Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/Nominations
This project handles the daily foreign language word posted on the main page. It mimics the English Word of the Day. Nominations may be in any language other than English.
Here’s a checklist for nominations:
- Is it foreign? For nomination of English words, see Word of the Day.
- Is it non-offensive? Don’t nominate if it would be embarrassing to have someone’s boss or grandmother overhear.
- It hasn’t been lauded elsewhere recently, right? We want Wiktionary to be original, not a copycat.
- Do we have an entry for it? An entry needs to be created first, or you could request it.
Before a nominated word is featured, it needs to meet certain requirements:
- Words in well-documented languages need to have at least one CFI-compliant quotation and a pronunciation section with an audio file or IPA transcription.
- Words in ancient, barely attested languages need to have at least one quotation or reference.
- Words in other languages need to meet either of the following criteria:
- A pronunciation section with audio or IPA, and either a reference from an appropriate resource or a quotation.
- Two independent quotations/references.
- Terms currently in RFC, RFV, or RFD whose problems have not been resolved by those discussions will not be accepted.
- Entries may be required to have images of their headword available on Commons if the script they are in is not widely supported (e.g., Kannada or Phoenician).
Ideal candidates include entries that are fairly complete, having a considerable amount of information, or words with unusual meanings, for instance:
- A word for an item or idea with which most English speakers are unfamiliar.
- A false friend, a word that an English speaker would assume to have a different meaning.
- A word with a couple of well-known definitions that have very different English translations.
- A word whose primary definition incorporates a range of somewhat varied concepts in English.
- An idiom or unusual expression, or anything else you think might be interesting.
Focus weeks[edit]
Every so often, focus weeks are held in the Foreign Word of the Day. During focus weeks, we choose words or phrases with a certain theme, highlight languages with some special features, or show words that have particularly interesting or unusual properties. Proposals for focus weeks can be found at Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/Focus weeks.
General nominations[edit]
Ready[edit]
Africa[edit]
Afrikaans: stokkielekker (citation, quote translated, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 11:43, 20 June 2019 (UTC)- Synonym used for November 1 2020.
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:16, 10 October 2020 (UTC)
- Synonym used for November 1 2020.
Americas[edit]
Dutch: winti wai, lanti pai (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — Appolodorus1 (talk) 09:56, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
Sranan Tongo: dyodyo (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — Appolodorus1 (talk) 09:13, 17 January 2023 (UTC)
- @Appolodorus1, it may be a better idea to feature this as a Sranan Tongo term. The dividing line between a borrowing and code switching is a fine one.
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 19:30, 17 February 2023 (UTC)
- @Appolodorus1, it may be a better idea to feature this as a Sranan Tongo term. The dividing line between a borrowing and code switching is a fine one.
Southern Pomo: huʔ:uy ča:duč̓i:ya:liwi (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Jodi1729 (talk) 19:28, 13 November 2022 (UTC)
Choctaw: tikshạneli (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) - OOfMAN99 (talk · contribs) 08:01, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
Maquiritari: kanaimö (citation, no translation, pronunciation) — Vorziblix (talk · contribs) 08:01, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
Maquiritari: mawadi (citation, no translation, pronunciation) — Vorziblix (talk · contribs) 08:01, 31 May 2022 (UTC)
Portuguese: complexo de vira-lata (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — Ungoliant (falai) 16:17, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
Yup'ik: qimugta (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Thadh (talk) 09:35, 3 April 2023 (UTC)
Asia[edit]
Urdu: ہَفْتَہ (hafta) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) نعم البدل (talk) 23:48, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
Urdu: ماحَول (māḥaul) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) – peculiar etymology نعم البدل (talk) 05:27, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
Urdu: چہ جائے کہ (cih jā'ye kih) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) – a word that is probably not that common in Urdu. نعم البدل (talk) 04:40, 2 April 2023 (UTC)
Vietnamese: lưới B40 (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Surprising etymology for something so mundane. – Minh Nguyễn 💬 07:20, 3 October 2022 (UTC)
Urdu: نِعْمَ الْبَدَل (ni’mul badal) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) نعم البدل (talk) 16:23, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
Hebrew: סִיר (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 17:53, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
Aghwan: 𐕛𐔰𐕖𐔰𐕙𐔿𐔰 (vačarn'a) (citation, quote translated, no pronunciation) --Vahag (talk) 18:36, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
Arabic: كَوْكَب (kawkab) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 17:53, 5 February 2022 (UTC)
Alutor: рыттырыт (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Millerutt (talk) 01:00, 9 July 2019 (UTC)
Arabic: إِجَّار (ʔijjār) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 04:03, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
Arabic: حَزَاء (ḥazāʔ) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 04:03, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
Arabic: يَانَصِيب (yānaṣīb) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Wyang (talk) 04:48, 29 September 2017 (UTC)
Arabic: قُفَّاز (quffāz) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 10:11, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
Arabic: كَافُور (kāfūr) (multiple citations, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 10:11, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
Arabic: بردي (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 10:11, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
Arabic: بُرّ (burr) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) (Etymology 3 “wheat”) Fay Freak (talk) 02:20, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: طَعَام (ṭaʕām) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 01:49, 29 October 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: شِيرَج (šīraj) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 23:45, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: بَسْبَايَج (basbāyaj) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 23:45, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: غَافِث (ḡāfiṯ) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 23:45, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: تِلِّيس (tillīs) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 23:45, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: خَنْدَرِيس (ḵandarīs) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 01:57, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: مُرِّيّ (murriyy) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 01:57, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: مُلُوخِيَّة (mulūḵiyya) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 01:57, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: إِشْفَى (ʔišfā) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 21:05, 6 July 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: شِيص (šīṣ) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 21:18, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: مَرْو (marw) (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 21:18, 26 February 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: جُوذَاب (jūḏāb) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 01:36, 1 February 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: نَيْفَق (nayfaq) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 17:52, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: غِبّ (ḡibb) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 17:52, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: طَرْفَاء (ṭarfāʔ) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 00:51, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
