Share the longest word in your language!

[Avani]

Wtf is wrong with your languages..

Nothing.

 

[Marin]

Nothing.

Srry, its just that my language has no such long words. :sdo:

 

[Deadlift]

Technically it's a single word. This one was actually used in literature. And I don't get what do you mean by using Sasnkrit and so in the same sentence that way.

I wonder if in an Indian dictionary I can find that word

 

[Avani]

I wonder if in an Indian dictionary I can find that word

lol I doubt there is an encyclopedic dictionary for Hindi which contains all the words from it. And I mean that literally. There are a lot of normal words that are in use but not added in them. There aren't that many Hindi dictionaries to begin with. The grammatical rules that allow word compounding are quite well defined though. So there is a method to it and not that haphazard. Those who have command over the rules can come up with many creative words and sometime funny jokes too.

There is a famous anecdote involving a reputed Bengali writer Sharad Chandra ( Sharad = autumn). Once postman in the area reached his home very perplexed asking if he knew a Machhar-Chandra ( Machhar= mosquito). He had a letter addressed to that guy. Sharad Chandra laughed out loud and told him that it was for him. It turned out a friend had played the prank using some of those rules- (Srimat+ sharad =Sri-Macchar)Srimat is basically an honorific used to address a male similar. Sri is similar but more common. The friend probably noticed the end result of word compounding in this case and sent Sharad that letter with that name on the envelope. Yes it's kind of funnier if you know the language and how a sandhi works.

 

[Deadlift]

lol I doubt there is an encyclopedic dictionary for Hindi which contains all the words from it. And I mean that literally. There are a lot of normal words that are in use but not added in them. There aren't that many Hindi dictionaries to begin with. The grammatical rules that allow word compounding are quite well defined though. So there is a method to it and not that haphazard. Those who have command over the rules can come up with many creative words and sometime funny jokes too.

There is a famous anecdote involving a reputed Bengali writer Sharad Chandra ( Sharad = autumn). Once postman in the area reached his home very perplexed asking if he knew a Machhar-Chandra ( Machhar= mosquito). He had a letter addressed to that guy. Sharad Chandra laughed out loud and told him that it was for him. It turned out a friend had played the prank using some of those rules- Srimat is basically an honorific used to address a male. The friend probably noticed the end result of word compounding in this case and sent Sharad that letter with that name on the envelope. Yes it's kind of funnier if you know the language and how a sandhi works.

Lol I'm trying to figure what would I do if the postman gives me a letter that was meant for him XD

 

[HashiraMadara]

Srry, its just that my language has no such long words. :sdo:

Bruh! IKR, Guinness World Records: my language holds the record for the worst non English tongue twisters!

"Iqaqa laziqikaqika kwaze kwaqhawuka uqhoqhoqho ngokuqhuleka kokungaqondakali"- "skunk is rolling on the grass, ripped its throat and suspicions started"

"ndiqhela ukucheba ixhego inkqayi"- "I am used to shaving old men a bald head"

the problem with those tongue twisters is that anything with "q", "c" and "x' is clicking in my language. So rendering everyone who's not Xhosa incapable of saying them

 

[Deadlift]

Bruh! IKR, Guinness World Records: my language holds the record for the worst non English tongue twisters!

"Iqaqa laziqikaqika kwaze kwaqhawuka uqhoqhoqho ngokuqhuleka kokungaqondakali"- "skunk is rolling on the grass, ripped its throat and suspicions started"

"ndiqhela ukucheba ixhego inkqayi"- "I am used to shaving old men a bald head"

the problem with those tongue twisters is that anything with "q", "c" and "x' is clicking in my language. So rendering everyone who's not Xhosa incapable of saying them

I will learn to spell it, believe it dattebayo!