and
therefeore, K=C=Ch [via Italian] = Sh [sound of French
"ch" in English transcription] -- a shortcut from Kinbote via
Charles to Shade.
This is Lewis Carroll's (=Carolus Ludovicus) word golf
expanded to characters/sounds.
KARL and
CHARLES
Note that in Russian
tradition, the royal name Carolus, Charles or Carlos (English, French, or
Spanish - does not matter) is always rendered by Germanic "Karl" with hard K,
not Ch or Sh:
Prince Charles, if crowned under this name, in Russian
will be " Karl III ".
Only "Karl
Veliky" is also called by his French version, " Sharleman'
"
Kinbote in the US is
Charles or even Charley with Ch, but "Charles the
Beloved of Zembla in Russian must be Karl with
K.
Russian translations of PF correctly make it very
clear.
So in Russian
(and Zemblan??), surname Kinbote and "Charles the Beloved" (but not Charles
Kinbote!) start with the same sound/letter K.
I assume somebody
commented before on this fact?
This K/Ch is the
old tradition, and this of course would be well envisioned by VN, although
this could not be "revealed" in English text.
There is also strangely
PF-relevant (and Zemblan-sounding) Russian tongtwister: "Karl u Klary ukral
korally" (Karl stole Klara's corals)...crown jewels?
Victor Fet