sandeep Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 5 minutes ago, panther said: AfghanIstan Ghulamistan.
zen Posted March 27, 2020 Author Posted March 27, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, velu said: Bulgaria sound badass the land of Bulgars .... I am not sure if the word Burglar was inspired by them Edited March 27, 2020 by zen
Mariyam Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 8 hours ago, zen said: the land of Bulgars .... I am not sure if the word Burglar was inspired by them burglar is a compound word from burg (city) and larceny (theft). It has nothing to do with Bulgaria. A more interesting question would be does the Italian luxury brand Bvlgari have anything to do with the word 'Bulgaria'? zen 1
diga Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 Just now, Mariyam said: burglar is a compound word from burg (city) and larceny (theft). It has nothing to do with Bulgaria. A more interesting question would be does the Italian luxury brand Bvlgari have anything to do with the word 'Bulgaria'? Was about to write about bvlgari.. I was thinking that you might write about Liechtenstein or Luxembourg Mariyam 1
FischerTal Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) All the names of different places in Mumbai sound full tapori like. Kalyan, andheri, jogesgwari, dombivali, colaba, bhayandar.... I mean wtf is bhayandar? Edited March 28, 2020 by FischerTal OpeningBatsman and Mariyam 2
MechEng Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 10 minutes ago, FischerTal said: All the names of different places in Mumbai sound full tapori like. Kalyan, andheri, jogesgwari, dombivali, colaba, bhayandar.... I mean wtf is bhayandar? Colaba must be a Parsi inspiration since they have some of the weirdest names. FischerTal 1
Mariyam Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 1 minute ago, MechEng said: Colaba must be a Parsi inspiration since they have some of the weirdest names. I think Colaba comes from 'Koli'. The original fisher-folk the Portuguese/British found there. FischerTal and MechEng 2
Cricketics Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 I like the name “swaziland” too and Denmark FischerTal 1
MechEng Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 9 minutes ago, Mariyam said: I think Colaba comes from 'Koli'. The original fisher-folk the Portuguese/British found there. Ah, I thought Colaba was a distant relative of Jeejeebhuoy or Madam Cama. FischerTal 1
Mariyam Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 17 minutes ago, FischerTal said: All the names of different places in Mumbai sound full tapori like. Kalyan, andheri, jogesgwari, dombivali, colaba, bhayandar.... I mean wtf is bhayandar? Not to mention: Santa Cruz- Random Spanish sounding name. Khar- In Pashto it means donkey, or so my grandfather used to say. Wadala- Sounds like an order at an Udipi restaurant. Chunabhatti: Lime furnace? Pune has an outlying suburb called Pimple Saudagar. FischerTal 1
Mariyam Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 50 minutes ago, diga said: Was about to write about bvlgari.. I was thinking that you might write about Liechtenstein or Luxembourg European names can be crazy. See the names of all those Welsh towns with repeating consonants: Llanfair, Crrymmbgyyllmb etc Its as if certain keys on the keyboard were stuck.
nikred Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 Not to mention: Santa Cruz- Random Spanish sounding name. Khar- In Pashto it means donkey, or so my grandfather used to say. Wadala- Sounds like an order at an Udipi restaurant. Chunabhatti: Lime furnace? Pune has an outlying suburb called Pimple Saudagar. Pimple Saudagar....I lived there for 3 years. [emoji13]Sent from my Redmi Note 4 using Tapatalk
kosingh Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 I like Seychelles. India isn't a bad country name all. Sounds kind of exotic when one thinks of it from a non-Indian point of view!
Norman Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 If we're talking about city names then this one in Wales takes the cake ... Mariyam 1
diga Posted March 28, 2020 Posted March 28, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Mariyam said: European names can be crazy. See the names of all those Welsh towns with repeating consonants: Llanfair, Crrymmbgyyllmb etc Its as if certain keys on the keyboard were stuck. Meant the abode of billionaires Edited March 28, 2020 by diga
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