02-01-2008, 08:11 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-04-2008, 07:23 AM by Bharatvarsh.)
For sometime a few words have come into my mind that could be equivalent to the English words we use in Telugu, these include:
1) Internet = Antarvala (Antar = Inter, Vala = Net)
2) Radio = MinnuvaaNi, NingivaaNi
3) Answering Machine = Badulu Yantram
4) Antibody = EdhuroLLu
5) Mouse (of computer) = Eluka
6) Washing Machine = Uthuku Yantram
7) University = Ilabadi (I am aware that Viswavidyalayam is already used in writing but that maybe too long, Ila = Earth, Badi = School)
8) Website = ValachOtu, Valathaavu (Web should actually be goodu but that's also used for nest, so i avoided it)
9) Volcano = Nippukonda, Nippumala (Agniparvatam is used but that may soon become too long, so these could be added to the vocabulary)
10) Submarine = DongOda (I found this here http://www.sahiti.org/dict/index.jsp?engWord=submarine )
11) Camera = BommagrahiNi (this I feel is a bit long and can be shortened)
12) Sea lion (the animal) = Kadali singham
13) Printer = Mudrakam, Acchari (the 2nd word I am not sure is valid gramatically, i simple extrapolated from the fact that teerpari used for Judge while teerpu is used for judgement)
14) Lie Detector Test = Kalla Kanugonu/Pasikattu Pareeksha
15) Football = Kaalbanthi
16) Beach = Isakoddu (the words in Telugu are for sea shore, not specifically for a beach and beaches exist without sea, so isaka = sand and oddu = shore could be used)
17) Trustee = Nammakari/Nammari (modeled on teerpari)
I will add any more that may come into my mind later by editing this post.
No language can survive without some borrowal, but to me borrowal should only be done when your own language (and then Sanskrit also) cannot be relied upon to create an equivalent word that is usable in speech (for example due to being too long).
In coming up with those words, i decided that the words have to be very short (translating printer as mudraNa yantram is no good because it will never catch on for being too long, so a shorter word has to be found) and Telugu words that are used in speech have to be used since simply copying from Sanskrit will only make it harder for them to catch on.
Finally the idea that Telugu cannot create words is nonsense and an excuse for lazyness and inaction of the so called Telugu "scholars", as I have shown above it's very much possible if only people apply their brains a little and stop worshipping English.
1) Internet = Antarvala (Antar = Inter, Vala = Net)
2) Radio = MinnuvaaNi, NingivaaNi
3) Answering Machine = Badulu Yantram
4) Antibody = EdhuroLLu
5) Mouse (of computer) = Eluka
6) Washing Machine = Uthuku Yantram
7) University = Ilabadi (I am aware that Viswavidyalayam is already used in writing but that maybe too long, Ila = Earth, Badi = School)
8) Website = ValachOtu, Valathaavu (Web should actually be goodu but that's also used for nest, so i avoided it)
9) Volcano = Nippukonda, Nippumala (Agniparvatam is used but that may soon become too long, so these could be added to the vocabulary)
10) Submarine = DongOda (I found this here http://www.sahiti.org/dict/index.jsp?engWord=submarine )
11) Camera = BommagrahiNi (this I feel is a bit long and can be shortened)
12) Sea lion (the animal) = Kadali singham
13) Printer = Mudrakam, Acchari (the 2nd word I am not sure is valid gramatically, i simple extrapolated from the fact that teerpari used for Judge while teerpu is used for judgement)
14) Lie Detector Test = Kalla Kanugonu/Pasikattu Pareeksha
15) Football = Kaalbanthi
16) Beach = Isakoddu (the words in Telugu are for sea shore, not specifically for a beach and beaches exist without sea, so isaka = sand and oddu = shore could be used)
17) Trustee = Nammakari/Nammari (modeled on teerpari)
I will add any more that may come into my mind later by editing this post.
No language can survive without some borrowal, but to me borrowal should only be done when your own language (and then Sanskrit also) cannot be relied upon to create an equivalent word that is usable in speech (for example due to being too long).
In coming up with those words, i decided that the words have to be very short (translating printer as mudraNa yantram is no good because it will never catch on for being too long, so a shorter word has to be found) and Telugu words that are used in speech have to be used since simply copying from Sanskrit will only make it harder for them to catch on.
Finally the idea that Telugu cannot create words is nonsense and an excuse for lazyness and inaction of the so called Telugu "scholars", as I have shown above it's very much possible if only people apply their brains a little and stop worshipping English.