Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

пронимальная символика

English translation:

penetrating symbolism

Added to glossary by James Walker
Sep 17, 2008 13:29
15 yrs ago
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Russian term

пронимальная символика

Russian to English Social Sciences Anthropology
... вся женская работа связана с репродуктивными ассоциациями, поскольку именно женская атрибутика обладает пронимальной символикой, использование которой предполагает погружение/протаскивание/порождение: полая утварь (посуда, корыта, бадьи, ступа и др.) ...

I have already read every definition of пронимать as far back as Даль and seen most of what is said about пронимальная символика on Яндекс. Suggested translations of пронимальная символика are more than welcome, but what I would really like to know is how do native speakers understand this term (по-русски)?

Thanks!

Proposed translations

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penetrators/penetrating symbolism

I'm not Russian and have no idea how Russians would understand this. The only thing that came to mind from your passage is that this is related to sewing, knitting, etc. where an object, a needle or whatever is used for knitting, penetrates (e.g. fabric) in the process of creating. Obviously as a corrupted male I can see some potential for sexual (Freudian?) symbolism, but I'm guessing.
Peer comment(s):

agree Elena Ivaniushina : certainly this meaning, although I'm not sure about the term in English; see www.brusov.am/docs/Filology-3-2.pdf
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I'm not either
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, Henry, Alya and Svetlana! I will say "penetrating symbolism," since the definition of "penetrating" in English also covers the meanings that Svetlana mentions. The reference Alya provided is very helpful. Jim"
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touching symbolism

I think, it's smth, which gets across, up to one's heart to wake up some emotions...
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Reference comments

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Reference:

пройму, проймешь; прбнял, -яла, -яло; пронятый (-ят, -ята, -ято); сов., кого-адпо (разг.). 1. (1 и 2 л. не употр.). Охватить, проникнуть внутрь. Дрожь проняла. Сырость проняла его насквозь. Пронял мороз. Пронял страх. 2. Сильно подействовать на кого-что-н. Его ничем не проймешь. Твои слова его проняли. || косое, пронимать, -аю, -аешь.

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