Date: Sat, 5 Aug 1995 05:07:46 -1000 From: Charlie@ind3x.dircon.co.uk (Charlie Charlton) Message-Id: <0df_9508060633@ind3x.dircon.co.uk> Organization: ind3x Subject: Kites by any other Name I wonder if anyone knows any other names for kites this was goint to be a competition question by now I am just curious I have a short list which I have compiled already but if you know any others I would love to know Kite English Vlieger Dutch Drachen German Aquilioni Italian Tako Japanese Pipas Portugese please don't email me at the above address but rather use charlie@akg.u-net.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Home of the Artistic Kite Group Why not visit the new web page at http://www.u-net.com/~akg/ For more information E-mail charlie@akg.u-net.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | ind3x.dircon.co.uk in Nottingham, England /_ _|_ | | // || |_|\/ | | "...Slave to the hormone, body and soul..." // ||_|_|/\ | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Sun, 6 Aug 1995 04:17:44 -1000 From: john.mitchell@multinet.de (john) Message-Id: <199508061417.AA29805@BlackBird.MultiNET.DE> Organization: Harvard University Office of Information Technology Subject: Re: Kites by any other Name > I wonder if anyone knows any other names for kites > > this was goint to be a competition question by now I am just curious > > I have a short list which I have compiled already but if you know any others > I would love to know > > Kite English > Vlieger Dutch > Drachen German > Aquilioni Italian > Tako Japanese > Pipas Portugese > > please don't email me at the above address but rather use > Cometas (spelling) Spanish = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Sun, 6 Aug 1995 17:16:27 -1000 From: othasuay@terranet.ab.ca (Frank Lee) Message-Id: <4040ib$cgg@rover.ucs.ualberta.ca> Organization: I & I Services Subject: Re: Kites by any other Name In article <0df_9508060633@ind3x.dircon.co.uk>, Charlie@ind3x.dircon.co.uk says... > >I wonder if anyone knows any other names for kites > The Thai language uses sanskrit for their writing but the English phonetic spelling for kite is "wow", and the word is spoken with a "falling" tone. frank othasuay@terranet.ab.ca = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Sun, 6 Aug 1995 17:32:20 -1000 From: td@research.att.com (Tom Duff 0112730) Message-Id: Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ Subject: Re: Kites by any other Name Charlie@ind3x.dircon.co.uk (Charlie Charlton) asks: >I wonder if anyone knows any other names for kites >this was goint to be a competition question by now I am just curious According to my collection of on-line translating dictionaries, we have: chinese pianzi; liumang; fengzheng; shangsheng danish drage dutch vlieger english kite finnish leija; haarahaukka; kiskuri, huijari french cerf-volant german Drachen italian aquilone japanese karategata, tako, tobi norwegian drage, rytterveksel, proformaveksel spanish cometa swedish drake Possibly some of these refer to the bird that gives kites their English name, and some of them may have to do with financial misdealings (kiting checks). = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Mon, 7 Aug 1995 07:02:42 -1000 From: kichiwa@eskimo.com (Mike Eason) Message-Id: Organization: Not Much! Subject: Re: Kites by any other Name In article <0df_9508060633@ind3x.dircon.co.uk>, Charlie@ind3x.dircon.co.uk says... > >I wonder if anyone knows any other names for kites > >this was goint to be a competition question by now I am just curious > >I have a short list which I have compiled already but if you know any others >I would love to know > >Kite English >Vlieger Dutch >Drachen German >Aquilioni Italian >Tako Japanese >Pipas Portugese > Youn (yoon with very short, chopped off n)-- Korean Bang pe youn = fighter kite (traditional rectangular with hole) Ou Re Youn = flounder kite (shaped like Indian fighter) Watashiwa Youn, Tako, Kite, Pipas, Aquilioni, Drachen, und Vlieger Kichiwa! (now that's a mix of languages!) -- Mike Eason or Media Specialist: Everett Community College, Everett, WA President: Snohomish County Incredible Flying Individuals, SCI-FI voice:206-334-0362 H. :206-388-9117 W. fax:206-388-9144 3rd Annual Washington State Sport Kite Championships, Sept. 22-24, 1995 Whidbey Island Kite Festival, Ft. Casey Conf. Center, Sept. 22-24, 1995 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Mon, 7 Aug 1995 10:08:19 -1000 From: skrishnan@mmm.com (S.Krishnan) Message-Id: <405rrj$kmb@dawn.mmm.com> Organization: mmm Subject: Re: Kites by any other Name hi, Kite in spanish is "la cometa" ...the article "la", meaning "the" in english differenciates it from "el cometa" ....meaning "the comet" in english. Kite in the dravidian language "Tamil" is "Kaathadi", literally meaning "dance in the wind". Tamil is spoken in the indian state of "Tamil Nadu" and in Srilanka, Malaysia and Singapore. