Mysteries of vernacular: Jade - Jessica Oreck and Rachael Teel

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

Prevodilac: Mile Živković Lektor: Anja Saric

Mysteries of vernacular:

Misterije kolokvijalnog jezika:

Jade,

žad,

a hard, typically green stone.

tvrd, obično zeleni kamen.

Until relatively recently,

Do relativno skoro,

gemstones were believed

za drago kamenje se verovalo

to have magical, medicinal properties,

da imaju magična svojstva lečenja,

and nothing was more effective

i ništa nije bilo bolje

at treating a kidney disorder than jade.

za lečenje bolesti bubrega od žada.

In the 16th century,

U 16. veku,

the Spanish returned from the New World

Španci su se vratili iz Novog sveta

with the mineral in their cargo holds

sa mineralom u svom prtljagu

and christened it, "piedra de la ijada,"

i nazvali su ga "piedra de la ijada",

or loin stone.

iliti kamen žlezde.

It quickly became popular throughout Europe,

Brzo je postao popularan u Evropi,

both as a cure for internal ailments

i kao lek za unutrašnje bolove

and as a decorative ornament

i kao dekorativni ukras

and was renamed jade by the French,

i Francuzi su ga nazvali žad,

a word that was borrowed by the English

što je reč koju su Englezi pozajmili

and remains in use to this day.

i koristi se do današnjeg dana.

In the 19th century,

U 19. veku,

French mineralogists discovered

francuski mineralozi su otkrili

that jade was being used

da se žad koristi da se opišu

to describe two distinct minerals:

dva različita minerala:

jadeite, which takes its name from jade,

žadeit, koji je ime dobio od žada,

and the more common nephrite,

i češći nefrit,

the root of which is the Greek word nephros,

koji koren vuče iz grčke reči "nefros",

meaning kidney.

što znači bubreg.

In addition to describing these two minerals,

Pored opisivanja ova dva minerala,

jade also has an English homonym.

žad takođe ima i engleski homonim.

With roots that predate the popularity

Sa korenjem koje seže dalje od popularnosti

of the lustral gemstone,

ceremonijalog dragog kamena,

jade was used to refer to

žadom se opisivala

either a disreputable woman

ili žena na lošem glasu

or a broken-down horse.

ili oronuo konj.

Thus, the word jaded, meaning worn out

Odatle reč "jaded" koja znači istrošen,

or lacking enthusiasm,

ili bez entuzijazma,

has nothing to do with the gemstone,

nema nikakve veze sa dragim kamenom,

and instead, comes from the archaic,

već potiče od arhaične definicije

equine-related definition.

vezane za konja.