Jun 5, 2016 21:52
7 yrs ago
Russian term
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пшонка
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Art/Literary
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From a 19th century short story; a Polish girl who wound up living with Gypsies is telling the story of how she was lost as a little girl during some fighting and does not remember her family.
Все хаты горели. И ночь пришла, и день пришел, они всё ещё горели, а я сидела в саду и плакала. Один ли вечер настал, два ли, не помню, а я всё одна сидела в саду, всё хотела в хату, а хаты нет и людей нет ни одного. Я ела груши, да сырую пшонку, и всё плакала; а дым меня чуть не задушил.
Thanks in advance.
Все хаты горели. И ночь пришла, и день пришел, они всё ещё горели, а я сидела в саду и плакала. Один ли вечер настал, два ли, не помню, а я всё одна сидела в саду, всё хотела в хату, а хаты нет и людей нет ни одного. Я ела груши, да сырую пшонку, и всё плакала; а дым меня чуть не задушил.
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | raw corn on the cob |
NataliaShevchuk
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| 5 +1 | porridge made from millet cereal |
Tatiana Grehan
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| 4 +1 | (uncooked) millet seeds |
Alexander Kayumov
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Change log
Jun 5, 2016 21:52: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Proposed translations
+5
3 hrs
NataliaShevchuk
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
A Perfect Balance of Meaning and Style
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
raw corn on the cob
Пшонка is a Bessarabian dialect denomination for young corn on the cob and, respectively, for a traditional porridge-like dish made out of corn grits. Heard it talked about myself.
By the way, pears ripen up about the same time corn does. She didn't necessarily eat them ripe, however.
Besides, how on earth do you eat raw millet? And who would be growing millet in the garden? It is a field crop.
By the way, pears ripen up about the same time corn does. She didn't necessarily eat them ripe, however.
Besides, how on earth do you eat raw millet? And who would be growing millet in the garden? It is a field crop.
Example sentence:
ПШОНКА — вареный кукурузный початок. С незапамятных времен является непременным деликатесом и атрибутом пляжной жизни.
Вté de Тurquie, майсъ, Турецкая пшонка, кукуруза.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
18 mins
Alexander Kayumov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Works in field
Russian Federation
ph: +7 (950) 1980-769
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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16
Russian term (edited):
сырая пшонка = сырая пшёнка
(uncooked) millet seeds
I believe it's an old spellling of "пшёнка" (similarly to how "чёрт" used to be spelled "чорт"). Normally it would be millet gruel = millet porridge = millet kasha.
However, since it's "сырая пшонка", it refers not to the cooked kasha, but rather to the (uncooked) millet seeds themselves.
However, since it's "сырая пшонка", it refers not to the cooked kasha, but rather to the (uncooked) millet seeds themselves.
Peer comment(s):
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Rachel Douglas
: If it's not cooked, then it's raw. "Raw millet." This phrase appears in plenty of 19th-century books in English, so it should be OK.
7 mins
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Thank you!
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NataliaShevchuk
: Does not seem to be the case in this context.
3 hrs
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The Misha
: No millet here, I am afraid. This alone gives you away as a "chyo" rather than a "sho" person:)
14 hrs
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Now, that's a bit racist. :) // I think it could be either millet or corn. Seeing as the girl herself didn't burn, nor the trees, I don't see how that's an argument for or against anything. I'm sure you can eat raw millet if sufficiently hungry.
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+1
19 mins
Tatiana Grehan
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
United States
EN>RU corporate,business,legal,finance
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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68
porridge made from millet cereal
пшонка = пшонная каша = porridge made from millet cereal
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Note added at 20 mins (2016-06-05 22:12:06 GMT)
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Correction: raw millet cereal
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Note added at 20 mins (2016-06-05 22:12:06 GMT)
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Correction: raw millet cereal
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rachel Douglas
: With "raw millet." No need to add "cereal."
7 mins
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Thank you!
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The Misha
: So how come the millet didn't burn with the khata? And what did she cook that porridge on? Pshonka, as it is popularly known all over the Ukrainian south, is indeed corn on the cob.
14 hrs
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