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Dear Fr.Pratap,
Thank you for the clarification about 'dhanvterem.'
I fully agree with you about adopting the names of new/foreign
items...with konkani orthography for convenience.
Mog asundi.
Miguel
pratap naik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear Mr Miguel,
>
> Dhanvterem literally means "that which runs" It does not mean either four
> wheeler or two wheeler.
For objects of foreign origin there is no need to coin artificial
local words. English scooter becomes Konknni 'skuttor' English
'computer' becomes Konknni 'kompyuttor' and so on.
>
> Pratap Naik, sj
>
> Miguel Braganza <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dear Domnic,
> You could be right. I will let someone more knowledgeable [like Fr.Pratap
> Naik sj or Tomazinho Cardoz] who are on this list to tell us what is the
> correct meaning of danvterem: 4 wheeler or 2-wheeler.
>
> In my Konkani, motorcycle is 'motorsikol' and car is 'motor-gaddi'. I do not
> travel by any danvterem.
> Hanv danvtam, ani pausachea disamnim terem khatam
>
> Mog asundi.
>
> Miguel
>
> Domnic Fernandes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mogall Miguel Bab,
> To my knowledge, the Konkani word for a motorcycle is "fottfottem" given
> after the sound it makes - "fotto-fotto-fotto-fotto".
> But I could be wrong.
> Moi-mogan,
> Domnic Fernandes
> Anjuna/Dhahran, KSA
