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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Swami and Suami #226253 01/06/2017 11:03 AM Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 1 Jacksonville, FL Namrevlis stranger Namrevlis stranger Joined: Jul 2012 Posts: 1 Jacksonville, FL I've lived in both Malaysia and Indonesia and ever since 1971 I've wondered if their word for husband, suami (pronunciation the same as swami) was etymologically related to swami. My Tamil friends in Malaysia thought there may have been a connection but really didn't know. David Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Swami and Suami Namrevlis 01/06/2017 11:03 AM Re: Swami and Suami LukeJavan8 01/06/2017 5:12 PM Re: Swami and Suami A C Bowden 01/09/2017 3:42 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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