Hofmaimaier@feddit.org to memes@lemmy.world · 15 days agoA language like a set of building blocks.feddit.orgimagemessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down10
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minus-squaretatterdemalion@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·14 days agoI suspect every language does this to some extent. Some good examples from Japanese: 靴 = shoes 下 = under 靴下 = socks 手 = hand 紙 = paper 手紙 = letter 歯 = teeth 車 = wheel 歯車 = cog / gear 火 = fire 山 = mountain 火山 = volcano Sadly (?) the Japanese compounds are often only compounds of the symbols, not the spoken words.
minus-squareFUsername@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-214 days agoWell 🇩🇪 Zahn = Tooth Rad = Wheel Zahnrad = cog 🎉
minus-squareℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-214 days agoWe took that into Hungarian Fog = Tooth Kerék = Wheel Fogaskerék = Toothywheel = Cog
minus-squareFUsername@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·14 days agoWell, is a cog actually a toothy wheel for everybody but the English language?
minus-squaremeekah@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-28 days agoWouldnt be surprised if it was. looking at pineapple
I suspect every language does this to some extent. Some good examples from Japanese:
靴 = shoes 下 = under 靴下 = socks
手 = hand 紙 = paper 手紙 = letter
歯 = teeth 車 = wheel 歯車 = cog / gear
火 = fire 山 = mountain 火山 = volcano
Sadly (?) the Japanese compounds are often only compounds of the symbols, not the spoken words.
Well 🇩🇪
Zahn = Tooth
Rad = Wheel
Zahnrad = cog 🎉
We took that into Hungarian
Fog = Tooth
Kerék = Wheel
Fogaskerék = Toothywheel = Cog
Well, is a cog actually a toothy wheel for everybody but the English language?
Wouldnt be surprised if it was. looking at pineapple