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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Curses, epithets, and invectives grading
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (kechpaja@comcast.net)
Tue Sep 5 04:56:21 2017
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Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 09:29:21 +0300
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> On Sep 5, 2017, at 09:24, Lieven <levinius@gmx.de> wrote:
> {yIntagh} as "life support system" on page
> But staying "in the game", there is no (known) connection between the two words, except they sound similar. Just like the word "ass" can refer to an animal, but also means "butt".
Actually, that's a really good example to bring up here, since the two meanings are etymologically distinct, despite being pronounced identically in American English.
It's entirely possible that the same is true of {yIntagh}. Although the "life support" definition is tempting, since it would make such a good insult, it's possible that it's just a folk etymology, and the word actually comes from a different source.
-SapIr
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