Re: SM stands for Smile
- From: Arndt Jonasson <do-not-use@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 10 May 2005 10:43:28 +0200
jdallen2000@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> In English, some words associated with lip motion
> begin with `sm': smack, smile, smirk, smooch.
> Many words associated with nose movement begin with `sn':
> sneer, sneeze, sniff, snicker, snore, snivel, snout, snot.
> Surely it's no coincidence that pronouncing `m' and 'n'
> involve the lips and nose, respectively.
>
> Perhaps I'm extending the idea too far, but some words
> associated with rear-tongue activity have one or two hard `g'
> sounds: gargle, giggle, gasp, gulp, gag, growl.
>
> Do other languages exhibit similar phenomena?
Swedish has some sm- and sn- words too from your list, which is not
surprising given the close relationship with English.
There is also "fnysa" which means "snort". "Fnittra" means "giggle".
We also have some words with kl- which have a general stickiness
and/or messiness in common: klibba (to stick), klistra (to glue),
kladda (to scribble), kleta (to daub). Since that's nothing to do
with the body, maybe it's outside the area of your question.
.
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