Gillywater

[zanooda2]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "potioncat" <willsonkmom at ...> 
wrote:
 
> Didn't you say, Zanooda, that this was for a translation? I wouldn't 
> worry too much about how Engish-speakers pronouce it. Can you come up 
> with a flowery sounding drink that might also reflect gillyweed?
> What will gillyweed be called?


zanooda:

To translate correctly, they need to know what "gilly" means :-). 
That's why I asked here - to find out if it has something to do 
with "gills", like in "gillyweed", or with a flower, or something else. 
Pronunciation itself doesn't matter, but it can be a hint as to 
what "gilly" means - if it means "gills", then it would be pronounced 
with a hard "g", but if it means flower - with a soft "g". 

And no, I don't think they can come up with a word that would 
mean "gills" and a flower at the same time, LOL. It has to be either 
fish gills, or a flower :-)! But once again there are different 
opinions here on the list, and I feel like only JKR can answer my 
question :-). But maybe it's for the best, you know - whatever they 
will call the drink in this translation, no one can say it's a 
mistake :-)!