Translation of two words into Sanskrit

[Majda Pieters]

Hello,

For an "art project" of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Ghent, Belgium we
are looking for the translations of two words into 87 different languages,
one of them being Sanskrit.
The words are:
- COUSINAGE (= "the state of being cousins")
- MIRRORING (= "reflection, like from a mirror").
We would be very grateful for any suggestions concerning the translation of
those two terms in Sanskrit!
Wilfried Pieters
Ghent, Belgium

[v2k]

You could try "abhasa" for a mirror like reflection.

Majda Pieters <majda....@euronet.be> wrote in message
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[yash...@my-deja.com]

> are looking for the translations of two words into 87 different

> languages,one of them being Sanskrit.

> > The words are:
> > - COUSINAGE (= "the state of being cousins")
> > - MIRRORING (= "reflection, like from a mirror").

Cousins are termed brothers in India. For COUSINAGE,
a word can be : "bhratrabhava" or more literally
"bhratatva"

For reflection, a good word is "pratibimba"

Yashwant

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In article <8f4joe$13mc$1...@buty.wanadoo.nl>,

"Majda Pieters" <majda....@euronet.be> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> For an "art project" of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Ghent,
Belgium we

> are looking for the translations of two words into 87 different
languages,
> one of them being Sanskrit.
> The words are:
> - COUSINAGE (= "the state of being cousins")
> - MIRRORING (= "reflection, like from a mirror").

> We would be very grateful for any suggestions concerning the
translation of
> those two terms in Sanskrit!
> Wilfried Pieters
> Ghent, Belgium
>
>

Greetings,

COUSINAGE = AtmabandhutvaM

Entry
Atmabandhu
Meaning
m. `" one's own kinsman "' , a first cousin or father's
sister's son , mother's
brother's son , mother's sister's son L.

MIRRORING = darpaNa, Adarza, mukur, maGkura are synonyms for
mirror.

Regards,
n.

[Psagdeo]

I can't think of a good translation for cousinage; the english word itself does
not sound "natural" to me. "Bhraatritva" (feeling brotherly) comes close but
not quite. For mirroring, if used to mean reflection, "Pratibimba" is a very
accurate, I would say exact, translation.

Pradip.