Saturday & Sunday Word: Goya & Mångata

[theidolhands.livejournal.com]

Go·ya (ˈgȯi(y)ə\):
origin: Spain (1828), from Francisco de Goya y Lucientes; a painter. Also: Pakistan.

noun
1. deeper than "geranium red" with more yellow, bluer and deeper than "cherry red"
→ names: cadmium carmine, currant, English red, English vermilion, minium, oriental red, orient red, red currant, vermilion

verb
2. [گویا] Urdu word; "As if" or to experience something like it's happening, such as in good storytelling.
→ Urdu is the national language of Pakistan, also an official language in five of the Indian states





mån·ga·ta (ˈmæːgɒtɒ):
origin: Sweden (1890); måne= “moon” +‎ gata= “street" or "road”

noun
A glowing road created by the moon reflecting off water.

Comments

[chookfair.livejournal.com]

Re: mångata, it's wonderful to know there's a word for that! Probably the most striking subject of night ocean photography, absent the appearance of any strange beasts that have ascended from the depths. Damn that slow shutter speed..