Cultural Theories
Mapuche (Chile, South America)
Right Left
good evil
life death
day night
health sickness
ancestral spirits wekufe (evil spirits)
shaman sorcerer
ancestral spirits wekufe (evil spirits)
shaman sorcerer
afterworld underworld
abundance poverty
fullness hunger
fullness hunger
English Language Dictionary and Thesaurus
Right Left Left-Handed
correct straight clumsy crippled
direct true awkward defective
equitable unswerving insincere underhanded dealing
equitable unswerving insincere underhanded dealing
duty upright indirect ambiguous
fair virtuous weak doubtful
good worthless questionable
honest gauche ill-omened
just sinister inauspicious
lawful sinister
perpendicular unpropitious
privilege
rightful
lawful sinister
perpendicular unpropitious
privilege
rightful
English Derivation for Left
Language Word for Left Other Meanings
Hindi Khabba labra weakness, dishonour
Hindi Khabba labra weakness, dishonour
Arab usrawi weakness, dishonour
Turkish solak weakness, dishonour
Russian lievia weakness, dishonour
Chinese young tso show teih tso counter, oppose
German das linksseyn link someone awkward
Chinese young tso show teih tso counter, oppose
German das linksseyn link someone awkward
French gauche (orig. meaning-bent)
English gauche clumsy, awkward
gawky (slang) clumsy, awkward
sinister evil
sinister evil
Danish venstre evil
Swedish wanstre evil
Iclandic vinstri evil
Iclandic vinstri evil
Spanish zurdo(left-handed) malicious, going in the wrong diection
non se zurdo "Don't be stupid."
Italian mancini defective, maimed
deceitful (from mancus- maimed)
stanca (left-handedness) fatigued
Portuguese conhoto (left[handedness) weak, mischievous
Russian leja (left-hander) (insult), sneakiness
Romany bongo (left-hand) evil, crooked
(Gypsy language)
deceitful (from mancus- maimed)
stanca (left-handedness) fatigued
Portuguese conhoto (left[handedness) weak, mischievous
Russian leja (left-hander) (insult), sneakiness
Romany bongo (left-hand) evil, crooked
(Gypsy language)
Capacchione, L. (2001) The Power of Your Other Hand: A Course in Channeling the Inner Wisdom of the Right Brain. Revised edition. Franklin Lakes, NJ, New page books, p.38, p.40.
No comments:
Post a Comment