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This could be an entirely new anime. "Ganjifa: Ganja Masters"

hnbad 2y ago
The name is unrelated to "ganja" (cannabis) except for a shared word root of "ganj" (treasure). I don't know what the anime would be about but the title makes as much sense as "Harry Potter: Pot Master".
- breakingcups 2y ago
  I mean, I'd watch that..
- user_7832 2y ago
  Yeah, from my knowledge of Hindi and a few other Indo-European languages I can't think of any other word with the ganj- root/sound either. Another example (probably still closer etymologically) would be Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stoned.
  - selimthegrim 2y ago
    https://rekhtadictionary.com/meaning-of-ganj-e-shakar https://rekhtadictionary.com/meaning-of-ganj-e-shakar
  - vundercind 2y ago
    I believe the first of these I encountered, years and years ago, was a photoshopped cover reading “Harry’s a Pothead and the Sorcerer’s Stoned”. Can’t pass up either near-reference to weed with so few words to work with. It appears there are some full parody books under similar, but worse titles.
  - hnbad 2y ago
    Well, the article says the "ganj" root in "Ganjifa" is Persian. I didn't know the etymology of the word "ganja" before so I had to look it up: "Ganja" seems to originate in Vedic Sanskrit but its exact etymology seems to be unclear. It might be related to Sumerian "ganzigunnu" or it might be related to "Ganga", the Sanskrit name for the Ganges river. It might also share an origin with the word "cannabis" via Indo-Germanic. In other words: it's unsurprising you wouldn't find related words in Hindi given that neither of the two words originates in Hindi, although Hindi is generally believed to be a modern descendent of Sanskrit (via Hindustani). The more relevant language to look at would be Farsi (i.e. Persian). With regard to Hindi they're two unrelated loanwords, one of which is even a proper noun.
- DonHopkins 2y ago
  What's the etymology of the poster's account, "thunderbong"?
- relaxing 2y ago
  Yeah, it rules.
- rusk 2y ago
  That’s how poetry works
AntiqueFig 2y ago
If you haven't seen it, there's Chihayafuru [0] which is an anime with the japanese card game, karuta (which comes from the portuguese "carta" for "card"). [0] https://myanimelist.net/anime/10800/Chihayafuru https://myanimelist.net/anime/10800/Chihayafuru
shzhdbi09gv8ioi 2y ago
About as exciting as thinking bonsai and banzai are related.
- rusk 2y ago
  Well they rhyme so … depending on context you could probably construct a fairly impactful verse or quip
  - dfxm12 2y ago
    Do homophones rhyme?
    - rusk 2y ago
      Yes
- dotnet00 2y ago
  To be fair, thinking that would be completely fair for an English speaker being exposed to spoken Japanese, with how much more common homophones are in it compared to English.

The name is unrelated to "ganja" (cannabis) except for a shared word root of "ganj" (treasure). I don't know what the anime would be about but the title makes as much sense as "Harry Potter: Pot Master".

breakingcups 2y ago
I mean, I'd watch that..
user_7832 2y ago
Yeah, from my knowledge of Hindi and a few other Indo-European languages I can't think of any other word with the ganj- root/sound either. Another example (probably still closer etymologically) would be Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stoned.
- selimthegrim 2y ago
  https://rekhtadictionary.com/meaning-of-ganj-e-shakar https://rekhtadictionary.com/meaning-of-ganj-e-shakar
- vundercind 2y ago
  I believe the first of these I encountered, years and years ago, was a photoshopped cover reading “Harry’s a Pothead and the Sorcerer’s Stoned”. Can’t pass up either near-reference to weed with so few words to work with. It appears there are some full parody books under similar, but worse titles.
- hnbad 2y ago
  Well, the article says the "ganj" root in "Ganjifa" is Persian. I didn't know the etymology of the word "ganja" before so I had to look it up: "Ganja" seems to originate in Vedic Sanskrit but its exact etymology seems to be unclear. It might be related to Sumerian "ganzigunnu" or it might be related to "Ganga", the Sanskrit name for the Ganges river. It might also share an origin with the word "cannabis" via Indo-Germanic. In other words: it's unsurprising you wouldn't find related words in Hindi given that neither of the two words originates in Hindi, although Hindi is generally believed to be a modern descendent of Sanskrit (via Hindustani). The more relevant language to look at would be Farsi (i.e. Persian). With regard to Hindi they're two unrelated loanwords, one of which is even a proper noun.
DonHopkins 2y ago
What's the etymology of the poster's account, "thunderbong"?
relaxing 2y ago
Yeah, it rules.
rusk 2y ago
That’s how poetry works

AntiqueFig 2y ago

If you haven't seen it, there's Chihayafuru [0] which is an anime with the japanese card game, karuta (which comes from the portuguese "carta" for "card"). [0] https://myanimelist.net/anime/10800/Chihayafuru https://myanimelist.net/anime/10800/Chihayafuru

shzhdbi09gv8ioi 2y ago

About as exciting as thinking bonsai and banzai are related.

rusk 2y ago
Well they rhyme so … depending on context you could probably construct a fairly impactful verse or quip
- dfxm12 2y ago
  Do homophones rhyme?
  - rusk 2y ago
    Yes
dotnet00 2y ago
To be fair, thinking that would be completely fair for an English speaker being exposed to spoken Japanese, with how much more common homophones are in it compared to English.