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parji (was Re: emotions)



lojbab wrote:
> 5.  Words made from one language, as parji was, should be fu'ivla.

xorxes wrote:
> The "ji" part seems like it could be from Chinese, but I wouldn't 
> really know. English-only would have given 'parsi', no? 

You are right. As I said, "parasitism" is "gisaeng" in Sino-Korean,
and "ji4 sheng1" in Chinese. You note the similarity. It is obvious
to me that "ji" in "parji" comes from Chinese.

mi'e sanxiyn.