Post No. 9552
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I used to cut out and preserve all the ‘word watching’ columns from Times in London during 1994. Before throwing them (30 to 40 cuttings) into dustbin, I want to share them with you. If I see any correlation between foreign words and Indian words, I used to scribble on it. Here are some words from some paper cuttings which may be of interest to linguists.
Word watching
Agre
Asura ??
To torment or vex, from the OF angrier, modern French aigrir to torment;
See ye not how this foolish hermit agreth and scorneth us, because he hath not be overcome
14-2-1994
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Vindicate = vindurai (Tamil)
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Desipient
Foolish,,silly
Latin desipere= to be void of understanding
(why did I take it? I forgot now!!!!)
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Greek Vs Tamil
Thanatophidia
A division of Ophidia comprising the venomous snakes
Thanatos =death
I am a brahmin and I praise Yama every day three times in my Sandhya Vandana ritual with many words; one of them is Dathnaaya, which is DEATH in English ; Thanatos is closer to Dathnaaya in Sanskrit
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Ophidia= snakes in Greek
Oviyar = naagar
In Tamil literature Naagar/snake people are called OVIYAR which is related to OPHIDIA in Greek (P=V is seen in many Tamil words)
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Peck = pikkup pidungal, Pichchup Pidungal (in Tamil)
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24-5-1994 paper cutting
Mingere Latin to pee (muutram)
Go Miyam (go mutram)
Retro mingent = backwards peeing
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14-6-1994 paper cutting
Whute =uthal in Tamil = Whistle in English
To whistle, imitative, hence whuting ,whistling
Noun whute
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6-5-1994
Istana
Astaana
A rulers palace in Malay kingdom from the Malay
Istana = Sanskrit a-sthaana = a place, assembly
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Towel= Tuvaalai /Thundu
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Photism
Photismos = illumination
Greek
Phos, photos = light
Bhaskaran
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Surrepent
Creeping beneath or stealthily
Hence Latin surreptio
Saarai, Sara Sara,,,,,,,
Related to Serpent= Sarpa in Sanskrit
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Daub = thadavu, Puusu
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Pugal in Tamil = Hindi ‘Bhol’ ( said by Dandapani swamikal, Murugadasar)
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Naunt
An auntie with the initial n run over from man – mine, now dialect and archaic.
May be related to Naaththanaar (sister in law) in Tamil
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Inlaik
Lack, want, deficiency or failure from in + laik. The Scottish form of lack.
Illai in Tamil is No, Without
Date: 5-5-94
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Taliera
Thaali (Palmyra Tree)
Thaala patra
An East Indian Palm, Corypha taliera, alllied to and resembling the talipot, but not nearly so high. Botanical Latin from the Bengali taalier, Sanskrit taali, taalafan palm
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Urtica – thorn in Latin
Uruththu in Tamil Times 7-2-94
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Troker
A deceiver, cheat, a rascal, rogue
From old English trucian
Thukri Payal in Tamil
Thukri = Thuukkili in Appar Thevaram ; one who couldn’t know what is right and what is wrong
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Caveach
Mackerel pickled in certain way.
Karuvaadu is Dried Fish in Tamil; Kavicha smell (Avicha)
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Glareous of soil, gravelly, from the Latin glareosus, glareous gravel
Kalar Nilam (field) , Kal is stone
Times 1-2-94
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Blurt an eruptive emission of breath from the mouth, especially as expressive of contempt
Blurt = Pulichchendru in Tamil
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Sinaen
Chinese, from the late Latin Sinae, Greek Sinai, Ptolemy, probably an adaptation of the Arabic Siin, the empire of China
Milton in paradise Lost ‘Sinaean king’
Sina (Seena is in Ancient Sanskrit texts)
To be continued………………….
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