MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Yazhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 崖州 (Yázhōu).
arambai
Borrowed from Manipuri ꯑꯔꯥꯝꯕꯥꯢ (ʼarāmbāi).
Jiyang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 吉陽 /吉阳.
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 濟陽 /济阳.
Haitang
From Mandarin 海棠 (Hǎitáng).
Juicheng
From Mandarin 芮城, Wade–Giles romanization: Jui⁴-chʻêng².
Mapu
Borrowed from Manipuri ꯃꯄꯨ (mapu, “master, supreme being”)
soibum
Borrowed from Manipuri ꯁꯣꯏꯕꯨꯝ (soʼibum).
taqsim
Borrowed from Arabic تَقْسِيم (taqsīm).
Hungnam
Borrowed from Korean 흥남(興南) (Heungnam).
Chieh
Borrowed from the Wade–Giles romanization of Mandarin 羯 (Jié): Chieh².
Eretz Yisrael
Borrowed from Hebrew אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל (“land of Israel”).
khramulya
Borrowed from Russian храму́ля (xramúlja), from Georgian ხრამული (xramuli), from ხრამი (xrami), the name of a river.
Mackley
Habitational surname from a minor place near Sudbury, in Derbyshire, probably from the Old English personal name *Macca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Bukelism
From Spanish bukelismo. Equivalent to Bukele + -ism.
Tredyffrin
From Welsh, compare with tre, tref, and dyffryn.
Dolgelley
Anglicised form of Welsh Dolgellau, officially changed in 1958. The town was in Merionethshire then.
Ulleung
Borrowed from Korean 울릉(鬱陵) (Ulleung).
Cingcyuan
From Mandarin 清泉 (Qīngquán) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Cingcyuán.
Kumdamsei
From Manipuri ꯀꯨꯝꯗꯝꯁꯩ (kumdamsei, literally “the song that ushers in a new season”).
Thirke
Borrowed from Kodava ಥಿರ್ಕೆ (thirke).
Konibodom
From Tajik Конибодом (Konibodom).
Kolami
Borrowed from Kolami कॊलामि (kolāmi).
Candee
Americanized form of French Condé or Candé, a habitational surname.
Brendlinger
Probably an Americanized form of German Brändlinger, a surname which is no longer found in Germany.
Essner
Borrowed from German Essner, a shortened form of Essener, a habitational surname for someone from Essen.
Giannopoulos
Borrowed from Greek Γιαννόπουλος (Giannópoulos).
Huttner
Borrowed from either German Huttner or Hüttner.
Chesbrough
Habitational surname from a minor place in Northumberland, possibly from Old English cis (“gravel”) + burg (“fortress, castle”).
Clouston
Habitational surname from a place in the Orkney islands, from Old Norse Klóstathr.
Myton-on-Swale
From Old English mȳðe (“confluence”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”). The place is located on the River Swale, where it joins the River Ure.
Yedingham
From the Old English personal name Eada + -ing (“belonging to”) + hām (“homestead”).
centim
From Catalan cèntim. Doublet of centime, centimo, and santim.
Tatreez
From Arabic تَطْرِيز (taṭrīz).
Dongchang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 東昌 /东昌 (Dōngchāng).
Erdaojiang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 二道江.
Liuhe
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 柳河 (Liǔhé).
Meihekou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 梅河口 (Méihékǒu).
Khamas
Borrowed from Israeli Hebrew חַמַאס (khamás), from Arabic حَمَاس (ḥamās).
lianhuanhua
Borrowed from Chinese 連環畫 /连环画 (liánhuánhuà).
Xinghua
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 興化 /兴化 (Xīnghuà).
Petergof
From Russian Петерго́ф (Petergóf).
Pingjhen
From Mandarin 平鎮 (Píngzhèn) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Píngjhèn.
Algoa Bay
The first element is a metathesis of Portuguese lagoa (“lagoon”); the original Portuguese name being Bahia da Lagoa (“Lagoon Bay”).
aqiqah
Borrowed from Arabic عَقِيقَة (ʕaqīqa).
Messinia
Transliteration of Greek Μεσσηνία (Messinía), from Ancient Greek Μεσσηνῐ́ᾱ (Messēnĭ́ā).
Mottama
From Burmese မုတ္ထမ (muthta.ma.).
Sanliurfa
From Turkish Şanlıurfa, from şanlı (“glorious”) + Urfa in reference to its resistance to French and British invasions during the First World War.
Haotang
From Mandarin 郝堂 (Hǎotáng).
