On 01.11.2020 20:27, Arun Isaac wrote:
Hi Guix,
I am translating Guix to the Tamil language. Tamil doesn't yet have a
very standardized technical vocabulary, and I mostly coin terms on my
own. Most often, I construct calques of existing English words, and it
sounds alright. But, I'm having trouble with the word "derivation" (as
in Guix's low-level build actions). I haven't seen the word "derivation"
used anywhere outside of Guix. Why is a "low-level build action" called
a "derivation"? If someone could clarify the etymology, it might really
help with good translation.
Thanks!
In Turkish, taking the easy way, we sometimes just bastardize an English
word, for example in this case we might say "derivasyon." (Other such
examples: "depresyon" for depression, "enflasyon" for inflation, etc.)
Can such a thing be done in Tamil?
Alternatively, it might be useful to check what terminology is used in
Tamil for mathematical derivation / derivatives, as in calculus.
By the way, using Google Translate on various English, German and
Turkish words which all stand for "derivation" (namely "derivation",
"derivative", "Ableitung", "türev" and "türetme") have all resulted in:
வழித்தோன்றல்
Although translating it back leads to words like "descendants" and
"grandchildren."
- Taylan
