Re: Re : Re: OFF: Name for a cat
From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
Date: | Thursday, September 30, 1999, 1:18 |
"From Http://Members.Aol.Com/Lassailly/Tunuframe.Html" wrote:
> "maneku" means "to invite" and "neko" is "cat".
> so it's a play on word. well, maybe.
Actually, that's called a "blend", like English "motel" from "motor
hotel"
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