Again, dead on target. Thank you for drawing attention to my accent. I'll return the favour some time. What a can of worms I've opened up. Teach me to keep my fat mouf shut in future.
In Hindi, now that you point it out, the equivalent of my 'bashi' is 'vasi' or even 'wasi'. But Bunwasi? That could get me into a number of rows; not nice, misleading besides, to go around calling oneself 'resides in buns'. No way. Bonobashi it is and Bonobashi it stays.
I was wistfully playing with the famous nom-de-plume Bonophool of course, more than complaining about where I am.
Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 12/4/05, Indrajit Gupta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Cheer up; the Greeks weren't/aren't much good at handling 'h' either; cf. Sindhu=Hindu=Indus.
>
> Bonobashi =
> bon -> Forest
> basha -> To reside, dwell, and so on.
I believe that this pronounciation of 'basha' is because of the
Bengali lack of distinction between the 'v' and the 'b'. In the
original Sanskrit, it is 'vasha' or 'vashi', I think.
Thaths
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