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To: peter michaelson who wrote (258)4/23/1998 3:28:00 AM
From: JPR  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 12475
 
Peter:

Bandicoot is a very large East Indian and Australian rat (just imagine the size of a little puppy). It is a Telugu word. The animal resembles a pig and a dog ( Telugu: Pandi = Pig; Kokku = Dog ), hence the name Bandicoot.
It is not uncommon among college students in India to call a distrusted person, a Bandicoot (the English equivalent of " a rat")
This word can be looked up in The Random House Dictionary, unabridged version.
JP



To: peter michaelson who wrote (258)4/23/1998 8:29:00 AM
From: Mohan Marette  Respond to of 12475
 
Talk about cultural link,aware or not.

Peter:

I believe most of these words adopted into English came through England,thanks to the British East India Company and later the British Raj. I can't say which words are frequently used in England and which ones in the U.S but many are commonly shared by both as you know.Fascinating indeed.


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