Does anybody have information on an English alternative spelling for KAYAK? The word in question is KYAK. I think it might also be the primary Finnish word for the English "kayak." I have found it listed in an unabridged Websters Dictionary (c. 1964), and a (abridged) Websters New World Distionary (c. 1976) Both are hard copies, and list the word as a noun, with the meaning given, "Same as kayak." When doing a Google search, I come up with several pages of results for "kyak," from private messages on Usenet to business sites. One Usenet post was a reply correcting the spelling of the original poster and his message. I know that in the past I have often mistyped the word, that is, meant to type "kayak," but instead typed "kyak." But throughout the years I have assumed that both were rally correct, the spelling "kayak" being the more prevalent. Many online dictionaries do not give a meaning for "kyak." But since I have two home dictionaries with a meaning, there must be some history to what may be a "less popular/ less used" spelling. I don't mean to start a debate here, but I simple can not find sources that give me the entire story of the word. This is truthfully a minor issue, but it unfortunately annoys the heck out of me. I need to "get a life" perhaps? Tom LeTourneau Wells, Maine *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> Does anybody have information on an English alternative spelling for KAYAK? > > The word in question is KYAK. I think it might also be the primary Finnish > word for the English "kayak." Sorry, old chap. It is "kajakki" in Finnish. We always do everything the hard way - especially spelling... Ari - Finland the fin-land *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Thanks! Help me out then with the following: KYAK-TAUSTATIETOJA JA HISTORIIKKIA KYAK l. Kuopion yliopiston ampujakilta on vuonna 1991 perustettu ampujakilta, jonka jäseniksi voivat liittyä kaikki ammunnasta tai metsästyksestä kiinnostuneet Kuopion yliopiston henkilökuntaan tai opiskelijoihin kuuluvat henkilöt ikään tai sukupuoleen katsomatta. Kilta toimi aina kevääseen 1994 aktiivisesti. Saimme rakennettua talkootyöllä ja varoja keräämällä ilma-ase ampumatilat sekä Snelmanian kellaritiloihin että Canthian kirjaston takana oleviin varastotiloihin. Lahjoitus- ja jäsenmaksu varoin olemme pystyneet hankkimaan killalle ratakaukoputken, ilmakiväärin sekä ilmapistoolin. Ilmakiväärin hankinnan mahdollisti ORION OY:n merkittävä tuki, josta kiitokset myös täältä webbisivun kautta Geesh, am I dumb for assuming this is Finnish?!! Above taken from http://www.uku.fi/jarjestot/kyak/tausta.htm (which I think is a Finnish web site). Maybe their not even speaking about kayaks here??? Might be something to do with bioteknik or medicine? At 10:35 PM 8/29/2002 +0300, you wrote: > > Does anybody have information on an English alternative spelling for KAYAK? > > > > The word in question is KYAK. I think it might also be the primary Finnish > > word for the English "kayak." > >Sorry, old chap. It is "kajakki" in Finnish. We always do everything the >hard way - especially spelling... > >Ari - Finland the fin-land Tom LeTourneau Wells, Maine *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Well well well... > > KYAK-TAUSTATIETOJA JA HISTORIIKKIA > > > KYAK l. Kuopion yliopiston ampujakilta on vuonna 1991 perustettu Kyak is a former shooting society of the Kuopio University. The name comes from the first letters of the name: Kuopion Yliopiston Ampuja Kilta/ the Kuopio University Shooting Guild. Hmm.... If that sounded funny, try to spell all the words and pronounce them fast ;-) Ari *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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