Re: [GRN] Creado de meza

[Mervyn Maciel]

Thanks, but to me, Creadp de meza sounds very demeaning’ I like the word ‘Empregado’ though to me, it sounds highly “inflated “!! I myself started out as an‘’empregado’ although tge English equivalent sounds very ‘menial’ ss ‘clerk’ which my Granny would pronounce as ‘kolark’ a seemingly ‘exalted’ position at the time’ Mervyn Maciel  Sent from my iPhone On 29 Nov 2024, at 20:53, MD <mmdme...@gmail.com> wrote:  creado =creator (who created) so creado de mesa should be the person who sets up dinner table.   creado de meza = table servant creado de mesa = table creation (creator?) A person who sets up dinner table table The name Meza finds its origins in the Spanish language, specifically derived from the word mesa, meaning plateau or table. On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 10:35 PM William Robert Da Silva <wrdsi...@gmail.com> wrote: There is the word malcreado which means ill-doer, crooked person; creado, cread is a doer. I have heard these words used in Konkani, too. Then you have a meza which is at table. So, it would be positively doing at table, service at table. An attender at table etc., I suppose. Meza can also mean table-land or ghats. Would it be, therefore, a servant in the forestry service? I am joking. W R Da Silva On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 5:26 PM Mervyn Maciel <mervynels.watuwasha...@gmail.com> wrote: Literally - “Servant of the table!” Sounds odd though! Mervyn Maciel  Sent from my iPhone On 28 Nov 2024, at 05:43, 'Carvalho' via Goa-Research-Net <goa-research-net@googlegroups.com> wrote:  Dear members, I would like to know what would be the best interpretation of this term "creado de meza". This is a 19th century term used in a letter dated 1889, and does it correspond to the English 19th century equivalent of "head servant" or better still "table servant." All best wishes, Selma -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/328044951.450055.1732119273218%40mail.yahoo.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/34362694-83F6-4A21-9472-4A0FBA0EB20E%40gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CA%2BvNr4L1-bCUvA%3DMTxwiadYrPhNMPhCX06xvpoF6dM%3DR%3DH5n7Q%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/CAJJW6ok%2BROLzAOC-%2BvCOkgogDyArCk3CeGNXe9h2_V87XWuzoA%40mail.gmail.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Goa-Research-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to goa-research-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/goa-research-net/1DDEE835-3DAE-49EE-95C7-25072471C8E5%40gmail.com.