Arabic: كَالُون (kālūn) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 13:26, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
Arabic: دَغْفَل (daḡfal) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 01:07, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
Arabic: أَكَّار (ʔakkār) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 01:07, 22 June 2019 (UTC)
Arabic: ذُكَّار (ḏukkār) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 20:08, 3 May 2019 (UTC)
Arabic: مُشْتَهَى (muštahā) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 21:09, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
Arabic: آس (ʔās) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 21:09, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
Arabic: خَصِّين (ḵaṣṣīn) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 21:09, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
Arabic: صِنَاب (ṣināb) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 21:09, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
Arabic: طَابُور (ṭābūr) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 21:09, 1 May 2019 (UTC)
Armenian: ակիշ (akiš) (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 08:27, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
Armenian: աշկարա (aškara) (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 08:27, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
Armenian: զողալ (zołal) (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 08:27, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
Armenian: ժուռ (žuṙ) (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 08:27, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
Armenian: իղրար (iłrar) (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 08:27, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀘𑀖𑀢𑀺 (caghati) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) —AryamanA (मुझसे बात करें • योगदान) 18:54, 4 September 2020 (UTC)
Azerbaijani: qabaq (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 20:51, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
Bengali: শতরকম (śotrokom) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) ·~ dictátor·mundꟾ 21:09, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
Bengali: মুখপাত্র (mukhôpatrô) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) ·~ dictátor·mundꟾ 21:09, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
Bengali: বয়ঃসন্ধি (boẏoḥśondhi) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) ·~ dictátor·mundꟾ 21:09, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
Bengali: তৃণমূল (trinômul) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) ·~ dictátor·mundꟾ 21:09, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
Burmese: ဘုရား (bhu.ra:) (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 11:18, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 暗光鳥/暗光鸟 (multiple citations, pronunciation) — justin(r)leung { (t...) | c=› } 03:25, 26 April 2023 (UTC)
Chinese: 鐵馬/铁马 (tiěmǎ) (multiple citations, pronunciation) — justin(r)leung { (t...) | c=› } 00:35, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
Chinese: 龍鳳胎/龙凤胎 (lóngfèngtāi) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — justin(r)leung { (t...) | c=› } 00:35, 21 April 2023 (UTC)
Chinese: 疑 (yí) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Victionarier - Interesting etymology. (talk) 22:31, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 一 (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) פֿינצטערניש (Fintsternish), she/her (talk) 18:15, 19 January 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 木 (mù) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) 220.253.113.20 01:52, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
Chinese: 周瑜打黃蓋——一個願打,一個願挨/周瑜打黄盖——一个愿打,一个愿挨 (Zhōu Yú dǎ Huáng Gài, yī ge yuàn dǎ, yī ge yuàn ái) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 04:07, 29 September 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 憐香惜玉/怜香惜玉 (liánxiāngxīyù) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 04:32, 13 May 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: un頂able/un顶able (multiple citations, pronunciation) Beefwiki (talk) 02:34, 28 July 2022 (UTC)
Chinese: hea (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) – was featured as FWOTD on 18 March 2016, however the entry was incomplete at the time, and it has significantly expanded since then – Wpi31 (talk) 16:31, 7 January 2023 (UTC)
Chinese: load (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) – Wpi31 (talk) 15:47, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
Chinese: part (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) – Wpi31 (talk) 13:28, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
Hebrew: אָרוֹן (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 11:11, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
Hebrew: עָטַן (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Biolongvistul (talk) 22:37, 3 February 2023 (UTC)
Hindi: ज़रूर (zarūr) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 08:45, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
Hindi: मानवीय (mānvīya) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 08:45, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
Hindi: कुमारीच्छद (kumārīcchad) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Svartava2 (talk) 08:25, 21 October 2021 (UTC)
Hittite: 𒅖𒄩𒀀𒀸 (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 19:49, 5 April 2020 (UTC)
Javanese: ꦲꦩ꧀ꦧꦿꦤꦁ (ambranang) (citation, quote translated, no pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 09:54, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
Kashmiri: गाटुल (gāṭul) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Rishabhbhat (talk) 07:19, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
Kashmiri: دٲر (dạ̄r) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) - interesting how three different PIE roots converge to make a single word with four different meanings. Also, nice quote. --Rishabhbhat (talk) 07:57, 3 January 2022 (UTC)
Jeju: ᄒᆞ다 (hawda) (multiple citations, pronunciation) AG202 (talk) 04:43, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
Jeju: 벗 (beot) (multiple citations, pronunciation) AG202 (talk) 15:54, 11 September 2022 (UTC)
- @Tibidibi Should the particle be included in the displayed form?
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 18:14, 20 August 2021 (UTC)
- @Tibidibi Should the particle be included in the displayed form?
