tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092202804301639769.post5984274946813811723..comments2023-08-25T03:19:21.216-06:00Comments on Stæfcræft & Vyākaraṇa: Lizards, Walls, Dragons: on an apparently undocumented Nepali lexeme (भित्ति)be_slayedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02920742528327860445noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092202804301639769.post-54589804006753185352011-10-18T05:06:04.594-06:002011-10-18T05:06:04.594-06:00for what it's worth, in the Philippines we say...for what it's worth, in the Philippines we say Butiki'.Nancy Reyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14910134058143426327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092202804301639769.post-66101856117381724972011-09-20T20:32:05.751-06:002011-09-20T20:32:05.751-06:00@Sij: Yeah, I think it must be "dialectal&quo...@Sij: Yeah, I think it must be "dialectal" Nepali (my wife is not from "the valley"). Of course, Kathmanduites use a number of words which other Nepali speakers don't. <br /><br />[माउसुली is interesting from the standpoint that I don't know its etymology. Perhaps it's Newari-derived (like a number of other Kathmanduite words).]be_slayedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920742528327860445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092202804301639769.post-60160580718200832592011-09-20T20:27:37.918-06:002011-09-20T20:27:37.918-06:00Kathmanduite here and never heard that name before...Kathmanduite here and never heard that name before. House lizards go by the name of माउसुली (Maau-soo-li) around our placeSizuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02443246171522924009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092202804301639769.post-69188835208126915082011-09-20T20:01:47.358-06:002011-09-20T20:01:47.358-06:00@ambarish: Right, भित्ति is the Sanskrit word for ...@ambarish: Right, भित्ति is the Sanskrit word for "wall", but not for "house-lizard". I found, भित्ति for "wall", both in Hindi and Nepali, but not for "house-lizard".be_slayedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02920742528327860445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6092202804301639769.post-28207179991052277622011-09-20T19:58:52.608-06:002011-09-20T19:58:52.608-06:00FWIW, भित्ति is standard Sanskrit for "wall&q...FWIW, भित्ति is standard Sanskrit for "wall". Surprised that Hindi dictionaries didn't mention it. Shabdkosh.com mentions (when you search for "wall"), both भित्ति and the apparently Prakrit derivation भीत.ambarishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13439767125170516567noreply@blogger.com