THUG (n.): A Hindu sect that worshiped a female deity named Kali (Cali) and practiced murder as a religion. They also committed armed robberies. The word "thug" means thief.
CALI: A Black feminine Hindu deity, worshiped through human sacrifice; considered a mother goddess.
"Etymology: from Hindi and Urdu thag, literally "thief," derived from Sanskrit sthagati "he covers up, he hides...Thug was the name given by the British in India in the 19th century to a member of a band of thieves and murderers. A thug would pretend to be friendly with a traveler and offer to share a journey. Then as soon as it was safe to do so, the thug would strangle and rob his companion. The word thug comes from thag, a word in the Indian language Hindi meaning one of these robbers. The Hindi word in turn came from sthagati, a word in the ancient Indian language Sanskrit meaning "he covers up, he hides." Since thugs made travel dangerous, the British government rounded up most of them, and in a few years they were no longer a threat. The word thug, however, has lasted till today and even taken on the broader meaning of "ruffian." (Merriam Webster 2/5/2015)
"Kālī (/ˈkɑːli/; Sanskrit: काली, IPA: [kɑːliː]), also known as Kālikā (Sanskrit: कालिका), is the Hindu goddess associated with empowerment, shakti. She is the fierce aspect of the goddess Durga (Parvati)
Kali by Raja Ravi Varma
"The name Kali comes from kāla, which means black, time, death, lord of death: Shiva. Since Shiva is called Kāla— the eternal time — the name of Kālī, his consort, also means "Time" or "Death" (as in "time has come")."
"Kāla primarily means "time" but also means "black" in honor of being the first creation before light itself. Kālī means "the black one" and refers to her being the entity of "time" or "beyond time." Kāli is strongly associated with Shiva, and Shaivas derive the masculine Kāla (an epithet of Shiva) to come from her feminine name."- etymology
Cthulu كظله : shadow-like, from the Quranic Arabic root ظ ل ل
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