re: "little round thingie" generic term = skullcap Jewish term = Yarmulke or Kippah (plural Kippot)
in Orthodox communities, "hat" :-) -Ben > Nevermind. I just called my sister. She says that the word describes the > shape of the little round thingies Jewish people wear on their head (please > excuse my ignorance of Jewish apparel). > > I'm still not satisfied, since that word isn't used anywhere else to > describe anything similar or round. Don't think it's a Cambo word. > > Kuhtup people! heh > > -----Original Message----- > From: Howie Hamlin [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 10:49 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Cambodian Jew > > > > A cut up? You mean like a comedian? I've seen some great Jewish comedians > and I guess you could call them cut ups. > Jackie Mason comes to mind <g> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Phoeun Pha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 11:41 AM > Subject: Cambodian Jew > > > > A neighbor of ours did housework for a Jewish family. It was cool. She > > would always bring us Matza Balls and crackers and everything with the > word > > "Koshered" on it. My favorite was Koshered Pickled Herring! > > > > Anyhow, she's a converted Jew (Bhuddist before). Can she move to Israel > > permanently? heh > > > > Strangely enough, the Cambodian word for "Jew" is pronounced "Kuh-tup" - > > accent on the second syllable, HARD "K" and HARD "T". I was wondering how > > we got that word. Maybe it's similar to some Hebrew word? Mike/Judith, > is > > there a Hebrew word that's phonetically similar? > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
