Re: Kiss (was: Many Words for One Concept (was: Interesting Words))

Re Britkiss:
there's smooching (long sexy kissing that often goes with slow dances)
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Christian Thalmann" <cinga@...>
To: <CONLANG@...>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2001 1:44 PM
Subject: Re: Kiss (was: Many Words for One Concept (was: Interesting Words))


> --- In conlang@y..., SuomenkieliMaa <suomenkieli@Y...> wrote:
>
> > Ooo, I like that!  Eight types of kissing?!  Anyone
> > willing to take a guess at some names for kissing in
> > English?  Don't the Brits say snooking or something?
>
> Surely there are many metaphorical words on the topic in English, but
> most of them just mean "kiss" and don't differentiate between types
> of kisses.
>
>
> > Then you got the French kiss, and a peck kiss... well
> > only 3 and I'm finished!!
>
> These seem to be just about the only type distinctions that English
> makes.  French, the alleged language of love, is even worse: AFAIK
> it only distinguishes "baiser" (non-romantic kiss) from "embrasser"
> (romantic kiss), the latter of which also comprises the meaning
> "embrace"!  Isn't that pathetic?  =P
>
>
> > Let me try my inventing hand at it in Vyääh...
>
> Nice list, though maybe a bit technical.  ;-)  I hope you don't mind
> my plagiarizing your format for my (non-comprehensive) list of
> Obrenje words.
>
>
> -- Reference --
>
> lowze  --  lip
> -tsu  --  diminutive suffix
> -vam  --  productive verb ending derived from povam "to give"
> malme  --  tongue
> ula  --  romantic Love
> nawam  --  to revel in, savor, enjoy
> toboq  --  gopher
>
>
> -- Kissing --
>
> luzme: To kiss (generic).
> lussem: To give a single kiss to s.o.
> lutsuvam: To give a quick little kiss (peck).
> luzovam: To kiss s.o. ceremonially (e.g. as a token of intimate
>      friendship, or at a wedding).
> gumam: To kiss as a lover (generic).
> luzgumam: To kiss as a lover (lips only).
> malmam: To kiss passionately but nonintrusively.  Also means "to lick"
>      in a wider sense.
> ulangom: To kiss passionately and intrusively (French).
> mwangom: To kiss (a lover) in a slow, prolongued and relishing
>      fashion (Dang!  Why is there no good English word for
>      "geniesserisch"?)
> toboqam: To kiss by repeated application of small kisses. (This sounds
>      about as romantic as a badly translated kitchen appliance user's
>      manual...) Also means "to nibble" in a wider sense.
>
> These are single words only... the list could be continued with various
> colorful metaphors and idiomatic expressions.  Needless to say, the
> Antelopes consider kissing an art form.  ;-)
>
>
> -- Christian Thalmann
>
>
> PS:  I first posted this message to the Yahoo!Group rather than the
> official Conlang list.  Apologies to those who get it twice.