VV (15) - Maijstral

[Dave Monroe]

Not a dumb question at all, but all I can offer is a
reasonable guess.  my-STRAHL?  Do note the two Nobel
Laureate Mistrals, both poets, Frederic (Provencal
French, 1904), and Gabriela (Chile, 1945).  As well as
...

Main Entry: mis·tral
Pronunciation: 'mis-tr&l, mi-'sträl
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Provençal, from mistral
masterful, from Late Latin magistralis of a teacher --
more at MAGISTRAL
Date: 1604
: a strong cold dry northerly wind of southern France

Hm, a Pynchon Pronunciation Guide might be in order,
at that ... 

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=mistral

--- Mark Wright AIA <mwaia at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Was this a dumb question? Does anybody know?
> 
> --- Mark Wright AIA <mwaia at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Howdy
> > How is Maijstral pronounced? (mystral?)
> > Mark
> > 
> > 
> > --- David Morris <fqmorris at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > 
> > > http://www.hyperarts.com/pynchon/v/m.html
> > > 
> > > maijstral
> > > 311;Maijistral is Maltese for "north-west or the
> north-west wind"
> > > 
> > > Maijstral, Carla (d. 1956)
> > > 318; "young wife" of Fausto Sr.; contemplated
> suicide, 319, 483;
> > 321;
> > > 478; 489
> > > 
> > > Maijstral, Fausto
> > > 291; father of Paola; 294; 303; confessions of,
> 304-46; working at
> > Ta
> > > Kali
> > > airfield, 315; "I know of machines that are more
> complex than
> > > people." 322; 444
> > > 
> > > Maijstral, "old" (Fausto Sr.) (d. ca 1953)
> > > 305; shipfitter and spy in Malta for the F.O.;
> husband of Carla and
> > > father of
> > > Jr.; 318; 467; w/S. Stencil acting as his
> spy/double agent, 478
> > > 
> > > Maijstral, Paola 
> > > 14; Maltese wife of Pappy Hod but leaves him;
> was a barmaid in the
> > > Metropolitan
> > > Bar in Malta, now at Sailor's Grave; "The girl
> lived proper nouns.
> > > Persons,
> > > places. No things." 51; "taken to disappearing
> for two to three
> > > days," 221;
> > > "had the passive look of an object of sadism,
> something to be
> > attired
> > > in
> > > various inanimate costumes and fetishes,
> tortured, subjected to the
> > > weird
> > > indignities of Pig's catalogue," 221; 287; 303;
> 314; 316; 330-31;
> > > 365; return
> > > to Malta, 367; attempted rape by Pig, 370-71;
> 416; departs for
> > Malta,
> > > 422-23;
> > > reunion with Poppy, gives him ivory comb,
> 442-43;
> 
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