Eddie. This is a gem. "Zounnem thoddem, kimchonnem chodd"
Literal interpretations: Lack of coital activity (1. on the part of the man 2. the act as a whole), much squealing (1. moaning from the side of the woman 2. the collective hullabaloo--is it good, is it good, and positive responses that ring into infinity). 3A. The sexual act as a whole ( between man and woman), lacking in substance, rhythm, "style" and an ability to sustain rapture--through spiritual or "baser" means. 3B. The partner however responds as though her mate is delivering par excellence when it may not be the case, for her/their own reasons. Or she is happy, need less stimulation to arrive, and it is what it is for her. Women are often accused (said about sex workers) of making it appear they are feeling immensely pleasured, while the man is barely even doing anything, or just getting started too, or even remotely up to it. But, individuals have their own thresholds too. Now of course, one is not assuming that men are all that, guess the word is virile, and that women are lacking in the grace of receiving, of initiating, being vivacious--conjugal, and otherwise, or are just more seasoned, as also not lowering their "guard.". ++++++++++++ venantius j pinto ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ In my earlier post it should have been dista and not dita: Maca dista ki poilea pavtti--zou/zonv, hya kriyachem kriyaroop (conjugation) Goanettar "stahphit" zalam/nirmollan. From: "Edward Verdes" <eddiever...@hotmail.com> > To: "Goanet" <goa...@goanet.org> > Subject: Re: [Goanet] Unusual proverb? Doxeo_Zonvop > > I have this proverb in my compilations and probably read on gnet itself > ...does it mean less work and more noise > > Zounnem thoddem, kimchonnem chodd > > Edward Verdes > * * * Encounter hints (and more) of the Goan life in Zanzibar, Poona, Mombasa, Basra, Dubai, and even Nuvem and Colva, Sanvordem and colonial Goa. Learn of experiences that shaped Goans worldwide. Selma Carvalho's *Into the Diaspora Wilderness* now available at Broadways Book Centre, Panjim [Ph +91-9822488564] Ask a friend to buy it, before it gets sold out. Price (in Goa only) Rs 295. http://selmacarvalho.squarespace.com/ * * *