Pugachyov
From Russian Пугачёв (Pugačóv). Named after ataman Pugachev.
Cherchell
From French Cherchell, from Arabic شرشال (Shershel), ultimately from Latin Caesarea. Doublet of Kayseri and Caesarea.
journeyman's piece
Likely a calque of German Gesellenstück. Much use seems to be in reference to Germany or continental Europe.
Pencaer
From Welsh pen + caer, probably the fort or fortress on the head or headland. The north-west of the community is named Pen Caer, and Strumble Head is named Pen-Caer in Welsh.
folkdom
From folk + -dom, a calque of German Volkstum. In German, only sense 2 is associated with Nazism.
cold duck
Calque of German kalte Ente, from kalten Ende (“cold end”). Attested in English from the 1960s, see quotations below.
manhwaga
Borrowed from Korean 만화가(漫畫家) (manhwaga). Doublet of mangaka and manhuajia.
T'ien
From Mandarin 田 (Tián) Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻien².
From Mandarin 天 (Tiān), Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻien¹.
fetti
Probably a shortened form of Spanish feria (“fair; street market; (slang) money”), itself from Latin fēriae (“holy day; vacation; any occasion of rest”), thus making the term a doublet of fair. Alternatively, a clipping of confetti, presumably in an allusion to "making it rain". The fact that usage of fetti appears to be centred around California, where feria (“money”) is also commonly used, makes a derivation from Spanish more plausible.
Dongtou
From Mandarin 洞頭 /洞头 (Dòngtóu).
Liupanshui
From Mandarin 六盤水 /六盘水 (Liùpánshuǐ).
====Pronunciation====* enPR: lyō′pän′shwā′
* Hyphenation: Liu‧pan‧shui
hetairos
From Ancient Greek ἑταῖρος (hetaîros).
hetairoi
From Ancient Greek ἑταῖροι (hetaîroi).
Mewar
Borrowed from Mewari मेवाड़ (mevāṛ).
mekubbal
From Hebrew מְקֻבָּל (m'kubál).
sisterson
From Middle English systerson, sustersone, from Old English sweostorsunu, from Proto-West Germanic *swestersunu, from Proto-Germanic *swestērsunuz, equivalent to sister + son.
eteo-
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἐτεός (eteós, “true, original”), by analogy with Eteocretan, from Ἐτεόκρητες (Eteókrētes, literally “original Cretan”).
Changing Woman
Calque of Navajo Asdzą́ą́ Nádleehé.
Malotki
Borrowed from German Malotki, itself from Polish Młotek.
Saatchi
From Ottoman Turkish ساعتجی (saʼatçi, “watchmaker”).
Liakh
* Transliteration of Russian Лях (Ljax), from Russian лях (ljax, “Pole, Polack”).
* Transliteration of Ukrainian Лях (Ljax), from Ukrainian лях (ljax, “Pole, Polack”).
Spin Ghar
Borrowed from Pashto سپين غر (Spin Ǧar, literally “White Mountain”); see سپين and غر.
Safed Koh
Borrowed from Dari سفیدکوه (safēd kōh, literally “white mountain”); see سفید (safēd /safid) and کوه (kōh /kuh).
Pingku
From Mandarin 平谷 (Pínggǔ) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻing²-ku³.
Tieshangang
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 鐵山港 /铁山港.
Haicheng
From Mandarin 海城 (Hǎichéng).
Al Rayyan
Borrowed from Arabic الرَّيَّان (ar-rayyān).
Waikanae
From Māori Waikanae (literally “waters of the grey mullet”).
Pinglo
From Mandarin 平羅 /平罗 (Píngluó) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻing²-lo².
Qianxinan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 黔西南 (Qiánxīnán).
Qinglong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 青龍 /青龙 (Qīnglóng).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 晴隆 (Qínglóng).
Pu'an
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 普安 (Pǔ'ān).
Xingyi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 興義 /兴义 (Xīngyì).
Xingren
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 興仁 /兴仁 (Xīngrén).
Anlong
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 安龍 /安龙 (Ānlóng).
Zhenfeng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 貞豐 /贞丰.
Ceheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 冊亨 /册亨 (Cèhēng).
Wangmo
From Mandarin 望謨 /望谟 (Wàngmó).
Linchih
From Mandarin 林芝 (Línzhī) Wade–Giles romanization: Lin²-chih¹.
Linzhi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 林芝 (Línzhī).
Marsa Matruh
Borrowed from Arabic مَرْسَى مَطْرُوح (marsā maṭrūḥ).
Plain of Esdraelon
From Ancient Greek Ἐσδρηλών (Esdrēlṓn).
