in one of those silly triva email that get sent round, (you know the kind that claim GOLF got name for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden", one fact that caught my eye was:

Kamakazi (orignal from japanese) has come into most languages since the war, and in every language, it means the same thing.

Ok, now i am not sure all english speakers would agree on 1 meaning, but...
It is an interesting idea.

1--It there only one meaning for kamakazi in english?

2--Does kamakazi mean the same thing in other languages (since i am language deficient, i am asking others who post here)

3--is this the only word that exist across a wide range of languages that has only one meaning?

(do brand names count?--or how about hamburger (ie Mcdodo's))

How about SOS- (is this a word? does it mean the same thing in many languages? is this another example?)

your thoughts?




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