2007-01-26 08:44:16 · 11 answers · asked by John D 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Actually, Chernobyl is an altered form of the word Chornobyl, which means mugwort, which is a grass with black color. Chernobyl was mistakenly translated to mean "wormwood" some time ago.
Taken from WordIQ Dictionary/Advanced Encyclopedia:
Name Origin: "The city is named after the chornobyl' grass, or mugwort. The word itself is a combination of chornyi (чорний, black) and byllia (билля, grass blades or stalks), hence it literally means black grass or black stalks. "
Sometimes it is erroneously translated as wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), with consequent apocalyptic associations, probably originating from a New York Times article by Serge Schmemann, Chernobyl Fallout: Apocalyptic Tale, July 25, 1986. There, an unnamed "prominent Russian writer" was quoted as claming the Ukrainian word for wormwood was chernobyl.
Actually, the Ukrainian Чорнобиль (chornobyl) and its Russian equivalent Чернобыльник (chernobylnik) refer to the plant mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris). Wormwood is a different plant, Artemisia absinthium, Полин in Ukrainian and Полынь in Russian (both pronounced Polyn). "Polyn" has no English equivalent, but corresponds to the botanical genus Artemisia. Botanically, mugwort is "Common Polyn" (Ukr. Полин звичайний / Rus. Полынь Обыкновенная); while wormwood is "Bitter Polyn" (Ukr. Полин гіркий / Rus. Полынь горькая).
Various species of Artemisia are common in steppes, and its strong smell is a often token of steppe. Also, chornobyl roots were used in folk medicine to heal neurotic conditions.
2007-01-29 13:33:23 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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hello The city name comes from a combination of chornyi (чорний, black) and byllia (билля, grass blades or stalks); hence it literally means black grass or black stalks. The reason for this name is not known. Different explanations have appeared after the 1986 nuclear accident, which represent attempts to link the accident to prophesies in the Book of Revelation in the Christian New Testament. For these, see Chernobyl in the popular consciousness.
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2007-01-26 08:54:39 · answer #4 · answered by Angela M 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's a Ukranian word meaning "Wormwood" and is such is recognized by some as related to a falling star in the book of Apocalypse in the Bible. "Chernobyl" roughly translates as "Black Weed".
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