Comments on: Hurricane – Podictionary Word of the Day http://blog.oup.com/2009/05/hurricane/ Academic insights for the thinking world. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:14:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tatiana http://blog.oup.com/2009/05/hurricane/comment-page-1/#comment-152354 Tatiana Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:40:37 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=4531#comment-152354 From my history class; I was told that the word Hurricane came from 'huracán' as it was called by the Puertorican natives the "Tainos", hundreds of years ago. From my history class; I was told that the word Hurricane came from ‘huracán’ as it was called by the Puertorican natives the “Tainos”, hundreds of years ago.

]]> By: Rachael Resch http://blog.oup.com/2009/05/hurricane/comment-page-1/#comment-151434 Rachael Resch Mon, 25 May 2009 06:18:03 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=4531#comment-151434 Author, language lover and speaker of Tzutujil Maya from Guatemala, Martín Prechtel gives us this etymology and meaning of the word "hurricane" in the glossary of "Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun" (North Atlantic Books): "'Huraqaan' -- Tzutujil Mayan for hurricane or heavy rain. Literally 'one foot.' Europeans and American get their words for these tropical storms directly from the Mayan language." Author, language lover and speaker of Tzutujil Maya from Guatemala, Martín Prechtel gives us this etymology and meaning of the word “hurricane” in the glossary of “Disobedience of the Daughter of the Sun” (North Atlantic Books):

“‘Huraqaan’ — Tzutujil Mayan for hurricane or heavy rain. Literally ‘one foot.’ Europeans and American get their words for these tropical storms directly from the Mayan language.”

]]> By: podictionary weekly » podictionary weekly # 207 - May 18 to 22 http://blog.oup.com/2009/05/hurricane/comment-page-1/#comment-151023 podictionary weekly » podictionary weekly # 207 - May 18 to 22 Fri, 22 May 2009 05:11:06 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=4531#comment-151023 [...] for gossip Wednesday’s word origin was for cow Thursday’s etymology, posted at OUPblog was for hurricane and Friday’s word root was for the word [...] [...] for gossip Wednesday’s word origin was for cow Thursday’s etymology, posted at OUPblog was for hurricane and Friday’s word root was for the word [...]

]]> By: etymology of the word typhoon | podictionary - for word lovers - dictionary etymology, trivia & history http://blog.oup.com/2009/05/hurricane/comment-page-1/#comment-151022 etymology of the word typhoon | podictionary - for word lovers - dictionary etymology, trivia & history Fri, 22 May 2009 04:02:48 +0000 http://blog.oup.com/?p=4531#comment-151022 [...] 2009 | podcasts    Standard Podcast [4:56m]: Play Now | Download Yesterday at the Oxford University Press blog I revisited the word hurricane and mentioned a few other words for circular storms; cyclone, [...] [...] 2009 | podcasts    Standard Podcast [4:56m]: Play Now | Download Yesterday at the Oxford University Press blog I revisited the word hurricane and mentioned a few other words for circular storms; cyclone, [...]

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