Mandarin: 知音 (zhīyīn) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation)
Middle Korean: 바오달 (pawotal) (multiple citations, pronunciation) —Suzukaze-c (talk) 02:31, 6 August 2021 (UTC)
Min Nan: 西北雨 (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) —suzukaze (t・c) 18:28, 7 March 2017 (UTC)
Old Armenian: Արեգ քաղաք (Areg kʿałakʿ) (citation, quote translated, no pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 23:45, 20 September 2020 (UTC)
Old Khmer: បុណ្យ (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 09:54, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
Old Korean: 良中 (multiple citations, pronunciation) -- An Old Korean particle equivalent to a Middle Korean one. --Uconhe (talk) 12:21, 26 September 2021 (UTC)
Old Persian: 𐎢𐎱𐎠 (u-p-a) (citation, quote translated, no pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 09:54, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
Ottoman Turkish: شمندوفر (şümendüfer, şömendüfer, şimendüfer, şemendüfer) (citation, quote translated, no pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 21:13, 25 March 2021 (UTC)
Pela: a³¹kju̠⁵⁵ kɔ̠³⁵vɛ³⁵ (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Janinga Chang (talk) 18:21, 21 June 2022 (UTC)
Pela: faʔ⁵⁵ kʰjɛʔ⁵⁵ (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Janinga Chang (talk) 20:40, 20 June 2022 (UTC)
Persian: خاکستر (xâkestar) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Tibidibi (talk) 04:41, 16 April 2021 (UTC)
Punjabi: گَوَانڈھ (gavānḍh) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) نعم البدل (talk) 03:58, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
Punjabi: مَسِیت (masīt) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation)
-Taimoor Ahmed(گل بات؟) 03:59, 20 December 2020 (UTC)Punic: 𐤉𐤁𐤋 (ybl) (citation, quote translated, no pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 10:11, 7 January 2021 (UTC)
- Isn't this technically African? פֿינצטערניש (Fintsternish), she/her (talk) 12:53, 2 December 2021 (UTC)
Sabaean: 𐩪𐩨𐩺 (s¹by) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 21:24, 24 June 2021 (UTC)
Sanskrit: रंहस् (raṃhas) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) interesting polysemous Sanskrit term. quotes for all senses —Svārtava [t•c•u•r] 07:33, 8 January 2022 (UTC)
Sudanese Arabic: دردق (dardaq) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 04:03, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
Classical Syriac: ܓܘܪܕܡܝܐ (gūrdmānā) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Biolongvistul (talk) 21:33, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
Thai: คนกรุง (kon-grung) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Miwako Sato (talk) 16:31, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
Thai: นนทบุเรี่ยน (non-tá-bù-rîian) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Miwako Sato (talk) 16:31, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
Thai: ลมหายใจ (lom-hǎai-jai) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Miwako Sato (talk) 15:48, 16 September 2019 (UTC)
Thai: ครอง (krɔɔng) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — Vorziblix (talk · contribs) 20:01, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
Thai: รวมหัว (ruuam-hǔua) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Venise12mai1834 (talk) 19:25, 14 July 2022 (UTC)
Thai: เสน่ห์ปลายจวัก (sà-nèe-bplaai-jà-wàk) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Venise12mai1834 (talk) 10:27, 16 September 2022 (UTC)
Thai: ส้มหล่น (sôm-lòn) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Asembleo (talk) 06:46, 1 February 2023 (UTC)
Thai: บริภาษ (bɔɔ-rí-pâat) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Asembleo (talk) 19:32, 7 March 2023 (UTC)
Thai: แต่งงาน (dtɛ̀ng-ngaan) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Asembleo (talk) 13:02, 27 March 2023 (UTC)
Thai: สังฆกรรม (sǎng-ká-gam) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Asembleo (talk) 10:20, 30 March 2023 (UTC)
Thai: เครื่องบิน (krʉ̂ʉang-bin) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Asembleo (talk) 15:42, 12 April 2023 (UTC)
Thai: อัฒจันทร์ (àt-tá-jan) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Asembleo (talk) 11:13, 6 May 2023 (UTC)
Urdu: دجلہ (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Smettems (talk) 22:37, 11 December 2020 (UTC)
Vietnamese: mình (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 09:54, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
Vietnamese: vòng (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 09:54, 29 July 2020 (UTC)
Vietnamese: chợ xổm (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) – Minh Nguyễn 💬 19:43, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
Vietnamese: ảm (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) (Etymology 1) – Minh Nguyễn 💬 21:08, 24 June 2022 (UTC)
Zhuang: myaiz (multiple citations, pronunciation) — justin(r)leung { (t...) | c=› } 16:02, 15 March 2023 (UTC)
Bengali: দাবদাহ (dabdaho) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Sbb1413 (he) (talk • contribs) 04:59, 22 April 2023 (UTC)
Europe[edit]
Albanian: shtëpi (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) could also use Gheg "shpi" no1fanofthepals 17:09, 21 March 2023 (UTC)
Danish: krænkelsesparat (multiple citations, pronunciation) __Gamren (talk) 12:44, 1 July 2021 (UTC)
Dutch: diagonaaltje (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 09:42, 26 May 2023 (UTC)
Dutch: melkboerenhondenhaar (citation, no translation, pronunciation) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 09:45, 23 January 2023 (UTC)
Dutch: ibahesj (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) - Appolodorus1 (talk) 07:36, 12 January 2023 (UTC)
Dutch: labberkoelte (citation, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 11:13, 20 September 2020 (UTC)Dutch: pruikentijd (citation, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 11:13, 20 September 2020 (UTC)Dutch: dopingzondaar (citation, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 11:13, 20 September 2020 (UTC)Dutch: bierfiets (citation, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 11:13, 20 September 2020 (UTC)Dutch: honkbal (citation, quote translated, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 13:32, 22 November 2019 (UTC)Dutch: klassieker (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 16:45, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
Dutch: E-weg (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) DonnanZ (talk) 22:49, 20 January 2018 (UTC)
Dutch: kinnesinne (multiple citations, pronunciation) Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 11:05, 24 November 2016 (UTC)
Estonian: ärkama (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Joonas07 (talk) 16:08, 12 September 2020 (UTC)
Estonian: känd (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Joonas07 (talk) 14:15, 31 March 2023 (UTC)
Finnish: hannuhanhi (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) llittleserie (talk) 21:23, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
Finnish: yllytyshullu (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) brittletheories (talk) 13:44, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
Finnish: kelirikko (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) brittletheories (talk) 16:03, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
Finnish: uve (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) brittletheories (talk) 20:50, 12 February 2022 (UTC)
Finnish: tuima (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) brittletheories (talk) 18:09, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
Finnish: vastoa (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) , sense 1 in particular. brittletheories (talk) 14:58, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
Finnish: vastarakastunut (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) , for Valentine's Day 2023? brittletheories (talk) 14:58, 3 March 2022 (UTC)
Finnish: diskuteerata (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) brittletheories (talk) 11:50, 18 May 2022 (UTC)
Finnish: mustasukkainen (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) - a story of mistranslation. Thadh (talk) 18:19, 11 August 2022 (UTC)
Finnish: kardinaalimunaus (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) brittletheories (talk) 17:27, 5 November 2022 (UTC)
Finnish: teli (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) brittletheories (talk) 10:47, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
French: arrêter (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) – no1fanofthepals 20:03, 25 March 2023 (UTC)
French: chronophage (citation, no translation, pronunciation) – Jberkel 16:30, 13 May 2022 (UTC)
French: après moi le déluge (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) – Jberkel 00:34, 13 January 2022 (UTC)
French: quos ego (citation, no translation, pronunciation) PUC – 18:11, 31 October 2021 (UTC)
French: contrepèterie (citation, no translation, pronunciation) PUC – 15:11, 13 January 2021 (UTC)
- Per the previous discussion, I'm not fond of featuring this because of the examples.
