At 2008-02-07 09:09:06 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Anything that alludes/traces its origin to china origin is tagged so > in sanskrit and other indic languages
Yes, and there are a couple of strange examples in addition to the ones you cite. The only one I can think of right now is that woks are called "cheena chatti" in Malayalam. > (but again, not in all languages - in Malayalam and Tamil, they are > respectively called charkarai and chakkara, AFAIK - there are also > cheenchakkari, chenjeeni etc in colloquial refs) . BTW, in Malayalam, cc sugar is usually called "pan[cha]sara". I've only heard the "charkarai" form used for gur or perhaps palm sugar. Is there a similar distinction in Tamil? > There are some recorded instances of cc sugar being imported into > western india from china (during circa 1-200 ad) Fascinating. I did not know that. What route did it take? > 2. Probably there is some incipient branding principle involved in > calling certain kind of items cheeni, kum to think of it. > > 3. Chinese goods have been flooding the world markets, from the time > of the flood, I think. :-) > * Om Prakash - Food and drinks in ancient India I think I'll try to find a copy of that. Speaking of which, I should go to the book fair in Delhi before it ends. -- ams
