'Kanjus Makkhichus' Among Most Bizarre Words

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Saturday, December 20, 2008, 10:27

India is in the news again and this time it is for the fascinating language. Hindi words like 'Kati-Kehari' and 'Kanjus Makkhichus' have made it to the list of the world's most bizarre words and phrases in a new book by Adam Jacot de Boinod.

The book titled 'Toujouras Tingo' has listed some of the most bizarre and words and phrases used around the world. 'Kati-Kehari' means to have the waist of an elegant lion while 'Kanjus Makkhichus' means someone so tight that if a fly falls into their tea they'll fish it out and suck it dry before throwing it away.

Words like 'Tingo' are included in the book, which mean borrowing individual objects from a friend's house until none are left. The word is used in Easter Island.

The other word mentioned is 'Gwarlingo', which is a Welsh description of the sound of a grandfather clock before it strikes.

Sjostygg is used in Norwegian to describe someone so ugly that the tide refuses to come in if they stand on the shore. The Austrian way to tell someone to go to hell is Du Kannst Mir Gern Den Buckel Runterrutschen Und Mit Der Zunge Bremse, which means "You can slide down my hunchback using your tongue as a brake."

People from philipines call someone who is good-looking from afar but ugly up close as 'Layogenic' . The Japanese word 'Ikibari' means a "lively needle" and is used to describe a man who is willing but under-endowed.

In Russia a man who has sex with two women at the same time is called 'Stroitel' while 'Tantenverfuhrer' in German refers to a young man suspiciously well mannered. It literally translates as "aunt seducer".

The French say 'Les Avoir A Zero' which means "to have one's testicles down to zero", in other words to be 'frightened'. AGENCIES