[Assam] zoo

[uttam borthakur]

Dilip da
   
  I will hazard a suggestion. We can always add to the language. "ZOO" as suggested by you and as supported by reasons is not necessarily a bad idea (this expression is used by a professor friend and it leaves room for doubt whether the idea was considered to be good or bad):-). POXU BHARAL is easy on our Assamese tongues. By stream roller of analogy we may say POXUHALI (taking a cue from GOHALI). By the way, Guwahati boasts of a restaurant called GOHALI.

Dilip/Dil Deka <dilipdeka at yahoo.com> wrote:
  A true Nalboriya would say "Hahwr Baaha".
Regarding the word for zoo - there is no real Assamese word for it since zoos didn't exist in Assam. Siriyakhana (sic?) was borrowed from Hindi. Is there any harm in calling zoo, a zoo, in Assamese. We have assimilated words like station, school, master, cup and glass into our language.
Dilip

mc mahant wrote:
In true Nalboriya:
HAHOR BAXA(Not Hanhor Baanh)
mm



> Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 20:12:57 -0800> From: dilipdeka at yahoo.com> To: assam at assamnet.org> Subject: Re: [Assam] zoo> > That is correct.> Siriyakhana has been used for a long time. Is there a new one now?> Dilip Deka> > bg wrote:> CHIRIYAKHANA> > > > On Jan 20, 2008 9:14 AM, kamal deka wrote:> > > What is the correct Assamese word ( porivakha ) for " zoo " ?> > KJD> > _______________________________________________> > assam mailing list> > assam at assamnet.org> > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> >> > > > -- > Babul Gogoi> 011-29817150 / 9868182079> _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org> > _______________________________________________> assam mailing list> assam at assamnet.org> http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
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