LL-L "Lexicon" 2002.10.03 (04) [E]

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From: George M Gibault <gmg at direct.ca>
Subject: Lowland cat terms - moggie

Hi all!

Some - but not all of my English friends use the term "moggie" as an
affectionate term for a cat or kitten. I wonder if there are other terms
not cognate with cat used for cats, kittens or kinds of them in varieties
of Lowlands. I have a ginger cat - but do you use the word for ginger to
describe such felines - or do you call her a rooikop or some such? What
about "tabby?" Angora turns out to be dialect for Ankara - so these are
Turks! I wonder if "moggie" is from the same root as magie (small stomach
or tummy in Afrikaans) The "same" but different word means "magic"  - a
connotation of cats as witches' familiars perhaps?

I thought Billy was a random name for a cat as in the TV series Billy the
cat until I learned that billi is a Punjabi word for cat - so now I am less
certain that it is a coincidence. Any Lowland cat terms appreciated!

Best wishes George

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