Topic started by Querida on Wed Jun 8 18:19:26 2005.

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• From: solomon on Mon Aug 1 5:58:04 2005.

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  Friends,
  Let us see an Interesting happening in Madras.
  
  A Bridge On Renovation a Stone Inscription was to be made and the Junior Engineer- made it as "BARBER BRIDGE", and the Senior asked why- he said the Bridge is above Koovam and below- the Barbers-Ambattans used to Cut hair and do Shaving and hence is tamil is called AMBATTAN VARAVATHI- so I TRANSLATED it as Barber Bridge, the Senior consulted and found the Truth.
  
  The Bridge was built by British and called as HAMILTON Bridge, but wrong Pronunsations changed as Ambattan and Later date people changed as if the word has some meaning as referred earlier.
  
  Friends, Etymology is a way to look, but noT Solid proof, only helps to Speculate, and for each word of Other Language-we can see various interpretations, and First thing is SEE whether the Other Language had used in Literature earlier and as accepted Cronology of Majority Universal Scholars. FSG pOOR kNOWLEDGE of Sangam Literature is exposed already, and I Accept he has deceptive skill of breaking words which is not science of Linguistics but Speculation.
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• From: F.S.Gandhi vandayar on Mon Aug 1 9:37:09 2005.

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  Solomon will derive Mayiladuthurai-Mayuram-Mayavaram-Aha, Mayavaram has purana as an asura got varam from Siva and so and so story and this signifies Vedhic culture.
  
  The same he is doing with everything In tamil literature.
  
  I have already expressed the basis of root words research. Vedhics blinds can't think creatively.
  
  Solomon wait till international scholar's accredition That too they have to fit it with fraud vedhic culture
  
  All readers know your crooked methods
  
  f.s.gandhi
  
  

• From: star559 on Fri Nov 25 18:30:52 2005.

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  Querida wrote:

  wow that's really interesting.

  
  
  Dont listen to what they have to say, take pride in your work and believe in your self.
  
  

• From: Querida on Mon Dec 5 22:33:29 2005.

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  Thanx Star!
  
  didn't see your reply...because just left visiting this thread to let the "duelling of diction dally"
  
  

• From: gaddeswarup on Mon Dec 5 23:54:39 2005.

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  From:
  http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/engl/generic_frame.html?Citr_sin.html
  
  "Most names of orange in European tongues ultimately derive from Sanskrit nagaruka [?/µś›>=]or naranga [?/ś˘µ] which was transmitted via Arabic (obsolete naranjah [Ę—ĘĂ…]) and Persian (Modern Farsi narenj [Ę«—ĘĂ]). The word is, however, not native to Sanskrit, but has been loaned from some other, unrelated tongue; it has been speculated that the ancient source language belonged to the Austro-Asiatic language family, but another explanation tries to establish a link to a Dravidian root “fragrant”. Compare Tamil narandam [???????] “bitter orange”, nagarukam [????????] “sweet orange” and nari [????] “fragrance”."
  Does anybody know more about this?
  Swarup
  
  
  

• From: pooja.shankar on Sun Jan 29 6:13:59 2006.

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  well the word sincere is frm sin cera in spanish meaning without wax .....
  
  ancient sculptors in spain used to cover their flaws with wax
  so wen a sculpture is sin cera ....it is a good one without flaws...
  
  so sincera meant anything original , without flaws...
  and honest
  
  so then came the english word sincere
  
  

• From: chevy on Mon Oct 29 4:43:46 2007.

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  Coool... thread.. !! really good... !! Shud revive this
  
  

• From: chevy on Mon Oct 29 4:45:22 2007.

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  Querida wrote:

  Duh also has a cartoon connection. It is first recorded in a 1943 Merrie Melodies cartoon. There it was used as an expression of inarticulacy and confusion. The insulting use to comment on another's moronic statement dates to the early 1960s. and just in case: DOH!: Castellaneta (voice of Homer Simpson) and The Simpson's creator Matt Groening have stated that they came up with the expression in imitation of actor James Finlayson. Finlayson was a sidekick of Laurel and Hardy and used the expression "do-o-o-o-h" as early as 1931 in Laurel and Hardy films and shorts. Finlayson used the interjection as a euphemism for damn. Others used the interjection in the intervening years. Castellanata was not the first since Finlayson, although he did clip Finlayson's pronunciation and formed the contemporary, short pronunciation. so DOH is and DUH is and i'm in it for sure if hehehewalrus ever sees this reply!!!

  
  
  

• From: chevy on Mon Oct 29 4:46:51 2007.

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  Nayagan wrote:

  Here are some words that were borrowed from Tamil. * cheroot ---> from tamil curuttu (cigar ) * mulligatawny ---> from milakutanni (rasam ) * catamaran ----> Kattumaram (boat like vessel) * pandal ------> pandhal?? from tamil i think though not sure

  
  
  

• From: chevy on Mon Oct 29 4:48:35 2007.

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  F.S.Gandhi vandayar wrote:

  The root for English word 'abnegate' is ab negare (Latin). ab - away , negare - to deny Compare the tamil word 'Nagaru' means 'go away or deny'. We find tamil root.

  wOW! .... how do u come up with this ?!
  
  

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