[b-greek] Ptui !!

From: Theodore H Mann (thmann@juno.com)
Date: Mon Nov 27 2000 - 21:05:13 EST


Do suppose that the onomatopoeia, "Ptui !!," used in comic books and
elsewhere to describe the sound of spitting, is derived from the Greek
term, PTUW? What is the noun form of the word? :-) :-)

Ted

Dr. Theodore "Ted" H. Mann
thmann@juno.com
http://www.homestead.com/ChristianResourcesLinks/index.html

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