This my definition of Triond.
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The word Triond makes me wonder about its meaning. It may be a proper noun, for all I know. Still I get interested in analysing it. Some of you may accept my theory; some of you may not bother. It happens, but I thought I would write about it.
I do take my next step with trepidation as I have to use some words which will definitely be rejected by the spell-check and subsequently my article may be considered not worthy of publishing, as it has happened previously, with my usage of words of other languages and scientific terms.
Yet I feel it is worth the try, for, Triond being my good friend, has elevated me to the level of a writer, a confident one at that and given me recognition. So, I wish that this article gets the right place.
The meaning of portmanteau, all of us know. It is a large travel bag which opens flat into two halves.
Portmanteau words are interesting. They are words formed by merging the sounds and meanings of two or more words. They are also known as blended words.
Language is a live thing and so keeps growing. Some languages grow faster. There is growth in all the fields. So language has to provide them new words. Blending existing words makes the meanings easy to grasp and hence the portmanteau.
A little etymology on portmanteau takes us to good old Lewis Carroll. He was the first to introduce such words in his nonsense poem, Jabberwocky, in “Alice Through the Looking Glass”.
Anyone who has read Alice Through the Looking Glass will be familiar with the following portmanteau words:
Who can forget “chortled” which is a combination of “chuckle and snort”?
“mimsy” which means “miserable and flimsy” and
“slithy” which means “slimy and lithe”.
Wiki +encyclopedia, “Wikipedia” gives a number of such interesting blended words.
Proper nouns are also blended: The Desilu Production Company is of Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, the Hollywood couple’s.
The name, Elbridge Gerry, the Governor of Massachusetts, has contributed the word “gerrymandering” which refers to the scheme of the Governor for politically contrived restricting: one of the districts created resembled a salamander.
Suffixes and prefixes of one word is blended with another. For example, in the word alcoholic, the suffix is added to “chocolate” and “chocoholic” has been made which refers to a chocolate addict.
TRIOND gave me a flash. Is it TRY and BEYOND?
Yes, why not?
TRY BEYOND what you think is your capability. That is TRIOND.
What do you say friends?
October 25th, 2009 at 8:25 am
I like your definition.
October 25th, 2009 at 8:30 am
Nice!
October 25th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Wow!! why not??
October 25th, 2009 at 9:55 am
interesting.
October 25th, 2009 at 2:57 pm
Interesting thought.
October 25th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
good definition mat..!!!!
October 25th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Interesting! I never thought of analyzing Triond’s name the way you did.
October 26th, 2009 at 1:04 am
An enviable piece, though I may not qualify, yet I say you’ve evolved.
October 26th, 2009 at 4:50 am
Interesting!!!
October 26th, 2009 at 8:03 am
I haven’t thought of that myself. Trying beyond reach? Hmmmmnnnn. I hope not. I hope I could see my $50 check next year, lol. How about you my friend? Thanks for a very interesting article.
October 26th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Yours is a good definition but doesn’t triond mean three, or three angles as triangle? That is my understanding.
November 5th, 2009 at 12:58 am
good defi…..