Re: Incorporating foreign words

Nasy Sankagiri (narayans@dunx1.ocs.drexel.edu)
Tue, 31 Oct 1995 07:15:59 -0500

>Also, another historical query. We have the Telugu word
>bu-da-ta-kE-chu-lu for the Portugese. I do not know of
>corresponding Telugized words for the british and french.
>Why is that? Is it because the Portugese came into Andhra
>long before the british and the French?

I think that is true. However, the French are called 'paraasulu'. I think
the British entered the fray for colonies the last. I am not aware of any
'nickname' for them.

>For that matter
>the Greeks (through Alexander) were perhaps the first large
>group of europeans to come at a time into India. There is no Telugized
>word for Greeks either. Maybe they did not come that far south.
>Thank you for your attention.
>Katta Murty.

The Greeks were called 'yavanulu' in Sanskrit. The same word was copied
into telugu.

Regards
Nasy