Fustat
From Arabic الفُسطاط (al-Fusṭāṭ).
ornify
From Latin ōrnāre (“to adorn, to decorate”) + -ify.
Mondrala
Respelling of Polish Mądrala, from mądrala (“know-it-all”).
Haverstraw
From Dutch haver + stro, or Haverstroo, "oat straw".
Bholenath
From Hindi भोलानाथ (bholānāth) and its source, Sanskrit भोलानाथ (bholānātha).
Ruidoso
Indirectly from Spanish ruidoso, the village was named after the river.
Nancheng
From Mandarin 南城 (Nánchéng).
OVRA
Borrowed from Italian OVRA with unknown full form. Speculated by some as initialism of Organizzazione per la Vigilanza e la Repressione dell'Antifascismo (Organization for Vigilance and Repression of Anti-Fascism).
sub-cheese
Borrowed from Hindi सब (sab, “all, every”) + Hindi चीज़ (cīz, “thing, object, item”), respelled in a folk-etymological identification with sub- + cheese.
Anah
From Arabic عَانَة (ʕāna), from Classical Syriac ܐܢܐ, ultimately from Akkadian Anat under Assurnasirpal II and ⁽ᵈ⁾Ha-na-atᴷᴵ in the Old Babylonian Period, sometimes connected to worship of the war goddess Anat, whose name is probably Semitic.
Bagmati
Borrowed from Nepali बागमती (bāgamatī).
Gandaki
Borrowed from Nepali गण्डकी (gaṇḍakī).
Karnali
Borrowed from Nepali कर्णाली (karṇālī).
Sudurpashchim
Borrowed from Nepali सुदूरपश्चिम (sudūrapaścim).
Janakpur
Borrowed from Nepali जनकपुर (janakpur).
Hetauda
Borrowed from Nepali हेटौँडा (heṭa͠uḍā).
Deukhuri
Borrowed from Nepali देउखुरी (deukhurī).
Birendranagar
Borrowed from Nepali वीरेन्द्रनगर (vīrendranagar).
sophumer
First cited in the mid-1600s; from the obsolete sophom, sophum (“sophism or dialectical exercise”), from Ancient Greek σόφισμα (sóphisma), + -er (suffix denoting a person characterized by the root).
Eskisehir
From Turkish Eskişehir, from Ottoman Turkish اسكی شهر (Eski Şehir, “Old Town”).
Fallujah
From Arabic فَلُّوجَة (fallūja).
Conemaugh
Derived from Unami kwənəmuxkw (“otter”).
Hemis
Borrowed from Jemez hį́·mį́š (“people”).
Chengcing Lake
Partial calque of Mandarin 澄清湖 (literally “Chengcing lake”), from Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Chéngcing Hú.
Niaosong
From Mandarin 鳥松 (Niǎosōng).
Jhuolan
From Mandarin 卓蘭 (Zhuólán) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Jhuólán.
Jablon
Borrowed from Polish Jabłoń, a habitational surname from any of the villages in Poland named after jabłoń (“apple tree”).
Niaosung
From Mandarin 鳥松 /鸟松 (Niǎosōng) Wade–Giles romanization: Niao³-sung¹.
Iznik
From Ottoman Turkish ازنیق (İznik) and Turkish İznik, from Byzantine Greek Νῑ́καια (Nī́kaia), named for Nicaea wife of Lysimachus, from Ancient Greek νῑ́κη (nī́kē, “victory”) + -ῐᾰ (-ĭă, “-ia: forming feminine names”). Doublet of Nice and Nicaea.
Malloch
Reduced Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Iain Mhalaich (“son of Ian of the bushy eyebrows”).
Llera
Borrowed from Spanish Llera, a habitational surname from various places in Spain, from llera (“pebbly or stony area”).
Hisatsinom
Unadapted borrowing from Hopi Hisatsinom. Literally Ancient People.
Lydiard
Habitational surname from the villages of Lydiard Millicent and Lydiard Tregoze, both in the borough of Swindon. The placename was recorded as Lidgerd or Lidegærd in the Cartularium Saxonicum; the second part of this word coul derive from Welsh garth (“cliff; enclosure”).
Palatkwapi
Unadapted borrowing from Hopi Palatkwapi, from palat + kwap + pi. Translated as Red-walled city or Red Land of the South.
Huancui
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 環翠 /环翠.
Rongcheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 榮成 /荣成 (Róngchéng).
Wendeng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 文登 (Wéndēng).
Rushan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 乳山 (Rǔshān).
