LL-L "Lexicon" 2002.10.04 (07) [E/LS]

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From: Gustaaf Van Moorsel <gvanmoor at aoc.nrao.edu>
Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2002.10.04 (05) [E]

Reinhard wrote:

> You see, I have to confess that I--naively?--used to
> assume that "cockatoo," German _Kakadu_, etc., were related to the Kakadu
~
> Gagadu ~ Gagadju ~ Gagudju people and the Kakadu National Park in Northern
> Australia.

Same here, and I still think this would be too much of a coincidence.
This reminds me of a Neerlands Hoop skit in the early seventies feat-
uring an Indian (Native American) tribe and their "zwijgzame opperhoofd
Kaketoe".  Sorry the pun is untranslatable.  Lest there be any doubt, I
am not suggesting this as an alternative etymology ...

Gustaaf

Neerlands Hoop was a famous Dutch cabaret duo of the 1970's
zwijgzaam = silent
opperhoofd = chief
Kaketoe ~ Kaken toe = jaws closed

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From: Friedrich-Wilhelm Neumann <Friedrich-Wilhelm.Neumann at epost.de>
Subject: LL-L "Lexicon" 2002.10.04 (03) [E]

Ron, Gabriele, Leeglanners,

Ron wrote as an  answer on Gabriele's frolicsomeness (the first time I heard
about the existence of a word like this [except some dog pellets], looking
into my dic! It's a really funny and basic expression!):

>or you can use the nickname _Böönhaas'_ (['bø:nhQ:.z] ~
> ['b9:nhQ:.z], literally "attic hare").

Don't try a new shifting this steeple way, please, in Your "spheric"
exchanges! *s*

De "Mieze-" (E: "mice-"?) -katze/cat wööer ne opp 'n Böö*n*, mann opp 'n
Böö*m*. Or gifft ook 'n "Böön" in anner snaaksche LS-Munnoorten?

Mookt blaut wieter sau! :-)

Kumpelmenten noo Jau beid!

Fiete.
(Friedrich W. Neumann)

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"SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES..."
("Iced Earth")

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From: R. F. Hahn <sassisch at yahoo.com>
Subject: Lexicon

Fiete:

> De "Mieze-" (E: "mice-"?) -katze/cat wööer ne opp 'n Böö*n*, mann opp 'n
> Böö*m*. Or gifft ook 'n "Böön" in anner snaaksche LS-Munnoorten?

Klaar heett dat "Böön", tominnst in de mehrsten Dialekten, 'n paar heel
snaaksche an 't Enn vun de Elv maal nich mitrekend.  ;)  _Bööm_ heff ik
bitherto nich maal in Wöörböker funnen.  Mi dücht, dat Woord "Böön" keem vun
_boden_ > _böden_ af.

Grötens,
Reinhard/Ron

P.S.: Un wat is daar "spheric" an?

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