[Lexicog] Figurative expressions for "courage" in different language

[Jan Ullrich]

In Lakota (a Siouan language) 'to be brave' is ohitika and the same
concept can be expressed more strongly by chante suta (to be of firm
heart) or chante t'inza (to be of tough heart).
The one figurative expression I can think of right now is

Kimimila ska s'e takuni khokiphe shni.
To be as fearless as a white moth.

This comes from the fact that the white moth comes close to fire which
results in its death.




Jan Ullrich
Lakota Language Consortium
www.lakhota.org
www.inext.cz/siouan
e-mail: jfu at lakhota.org
Skype: janfull




> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fritz Goerling [mailto:Fritz_Goerling at sil.org]
> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2005 2:44 AM
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> Subject: [Lexicog] Figurative expressions for "courage" in
> different language
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> I'd be interested in knowing how different languages
> express the idea of "courage" (including audaciousness,
> temerity and effrontery) metaphorically or
> figuratively:
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> Examples from English:
>
> to have balls, to have guts, to have the cheek, gall, nerve to.
>
> An example from German:
>
> Mumm in den Knochen haben (to have courage in the bones)
>
> French:
>
> avoir le culot de faire quelque chose (to have the nerve to)
>
> Hebrew "chutzpah" is an interesting word, too. Where does it
> come from?
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> Fritz Goerling
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