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Virus?... here, Ma'am!

Golf is my ex-hubster's sport. It is also his friend's son's nickname. Golf's younger brother's nickname is Beer. Ex-hubster's nephew is fondly called Fluke, and somewhere in this strange kingdom I came across a girl nicknamed Gift. Check out some of the rest, spelled as they are in documents and see what they mean in someone else's local dialect:

1. Virus destruction, harm, jealousy personified
2. Birat pronounced bi-lat which means female genital
3. Paleeya bitter gourd
4. Anus down the alimentary canal, out of it
5. Auten male genital
6. Pota prostitute
7. Sukanya his or her vomit
8. Panit skin
9. Atchara papaya pickle
10. Tilawan to taste
11. Olopong serpent
12. Sombut alternately to confront and a confrontation
13. Karoon now

Find more lists at Megan and Janet's T13
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Shelley Munro said…
Wow! These poor people. That's all I can say.
11 November 2010 at 12:16
Rekaya Gibson said…
Interesting. I learned something on your blog today. Thanks for sharing.

The Food Temptress
11 November 2010 at 12:47
Hazel said…
Shelley, I feel similarly but over here when foreigners mispronounce these names they become the laughing stock
11 November 2010 at 13:33
Hazel said…
Rekaya, glad to know that :)
11 November 2010 at 13:34
Unknown said…
Papaya pickle. LOL Happy T13!
11 November 2010 at 15:28
Hazel said…
Adelle, yeah perfect for fried fish or chicken :D
11 November 2010 at 17:48
Danielle said…
What are people thinking? Especially with number 7. hummmm......
11 November 2010 at 18:49
Hazel said…
Somebody help!
11 November 2010 at 19:18
CountryDew said…
Wow. What a great reason to remember to keep my mouth shut!
11 November 2010 at 19:43
Hazel said…
At certain times keeping the mouth shut sounds like the best option
11 November 2010 at 20:07
Heather said…
There are times I'm glad not to have a nickname. This is one of those times! lol
11 November 2010 at 23:04
Anonymous said…
Wait, these are thing people are actually called? How unkind.
11 November 2010 at 23:04
Hazel said…
Heather, good for you :)
11 November 2010 at 23:36
Hazel said…
Alice, yes but not unkind because to them those are names and such names are normal to them. Perhaps you were thinking of the meanings? Well, those are meanings in someone else's dialect, like I said in the beginning.
11 November 2010 at 23:39
I am Harriet said…
A few new things for me.

Have a great day!
http://harrietandfriends.com/2010/11/the-13-us-cities-with-the-most-attractive-people-according-to-travel-and-leisure/
12 November 2010 at 00:48
Anonymous said…
I love learning new words!
12 November 2010 at 22:14
Ebie said…
Hehehehe, bring these students in a Filipino class...who would hear a roar!
13 November 2010 at 05:45
Indrani said…
Interesting nicknames. :)
13 November 2010 at 23:49
kimmyschemy said…
hehehe... interesting!
14 November 2010 at 19:07
Hazel said…
Ate Ebie, exactly :D

Indrani and kim, they are :-)
19 November 2010 at 21:07
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