[Assam] About the Name Assam

[Chan Mahanta]

At 7:44 PM -0700 3/8/09, Dilip and Dil Deka wrote:
>Was "Xorgodeu" ever a "Horgodeu", "Khorgodeu" or "Sworgodeu"?
>The Ahom rulers tried their best to assimilate, and not to 
>distinguish themselves from the ruled.
>They had the call in naming their kingdom. Not your forefathers, nor mine.
>So who brought the "Xo" sound to Assam? The Kalitas from Russia? :-)


*** How about Kamrupiyas or Nalbarias or perhaps even Borpetyas? 
Wish as I might to remain inclusive, it is unlikely that it was a 
creation of any Tamir ( Tamil) :-).






>Dilip
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>>   whereas we know for sure the local people at that time as now 
>>called the land "Oxom",
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>***  You do?
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>So much for the certitude of the omniscient!!
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>Did you know that the Ahom people, by and large, cannot pronounce 
>the 'xo' sound and  pronounce it as 'ho' or 'kho'?
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>At 2:02 PM -0700 3/8/09, Dilip and Dil Deka wrote:
>>  ".......an invention of an European, and thus not credible?" - I 
>>am not suggesting that at all. I am not Europhobic. :-)
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>>  Let's take the British days - the maps and the official records 
>>meticulously prepared during that time called "Oxom" as "Assam" 
>>whereas we know for sure the local people at that time as now 
>>called the land "Oxom", the big difference being the sound of "x" 
>>versus "s". What credibility would you give to the authenticity of 
>>the name "Assam" used by the British?
>>  In the same token, why would I accept "Asam" as written by a Dutch 
>>in 17th century as an authentic name? The Dutch, just like the 
>>British cannot pronounce "Oxom".
>>  If you accept "Asam" as in Dutch map as the original name, when 
>>did it change to today's "Oxom" and who changed it?
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>>  I still say "Assam" is anglicized and "Asam" is Hollandized. Boy! 
>>that sounds too much like Hollandaise sauce.
>>  I am surprised there was no comment on the rest of my email.
>>  Dilip
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