being from Canada, i need some help from the membership here on foreign " sling " words/phrases

something i can use for a search for foreign youtube sling videos

glandes plumbeae > leaden acorns ( latin )



what is " SLING " in French / Spanish / Russian etc ( and other sling-related words )

fronde = sling ( french )

http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1273794863/9  Thats a post I put on here a while back, it has a link to a wiki page giving all of the names for slings worldwide.  I think  that should help.

See the Wiki: http://www.slinging.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sling_in_Different_Languages Foreign names

http://www.slinging.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sling_in_Different_Languages 's Chinese word for sling, 弹弓 and 彈弓 actually means slingshot. Wikipedia calls the sling 投石器, which means "a device to throw rocks", so it can apply to anything that is used to throw rocks, not just the sling alone. But that is the closest word I know.
Can somebody change it? It's been bothering me.

Hadlath wrote on Jul 26^th, 2010 at 1:41am:

http://www.slinging.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sling_in_Different_Languages 's Chinese word for sling, 弹弓 and 彈弓 actually means slingshot. Wikipedia calls the sling 投石器, which means "a device to throw rocks", so it can apply to anything that is used to throw rocks, not just the sling alone. But that is the closest word I know. Can somebody change it? It's been bothering me.

Hello Hadlath,

We are at the moment using the word 抛石鞭 in Chinese. Chinese is not my first language, so I like to know your opinion about the phrase we use.  Please comment.
See also    http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1273794863/10#10

Klaas
www.amdocraft.com

parittya Ungary

honda = spanish

AmdoCraft wrote on Jul 26^th, 2010 at 6:03am:

We are at the moment using the word 抛石鞭 in Chinese.

I guess it would work. The sling wouldn't really be classifies as a "鞭" - "whip", but since there is not many other whip-like things that throw rocks, it would also be less likely to be confused with other objects. As long as it's not called a slingshot...
Can someone change the word on http://www.slinging.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sling_in_Different_Languages? It still says slingshot under Chinese.

It's called "Funda" here in Brazil.

In Croatian/Bosnian/Serbian language it is "praćka", pronounced as pruchka.
I think it must be similar in all slavic languages.

Okay, now thats sorted how about words for someone who uses a sling ie: Slinger

In Greek, it is called "sfendoni" Actually, it is the same name also for slingshot. As for the operator he is called "sfendonítis" or "sfendonistis". The word has mainly military use. The hunter using a sling was only named as hunter.
A more advanced model was the "kestrosfendoni" or kestros in latin. As You all know, it is used for darts. (kestros = small heavy arrow) 8-)

Hondero / Spanish  (i think) :-?

"Schleuderer" in German if male.
"Schleudererin" if female.

elluqutet=Yup'ik Eskimo

An elder described the sling as stated in a book (The Way We Genuinely Live: Masterworks of Yup'ik Science and Survival): Men and boys also used elluqutet (slings), " It has a string about the length of one's arm.  The stone is put in the center, and the other arm spins it and throws it.  We release the other string, and that rock will fly off." He also recalled the name of those who could throw far. "They called one who throws far talliqellria yuk [a person with good arms]. When a person who is strong throws a nagiiquyaq [seal spear] far, they are also called talliqellriit [those with strong arms].  Those with strong arms can also reach the distance of an arrow shot with a bow."

Over here in the Netherlands:

Sling = Slinger
(a) Slinger = Slingeraar
Slinging = Slingeren