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 19:37, 8 July 2021 (UTC)
- Per the previous discussion, I'm not fond of featuring this because of the examples.
French: coca (citation, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 13:27, 18 June 2019 (UTC)French: caberlot (citation, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 10:43, 27 March 2019 (UTC)French: avion (citation, no translation, pronunciation) – Jberkel 20:43, 9 February 2019 (UTC)
French: esprit de l'escalier (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 14:33, 29 June 2017 (UTC)
German: Vielfraß (citation, no translation, pronunciation) – Jberkel 18:29, 13 May 2023 (UTC)
German: Wackeldackel (citation, no translation, pronunciation) — Jberkel 23:26, 5 March 2023 (UTC)
German: Maulheld (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — Jberkel 09:09, 25 January 2023 (UTC)
German: Gassenhauer (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — Jberkel 11:21, 20 January 2023 (UTC)
German: zappenduster (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — Jberkel 19:58, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
German: stibitzen (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — Jberkel 10:11, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
German: Jubelperser (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — it has funny origins (Inshallah) Shumkichi (talk) 22:21, 26 August 2022 (UTC)
German: Tagedieb (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Jberkel 17:58, 22 July 2022 (UTC)
German: Deutungshoheit (multiple citations, pronunciation) – Jberkel 10:48, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
German: Flachmacher (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — Fytcha〈 T | L | C 〉 14:06, 30 January 2022 (UTC)
German: Freibier (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — Ungoliant (falai) 20:57, 27 April 2022 (UTC)
German: den Löffel abgeben (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — Fytcha〈 T | L | C 〉 19:11, 25 January 2022 (UTC)
German: Kopfkino (citation, no translation, pronunciation) – Jberkel 12:11, 24 November 2021 (UTC)
German: Siebensachen (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Jberkel 13:13, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
German: Vielliebchen (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Jberkel 09:37, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
German: Tuchfühlung (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Jberkel 09:24, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
German: Schatz (citation, no translation, pronunciation) – Kiku Jones| (talk) 13:12, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
German: bibelfest (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Jberkel 14:13, 27 June 2020 (UTC)
German: am Hungertuch nagen (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Jberkel 15:07, 22 June 2020 (UTC)
German: Grufti (citation, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:02, 7 January 2020 (UTC)German: Spiegelei (citation, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 07:37, 10 October 2019 (UTC)German: Schlangengurke (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 00:51, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
German: Nebelstreif (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 12:15, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
German: Balkonien (multiple citations, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 23:35, 24 August 2019 (UTC)
German: Sommerloch (citation, no translation, pronunciation) - Jberkel (talk) 15:23, 22 July 2017 (UTC)
German: Backpfeifengesicht (citation, quote translated, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 08:04, 17 June 2019 (UTC)German: Rabenmutter (citation, no translation, pronunciation) – Jberkel 09:44, 17 May 2019 (UTC)
German: High Snobiety (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Julia ☺ ☆ 02:57, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
German: Ballermann (citation, no translation, pronunciation) --Ubel (talk) 18:24, 1 March 2019 (UTC)
German: Peluschke (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 03:10, 22 October 2018 (UTC)
German: Bände sprechen (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Per utramque cavernam 10:02, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
German: nördlichste Stadt Italiens (citation, no translation, pronunciation) — This unsigned comment was added by Ungoliant MMDCCLXIV (talk • contribs) at 14:44, 29 March 2018.
German: Schaulust (citation, no translation, pronunciation) – Jberkel (talk) 01:10, 11 October 2016 (UTC)
Hungarian: játszik (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) no1fanofthepals 19:21, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
Hungarian: szabad (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) (noun especially) — Vorziblix (talk · contribs) 20:01, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
Irish: faoi (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 08:00, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
Italian: droga (citation, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 13:40, 5 December 2018 (UTC)Komi-Zyrian: веж (vež) (citation, no translation, pronunciation) : Pretty intense etymology chain. Thadh (talk) 00:43, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
Komi-Zyrian: кывчукӧр (kyvćukör) (citation, no translation, pronunciation) . Thadh (talk) 22:54, 21 February 2022 (UTC)
Macedonian: Кумова Слама (Kumova Slama) (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Underfell Flowey (talk) 09:38, 2 December 2022 (UTC)
Polish: przekornik (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Because "przekornik" could be "humorously" (haha, laugh now) analysed as coming from "prze-" + "kornik", which would mean "an awesome bark beetle" 😎 Shumkichi (talk) 18:37, 13 August 2022 (UTC)
Polish: amator cudzej własności (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 10:23, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
Polish: amator kwaśnych jabłek (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 10:38, 13 December 2021 (UTC)
Polish: jak amen w pacierzu (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 22:57, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
Polish: wziąść (citation, no translation, pronunciation) there's something really funny about a proscribed form being used in the most read literary piece in Poland. Vininn126 (talk) 23:13, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
Polish: jeśli nie potrafisz, nie pchaj się na afisz (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Not many sources on it, but the meaning alone is pretty funny. Vininn126 (talk) 18:55, 27 November 2021 (UTC)
Polish: alfabeta (citation, quote translated, no pronunciation) Fun etymology, fun definition. Vininn126 (talk) 10:19, 5 December 2021 (UTC)
Polish: drżeć (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Another fun consonant cluster.
