TIL I learned that alpaca in Mandarin is ‘sheep camel’ (羊驼) and capybara is ‘水豚’ (water pig)
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TIL I learned that alpaca in Mandarin is ‘sheep camel’ (羊驼) and capybara is ‘水豚’ (water pig)
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TIL I learned that alpaca in Mandarin is ‘sheep camel’ (羊驼) and capybara is ‘水豚’ (water pig)
@skinnylatte Reminds me of word formation in the Nordic languages.
A vacuum cleaner is a 'støvsuger - dust sucker
An aeroplane is a 'flyvemaskine' - flying machine
A turtle is a 'skildpadde' - a shield toad
Compounding is fun!