The origins behind the names. - Page 2

Lost Heretic · 05-30-2003, 12:34 AM

Baka Sagara. I thought I saw japanese there...I'v been getting those countries mixed since I started taking E.A. studies.

But taiwanese...is there such a language? I would think that they spoke mandarin after the nationalists fled there. Oh well...tis of no importance.

omnitarian · 05-30-2003, 02:54 AM

If I recall correctly, dogs in China say gau gau instead of woof woof. Figuratively speaking.

BG-57 · 06-02-2003, 03:17 AM

'Dialect' is a relative term.

I've heard that the different dialects in Chinese are like the differences in cognate languages like German, Dutch and English.

To further complicate things, Chinese is a tonal language, meaning that the same word can have several pronunciantions.

Also although Japanese kanji are based on Chinese characters, they still use the Japanese pronounciation for words, so the characters for 'Gau' and 'Inu' may look similar in Chinese and Japanese script.

Big D · 06-02-2003, 04:08 AM

Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryûkishi:
Carbuncle is a dark red gem, but it is also the name of a reptilian creature known by Spanish and Portugese explorers to have the gem embedded atop its head.

A carbuncle is also an infected pustule. Just so you know...

Kawaii Ryûkishi · 06-02-2003, 06:35 AM

Oh, I know. I know all too well. Such is the pain of my life.

eestlinc · 06-02-2003, 09:43 AM

Originally posted by Kawaii Ryûkishi
Figaro comes from the opera The Marriage of Figaro.

Well, the name Figaro really derives from Beaumarchais's Figaro trilogy: The Barber of Seville, The Marriage of Figaro, and The Ghosts of Versailles. Interestingly enough, each play has been adapted into an opera, by Rossini, Mozart, and John Corigliano (if for no other reason than to be able to associate himself with the other two) respectively.

Kawaii Ryûkishi · 06-02-2003, 10:15 AM

Well, I'd say it really really derives from Gepeto's pet cat in the Disney animation of Pinocchio.

m4tt · 06-02-2003, 02:28 PM

Originally posted by Kawaii Ryûkishi
Well, I'd say it really really derives from Gepeto's pet cat in the Disney animation of Pinocchio.

That's what I always thought!

Lost Heretic Location: 34 posts	#9 Baka Sagara. I thought I saw japanese there...I'v been getting those countries mixed since I started taking E.A. studies. But taiwanese...is there such a language? I would think that they spoke mandarin after the nationalists fled there. Oh well...tis of no importance.
05-30-2003, 12:34 AM

omnitarian Verily unto thee! Location: Lurkville	#10 (permalink) If I recall correctly, dogs in China say gau gau instead of woof woof. Figuratively speaking.
05-30-2003, 02:54 AM

Big D Former Staff The Spirit of Jazz Location: Inside you, like a warm kitten!	#12 (permalink) Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryûkishi: Carbuncle is a dark red gem, but it is also the name of a reptilian creature known by Spanish and Portugese explorers to have the gem embedded atop its head. A carbuncle is also an infected pustule. Just so you know...
06-02-2003, 04:08 AM

Kawaii Ryûkishi Administrator Carcharo Don Megalo Don Location: Challenger Deep	#13 (permalink) Oh, I know. I know all too well. Such is the pain of my life.
06-02-2003, 06:35 AM

Kawaii Ryûkishi Administrator Carcharo Don Megalo Don Location: Challenger Deep	#15 (permalink) Well, I'd say it really really derives from Gepeto's pet cat in the Disney animation of Pinocchio.
06-02-2003, 10:15 AM

m4tt Former Staff White & Nerdy Location: La Mesa, CA	#16 (permalink) Originally posted by Kawaii Ryûkishi Well, I'd say it really really derives from Gepeto's pet cat in the Disney animation of Pinocchio. That's what I always thought!
06-02-2003, 02:28 PM