Kevin Fei Sun 孙愷文
@kebuhcah.bsky.social
"Language Engineer" | Slavic/Turkic/Semitic enthusiast by choice, Sin(oxen)ic/Romance/Germanic enjoyer by chance | now dabbling: తెలుగు تونسي Suomi
always found it kind of amusing how this Thai word for "center", as in "city center", "shopping center" etc. just comes from the Sanskrit word for "zero" or "nothingness"
I guess a shopping center is sort of a ground zero of shopping ⭕️
I guess a shopping center is sort of a ground zero of shopping ⭕️
April 9, 2025 at 1:43 AM
always found it kind of amusing how this Thai word for "center", as in "city center", "shopping center" etc. just comes from the Sanskrit word for "zero" or "nothingness"
I guess a shopping center is sort of a ground zero of shopping ⭕️
I guess a shopping center is sort of a ground zero of shopping ⭕️
Hungarian verb prefix meaning "to death" literally means "on the brain" 🧠💀
April 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Hungarian verb prefix meaning "to death" literally means "on the brain" 🧠💀
finally signed up for the Polyglot Gathering in Brno 🇨🇿
March 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
finally signed up for the Polyglot Gathering in Brno 🇨🇿
spotted today at Seattle's Museum of History & Industry - a land acknowledgement 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝
March 23, 2025 at 5:10 AM
spotted today at Seattle's Museum of History & Industry - a land acknowledgement 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝
formal Hungarian word for "to wish, to desire" is just derived from the interjection "oh"??? 😭
March 20, 2025 at 3:09 AM
formal Hungarian word for "to wish, to desire" is just derived from the interjection "oh"??? 😭
Turanic false friends of all time:
öl - "to die" in Turkish
öl - "to kill" in Hungarian
öl - "to die" in Turkish
öl - "to kill" in Hungarian
March 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Turanic false friends of all time:
öl - "to die" in Turkish
öl - "to kill" in Hungarian
öl - "to die" in Turkish
öl - "to kill" in Hungarian
learned a useful new Gulf Arabic word today - and its etymology is related to camels, of course 🐪
March 10, 2025 at 4:23 PM
learned a useful new Gulf Arabic word today - and its etymology is related to camels, of course 🐪
travel plans for 2025 are starting to come together:
strongly considering TUNISIA in May/June, before or after the Polyglot Gathering in Brno
then hoping to spend three weeks in Asia in the fall, around the time of the Polyglot Conference in Taipei. (maybe Central Asia finally?)
strongly considering TUNISIA in May/June, before or after the Polyglot Gathering in Brno
then hoping to spend three weeks in Asia in the fall, around the time of the Polyglot Conference in Taipei. (maybe Central Asia finally?)
March 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
travel plans for 2025 are starting to come together:
strongly considering TUNISIA in May/June, before or after the Polyglot Gathering in Brno
then hoping to spend three weeks in Asia in the fall, around the time of the Polyglot Conference in Taipei. (maybe Central Asia finally?)
strongly considering TUNISIA in May/June, before or after the Polyglot Gathering in Brno
then hoping to spend three weeks in Asia in the fall, around the time of the Polyglot Conference in Taipei. (maybe Central Asia finally?)
