 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1807 - 572 Seiten
...It was a common practice with the Grcekt to disguise their own ignorance of the purport of a foreign word, by supplying a word of a similar sound, but...language, and inventing a story to agree with it: thus Mira or the north pole, the supposed abode of the Devaias, being considered as the birth place... | |
 | 1807 - 574 Seiten
...of the purport of a foreign, word, by supply'ng a wotd of a similar sound, but different meaîiing, in their own language, and inventing a story to agree with it : thus Mtru or the north pole, the supposed abode of the Devais, being considered as live birth place... | |
 | Asiatic Society of Bengal - 1808 - 582 Seiten
...It was a common practice with the Greeks to disguise their own ignorance of the puiport of a foreign word, by supplying a word of a similar sound, but...language, and inventing a story to agree with it: thus Meru, or the north pole, the supposed abode of the Devatas, being considered as the birth-place... | |
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RA'MA, who, with his army of monkie.s, overran the peninsula of India. • It was a common practice with the Grcekt to disguise their own ignorance of the purport of a foreign word, by supplying a word of a similar sound, but different meaning, in their... 