Talk:Masala

"Queer" or "Homosexual" for Masala (Boston)

 * The original disambiguation for Masala (Boston) used the word "queer" rather than "homosexual" for the very good reason that this is the word used by MASALA to describe itself . I've added a hyperlink to homosexual to remove any confusion. Neither "queer" nor "homosexual" is a more neutral term than the other: both, along with other terms such as "gay", "LGBT", "GLBT" etc., are neutral terms with varying shades of meaning. Given that MASALA itself uses "queer" and that this is a term widely used and understood both in homosexual/gay/queer/LGBT organizations and in the broader public, it seems wisest to use this term for disambiguation. Inter lingua  talk email 22:27, 16 May 2007 (UTC)

Etymology
Does anyone know the etymology of this word? Is it Indian in origin, or is it an Arabic loanword? --165.82.136.50 23:25, 16 August 2007 (UTC).
 * The Oxford English Dictionary traces the etymology from English to Arabic as follows:

"'Etymology: < Urdu maṣālā, variant of maṣāliḥ ingredients, materials, condiments, spices, etc. < Persian maṣāliḥ < Arabic maṣāliḥ, plural of maṣlaḥa matter, affair, benefit, source of improvement < ṣalaḥa to be proper, to be serviceable or suitable.'" — O'Dea (talk) 10:56, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

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Pronunciation
An IPA pronunciation would be good. Is it stressed on the first or the second syllable? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Doric Loon (talk • contribs) 10:39, 13 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not very good with IPA, but it is stressed on the second sylable, so as to be pronounced "muh-SAA-la". --83.226.64.212 (talk) 17:52, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
 * "Muh"? It is ma-SA-la, as spelled, emphasis on the second syllable, all three syllables rhyming with each other. — O'Dea  (talk) 10:47, 29 August 2013 (UTC)

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