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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: nankeen AnnaStrophic #193717 10/28/2010 1:57 PM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague Nankeen is Portuguese for India ink? That makes my head spin. The ink is black. This here is part of the Nankeen porcelaine tower. All the nankeen shades together. How did the Portuguese come into the story? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted nankeen junebh 10/12/2010 4:23 PM Re: nankeen LukeJavan8 10/12/2010 6:29 PM Re: nankeen BranShea 10/13/2010 2:00 PM Re: nankeen AnnaStrophic 10/28/2010 12:40 AM Re: nankeen Candy 10/28/2010 10:14 AM Re: nankeen BranShea 10/28/2010 1:57 PM Re: nankin AnnaStrophic 10/28/2010 2:24 PM Re: nankin BranShea 10/28/2010 7:54 PM Re: south capital city zmjezhd 10/29/2010 1:06 PM Re: south capital city AnnaStrophic 10/30/2010 1:09 AM Re: south capital city Jackie 10/30/2010 2:06 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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