Polish: sus (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Yeah, I find this amusing. Sue me. :P Hythonia (talk) 22:03, 8 December 2021 (UTC)
Polish: siepacz (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Hythonia (talk) 08:53, 30 August 2021 (UTC)
Polish: antygrypina (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) No citation, but I do have a reference, and also it's just too funny. Vininn126 (talk) 10:27, 4 January 2022 (UTC)
Polish: jesieniara (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 11:53, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
Polish: absztyfikować (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) No citations yet but I can add some later. Vininn126 (talk) 14:21, 11 January 2022 (UTC)
Polish: antyszambrować (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 19:55, 14 January 2022 (UTC)
Polish: a nuż, widelec (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) I know I've been suggesting a lot but I think these are all great. Vininn126 (talk) 16:28, 15 January 2022 (UTC)
Polish: arcybibosz (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 20:12, 26 January 2022 (UTC)
Polish: pasożyt (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) The etymology is literally "butt grazer", cmooooon Vininn126 (talk) 11:54, 29 January 2022 (UTC)
Polish: awiomatka (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 13:16, 12 March 2022 (UTC)
Polish: tupot białych mew (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 17:38, 26 May 2022 (UTC)
Polish: betonoza (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Literally "concrete-osis", noelogism. Vininn126 (talk) 21:13, 9 June 2022 (UTC)
Polish: bikiniarz (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 10:38, 12 June 2022 (UTC)
Polish: czeski błąd (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 21:15, 7 July 2022 (UTC)
Polish: błam (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 09:54, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
Polish: kauzyperda (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Hythonia (talk) 22:29, 9 July 2022 (UTC)
Polish: bluszczowaty (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 20:35, 21 July 2022 (UTC)
Polish: bobrować (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Quoted in many dictionaries, so I haven't added a quote. Vininn126 (talk) 06:54, 26 July 2022 (UTC)
Polish: kwadrans akademicki (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 12:55, 30 August 2022 (UTC)
Polish: morsować (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Winter themed word with a really funny etymology. to walrus Vininn126 (talk) 21:27, 25 November 2022 (UTC)
Polish: ananas (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 22:12, 7 December 2022 (UTC)
Polish: dlaczemu (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 18:43, 11 December 2022 (UTC)
Polish: moja racja jest mojsza (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Very humorous new phrase Vininn126 (talk) 11:35, 15 December 2022 (UTC)
Polish: achnąć (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Great polysomy. Vininn126 (talk) 09:18, 16 February 2023 (UTC)
Polish: adapciak (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fun neologism. Vininn126 (talk) 21:59, 20 February 2023 (UTC)
Polish: przystęp (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Perhaps one of the most "complete" entries? Vininn126 (talk) 16:26, 22 February 2023 (UTC)
Polish: sprawa (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Never mind, this one is, and it's got some great polysomy as well, including frequency and everything. Vininn126 (talk) 14:20, 10 March 2023 (UTC)
Polish: kaszotto (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Fun neologism. Vininn126 (talk) 23:35, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
Polish: aerosanitarny (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 10:13, 29 March 2023 (UTC)
Kashubian: òrzesznica (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 17:39, 23 March 2023 (UTC)
Silesian: ônaczyć (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 09:53, 13 April 2023 (UTC)
Polish: w domu powieszonego nie mówi się o sznurze (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Great idiom. More Polish, but this has a lot of character. Vininn126 (talk) 21:53, 23 April 2023 (UTC)
Silesian: skoczka (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Jumper. Vininn126 (talk) 06:52, 2 May 2023 (UTC)
Old Polish: gwiazdomówca (citation, quote translated, no pronunciation) Vininn126 (talk) 12:25, 9 May 2023 (UTC)
Portuguese: tagarela (multiple citations, pronunciation) — Julia ☺ ☆ 15:48, 8 November 2018 (UTC)
Romagnol: Pulôn (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) BandiniRaffaele2 (talk) 17:19, 9 April 2022 (UTC)
Romanian: încurca (multiple citations, pronunciation) ―Biolongvistul (talk) 21:14, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
Romanian: șiclu (multiple citations, pronunciation) --Biolongvistul (talk) 10:05, 24 February 2023 (UTC)
Romanian: prâsni (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Biolongvistul (talk) 19:41, 8 March 2023 (UTC)
Russian: хамса́ (xamsá) (multiple citations, pronunciation) Fay Freak (talk) 04:03, 16 June 2021 (UTC)
Russian: коро́че (koróče) (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 11:38, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
Russian: ана́фема (anáfema) (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 11:38, 30 July 2020 (UTC)
- The second sense is apparently a profanity, albeit a mild one. I don't think it will be featured.
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 19:37, 8 July 2021 (UTC)
- The second sense is apparently a profanity, albeit a mild one. I don't think it will be featured.
Spanish: testigo (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Old Man Consequences (talk) 15:15, 2 March 2022 (UTC)
Spanish: ensimismado (citation, no translation, pronunciation) – Jberkel 11:40, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
Spanish: alud (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 11:24, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
Spanish: poner de relieve (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) GreyishWorm (talk) 11:24, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
Spanish: esquirla (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) GreyishWorm (talk) 11:24, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
Spanish: lacio (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) GreyishWorm (talk) 11:24, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
Spanish: esperpento (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) GreyishWorm (talk) 11:24, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
Spanish: infausto (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Tbilsi Fin (talk) 07:21, 8 May 2023 (UTC)
Spanish: tupido (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --Skisckis (talk) 22:57, 11 May 2023 (UTC)
Minor or extinct European language[edit]
Etruscan: 𐌀𐌋𐌉𐌂𐌄 (alice) (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) --BandiniRaffaele2 (talk) 19:28, 31 August 2021 (UTC)
Latin: bisonus (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) False friend. --Biolongvistul (talk) 20:15, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
Mozarabic: نخت (multiple citations, no pronunciation) Santi2222 (talk) 05:20, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
Mozarabic: امار (multiple citations, no pronunciation) Santi2222 (talk) 05:20, 5 May 2022 (UTC)
Middle English: herberwen (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 09:38, 18 July 2021 (UTC)
Middle English: mowen (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 14:06, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
Middle English: drem (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 11:15, 29 December 2019 (UTC)
Middle English: thonder (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 10:10, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
Middle English: motoun (citation, no translation, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 10:10, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
Middle English: empire (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 10:10, 28 December 2019 (UTC)
Old High German: frifridil (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) — Mnemosientje (t · c) 09:46, 5 July 2021 (UTC)
Old Irish: comṡuidigud (citation, quote translated, pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 11:11, 16 January 2020 (UTC)
Oceania[edit]
Mbabaram: dog (multiple citations, pronunciation) excellent example of a false cognate. –CopperyMarrow15 (talk) 19:44, 7 May 2023 (UTC)
Constructed language[edit]
Esperanto: vortlakso (citation, quote translated, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:07, 15 August 2019 (UTC)Esperanto: boaco (citation, quote translated, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 13:33, 7 August 2019 (UTC)Interlingua: e-posta (citation, quote translated, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 11:44, 11 June 2018 (UTC)
Not ready[edit]
Africa (not ready)[edit]
Akan: uɔfa (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:05, 21 January 2019 (UTC)Akan: dua (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:05, 21 January 2019 (UTC)Akan: papa (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) , nice for father's day?
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:05, 21 January 2019 (UTC)Akan: ɔkɔtɔ (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:05, 21 January 2019 (UTC)Amharic: ባል (bal) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) , mostly for sense 4
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:05, 21 January 2019 (UTC)- It's my understanding that in Ethiopian Semitic languages, the gender of inanimate nouns is usually not fixed? פֿינצטערניש (Fintsternish), she/her (talk) 22:08, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
- Apparently so, but having a question mark in the place of a gender parameter is probably a bad idea.
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 14:28, 16 August 2019 (UTC)
- Apparently so, but having a question mark in the place of a gender parameter is probably a bad idea.
- It's my understanding that in Ethiopian Semitic languages, the gender of inanimate nouns is usually not fixed? פֿינצטערניש (Fintsternish), she/her (talk) 22:08, 16 April 2019 (UTC)
Chichewa: msilikali (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:05, 21 January 2019 (UTC)Chichewa: chifuwa (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:05, 21 January 2019 (UTC)Chichewa: udzudzu (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:05, 21 January 2019 (UTC)Chichewa: galimoto (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:05, 21 January 2019 (UTC)Chichewa: chithunzithunzi (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:05, 21 January 2019 (UTC)Chichewa: dula (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:05, 21 January 2019 (UTC)Chichewa: sumbulere (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:05, 21 January 2019 (UTC)Hausa: bàkā (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) 117.254.176.134 14:37, 23 March 2015 (UTC)THEDOCLUB003
Kabyle: aru (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) פֿינצטערניש (Fintsternish), she/her (talk) 13:27, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
Kabyle: lqebla (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) פֿינצטערניש (Fintsternish), she/her (talk) 13:20, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
Kabyle: imɣur (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) פֿינצטערניש (Fintsternish), she/her (talk) 13:24, 1 April 2020 (UTC)
Kikuyu: ũtukũ (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:32, 4 June 2019 (UTC)Kikuyu: mwaki (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:32, 4 June 2019 (UTC)Kikuyu: gĩĩko (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:32, 4 June 2019 (UTC)Kikuyu: kĩbaũ (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:32, 4 June 2019 (UTC)Kikuyu: nyama (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:32, 4 June 2019 (UTC)Kikuyu: koma (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:32, 4 June 2019 (UTC)Kikuyu: iria (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:32, 4 June 2019 (UTC)Kikuyu: ndundu (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:32, 4 June 2019 (UTC)Kikuyu: mũgogo (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:32, 4 June 2019 (UTC)Kikuyu: rĩithia (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:32, 4 June 2019 (UTC)Kikuyu: kameme (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:32, 4 June 2019 (UTC)Kikuyu: mwatũ (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 09:32, 4 June 2019 (UTC)Lindu: nasombo (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) Old Man Consequences (talk) 02:01, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
Lingala: ebale (citation, no translation, no pronunciation) DTLHS (talk) 18:37, 21 October 2014 (UTC)
Khoekhoe: ǃnonaǁhôabes (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) -- Mihia (talk) 05:05, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
Swahili: gari (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) --Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 08:45, 10 May 2020 (UTC)
Zulu: intini (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) — This unsigned comment was added by 14.203.179.171 (talk) at 09:33, 27 July 2019.
Zulu: ingxobongo (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 13:51, 5 August 2019 (UTC)Zulu: igwebu (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 13:51, 5 August 2019 (UTC)Zulu: ihlumela (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 13:51, 5 August 2019 (UTC)
Americas (not ready)[edit]
Aukan: faya wataa (citation, no translation, no pronunciation) Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 10:28, 21 May 2016 (UTC)
Classical Nahuatl: tzompantli (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
- Moved here from the Asian (?) section. No idea who added the nomination. I changed the language code from Nahuatl (no entry) to Classical Nahuatl.
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 13:26, 27 August 2018 (UTC)
- Moved here from the Asian (?) section. No idea who added the nomination. I changed the language code from Nahuatl (no entry) to Classical Nahuatl.
Guaraní: guasu (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) פֿינצטערניש (Fintsternish), she/her (talk) 11:30, 19 October 2019 (UTC)
Haitian Creole: fèt (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) פֿינצטערניש (Fintsternish), she/her (talk) 02:23, 10 August 2019 (UTC)
Inuktitut: ᖃᔭᖅ (qayaq) (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) – Jberkel (talk) 19:05, 21 March 2017 (UTC)
Northern Valley Yokuts: timethril (citation, no translation, no pronunciation) , the most Sindarin-like word I've seen that's not (and that's not imitating) Sindarin, although the most Sindarin-ish part of it, thr(il), is just an old orthography for ṭ(il) /ʈil/. Compare Talk:Q'anjob'al. - -sche (discuss) 03:16, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
Orejón: chibayi (citation, no translation, no pronunciation) - -sche (discuss) 04:24, 12 July 2016 (UTC)
Pennsylvania German: Grischtmunet (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) – Jberkel 14:27, 31 March 2020 (UTC)
Pennsylvania German: Fleddermaus (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) This book also mentions a sense "bat".
