Car-tik

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Shree [Rajashree] – Ra-juh-shree/ (only) Shree

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Aziza – Uh-zee-zah

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Veer – We-eer [I don't really know how to explain this one lol]

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✽ Words and meanings ✽

Before we begin, there are the few words which will show up repetitively in the story and therefore, it'll be awesome if you know them/their meaning [In case you don't already know]. So here, they are -

Baba - Father

Darban - The door-keeper 

Devmata – The word associated with the queen's mother [the usage of this word isn't set in stone; this is just a popularly used name for the former queen in this story.]

Lehenga - A traditional two piece set of clothing. 

Maa - Mother

Madeera - An alcoholic drink (Madeera is referred to as 'Wine' here)

Maharaja/Raja - King

Maharani - The most powerful Queen in the kingdom;
Rani - Queen

Mantri - Minister

Payal - An anklet (usually made out of silver or a similar metal)

Rajkumar - Prince

Rajkumari - Princess

Senapati - The commander general of the army

Shubh ratri - (Have a) good night

Yuvraj - The crowned Prince of a kingdom (Heir to the throne)

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