[etni] gmail auto translate
- From: Israel Cohen <cohen.izzy@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 11 May 2012 21:45:56 +0300
Judy Freedman wrote:
>> ... the Chupa, which Bing translation insists is the sea coast.
Somehow, the inspiring impression they are trying to create
gets lost when you think of the bride in beach wear. <<
... thinking of the bride, we throw rose petals at her because she
is about to be "deflowered". Ergo, English petal is cognate with
Hebrew BeTuLah (membrane).
The BuTTeRfly looks like a flying petal. It has hymenopterous =
membranous wings.
The butterfly is Schmetterling in German because, when you
catch one, you get Schmutz (actually scales) on your fingers.
Compare Greek Lepidoptera (scaly wings) and English leper.
My favorite butterfly-word is mariposa in Spanish ... probably
from Greek (meta-) MoRPhosis.
Transliteration by ...
Izzy
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