Whats there in a name?


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Loser   
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Post ID: #PID Posted on: 03-04-06 10:44:38

"Sukhdeep"


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tamilkuravan   
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Post ID: #PID Posted on: 03-04-06 11:25:40

Tamil names can be funny like : (literal meaning)
Pitchai - begger ( to mean a free gift from god)
arumugam- six face
nagappan- king of snakes
senthamarai-lotus
petambaram - pe means s**t and it is emphasised in the name.
karuppusamy- black king
vellaisamy-white king
vettrivel- spear of victory
ethusamy-where is god (meaning there is no God)
Kannaiyiram- 1000 eyes
TK

Sidenote : What is so funny about "Sukhdeep" ?
Sidenote 2 : When i came to india in 1983, i knew tamil but did not know how to write it. So these names were very funny to me.


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meghal   
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Post ID: #PID Posted on: 03-04-06 15:57:48

Quote:
Originally posted by tamilkuravan

Tamil names can be funny like : (literal meaning)
Pitchai - begger ( to mean a free gift from god)
arumugam- six face
nagappan- king of snakes
senthamarai-lotus
petambaram - pe means s**t and it is emphasised in the name.
karuppusamy- black king
vellaisamy-white king
vettrivel- spear of victory
ethusamy-where is god (meaning there is no God)



What is funny about this? :( 95% of Hindu names are derived from Sanskrit literature. Many of these words are "samas" - a combination of many words.

IMHO, you must be terribly misguided by the word "Peetambaram" (As written in Gujarati - Sanskrit).

"Peet" means yellow. "Ambar" means cloth. "Peetambar" means "peet ambar yasya sa" (If my sanskrit knowledge is not rusty). That menas "One whose clothes are yellow" or Lord Vishnu

So all the tamil words you have written must be having a sanskrit equivalent.

These names may sound funny to a person alien to Hindu culture, but should not sound funny to a Hindu, IMHO

Meghal



Loser   
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Post ID: #PID Posted on: 03-04-06 18:31:02

The True Meanings of Asian Names
Wa Shing Kah------- Cleaning an automobile
Wai So Dim--------- Are you trying to save electricity?
Wai U Shao Ting---- There is no reason to raise your voice
Ai Bang Mai Ne----- I bumped into the coffee table
Chin Tu Fat-------- You need a face lift
Dung On Mai Shu---- I stepped in shit
Dum Gai------------ A stupid person
Gun Pao Der-------- An ancient Chinese invention
Hu Flung Dung------ Which one of you fertilized the field?
Hu Yu Hai Ding----- Are you are harboring a fugutive?
Jan Ne Ka Sun------ A former late night talk show host
Kum Hia------------ Approach me
Lao Ze Sho----- --- Gilligan's Island
Lao Zi------------- Not very good
Lin Ching---------- An illegal execution
Shai Gai----------- A bashful person
Tai Ne Bae Be------ A premature infant
Tai Ne Po Ne------- A small horse
Ten Ding Ba-------- Serving drinks to people
Wan Bum Lung------- A person with T.B. or Cancer
U Mai Te Tan------- Your vacation agrees with you


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Iceberg   
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Post ID: #PID Posted on: 03-04-06 18:52:47



In Gujarat we have a name : ' Anal '



faisal   
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Post ID: #PID Posted on: 04-04-06 01:01:08

Quote:
Originally posted by tamilkuravan


Sidenote : What is so funny about "Sukhdeep" ?




A gora could pronounce it as 'Suck Deep'


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lana2005   
Member since: Feb 06
Posts: 545
Location: Toronto

Post ID: #PID Posted on: 04-04-06 13:59:12

Quote:
Originally posted by Loser

Dum Gai------------ A stupid person




Is this really asian name or english spelt differently (Just kidding)



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