Pooch article

[Beth Simon]

Oy

"dog" in Hindi and in Urdu is kutta (short /u/ (vowels have length),
double dental (not retroflex) /t/. I don't have access to devanagari or
perso-arabic script on this email system.

beth

beth lee simon, ph.d.
associate professor, linguistics and english
indiana university purdue university
fort wayne, in 46805-1499
voice 260 481 6761; fax 260 481 6985
email simon at ipfw.edu


>>> douglas at NB.NET 9/2/2003 5:07:42 PM >>>
>'Pooch,' he said, 'is Hindustani for dog. ....'

I don't think so.

-- Doug Wilson