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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby MillMaths » 2014-03-14, 16:58

Tamil (ta) பிரிநிலைக் கண்ணிமுடிச்சு pirinilaik kaṇṇimuṭiccu
clove hitch
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby vijayjohn » 2014-04-07, 19:43

Malayalam (ml) കെട്ടുക keTTuka [ˈkɛʈʊga]
to tie (or, by metonymy, 'to marry') because that's what you traditionally do when you get married: the groom ties a special necklace around the bride's neck
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby MillMaths » 2014-04-08, 20:23

Marathi (mr) पती patī
husband
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby vijayjohn » 2014-04-09, 4:35

Malayalam (ml) കല്യാണം kalyaaNam [kəlˈjãːɳə̃m]
wedding
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby MillMaths » 2014-04-09, 22:21

Telugu (te) ఉత్సవము utsavamu
festivity
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby vijayjohn » 2014-05-24, 3:09

Malayalam (ml) കഴിക്കുക kazhikkuka [kəˈɻikʲʊga]
to eat a meal
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby MillMaths » 2014-06-02, 11:10

Telugu (te) తిండిపోతు tiṇḍipōtu
glutton
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby vijayjohn » 2014-07-30, 1:59

Malayalam (ml) കുടവയറൻ kuTavayarran [kɔˈɖəʋajrɛ̃n]
pot-bellied man
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby MillMaths » 2014-07-30, 17:22

Malayalam (ml) പൊണ്ണത്തടിയുള്ള poṇṇattaṭiyuḷḷa
obese
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby vijayjohn » 2014-08-01, 5:51

Malayalam (ml) വയറ് vayarr(u) [ˈʋajərɯ]
stomach
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby MillMaths » 2014-08-01, 21:43

Bengali (bn) ডুওডেনাম ḑuoḑenam
duodenum
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby vijayjohn » 2014-09-09, 1:10

Malayalam (ml) ചെറുകുടൽ cherrukuTal [tʃɛˈruguɖəl]
small intestine
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby MillMaths » 2014-09-09, 13:11

Bengali (bn) বৃহদান্ত্র brihôdantrô
large intestine
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby vijayjohn » 2014-10-01, 6:54

Malayalam (ml) മലം malam [məˈləm]
excrement
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby MillMaths » 2014-10-03, 14:16

Telugu (te) మురికి muriki
dirty
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby vijayjohn » 2014-10-03, 23:14

Malayalam (ml) ചെളി cheLi [tʃeˈɭi]
mud

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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby MillMaths » 2014-10-06, 14:30

Sinhalese (si) ඌරා ūrā
pig
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby Olinguito » 2014-11-16, 15:34

Telugu (te) అడవిపంది aḍavipaṃdi
wild boar
Bassaricyon neblina
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby Saim » 2014-12-19, 12:42

Punjabi
ਸੂਰ / سور sūr
pig
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Re: South Asian word-association game

Postby Olinguito » 2014-12-19, 16:03

Bengali (bn) বন্য বরাহ ban'ya barāha
wild boar
Bassaricyon neblina
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