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entheulatheu

English translation: insulation

07:03 Apr 4, 2010
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Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) / word from early 20th c. Lao document
French term or phrase: entheulatheu
This word appears in a Lao manuscrit dating back to the beginning of the century. Could this be old French? If so, what does it mean?

NB. There are reasons to think it could be a kind of insulator. Area: telegraph wire

Thank you.
Fabienne Garlatti
Canada
Local time: 01:07
English translation:insulation
Explanation:
Try saying it out loud, sounding the "th" badly, like a lisped "s"!
I think it's simply a local deformation of the English word insulation: > en-seu-la-seu > en-theu-la-theu .

I like trying the most obvious answers first - even the apparently stupid ones. But then I may just be barking up entirely the wrong tree...

I certainly don't think the word's ever been near Old French, but I'm glad you posted it like that, so I got to see it!

Hope this helps =)


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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-04-04 16:25:27 GMT)
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Or deformation of "insulator", given the context.
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Alison Sabedoria (X)
United Kingdom
Grading comment
Merci Alison!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +3insulation
Alison Sabedoria (X)


  

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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
insulation


Explanation:
Try saying it out loud, sounding the "th" badly, like a lisped "s"!
I think it's simply a local deformation of the English word insulation: > en-seu-la-seu > en-theu-la-theu .

I like trying the most obvious answers first - even the apparently stupid ones. But then I may just be barking up entirely the wrong tree...

I certainly don't think the word's ever been near Old French, but I'm glad you posted it like that, so I got to see it!

Hope this helps =)


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Note added at 9 hrs (2010-04-04 16:25:27 GMT)
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Or deformation of "insulator", given the context.

Alison Sabedoria (X)
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Merci Alison!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Evelyna Radoslavova: Makes a lot of sense!
1 hr
  -> Thanks Evelyna!
agree  Tony M: Sounds utterly plausible to me! I've had a lot worse :-)
2 days 17 hrs
  -> Thanks Tony!
agree  Bourth (X): Quith ethacth, I think.
2 days 17 hrs
  -> Thankthhhh Bourthhh!
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