>From: Edward Lipinski <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Panyemayiem Porusskie? [R] Do you speak Russian? >I need some little bit of help on a word in the Russian language that is >undefined as of yet. It is a Russian word that may be confused with >Russian word for "ferret,'" which I understand is "khoryok" Apparently >ferrets are raised in Siberia for their fur and/or the fur business may be >based on another ferret-like animal (not a mink) that goes by the Russian >name of "Gornostai. Zdravstvyi Edvard i vse, I know a little bit of Russian and may be able to help with your question. To the best of my knowledge, and having double-checked my russko-angliiskii slovar' izdovalo v Moskve, the word "gornostai" means "ermine" in Russian...hence the confusion about animals raised for their fur, etc. "Khoryok" means "polecat," which is what Europeans call their ferrets. Hope this helps! Susann [Posted in FML issue 2924]