Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2020/May

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This is the May archive of the Foreign Word of the Day for the year of 2020.

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Foreign word of the day  in Swahili
jana class ma, noun
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Foreign word of the day  in Egyptian
nHHr
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(nḥr) verb
  1. (intransitive, with n or r) to match up to, to equal or resemble in a positive way
  2. (transitive, rare) to live as long as (a time), to have one’s lifetime equal or match up to
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Foreign word of the day  in Italian
spada laser f, noun
  1. (science fiction) lightsaber (sword having a blade made of a powerful beam of light)
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Foreign word of the day  in Bulgarian
шибой • (šibój) m, noun
  1. stock (Matthiola gen. et spp.)
  2. wallflower (Erysimum gen. et spp., especially the common wallflower (Erysimum cheiri))
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Foreign word of the day  in Chinese
失靈 (shīlíng) verb
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Foreign word of the day  in German
Qualm m, noun
  1. smoke, particularly when very dense or regarded as unpleasant; fume
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Foreign word of the day  in Vietnamese
lụa noun, adjective
  1. silk fabric
  2. unripened banana leaf or betel palm husk, used as a wrap in Vietnamese cuisine to impart flavor to various chả and bánh
  3. silky, soft
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Foreign word of the day  in Dutch
zijn broek verslijten verb
  1. (informal) to be seated without doing any useful work
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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
μνησῐπήμων • (mnēsipḗmōn) adjective
  1. reminding of misery
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Foreign word of the day  in Middle French
estage m, noun
  1. level (floor of a building, etc.)
  2. house; building; abode
  3. stay; stopover
  4. rent (money paid for the hiring of a property)
  5. size; stature
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Foreign word of the day  in Arabic
حِينَئِذٍ • (ḥīnaʾiḏin) adverb
  1. then, at that time
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Foreign word of the day  in Middle English
chymeney noun
  1. A hearth; where a fire is lighted.
  2. A chimney; a ventilation chamber for smoke.
  3. A device for heating; a stove or furnace.
  4. (rare, figurative) Something which heats or forges.
  5. (rare, figurative) Any ventilation chamber.
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Foreign word of the day  in Old French
chaloir verb
  1. to heat
  2. (impersonal, reflexive, se chaloir) to bother, to concern
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Foreign word of the day  in Sanskrit
जव • (jáva) m, noun
  1. speed, velocity, swiftness
  2. haste, hurry
  3. impulse of the mind (Vedic, only in the plural)
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Foreign word of the day  in Azerbaijani
buraxmaq verb
  1. (transitive) to let go
  2. (transitive) to release
  3. (transitive) to let
  4. (transitive) to leave
  5. (transitive) to publish
  6. (transitive) to let through
  7. to make a mistake. (Only used in səhv buraxmaq)
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Foreign word of the day  in Greek
λοιμός • (loimós) m, noun
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Foreign word of the day  in Kikuyu
ikara verb
  1. to sit
  2. to stay, to remain
  3. to dwell
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Foreign word of the day  in Classical Nahuatl
ocēlōquichtli noun
  1. jaguar warrior, jaguar knight (member of the Aztec military elite)
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