tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post3214870278656723661..comments2024-03-28T18:14:41.281+00:00Comments on Tracing Rainbows: Indian SummerAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-26904634681579667642012-07-12T22:01:13.696+01:002012-07-12T22:01:13.696+01:00Lovely post and I'm really enjoying the commen...Lovely post and I'm really enjoying the comments, too! I remember asking a little girl at my school in Leeds what she called her bangles in her home language, and she grinned and said: 'bangla!' My husband also had a Pakistani friend who labelled a computer file 'jabba', and when Ben asked him what it meant he said, 'talk'! Now, apparantly 'jabber' is a middle English word, but I wonder?Flosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18098894367955345944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-47688360207302363062012-07-12T19:13:00.088+01:002012-07-12T19:13:00.088+01:00You've named my favorite imported Indian word-...You've named my favorite imported Indian word--hullabaloo--I just didn't realize it was imported.<br /><br />Are you familiar with the word "buckaroo"? It's another word for cowboy. Well, I just learned the other day that the origin for buckaroo is the Spanish word "vaquero," which means "man who herds cows." If you say vaquero over and over, it starts sound a lot like ... you guessed it: buckaroo. I just sorta thought that was cool.<br /><br />xofrancesLeft-Handed Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-69947961849683923402012-07-12T19:07:43.933+01:002012-07-12T19:07:43.933+01:00Oooh ooh another one we use A LOT is punkah -walla...Oooh ooh another one we use A LOT is punkah -wallah...again not sure of the spelling.<br />Jane xJane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-44916160530618336082012-07-12T19:06:51.544+01:002012-07-12T19:06:51.544+01:00Dhobey-wallah!
Jane x
Ps Not sure of the spelling....Dhobey-wallah!<br />Jane x<br />Ps Not sure of the spelling.Jane and Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102086552682194819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-84353272444832928792012-07-12T18:31:21.796+01:002012-07-12T18:31:21.796+01:00This is a fab post, I love it when you do these ca...This is a fab post, I love it when you do these cause I always feel like I've learnt something lol. I think it's your natural teacher instincts coming out.<br /> In answer to your question, I love Australian words, like Billabong and palarva lol<br />x x xFishcake_randomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11639536696800359426noreply@blogger.com