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The Language of the Left
What's
Wrong With Lefthanders
Home Page
The
Languages of Left
What
the World thinks of Lefties
In many languages the word for
left or for lefthand has a derogotory meaning; such
as in French the word for "left" is gauche which
also means awkward.
Here is the list I've compiled.
Language Group
Word for Left
Lefthanded
Lefthander
Negative Meaning
Arabic
Semitic
Shemaal
or
Yasaar
Aysar
A`sar (` = voiced
glottal plosive sound)
- It's not nice to
be lefthanded.
- Associated with devil.
- A`sar comes from the verb (`asar) which means usually "uneasy"
or "hard"in noun form. Notice that this is in standard
Arabic and every country
has their own word for "left-hander."
- In Kuwait parents usually their tell left-handed children that
the devil eats with them with the left hand!
Armenian
Tzakh
Not too
normal
Chinese
Jow
No derogotory
meaning
Czech
Slavonian
levý
levoruký
levák
The meaning
of these words is near "clumsy", "awkward"
or "unfair"
Danish
Venstre
ketjhåndet
Awkward
or crooked
Dutch
Links
Handy
in a crooked way, crazy, dangerous
Farsi
Chap
None
Finnish
Finno-Ugri
Vasen
Nothing
Hindi
Sandskrit
Daya
Nothing
Gaelic
Ciotóg
(Kitóg)
"To
dig (kick) with the left foot". In Ireland used, as a put-down,
by Catholics to refer to Protestants, and visa-virsa.
German
Links
linkshändig
Linkisch
- awkward
Hausa
Chadic,
northern Nigeria
Agu
hunu
agu
backwards
To give with the left is not good
Hungary
Ball
Balkez
Italian
Neolatin
Sinistra
Mancino
Mancino
From Latin, sinister --> evil.
"Sinistro" is also the term
used to define car accidents.
Japan
Slow
Latin
Sinister
(on the left side)
Evil,mMalicious, harmful, ominous
Punjabi
khaba
khaba or khabu
none
Romanian
Stânga
Awkward. (rare)
Slovak
Slovak
Lavák
Both hands are left.
Spanish
Ixquierda
Zurdo
Al lado
izquierdo - wrong side of the road.
Tigrinya
Eretria
Tigray
Tsagum
Acheli
Munka
- is a negative. Calling someone lefthanded in a bad way.
Telugu
Dravidian
yedama
yedama cheti vatam
Yugoslav
Levo
Levak
In a
bad mood.
Got out of bed on the left foot
I am trying to find out
how may languages have something bad to say about lefties. If
you can help me out please answer the following questions or
else correct any mistakes I have made (see chart above). Thank
you.
Language:
Language group:
Word for left:
Word for lefthanded:
Word for lefthander:
Any derogatory
reference:
Please send to lawrieweiser@yahoo.com
Home Page
Webmaster: Lawrie Weiser lefthand@sinistershop.com
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