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Re: God, holy

• From: [email protected]
• Subject: Re: God, holy
• Date: Wed, 17 Jul 1996 02:03:58 -0400

In a message dated 96-07-16 12:00:37 EDT, Dave Yeung writes:

<< Then where does the contemporary Chinese (Cantonese) word {*sun (sounds 
 like the English word "sun", I mean)} come from?  Was it introducted from 
 another language?
 latlh HolvaD mu'vaD tlhap'a'?
 
 >  For "religion" try "God's business" = {qa'a' majla'}? 
 
 {lalDan} is given for "religion".  {lal} doesn't mean anything to my 
 knowledge, and {Dan} is a verb meaning to "occupy (military term)".
  >>
sun = shen (mandarin) = zen (japanese) = spirit, deity (english).

Please, leave {lalDan} together as one word.  It is NOT the combination of
two separate words.

peHruS

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