keeping up with neologisms in telugu (just for laughs)

Aravinda Pillalamarri (ap191@columbia.edu)
Tue, 8 Oct 1996 13:02:38 -0400 (EDT)


Subject: Kitikeelu 95!! (fwd)

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  A recent news paper item announced that Chandra Babu Naidu garu had
granted a Personal Computer to every MLA to keep in touch with the
developments in his constituency. 
 Well, well, with the legacy left by Late Rama Rao and the effect of the
other states in the neighbourhood the Govt. wanted all the GUI and
 other stuff only in TELUGU. 
 A tender for work related to this TELUGEEKARANA (Telugising) of both
 environment and the text appearing on the GUI has been floated and
Intergraph is also in the race for clinching it. 
 All the dialog boxes and text are being translated into TELUGU. 
 Some of the efforts going into this are as below : 

 ITEMS IN ENGLISH                      IN TELUGU
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 MicroSoft                                   Chinni Mettha
 Windows                                     Kitikeeloo
 Windows 95                                  Thombhai Idu Kitikiloo ?
 Operating System                            Powerlo unna party
 BitMap                                      Bomma Mukka
B Dialog Box                                  Dabba Sambhashana
 Push Button                                 Nokkudu Bontha
 List Box                                    Dabba Jabitha
 Program                                     Pani
 Project                                     Pedda Pani
 TEXT IN ENGLISH                             IN TELUGU
 OK                                          Sare
 Cancel                                      Vaddhu
 Ignore                                      Pothe Poni
 Press Here                                  Ikkada Nokku
 Press Here to Continue                      Ikkada Nokkite Inte Sangatulu
 Quit                                        Selavu
 Help                                        Rakshinchoo
 FAQ                                         CBI  (ask PV for explanation)
 BreakPoints                                 Police Debbalu
 SPY++                                       Kitti gadi cinema
 Insert (on main dialog)                     Dhoorchu
 Find                                        Kanipettu
 Debug                                       Mateyyi
 Save                                        Dacheyyi
 Save All                                    Anni Dacheyyi
 Tip of the Day                              E Roju kosaru
 Zip & Unzip                                 (reserved until passed by Centre)
 Ignore All                                  Hare Rama Hare Krishna


STD DISCLAIMER: I have no propritery interest in the above translations.
All trademarks are property of their respective owners. if any
translations are wrong i claim no responsibility for any hurt experienced
by telugu pandits.