Dilip da I will hazard a suggestion. We can always add to the language. "ZOO" as suggested by you and as supported by reasons is not necessarily a bad idea (this expression is used by a professor friend and it leaves room for doubt whether the idea was considered to be good or bad):-). POXU BHARAL is easy on our Assamese tongues. By stream roller of analogy we may say POXUHALI (taking a cue from GOHALI). By the way, Guwahati boasts of a restaurant called GOHALI.
Dilip/Dil Deka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: A true Nalboriya would say "Hahwr Baaha". Regarding the word for zoo - there is no real Assamese word for it since zoos didn't exist in Assam. Siriyakhana (sic?) was borrowed from Hindi. Is there any harm in calling zoo, a zoo, in Assamese. We have assimilated words like station, school, master, cup and glass into our language. Dilip mc mahant wrote: In true Nalboriya: HAHOR BAXA(Not Hanhor Baanh) mm > Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:12:57 -0800> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > assam@assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] zoo> > That is correct.> Siriyakhana > has been used for a long time. Is there a new one now?> Dilip Deka> > bg > wrote:> CHIRIYAKHANA> > > > On Jan 20, 2008 9:14 AM, kamal deka wrote:> > > > What is the correct Assamese word ( porivakha ) for " zoo " ?> > KJD> > > _______________________________________________> > assam mailing list> > > assam@assamnet.org> > > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >> > > > -- > Babul > Gogoi> 011-29817150 / 9868182079> > _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> > assam@assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > > _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> > assam@assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _________________________________________________________________ Tried the new MSN Messenger? ItÂ’s cool! Download now. http://messenger.msn.com/Download/Default.aspx?mkt=en-in _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org Uttam Kumar Borthakur --------------------------------- Forgot the famous last words? Access your message archive online. Click here. _______________________________________________ assam mailing list assam@assamnet.org http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