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 11:42:19 -1000 From: vraun@freenet.niagara.com (Vaino Raun) Message-Id: Organization: Niagara Peninsula Free-Net Subject: Re: Kites by any other Name Lohe ....... Estonian -- Vaino Raun..... St. Catharines, ONT vraun@freenet.niagara.com Canada = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Mon, 7 Aug 1995 11:21:00 -1000 From: Alfred_Schwarz@a-w.maus.de (Alfred Schwarz) Message-Id: <199508072321.a1121@a-w.maus.de> Subject: Re: Kites by any other Name Hello there! Charlie@ind3x.dircon.co.uk wrote: >I wonder if anyone knows any other names for kites In croatia and serbia it's called 'zmj'. Cheerio, Fredl. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Wed, 9 Aug 1995 11:36:42 -1000 From: kichiwa@eskimo.com (Mike Eason) Message-Id: Organization: Not Much! Subject: Re: Kites by any other Name >Charlie@ind3x.dircon.co.uk wrote: >>I wonder if anyone knows any other names for kites In ASL (American Sign Language) "kite" is: If you are right handed, take your left hand index finger and point (touching) to the center of your right wrist just below your right palm, with your palm flat (fingers might be extended to indicate a bigger kite). Your right thumb would normally be about 4-6" away from your right cheek, initially. At the same time wiggle your right hand (slight rotating wiggle, not a big wave... unless your kite always flies that way :-) ) while raising it higher about 6-10". Like long line launching a kite! It's all visual and can be modified with other subtlties of motion to be more descriptive of a particular kite. You could even use two fingers at the wrist two indicate a sport kite. Four fingers for Quads get a little cumbersome and may not be recognized by someone signing ASL without some descriptive conversation first. Roger Maddy (flies three or more quads at the same time) would really have problems! :-} Watshiwa tako language kichiwa, -- Mike Eason or Media Specialist: Everett Community College, Everett, WA President: Snohomish County Incredible Flying Individuals, SCI-FI voice:206-334-0362 H. :206-388-9117 W. fax:206-388-9144 3rd Annual Washington State Sport Kite Championships, Sept. 22-24, 1995 Whidbey Island Kite Festival, Ft. Casey Conf. Center, Sept. 22-24, 1995 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 8 Aug 1995 23:21:40 -1000 From: arjo@grafix.xs4all.nl (Arjo Rozendaal) Message-Id: Organization: Grafix Attack BBS Holland Subject: Kites by any other Name In a message of 05 Aug 95 Charlie Charlton wrote to All: CC> From: Charlie@ind3x.dircon.co.uk (Charlie Charlton) CC> I wonder if anyone knows any other names for kites CC> this was goint to be a competition question by now I am just curious CC> I have a short list which I have compiled already but if you know any CC> others I would love to know CC> Kite English CC> Vlieger Dutch CC> Drachen German CC> Aquilioni Italian CC> Tako Japanese CC> Pipas Portugese Layang-layang Indonesia See you, Arjo. +------------------+----------------------------+------------------------+ | | FIDO 2:286/407.89 | \\\/// */Astrochicken/* | | *Arjo* *Rozendaal* | NLA 14:101/200.89 | #:)= | | | INET arjo@grafix.xs4all.nl | ///\\\ /stuntkitepair/ | +------------------+----------------------------+------------------------+ -- Via Xenolink 1.96, XenolinkUUCP 1.1 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 23:37:52 -1000 From: john.mitchell@multinet.de (john) Message-Id: <199508230937.AA25975@BlackBird.MultiNET.DE> Organization: Harvard University Office of Information Technology Subject: Re: Kites by any other Name > > CC> Kite English > CC> Vlieger Dutch > CC> Drachen German > CC> Aquilioni Italian > CC> Tako Japanese > CC> Pipas Portugese > > Layang-layang Indonesia > > Here is the approximate Russian name, seeing as we don't have russian characters on our keyboards, it is not exact. Letuchij zmeij (a direct translation into English is Flying snake) That was from a russian friend. I'll consult greek friend for the greek word at the German Championships soon. Over-the-Rainbow, John Mitchell Munich, Germany = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Fri, 25 Aug 1995 02:00:51 -1000 From: doyle@gdc.com (Sean Doyle) Message-Id: <9508251200.AA23652@mailhost.gdc.com> Organization: Harvard University Office of Information Technology Subject: Re: Kites by any other name kite in Greek is: xoptaetou Direct translations is something like flying paper. Cheers, Johnna Doyle = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =