Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2019/September

This is the September archive of the Foreign Word of the Day for the year of 2019.

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Foreign word of the day in Zulu
-gqwala verb (intransitive) to rust, to corrode (intransitive) to bleach, to fade, to lose colour
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Foreign word of the day in German
die Kurve kratzen verb (colloquial) to hit the road, to clear off (colloquial) to take a turn, to escape (from an awkward position)
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Foreign word of the day in Kikuyu
rũrĩra class 11, noun umbilical cord relationship, kinship button at the bottom of a gourd
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Foreign word of the day in Azerbaijani
qalxmaq verb (intransitive) to stand up, get up (intransitive) to go up, to move vertically (intransitive) to ascend (intransitive) to get well, recover (from illness) (intransitive) to rise, increase (intransitive, figuratively) to rise, to rebel, take up arms (intransitive) to take off (intransitive) to go up, become more expensive, rise in price (intransitive) to begin suddenly, rise (used to describe the onset of some natural phenomena, such as wind, waves, and sounds)
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Foreign word of the day in Proto-Norse
ᚺᛟᚱᚾᚨ (horna) n, noun horn
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Foreign word of the day in Ido
repasto noun meal, repast
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Foreign word of the day in Kikuyu
mbogoro class 9/10, noun a curved stick one of whose ends is crooked and the other forked, used for suspending a beehive bandy-leggedness, bow-leggedness
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Foreign word of the day in Hindi
वकालत • (vakālat) f, noun lawyering, law, attorneyship; the profession of a lawyer advocacy, support
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Foreign word of the day in K'iche'
saqil noun light clarity purity whiteness wisdom resplendence
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Foreign word of the day in German
hanebüchen adjective outrageous, scandalous
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Foreign word of the day in Chinese
炒魷魚 (chǎo yóuyú) verb (literally) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see 炒,‎ 魷魚. (figuratively, slang) to sack someone; to fire someone
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Foreign word of the day in Dutch
wildzang m, noun (countable) an inexperienced or rash (young) person (uncountable) wild birdsong (obsolete, uncountable) non-standard or substandard singing (collective, dated) wild birds (dated, uncountable) nonsense, idle talk, blather Incorrect or substandard use, not relating to song: (archaic, uncountable, by extension) substandard execution of an art form (obsolete) wrongful use, misapplication, abuse
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Foreign word of the day in Mecayapan Nahuatl
tzoncalhuihuitani noun dragonfly
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Foreign word of the day in Arabic
كَلَّسَ‎ • (kallasa) verb to calcify, to saturate with chalk to trample upon as to press it together, to apply force upon the surface of
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Foreign word of the day in Middle English
wraw adjective Easily angered; in a foul mood. Angry; vexed; wrathful.
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Foreign word of the day in Dutch
gribus f, noun (obsolete) prison, clink, slammer rickety building (by extension) neglected area; poor neighbourhood (by extension) anything that is old or of inferior quality, especially items (by extension, derogatory) creepy person
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Foreign word of the day in Azerbaijani
ocaq noun stove hearth (figuratively) center, core, heart, heartland
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Foreign word of the day in Zulu
-hlonipha verb (transitive) to respect, to honour (intransitive) to act respectfully (intransitive) to use avoidance speech
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Foreign word of the day in French
médaille en chocolat f, noun (humorous) a nonexistent prize for finishing in fourth place (as opposed to the actual gold, silver and bronze medals for finishing first, second, and third) (literally) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see médaille,‎ chocolat.
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Foreign word of the day in Esperanto
ilarujo noun a toolbox for a toolset
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Foreign word of the day in Chinese
落屎星 (Hokkien: làu-sái-chhiⁿ / làu-sái-chheⁿ) noun (Xiamen, Malaysia and Taiwanese Hokkien, Zhao'an Hakka, Teochew) shooting star (Zhangzhou and Yilan Hokkien) comet
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Foreign word of the day in German
salonfähig adjective socially acceptable; presentable
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Foreign word of the day in Egyptian

(gmj) verb

(transitive) To (seek and) find. [since the Pyramid Texts]
(transitive, also used with a genitive or r) To find a way to go.
(with a genitive) To find a way to do something. [Kushite period]
(transitive) To find a way out (of difficulties, etc.). [Old Kingdom]
(transitive) To discover, find, locate.
(transitive) To come across, happen upon.
(transitive) To meet (someone).
(transitive) To ascertain, discern, recognize.
(transitive) To officially establish or determine.
(transitive) To diagnose.
(transitive) To calculate (a numerical result).
(transitive) To achieve, receive (a position).
(transitive) To devise (something).
(intransitive, of a limb) To know how to use properly.
(catenative, generally negated) To be able to.
(transitive) To control a land.

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Foreign word of the day in Latin
artemōn m, noun topsail, foresail, bysail main block in a pulley system
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Foreign word of the day in Thai
ประณาม • (bprà-naam) verb (elegant) to salute, to worship; to praise, to extol. to denounce, to condemn; to banish, to expel.
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Foreign word of the day in Spanish
tahalí m, noun belt or sheath for a sword (historical) reliquary; small case (for soldiers to carry a Quran)
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Foreign word of the day in Hebrew
הִשְׁתַּכְּנֵז‎ • (hishtaknéz) verb (informal) To adopt Ashkenazi mannerisms, especially for the purpose of improving one's apparent socioeconomic status.
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Foreign word of the day in Gothic
𐌱𐌹𐍈𐌴 • (biƕē) adverb whereby?
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Foreign word of the day in Arabic
دُمْيَة‎ • (dumya) f, noun statue, statuette, especially a painted idol made of ivory or marble an image or effigy a dummy, doll, or puppet
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Foreign word of the day in French
obus noun (military) shell (cylindrical projectile)
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