Talk:joy
Latest comment: 2 years ago by Equinox in topic Also (obsolete) a jewel, in parts of India?
murȝe[edit]
I have removed 'murȝe' from the list of displacements with this reasoning: it's an adjective, not a noun - literally the word merry. Its noun form 'mirth' meaning joy has not truly been displaced, though it may be considered a bit archaic. Please let me know if I'm mistaken. Eigooms (talk) 02:01, 14 September 2016 (UTC)
apparently the word Joy was used back during when the Pheidippides ran the first marathon.. 'Joy, we win' he spoke.. this predates what this site says.. — This unsigned comment was added by 2a00:23c4:969c:2100:4e2:2f4b:8e1b:b9d8 (talk).
Also (obsolete) a jewel, in parts of India?[edit]
Hobson-Jobson says:
- This seems from the quotation to have been used on the west coast for jewel (Port. joia). 1810. — "The vanity of parents sometimes leads them to dress their children, even while infants, in this manner, which affords a temptation ... to murder these helpless creatures for the sake of their ornaments or joys." — Maria Graham, 3.