mboyna

[Olga Meerson]

http://www.membrana.ru/articles/global/2006/11/20/191900.html 
http://kornelia-black.narod.ru/rusa.html 
Of course, both of these are traceable to the wood etymology but I just thought the context went far-away from the practical-carpentry one. So have fun!
o.m.


----- Original Message -----
From: Vadim Besprozvany <vbesproz at UMICH.EDU>
Date: Thursday, July 24, 2008 5:19 pm
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] mboyna

> That’s right, but most of these sites introduce companies which 
> sell  
> wood, furniture or make some woodwork. I'm more interested in 
> fiction  
> and non-fiction texts. VB
> 
> 
> > Vadim Besprozvany wrote:
> >
> >> Thank you for the help. Did you ever encounter this word in a 
> real   
> >> Russian-related practice or in Russian texts?
> >
> > I personally have not, but Google has over 1000 hits for 
> "???????,"  
> > and they seem to be relevant to the definitions cited here.
> >
> > -- 
> > War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
> > --
> > Paul B. Gallagher
> > pbg translations, inc.
> > "Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
> > http://pbg-translations.com
> >
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