Seattle language meetup update: checked out a weekly Japanese group on Monday and a biweekly Arabic group on Thursday, and found out about Portuguese, Korean and Russian groups to check out soon too 👀
March 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Seattle language meetup update: checked out a weekly Japanese group on Monday and a biweekly Arabic group on Thursday, and found out about Portuguese, Korean and Russian groups to check out soon too 👀
Tigrinya spotted in Beacon Hill: "Jesus Christ is Our Savior"
March 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Tigrinya spotted in Beacon Hill: "Jesus Christ is Our Savior"
Koreano-Tungusic confirmed
March 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Koreano-Tungusic confirmed
iroda - "office" in Hungarian (from ír, "to write")
idora - "office" in Uzbek & Tajik (from Arabic idāra, "administration")
idora - "office" in Uzbek & Tajik (from Arabic idāra, "administration")
March 1, 2025 at 4:54 PM
iroda - "office" in Hungarian (from ír, "to write")
idora - "office" in Uzbek & Tajik (from Arabic idāra, "administration")
idora - "office" in Uzbek & Tajik (from Arabic idāra, "administration")
German meetup week #2: met a Georgian(/Austrian) and got to practice some Georgian 🇬🇪 🍻 (completely butchered the verb conjugation though)
night #2: German language meetup 🍻
February 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM
German meetup week #2: met a Georgian(/Austrian) and got to practice some Georgian 🇬🇪 🍻 (completely butchered the verb conjugation though)
Hungarian Georgian
🤝
using one preposition
for spring/autumn 🌺🍂
and a different one
for summer/winter 🌞❄️
🤝
using one preposition
for spring/autumn 🌺🍂
and a different one
for summer/winter 🌞❄️
February 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Hungarian Georgian
🤝
using one preposition
for spring/autumn 🌺🍂
and a different one
for summer/winter 🌞❄️
🤝
using one preposition
for spring/autumn 🌺🍂
and a different one
for summer/winter 🌞❄️
two Hungarian words for "work":
1) 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠 comes from Slavic *dъlgъ - "debt"
2) 𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐚 comes from Slavic *mǫka - "torture"
what did they mean by this
1) 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠 comes from Slavic *dъlgъ - "debt"
2) 𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐚 comes from Slavic *mǫka - "torture"
what did they mean by this
February 22, 2025 at 8:06 PM
two Hungarian words for "work":
1) 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠 comes from Slavic *dъlgъ - "debt"
2) 𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐚 comes from Slavic *mǫka - "torture"
what did they mean by this
1) 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠 comes from Slavic *dъlgъ - "debt"
2) 𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐤𝐚 comes from Slavic *mǫka - "torture"
what did they mean by this
first Elliot Bay Book Company book haul of many: Arabic poetry and Lushootseed folktales 📚
February 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
first Elliot Bay Book Company book haul of many: Arabic poetry and Lushootseed folktales 📚
night #4: went to a French meetup and met a Scotsman who spoke Arabic
(no meetup tomorrow, gotta catch the new Severance episode anyway)
(no meetup tomorrow, gotta catch the new Severance episode anyway)
night #3: BlaBla language exchange where I got to speak a bunch of Lebanese Arabic, plus Spanish, Italian and a little Farsi
night #2: German language meetup 🍻
February 20, 2025 at 4:42 AM
night #4: went to a French meetup and met a Scotsman who spoke Arabic
(no meetup tomorrow, gotta catch the new Severance episode anyway)
(no meetup tomorrow, gotta catch the new Severance episode anyway)
night #3: BlaBla language exchange where I got to speak a bunch of Lebanese Arabic, plus Spanish, Italian and a little Farsi
night #2: German language meetup 🍻
February 19, 2025 at 7:05 AM
night #3: BlaBla language exchange where I got to speak a bunch of Lebanese Arabic, plus Spanish, Italian and a little Farsi
night #2: German language meetup 🍻
February 18, 2025 at 6:00 AM
night #2: German language meetup 🍻
first night in Seattle: went to a Spanish language meetup and ended up getting some Polish practice too
February 17, 2025 at 6:22 AM
first night in Seattle: went to a Spanish language meetup and ended up getting some Polish practice too
"since he has reached the age of twelve, it would be good if he started Ge'ez" — gotta start 'em young!
February 14, 2025 at 5:44 PM
"since he has reached the age of twelve, it would be good if he started Ge'ez" — gotta start 'em young!
every time in #Severance when they mention MDR (MacroData Refinement), I remember that MDR is French for LOL (mort de rire = dying of laughter)
February 14, 2025 at 3:09 AM
every time in #Severance when they mention MDR (MacroData Refinement), I remember that MDR is French for LOL (mort de rire = dying of laughter)
brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "pardon my French"
February 13, 2025 at 5:40 PM
brings a whole new meaning to the phrase "pardon my French"