Apr 4, 2010 07:03
14 yrs ago
French term
Canada
entheulatheu
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Telecom(munications)
word from early 20th c. Lao document
This word appears in a Lao manuscrit dating back to the beginning of the century. Could this be old French? If so, what does it mean?
NB. There are reasons to think it could be a kind of insulator. Area: telegraph wire
Thank you.
NB. There are reasons to think it could be a kind of insulator. Area: telegraph wire
Thank you.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | insulation |
Alison Sabedoria (X)
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Change log
Apr 7, 2010 09:45: Tony M changed "Language pair" from "French Old (842-ca.1400) to English" to "French to English" , "Field" from "Art/Literary" to "Tech/Engineering" , "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "word from early 20th c. Lao document"
Proposed translations
+3
9 hrs
Selected
insulation
Try saying it out loud, sounding the "th" badly, like a lisped "s"!
I think it's simply a local deformation of the English word insulation: > en-seu-la-seu > en-theu-la-theu .
I like trying the most obvious answers first - even the apparently stupid ones. But then I may just be barking up entirely the wrong tree...
I certainly don't think the word's ever been near Old French, but I'm glad you posted it like that, so I got to see it!
Hope this helps =)
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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-04-04 16:25:27 GMT)
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Or deformation of "insulator", given the context.
I think it's simply a local deformation of the English word insulation: > en-seu-la-seu > en-theu-la-theu .
I like trying the most obvious answers first - even the apparently stupid ones. But then I may just be barking up entirely the wrong tree...
I certainly don't think the word's ever been near Old French, but I'm glad you posted it like that, so I got to see it!
Hope this helps =)
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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-04-04 16:25:27 GMT)
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Or deformation of "insulator", given the context.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci Alison!"
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