Comments on: Word of the day - moustache http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/31/moustache/ language-related musings - one language is never enough / ét sprog er aldrig nok Sat, 05 Jul 2008 12:02:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Jack http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/31/moustache/#comment-58904 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 23:07:01 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/31/moustache/#comment-58904 I heard that in Tok Pisin from PNG, moustache is called 'mausgras' deriving from the English 'mouth' 'grass'. I heard that in Tok Pisin from PNG, moustache is called ‘mausgras’ deriving from the English ‘mouth’ ‘grass’.

]]> by: renato figueiredo http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/31/moustache/#comment-58871 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 18:21:35 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/31/moustache/#comment-58871 Some women love to feel a beautiful moustache in their necks, accompained by a kiss. It's only a joke Some women love to feel a beautiful moustache in their necks, accompained by a kiss. It’s only a joke

]]> by: Minstrel Ayreon http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/31/moustache/#comment-58867 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:40:17 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/31/moustache/#comment-58867 *prefer TO shave Sorry! *prefer TO shave

Sorry!

]]> by: Minstrel Ayreon http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/31/moustache/#comment-58866 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:40:00 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/31/moustache/#comment-58866 I heard an explanation somewhere that the reason that English "bigot" and Spanish "bigote" seem so much alike despite the WIDE difference in meaning is that both are descendents of the word "Visigoth" and thus refer to things associated with the Germanic tribes: facial hair and barbaric behavior (seen from a Roman view, of course). And interesting explanation as to why some cultures would prefer not to shave! I heard an explanation somewhere that the reason that English “bigot” and Spanish “bigote” seem so much alike despite the WIDE difference in meaning is that both are descendents of the word “Visigoth” and thus refer to things associated with the Germanic tribes: facial hair and barbaric behavior (seen from a Roman view, of course).

And interesting explanation as to why some cultures would prefer not to shave!

]]> by: renato figueiredo http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/31/moustache/#comment-58864 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 10:29:00 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/31/moustache/#comment-58864 I found a very interesting list Spanish- bigotes, mostacho, bigote Tagalog- bigote Albanian – mustaque Basque – bibote Cheyenne - mé'hahtse Croatian – brk, brkovi Czech – knír Danish – overskaeg Dutch – snor, knevel Esperanto – lipharoj Estonian – vuntsid, vurrud Finnish - viikset, viiksi French –moustache Gbari – egbeyi German – Schnurrbart Haitian Creole – moustache Hindi – mooch Hungarian – bajusz Icelandic – efrivararskegg Indonesian – kumis Irish – croiméal Italian – baffi Japanese – hige, hanahige Korean – kotsuyeom Latvian – üsas Malay – misaim Naskapi – wiistuw Norwegian – bart Ojibwe – miishidoon’an Old Frisian – kenep Old Nahuatl – tentzontli Papiamento – bigoti, mustashi Polish –was Quechua – sunkha Romanian – mustatã Russian –ycbi Serbian- brkovi, brk Slovak – fúzy Swedish – mustasch Tamil – misaim Tetum- ibun-rahun Turkmen – murt Ukarinian – BYCA, BYC Sorry for possible mistakes in Polish, Turkish, Romanian, I don't have proper font. By the way I use moustache, or bigode (in Portuguese since my 15 years old, I'm now 45y.o. I found a very interesting list
Spanish- bigotes, mostacho, bigote
Tagalog- bigote
Albanian – mustaque
Basque – bibote
Cheyenne - mé’hahtse
Croatian – brk, brkovi
Czech – knír
Danish – overskaeg
Dutch – snor, knevel
Esperanto – lipharoj
Estonian – vuntsid, vurrud
Finnish - viikset, viiksi
French –moustache
Gbari – egbeyi
German – Schnurrbart
Haitian Creole – moustache
Hindi – mooch
Hungarian – bajusz
Icelandic – efrivararskegg
Indonesian – kumis
Irish – croiméal
Italian – baffi
Japanese – hige, hanahige
Korean – kotsuyeom
Latvian – üsas
Malay – misaim
Naskapi – wiistuw
Norwegian – bart
Ojibwe – miishidoon’an
Old Frisian – kenep
Old Nahuatl – tentzontli
Papiamento – bigoti, mustashi
Polish –was
Quechua – sunkha
Romanian – mustatã
Russian –ycbi
Serbian- brkovi, brk
Slovak – fúzy
Swedish – mustasch
Tamil – misaim
Tetum- ibun-rahun
Turkmen – murt
Ukarinian – BYCA, BYC

Sorry for possible mistakes in Polish, Turkish, Romanian, I don’t have proper font. By the way I use moustache, or bigode (in Portuguese since my 15 years old, I’m now 45y.o.

]]> by: renato figueiredo http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/31/moustache/#comment-58861 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:23:18 +0000 http://www.omniglot.com/blog/2007/08/31/moustache/#comment-58861 In Portuguese is bigode /bi-go-de/ bee-go-de (as in demon) In Portuguese is bigode /bi-go-de/ bee-go-de (as in demon)

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