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As a sidenote - “dura” is a common and fairly rude Russian word for “fool” or “imbecile” as applied to women. Perhaps it was intended, but I can’t quite make a
by abcd_f 5y ago
As a sidenote - “dura” is a common and fairly rude Russian word for “fool” or “imbecile” as applied to women.
Perhaps it was intended, but I can’t quite make a connection.
- ajuc 5y agoif you're a fool you will be happy you installed this tool
- dzdt 5y agoI took it as short for "durable". But then again "git" is a common, slightly rude English word for "fool" or "imbecile" as usually applied to men...
- mrestko 5y agoAnd "git" is English slang for similar. Dura is also an anatomical term for the tissue encasing the brain.
- Koshkin 5y agoInteresting. I've always thought it was the word from https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095348/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0095348/
- TimTheTinker 5y agoThe tissue encasing the brain is called "dura mater" - Latin for "tough mother". Apparently it left quite an impression on early anatomists/neurosurgeons.
- titanomachy 5y agoIt’s also the name for the protective membrane that surrounds your brain!
- mynegation 5y agoAlso Spanish or Portuguese adjective in feminine form, meaning: "hard", "resistant", "harsh" etc.
- bregma 5y agoNot to mention Latin. The French equivalent is "dur[e]". The membrane surrounding the brain is "dura mater" to an anatomist, which is Latin for "hard mother".
- toomanydoubts 5y agoIn brazilian portuguse it's also slang for "scolding".
- tkellogg 5y agoLOL — author here — I definitely didn't intend it that way, but it does kind of jive with "Git's" other meaning. I should have known that all 4-letter words are an insult in some language. I had originally named it "duralumin" after a magical metal in [a novel that I'm reading](https://www.amazon.com/Well-Ascension-Mistborn-Book/dp/0765356139 https://www.amazon.com/Well-Ascension-Mistborn-Book/dp/07653...). I shortened it to "dura" after realizing that I can't even remember the name, so there's no chance anyone else will. Plus is has that "durable" vibe to it, which seemed appropriate.
- warent 5y agoOff topic: great choice! I love all of Brandon Sanderson's works. Enjoy it, the first Mistborn series has a very satisfying conclusion!
- VTimofeenko 5y agoAs a Russian speaker, I would say that I feel our swear words become truly offensive when they are explicitly targeted at a person. "Dura" is also not considered to be an expletive, and I have not heard it being used in its original meaning after I finished 5th grade. Pronunciation in Russian is also different, word sounds like "doo-ra". FWIW the same word "dura" may also be used as a slang word for a large and unwieldy inanimate object.
- bobuk 5y agoSometimes the word "dura" has the meaning of "something big and an intricate nature," i.e., just a synonym for "stuff." For example, "положи эту дуру в шкаф" (put this stuff in the closet)
- bobuk 5y agoPerhaps you will find it interesting: in Russian, the abbreviated word “dural” is often used for duralumin.
- Aeolun 5y agoNot sure if it was obvious to you, but years after reading the novel I found out it’s not just a ‘magical metal’, it exists and is/was used in aircraft construction. I’d just never heard of it before.
- grishka 5y agoI thought most every Russian was over it after laughing for a bit about the last name of the VKontakte founder, Pavel Durov. At least I didn't make this association immediately when I saw the name of this project.
- playing_colours 5y agoTo me the last name of Durov makes an association with “someone who fools”, connected to the verb “дурить” - “durit” - “to fool”.
- orbital-decay 5y agoIt's pretty hard to name something without having it accidentally stand out in one of thousands of languages (or even a few major ones). I wouldn't read too much into the intention.