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 10:28, 13 March 2019 (UTC)Quechua: chaka (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:05, 21 January 2019 (UTC)Quechua: illa (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) — Vorziblix (talk · contribs) 20:01, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
- ch'ipchi
Sinacantán: meelatí (citation, no translation, no pronunciation) or mee - -sche (discuss) 03:03, 8 July 2016 (UTC)
Taos: łá’ȕ (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) —Mr. Granger (talk • contribs) 02:22, 8 January 2014 (UTC)
Wintu: čaliharas (citation, no translation, no pronunciation) —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 02:54, 7 August 2015 (UTC)
Asia (not ready)[edit]
Korean: 내전 (naejeon) (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) - Illegitimate Barrister (talk) 05:37, 12 February 2023 (UTC)
Korean: 외국인 (oegugin) (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) - Illegitimate Barrister (talk) 18:02, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
Korean: 개털 (gaeteol) (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) - Illegitimate Barrister (talk) 03:06, 5 February 2023 (UTC)
Akkadian: 𒊮 (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) Hazarasp (parlement · werkis) 09:54, 4 June 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: دنيا (dunyā) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) – Jberkel 18:00, 30 November 2020 (UTC)
Arabic: لثم (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Old Man Consequences (talk) 21:27, 10 December 2019 (UTC)
Arabic: تنور (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) — SGconlaw (talk) 08:30, 15 February 2019 (UTC)
Arabic: سليقة (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 10:01, 16 January 2019 (UTC)Arabic: قطران (qaṭrān) (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) –Jberkel 09:20, 25 November 2018 (UTC)
Arabic: فَسَا (fasā) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 05:05, 20 August 2015 (UTC)
Arabic: فُلَان (fulān) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) – Jberkel (talk) 07:50, 1 March 2017 (UTC)
Arabic: غربة (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) — Julia ☺ ☆ 22:18, 11 October 2018 (UTC)
Arabic: ذات (ḏāt) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) (being, self, same, object) — Vorziblix (talk · contribs) 20:01, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
Arabic: عال (ʕāl) (no citations, no translation, no pronunciation) (milking constantly) — Vorziblix (talk · contribs) 20:01, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
Armenian: այսօր (aysōr) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) . Today is an "eyesore". Chuck Entz (talk) 04:02, 18 November 2016 (UTC)
- @Chuck Entz This may also be a nice candidate for the false friends focus week. Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 10:55, 19 November 2016 (UTC)
Assamese: জোন (zün) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 10:01, 16 January 2019 (UTC)Assamese: অসম (Ôxôm) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) - hopefully get this up to snuff soon —Aryamanarora (मुझसे बात करो) 00:52, 6 April 2017 (UTC)
Balinese: ᬘᭂᬦᬶᬓ᭄ (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) - DerekWinters (talk) 17:27, 21 February 2018 (UTC)
Bashkir: аҙналыҡ (aðnalıq) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 10:37, 18 April 2018 (UTC)Bashkir: аҡман-тоҡман (aqman-toqman) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 10:37, 18 April 2018 (UTC)Bashkir: ау (aw) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 10:37, 18 April 2018 (UTC)Bashkir: белем көнө (belem könö) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Borovi4ok (talk) 09:49, 1 September 2016 (UTC)
Bashkir: бәйләүес (bäyläwes) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:03, 19 April 2018 (UTC)Bashkir: борсаҡ (borsaq) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:03, 19 April 2018 (UTC)Bashkir: күстәнәс (küstänäs) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 21:22, 29 May 2016 (UTC)
Bengali: বাংলা (baṅla) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) --Aftab1995 (talk) 01:30, 9 February 2014 (UTC)
Cantonese: 𢳂/𫼣 (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) — VulpesVulpes42 (talk) 17:21, 18 December 2015 (UTC)
Chinese: 手心手背都是肉 (shǒuxīn shǒubèi dōu shì ròu) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) --ST680 (talk) 12:44, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 公安 (gōng'ān) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) WikiWinters (talk) 21:09, 1 January 2015 (UTC)
Chinese: 字對字/字对字 (zìduìzì) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) WikiWinters (talk) 20:29, 18 December 2014 (UTC)
Chinese: 煠熟狗頭/煠熟狗头 (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) —suzukaze (t・c) 09:08, 10 June 2015 (UTC)
Chinese: 灰色技能 (huīsè jìnéng) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Old Man Consequences (talk) 19:54, 18 December 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 見馬克思/见马克思 (jiàn Mǎkèsī) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 15:34, 19 November 2019 (UTC)Chinese: 籤餅/签饼 (qiānbǐng) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 12:08, 14 August 2019 (UTC)Chinese: 同志 (tóngzhì) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
←₰-→Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk) 13:46, 29 July 2019 (UTC)Chinese: SPP (citation, no translation, no pronunciation) — Ungoliant (falai) 18:57, 27 April 2016 (UTC)
Chinese: 五靈脂/五灵脂 (wǔlíngzhī) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation)
Chinese: 光棍 (guānggùn) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 19:02, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
Chinese: 失獨/失独 (shīdú) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 19:02, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
Chinese: 好好學習,天天向上/好好学习,天天向上 (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) WikiWinters (talk) 13:10, 17 February 2015 (UTC)
Chinese: 疙瘩 (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 02:05, 6 March 2018 (UTC)
Chinese: 瞭望臺/了望台 (liàowàngtái) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) —suzukaze (t・c) 07:29, 28 May 2016 (UTC)
Chinese: 緣分/缘分 (yuánfèn) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 19:02, 23 March 2018 (UTC)
Chinese: 送君千里,終須一別/送君千里,终须一别 (sòng jūn qiān lǐ, zhōng xū yī bié) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) —suzukaze (t・c) 21:22, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
Chinese: 關係/关系 (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) – Jberkel (talk) 00:16, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
Chinese: 䜌 (luán) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) — I.S.M.E.T.A. 15:38, 6 December 2016 (UTC)
Chinese: 義憤/义愤 (yìfèn) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) —Suzukaze-c◇◇ 20:40, 14 December 2018 (UTC)
