Friday, January 12, 2007

"Kite"

New Zealand Maori manu taratahi

Malaysia Melayu: Kelantan state wau Johor state (& Indonesia) layang layang

Thailand wau

India Hindi patang

Vietnam Vietnamese dieu

Can you guess the country or language for the following?

tako

drachen

feng zheng

yeon

papalote

cometas

leija

kajto

drake

Answers:
tako Japanese
feng zheng Mandarin
yeon Korean
papalote Spanish (Mexican)
cometas Spanish
leija French
kajto Esperanto
drake Swedish


Know any others? Add a comment.

4 comments:

Nguyễn San said...

Linh ơi
San nhận được hai con diều của Linh rồi. Con "Wan Merak", khi nhận thì cái khúc tre trên mũi bị gãy vì carton bị gấp lại. Cái khúc tre khoảng 1.5in cần phải làm sao chứ không thì nó trông kỳ lắm. Còn con diều thì nguyên vẹn.

Khi nào về đến VIỆT NAM vậy? Nếu về Sài Gòn không có chỗ ở thì email cho San biết, để San cho Linh địa chỉ của gia đình San tại đó.

Thôi nhé, chúc vui vẻ hết tất cả.
-San-

Anonymous said...

Sri Lanka kite: Sarungalaya

Anonymous said...

Just wondering kites are popular all over the world, why Patang is so special to you?

Patang Fever said...

Just wondering kites are popular all over the world, why Patang is so special to you?

Why the Indian patang is so special to me or kites in general? My answer will be to the first interpretation.

One reason. I have not experience so much sheer enthusiasm for kites than from Indian people from outside and within the country; and their genuine love for kites is contagious. They eat drink sleep and live kites. I observed in many Indian people how Patang is impregnated into every aspect of their life: from recreation, competiton, occupation, to religion. For certain people, it's not just a sheer hobby; they see something deeper in kites. Something divine. And I am starting to understand why.