Re: Albanian words for eyebrow


Ekkehard Dengler wrote:
"Alan Crozier" <name1.name2@xxxxxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:X8%5g.55319$d5.210276@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Has anybody got a big Albanian dictionary handy to check the claim that
the
language has 27 different words for eyebrow?

http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/books/features/article315207.ece

What I can tell you is that the definition given of "sacanagem" ("openly
seeking sexual pleasure with one or more partners other than one's primary
partner during Mardi Gras") makes about as much sense as, say, Douglas
Adams' definition of "Tananarive" ("to announce your entrance by falling
over the dustbin in the drive"). "Sacanagem" has a wide range of meanings,
from "nookie" to "piss-taking".

I doubt that "Agobilles" is a German word.

Regards,
Ekkehard

I checked up a number of the words in the "Tingo" book when I first
came across it last year. I expected to find that a lot of them were
just made up, like the "zzxjoanw" discussed here long ago. But in
general they were real words. However, in many cases, either the writer
or his source had enhanced the glosses, adding the kind of ridiculous
specificity seen in the example above. It's an amusing read, but should
not be relied on.

Ross Clark

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