Re: Funny words
| From: | Balazs Sudar <conlang@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, January 9, 2003, 22:27 |
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Jan van Steenbergen <ijzeren_jan@...> 2003.01.09. 19:09:13-kor írta:
> Well, one thing that just popped up in my mind, is... what is the Hungarian
> word for country? If I remember correctly, is should be "ország".
> That should sound similar to the Dutch word for cause: "oorzaak",
> pronounced["o:rza:k] or ["o:rsak].
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> How 'bout that?
It also looks like the Swedish word for cause, "orsak", pronounced ['&S,ak].
You're right, I just simply don't know Dutch or Swedish, and German has no similar
word. Anyway do they mean the same???
Though they are similar I wouldn't say they come from the same source with "ország", eh? ;-))))
Balazs
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