Dha? Daab? Darb?
 

Just now saw Mark Bowditch's comment on another forum re. pronounciation of the D-word.
About 2 years ago, I came up with "Dahb", but was outvoted, ignored and overall sneered at (I am stll seething :D :D :D ).
The reason for this transliteration:
1. Several of my Thai friends could not fathom what did I mean by Dha, Dah or Darb (with open A still sullied with traces of R). Only when I said Dahb (open A without R) did they smile and said that, yes, sure, this is a name for a Thai sword.
2, Why Dahb? I was inspired by the exaggerated Bostonian accent: "Ah pahked mah cah" If they can use it in Hahvahd, we can use it too and sound mahvelously Brahmin ( and a bit more Tha-ish, too) :D :D :D
Mahk, what do you think?

As a member of an old Puritan Massachusetts family I can assure you Ariel that there are (and always will be) Brahmins in : " Boston , the home of the Bean and the Cod where the Forbes's speak only to Cabots and the Cabots speak only to God . "

Obviously the Thai are descendants of Bostonians or visa versa . ;) :D

I'm forever screwing things up and mispronouncing names and words I've only seen in print. (One of the many problems inherent in studying these things in books and over the internet. :rolleyes: ). In fact, you may recall a couple years ago when, to my chagrine, I presented an Ayutthaya Thai sword at Timonium and referred to it as a "dha" until Philip Tom gently corrected me in front of god and everyone. :D

As Rick tends to remind me, it's good to pick the phone up every so often and actually talk with other collectors. :o


Oh, and everyone shouted down your "dahb" idea because you talk funny. ;) (But not as funny as Rick. :D ).

Q: Why do Americans pronounce "schedule" as "sk-edule" instead of correct British : "sh-edule"?
A: That's how they learned it in "sh-ool". :D

BTW Ariel : "Ah pahked mah cah" is in fact incorrect (although it might be the way Mark bowditch would say it as a confused Yankee that moved South) ;) .

We would say " Eye pahrked my cahr " there is a hint of a vestigial 'r' left in there . :)

But if you ever visit Boston leave your trailing 'g's' at home 'cause yer goin to Bahstin ta do some partyin' . :D :D

Hey Rick
is that a line of Robert Lowell poetry or just a saying from the home of the Red Sox. Excuse my ignorance I am just a downunder Aussie.

LOL ; never read Lowell ; guess I'll have to now . :D
I don't know if he scribbled that or if it's just traditional . :)

BTW Here's an interesting book :
Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World

" Tis a wonder to be in Boston ,
The home of the bean and the cod .
Where the Forbes speak only to Cabots,
And the Cabots speak only to God ."