Chinese: 國羅派/国罗派 (guóluópài) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) —Suzukaze-c◇◇ 03:31, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 冬至使 (dōngzhìshǐ) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) —Suzukaze-c◇◇ 05:44, 7 March 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 尸位素餐 (shīwèisùcān) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 20:36, 25 September 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 一把鼻涕一把淚/一把鼻涕一把泪 (yībǎ bítì yībǎ lèi) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 04:07, 29 September 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 付諸東流/付诸东流 (fùzhūdōngliú) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 04:07, 29 September 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 柴米油鹽醬醋茶/柴米油盐酱醋茶 (chái mǐ yóu yán jiàng cù chá) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 04:07, 29 September 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 心寬體胖/心宽体胖 (xīnkuāntǐpán) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 04:07, 29 September 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 驚為天人/惊为天人 (jīngwéitiānrén) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 06:48, 30 September 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 黔驢技窮/黔驴技穷 (qiánlǘjìqióng) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 10:48, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 三天打魚,兩天曬網/三天打鱼,两天晒网 (sān tiān dǎ yú, liǎng tiān shài wǎng) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 10:48, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 長他人志氣,滅自己威風/长他人志气,灭自己威风 (zhǎng tārén zhìqì, miè zìjǐ wēifēng) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 20:07, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 兵來將擋,水來土掩/兵来将挡,水来土掩 (bīngláijiàngdǎng, shuǐláitǔyǎn) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 20:07, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 不了了之 (bùliǎoliǎozhī) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 20:07, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 石沉大海 (shíchéndàhǎi) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 20:07, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後/螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后 (tángláng bǔ chán, huángquè zài hòu) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 20:07, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 歌功頌德/歌功颂德 (gēgōngsòngdé) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 20:07, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 不以物喜,不以己悲 (bùyǐwùxǐ, bùyǐjǐbēi) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 20:07, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 醉翁之意不在酒 (zuìwēngzhīyì bù zài jiǔ) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 20:07, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 患難見真情/患难见真情 (huànnàn jiàn zhēnqíng) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 20:07, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 天朝 (Tiāncháo) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) Thedarkknightli (talk) 20:07, 3 October 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 抬槓/抬杠 (táigàng) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 18:36, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 好白菜都讓豬拱了/好白菜都让猪拱了 (hǎo báicài dōu ràng zhū gǒng le) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 18:36, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 王八看綠豆——對上眼了/王八看绿豆——对上眼了 (wángba kàn lǜdòu, duìshàng yǎn le) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 18:36, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 樑上君子/梁上君子 (liángshàngjūnzǐ) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 18:36, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 握爪 (wòzhuǎ) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 18:36, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 色即是空,空即是色 (sè jí shì kōng, kōng jí shì sè) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 18:36, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 元芳,你怎麼看/元芳,你怎么看 (Yuánfāng, nǐ zěnme kàn) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 18:36, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 打醬油/打酱油 (dǎ jiàngyóu) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 18:36, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 本宮/本宫 (běngōng) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 18:36, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 老衲 (lǎonà) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 18:36, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 神馬都是浮雲/神马都是浮云 (shénmǎ dōu shì fúyún) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 18:36, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 職業病/职业病 (zhíyèbìng) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 18:36, 3 November 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 強龍不壓地頭蛇/强龙不压地头蛇 (qiáng lóng bù yā dìtóushé) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 01:33, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 赤字 (chìzì) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 01:33, 13 November 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 快刀斬亂麻/快刀斩乱麻 (kuàidāo zhǎn luànmá) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 14:27, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 船到橋頭自然直/船到桥头自然直 (chuán dào qiáotóu zìrán zhí) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) theDarkKnightLi 🙏 🔧 14:27, 14 November 2019 (UTC)
Chinese: 算哪根蔥/算哪根葱 (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) TheDarkKnightLi (STAY HAPPY) 18:27, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 敝帚自珍 (bìzhǒuzìzhēn) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) TheDarkKnightLi (STAY HAPPY) 18:27, 2 July 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 松鼠 (sōngshǔ) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) (because it amuses me that it literally translates to the the derogatory tree rat) Vox Sciurorum (talk) 11:52, 27 July 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 白日夢/白日梦 (báirìmèng) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) TheDarkKnightLi (STAY HAPPY) 04:13, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 男兒有淚不輕彈/男儿有泪不轻弹 (nán'ér yǒu lèi bù qīng tán) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) TheDarkKnightLi (STAY HAPPY) 04:13, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 皇帝不急,急死太監/皇帝不急,急死太监 (huángdì bù jí, jí sǐ tàijiàn) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) TheDarkKnightLi (STAY HAPPY) 04:13, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 順我者昌,逆我者亡/顺我者昌,逆我者亡 (shùn wǒ zhě chāng, nì wǒ zhě wáng) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) TheDarkKnightLi (STAY HAPPY) 04:13, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 大鍋飯/大锅饭 (dàguōfàn) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) TheDarkKnightLi (STAY HAPPY) 04:13, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 依樣畫葫蘆/依样画葫芦 (yīyàng huà húlu) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) TheDarkKnightLi (STAY HAPPY) 04:13, 24 August 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 醍醐灌頂/醍醐灌顶 (tíhúguàndǐng) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) TheDarkKnightLi (STAY HAPPY) 23:01, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 殺雞儆猴/杀鸡儆猴 (shājījǐnghóu) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) TheDarkKnightLi (STAY HAPPY) 23:01, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 將軍肚/将军肚 (jiāngjūndù) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) TheDarkKnightLi (STAY HAPPY) 23:01, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 蠅營狗苟/蝇营狗苟 (yíngyínggǒugǒu) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) TheDarkKnightLi (STAY HAPPY) 23:01, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 同流合污 (tóngliúhéwū) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) TheDarkKnightLi (STAY HAPPY) 23:01, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 沆瀣一氣/沆瀣一气 (hàngxièyīqì) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) TheDarkKnightLi (STAY HAPPY) 23:01, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 掛羊頭賣狗肉/挂羊头卖狗肉 (guà yángtóu mài gǒuròu) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) TheDarkKnightLi (STAY HAPPY) 23:01, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 怙惡不悛/怙恶不悛 (hù'èbùquān) (no citations, no translation, pronunciation) TheDarkKnightLi (STAY HAPPY) 23:01, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
Chinese: 忍俊不禁 (