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
r
(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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Today is Star Wars Day.

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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 [of smth]
  2. (transitive) to release
  3. (transitive) to let
  4. (transitive) to leave
  5. (transitive) to publish
  6. (transitive) to let through [smth]
  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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