Mysteries of vernacular: Earwig - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

Misterije kolokvijalnog jezika: uholaža - Džesika Orek i Rejčel Til (Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel)

Transcriber: Andrea McDonough Reviewer: Jessica Ruby

Prevodilac: Mile Živković Lektor: Anja Saric

Mysteries of vernacular:

Misterije kolokvijalnog jezika:

Earwig,

uholaža,

an insect, generally classified

insekt koji se obično klasifikuje

within the order <i>dermaptera</i>.

u red dermaptera.

The common name of the insects

Zajedničko ime insekata

we know as earwigs is exactly that,

koje znamo kao uholaže je upravo to,

common,

zajedničko

and is based mainly in folklore.

i zasniva se uglavnom na folkloru.

It's rumored that these so-called earwigs

Priča se da ove takozvane uholaže

crawl into your ear at night

ulaze u vaše uši tokom noći

and tunnel into your brain,

i kopaju tunel do mozga,

but this is false.

ali ovo nije istina.

Sure, an earwig may, on rare occasion,

Naravno, uholaža bi u retkim situacijama

climb into the ear of an unsuspecting sleeper,

mogla da se popne u uho nevinog spavača,

but, really, who can blame them?

ali ko može da ih krivi?

Ear canals are warm and dark,

Ušni kanali su topli i mračni,

the perfect home for a creepy-crawly like this one.

savršen dom za ljigavo stvorenje poput ovog.

The important thing to remember

Bitno je zapamtiti

is that even if an earwig found its way into your ear,

da čak i ako uholaža uđe u vaše uvo,

it would never eat through your eardrum.

nikada ne bi mogla da pojede bubnu opnu.

Despite the erroneous origins

Uprkos lažnom poreklu

of these trumped-up folk tales,

ovih naduvanih narodnih priča,

they've been in place a long time.

one postoje već dugo.

The word earwig comes from the Old English word earwicga,

Reč uholaža (earwig) potiče od staroengleskog "earwigca",

a compound of ear, meaning ear, of course,

što je slivenica od "ear", što znači uvo

and wigca.

i "wigca".

Scholars believe that wigca shares a root

Istoričari veruju da "wigca" deli koren

with words like wiggle

sa rečima poput "wiggle"

and wag,

i "wag"

and that it most likely referred

i da se najverovatnije odnosi

to a creature that moves quickly.

na stvorenje koje se brzo kreće.

Unfortunately for this innocent little insect,

Nažalost po ovog nevinog malog insekta,

even its scientific name gives it a bad rap.

čak i njegovo naučno ime mu daje lošu reputaciju.

Because of the large, pencil-like cerci on the tail

Zbog velikih pipaka nalik na olovke

and of its abdomen,

na repu i abdomenu,

scientists associate earwigs

naučnici uholaže povezuju

with a pair of scissors,

sa parom makaza,

calling them <i>forficula auricularia<i>,

nazivajući ih forficula auricularia,

literally little scissors of the ear.

bukvalno ušne makazice.