Borrowed words
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Re: Borrowed words
I think the origins of at least a few of those names are older than French... just sayin'.Joon wrote: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).
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Re: Borrowed words
Errr ok!Joon wrote: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).
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Re: Borrowed words
Tgai Chan = Monday
Tga ungea = Tuesday
Tgai Ppott = Wedesday
Tgai Pro ho'r = Thusrday
Tgai Ssok = Friday
Tgai Sao = Saturday
Tgai ar tturt = Sunday
Any name of days share the similarity above?
Tga ungea = Tuesday
Tgai Ppott = Wedesday
Tgai Pro ho'r = Thusrday
Tgai Ssok = Friday
Tgai Sao = Saturday
Tgai ar tturt = Sunday
Any name of days share the similarity above?
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Re: Borrowed words
^^ Plenty of people called Chan and Sok.
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Re: Borrowed words
Well, the thing some of the days' names have in common is that they represent astral bodies.
Tgai chan = Monday = Lundi = Moon (Lune in French)
Tgai atith = Sunday = Sun
In French, Mardi stands for Day of Mars, Mercredi is Day of Mercure, Jeudi is Day of Jupiter, Vendredi is Venus' Day, and Samedi is Day of Sabbath. Dimanche comes from latin Dominicus (lord) and has Christian origins as Day of the Lord.
Curious to know where the Khmer names come from.
Tgai chan = Monday = Lundi = Moon (Lune in French)
Tgai atith = Sunday = Sun
In French, Mardi stands for Day of Mars, Mercredi is Day of Mercure, Jeudi is Day of Jupiter, Vendredi is Venus' Day, and Samedi is Day of Sabbath. Dimanche comes from latin Dominicus (lord) and has Christian origins as Day of the Lord.
Curious to know where the Khmer names come from.
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Ummm, pretty sure they're not. Just sayin'. They know it means "Monday" in French. They like naming them after months or days because of when the kid was born. I'm assuming they don't use mercredi or vendredi because they're 3 syllable words with weird "r" sounds.StroppyChops wrote:I think the origins of at least a few of those names are older than French... just sayin'.Joon wrote: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).
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Ummm, pretty sure they are. The origin of Lundi is Lune, from the Latin "luna", etc.Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote:Ummm, pretty sure they're not. Just sayin'. They know it means "Monday" in French. They like naming them after months or days because of when the kid was born. I'm assuming they don't use mercredi or vendredi because they're 3 syllable words with weird "r" sounds.StroppyChops wrote:I think the origins of at least a few of those names are older than French... just sayin'.Joon wrote: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).
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I thought you were referring about the khmer origins of those names (predating the French)... Now I'm confused.
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Okay, StroppyChops, but we are talking about usage of French words in Khmer as given names.
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Sorry - stirring the pot, too much free time and an Internet connection. Carry on...Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote:I thought you were referring about the khmer origins of those names (predating the French)... Now I'm confused.
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