Mysteries of vernacular: Lady - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

Translator: Faisal Gazali Reviewer: Josua Erwin

Mysteries of vernacular:

Misteri kata:

Lady,

Lady,

woman.

wanita.

Lady is tied to a number of words

Kata “lady” terhubung ke beberapa kata

that seem at first glance

jika dilihat sesaat

etymologically unrelated.

secara etimologis tidak terkait.

She traces her roots back

Ditelusuri ke akar katanya

to the Old English words hlaf,

hingga ke kata bahasa Inggris kuno “hlaf”,

which referred to a loaf of bread

yang berarti sepotong roti

and is the direct ancestor of our modern word loaf,

dan nenek moyang langsung kata “loaf”,

and daege,

dan “daege”

which meant maid

yang berarti pembantu

and is the root of our word dairy,

dan akar kata “dairy” (perusahaan susu),

the place where the dairymaid works.

Tempat “dairymaid” bekerja.

Together, hlaf and daege became hlafdige,

Bersama-sama, “hlaf” dan “daege” menjadi “hlafdige”

literally loaf maid,

secara harfiah berarti pelayan roti,

or, more figuratively, kneader of bread.

atau, secara kiasan, pengaduk roti.

As early as the ninth century,

Di awal abad ke sembilan,

hlafdige was the name for a mistress of servants,

“hlafdige” adalah panggilan untuk nyonya pelayan,

or the female head of the household.

atau wanita kepala urusan rumah tangga.

The Old English word for a male head of household

Dalam bahasa Inggris kuno, kata bermakna pria kepala urusan rumah tangga

was hlafweard,

adalah “hlafweard”,

a compound of hlaf, loaf,

gabungan kata “hlaf”, “loaf”,

and weard,

dan “weard”,

which meant keeper

yang berarti penjaga

and is the word of modern words

dan bentukan kata modern

like ward and warden.

seperti “ward” dan “warden”.

Both hlafweard, the breadwinner,

Kata “hlafweard”, pencari nafkah,

and hlafdige, the bread kneader,

dan “hlafdige”, pengaduk roti,

came to be titles of respect,

menjadi simbol kehormatan,

referring to citizens of higher social standing.

mengacu pada masyarakat dengan status sosial yang tinggi.

Through a process known as syncopation,

Melalui proses disebut dengan sinkopasi,

both words lost their internal sounds

Kedua kata tersebut kehilangan bunyi internal

to become lord and lady, respectively.

Masing-masing menjadi “lord” dan “lady”.

Though still an expression of courtesy,

Walaupun masih menjadi ungkapan kesopanan,

lady has since moved

kata “lady” kemudian beranjak

down the ladder of social standing

menuruni tangga status sosial

and is now often used

dan kini sering digunakan

to mean simply a woman.

hanya untuk menyatakan wanitia.