Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - On the Use of Indian Terms for Identification of Weapon Types

Mercenary · 13th October 2015, 09:57 PM

I should not make excuses for my researches. I believe that only professional linguist can to prove something through the manipulation of languages and words.
But I am sure if someone is interesting in Indian culture and weapons he should be interested in something more than staring at the colorful albums. That is why I started my researches in Indian weaponry instead of talking on forums like "I am very pessimistic about my ... abilities".

Dear Jens
Only just for "a little bit to see":
phul = پھل = fruit, flower, blade, razor and so
फौल = Phūla = flower
फौलादा = Phaulādī = fulad (steel)

It is only one of the possible translations. But very interesting one ))

13th October 2015, 09:57 PM	#18
Mercenary Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 421	I should not make excuses for my researches. I believe that only professional linguist can to prove something through the manipulation of languages and words. But I am sure if someone is interesting in Indian culture and weapons he should be interested in something more than staring at the colorful albums. That is why I started my researches in Indian weaponry instead of talking on forums like "I am very pessimistic about my ... abilities". Dear Jens Only just for "a little bit to see": phul = پھل = fruit, flower, blade, razor and so फौल = Phūla = flower फौलादा = Phaulādī = fulad (steel) It is only one of the possible translations. But very interesting one ))