Comments on: 12 Greek Words You Should Know

By: sharkra

sharkra — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:42:17 +0000

do any boby no wht omicron means please tel me now so i won’t get a ” F” on my report because it is due on Wednesday Nov 4,2009.

By: lejski3

lejski3 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 11:02:48 +0000

Wot a gr8 site! As a monoglot English-speaking proud Welshman, [spot the contradiction?], I am eager to learn from all u clever academics out there, especially the arse-clenching snobs who give me the biggest laughs. Carry on writing please, as Sid James might have sed. [i spels good reely I just wated to join in the fun!].

By: Mahendra de Silva

Mahendra de Silva — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:15:16 +0000

I am from Sri Lanka (that little island off the tip of S.India). My mother tongue is Sinhala. This belongs to the Indo-Aryan language basket. North Indian settlers introduced this language around 6-5 centuries B.C.E.

The commonly used Sinhala word for cow/bull is “harakka”
This word has no roots in Sanskrit, Bengali or Pali the North Indian languages that have nourished Sinhala. (The word “gava” which is of N.Indian origin is used in more refined Sinhala for cow/bull.

Records show that there was a Greek Quarter in the ancient Sri Lanka capital Anuradhapura.

Can you enlighten me whether “harakka’ is an old Greek word for cow/bull

Thank you

By: malignedtruth

malignedtruth — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:48:50 +0000

There is a plethora of comments, thusly contributing to the anemia of the discussion!

By: rosie

rosie — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:43:03 +0000

Hi you can relly use this website it is sos cool and also a great use of your time you also get to understand what every prefix means in greek in its own special way