Borrowed words
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Re: Borrowed words
Yep, thats the one.JBTrain wrote: What is ban gang? In Viet there is banh canh which is a cake-like noodle in soups. Like that?
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Re: Borrowed words
How about "somlor maju youn", was it Youn origin or Khmer?
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Funny you mention that dish. A few years ago there was a request to change the name of this dish to Somlor maju Vietnam.
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There are tons of borrowed French words, for obvious reasons. I can't be bothered to think of and list all the ones I know but most medical terms are French (even simple ones like bacteria, antibiotics etc). Several construction/building terms are also French: screwdriver, bolt, cement, concrete, tiles, etc. Lots of simple words also have French origins (backpack, coat etc).
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Re: Borrowed words
Banh hoi is also a very popular dish in Cambodia. Also known as Vietnamese noodles.
Re: Borrowed words
Given names too: Lundy, Marady, Jeudy, Samedy and Dimanche.Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote:There are tons of borrowed French words, for obvious reasons. I can't be bothered to think of and list all the ones I know but most medical terms are French (even simple ones like bacteria, antibiotics etc). Several construction/building terms are also French: screwdriver, bolt, cement, concrete, tiles, etc. Lots of simple words also have French origins (backpack, coat etc).
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I have yet to meet a Cambodian named Diamant but know someone whose name is Unique. Oh other brrowed french words as names are Soley (soleil=sun) and Lalune (=the moon).
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Can you tell me the origin of the name Lundy (Long Di). I am very curious.Joon wrote:Given names too: Lundy, Marady, Jeudy, Samedy and Dimanche.Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote:There are tons of borrowed French words, for obvious reasons. I can't be bothered to think of and list all the ones I know but most medical terms are French (even simple ones like bacteria, antibiotics etc). Several construction/building terms are also French: screwdriver, bolt, cement, concrete, tiles, etc. Lots of simple words also have French origins (backpack, coat etc).
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Re: Borrowed words
These names come from the days of the week in French.
Lundi (Monday)
Mardi (Tuesday)
Jeudi (Thursday)
Samedi (Saturday)
Dimanche (Sunday)
Amusingly, no one's called Mercredi (Wednesday) or Vendredi (Friday).
Lundi (Monday)
Mardi (Tuesday)
Jeudi (Thursday)
Samedi (Saturday)
Dimanche (Sunday)
Amusingly, no one's called Mercredi (Wednesday) or Vendredi (Friday).
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