Edzperanto
The word Edzperanto is an Esperanto expression which is a compound of the words 'edzo' and 'peranto'; edzo meaning husband and peranto meaning agent or envoy. It sounds similar to the word 'Esperanto' and due to this it became known as a joking expression about the role of Esperanto as a tool for marriage or finding a husband.[1][2]
The wordplay Esperanto - Edzperanto was invented by Raymond Schwartz. It first appeared in 1923 in Schwartz's poem "La bona peranto" (The good agent) in Literatura Mondo.[3] The poem is about two friends who are talking about finding husbands; it finishes with the words:
| Esperanto | English |
|---|---|
| "Kaj kiam nin la pastro benas,
Gxi estas dank' al Esperanto!"... ... La dua diris: "Mi komprenas, Por vi gxi estas ... Edzperanto!" |
("And when the priest blesses us,)
(It is thanks to Esperanto!") (The second said "I understand,) (For you it is ... Edzperanto!") |
In the following decades, the expression became apart of general language use.[4][5]
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References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.esperantofre.com/faktoj/index.htm#edzp
- ↑ http://bulteno.esperanto-usa.org/2015/1/40-leterkesto/?10
- ↑ Literatura Mondo 1923-08 (auxgusto), p. 145
- ↑ The Esperanto Movement. Peter Glover Forster. Walter de Gruyter, 1982 - Foreign Language Study. p342.
- ↑ Leteroj el Koreio: eseoj, traduko, taglibro el vojaĝo, raportoj kaj salutmesaĝoj. Lee Jungkee (Shlosilo). Korea Esperanto-Asocio, 2013. p36.
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