Hobson-Jobson
noun
Hob·son-Job·son
¦häbsən¦jäbsən
plural -s
: assimilation of the sounds of a word or words foreign to a language into the sounds of a word or words coined or already existent in the language (as Spanish cucaracha has become English cockroach or as English riding coat has become French redingote)
the law of Hobson-Jobson has played a great role in the evolution of surnames
R. F. Barton
compare folk etymology R. F. Barton
Word History
Etymology
Anglo-Indian modification (influenced by the English surnames Hobson and Jobson) of Arabic yā Ḥasan! yā Ḥusayn! O Hasan! O Husain! (cry repeated at the Muharram festival as an expression of mourning for Hasan and Husain, grandsons of Muhammad, killed in the early struggles between the Sunni and Shiʽa parties)
- join (someone) in marriage/matrimony
- join battle
- join forces
- join hands
- join in marriage
- join in matrimony
- join someone in marriage
- join someone in matrimony
- join the club
- join the crowd
- join up
- join/combine forces
- joinable
- joinder
- joinders
- joined
- joined at the hip
- joined up
- joiner
- joiner work
- joineries
- joiners
- joinery
- joining
- joining up