Nuchiang
From Mandarin 怒江 (Nùjiāng) Wade–Giles romanization: Nu⁴-chiang¹.
agriot
From French aigrette, griotte, formerly Old French agriote (“sour cherry”). Compare aigre (“sour”).
Zurbuchen
Borrowed from German Zurbuchen, itself from Alemannic German. Originating from Switzerland.
White Army
Calque of Russian Белая армия (Belaja armija). White was the traditional color of the antirevolutionary movement in some countries, adopted as a symbolic name by the Russian movement.
mook jong
Derived from Cantonese 木人樁 /木人桩 (muk6 jan4 zong1)
Sebastia
From Latin Sebastia, from Ancient Greek Σεβαστεία (Sebasteía), from Ancient Greek Σεβαστός (Sebastós) + -εια (-eia, “-ia: forming place names”), from σεβᾰστός (sebăstós, “venerable, august”) used as a calque of Latin Augustus. Doublet of Sivas.
Agios Theologos
From the modern Greek transcription of Byzantine Greek Ἅγιος Θεολόγος (Hágios Theológos, “the Holy Theologian”), from its 6th-century basilica dedicated to St John the Theologian, supposed author of the Book of Revelation. Doublet of Ayasoluk.
Ayasoluk
Variant spelling of Turkish Ayasuluk and Ottoman Turkish ایاصـولق (Ayasuluk), from Byzantine Greek Ἅγιος Θεολόγος (Hágios Theológos, “the Holy Theologian”), from its 6th-century basilica dedicated to St John the Theologian, supposed author of the Book of Revelation. Doublet of Agios Theologos.
Deqing
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 德清 (Déqīng).
Emeishan
From Mandarin 峨眉山 (Éméishān).
Miqra
From Hebrew מִקְרָא (miqrāʾ, “scripture”).
Neha
Borrowed from Hindi नेहा (nehā). Doublet of snow.
Rhomaean
Learned borrowing from Byzantine Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos), referring to the autonym used by Grecophone writers in the Eastern Roman (or Byzantine) Empire.
paraphernals
From Middle French parapharnelz. By surface analysis, paraphernal + -s. Attested since the early 1500s, whereas the adjective paraphernal since the late 1700s.
landsmanshaft
From Yiddish [Term?]; compare German Landsmannschaft.
Shoranur
Borrowed from Malayalam ഷൊർണൂർ (ṣoṟṇūṟ).
kan ni na
From Hokkien 姦恁娘 /奸恁娘 (kàn-lín-niâ / kàn-ní-nâ).
KNN
Abbreviation of kan ni na, from Hokkien 姦恁娘 /奸恁娘 (kàn-lín-niâ / kàn-ní-nâ).
KNNB
Abbreviation of kan ni na bu, from Hokkien 姦恁娘母 /奸恁娘母 (kàn-lín-niâ-bú / kàn-ní-nâ-bú).
kan ni na bu
From Hokkien 姦恁娘母 /奸恁娘母 (kàn-lín-niâ-bú / kàn-ní-nâ-bú). The variant kan ni na beh likely results from a shortening of the last two syllables in 姦恁娘母的 /奸恁娘母的 (kàn-lín-niâ-bú-ê, “fuck your mother's”) from bú-ê to bé.
Ciobalaccia
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Ciobalaccia.
chinilpa
Borrowed from Korean 친일파(親日派) (chinilpa).
Neuzil
From Czech Neužil, from neužilý, from ne + užilý.
Ninurta
Ultimately from Sumerian 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒅁 (ᵈNIN.URTA).
Ikshvaku
Borrowed from Sanskrit इक्ष्वाकु (ikṣvāku).
Karas
* As a Slavic and Jewish surname (Polish Karaś, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Czech, Slovak, Serbo-Croatian, Slovene, Upper Sorbian): all from the noun karaś (“crucian carp”). Compare Caras, Karasch, Karras.
* As a Hungarian surname, from the name of the river Karaš, itself possibly from Turkish kara (“black”). Also Americanized from Kárász, itself related to the carp sense above.
* As a Greek surname, from κάρας (káras, “black”), itself from the Turkish word. Also shortened from names like Καραγεωργίου (Karageorgíou, “Black George”), Καραγιάννης (Karagiánnis, “black John”), etc. Compare Caras, Kara, Karras.
* As a German surname, shortened from names like Zacharias, or Ancient Greek μακάριος (makários, “blessed”), Christian saint's name.
death flag
Calque of Japanese 死亡フラグ (shibō furagu).
Huma
From Mandarin 呼瑪 /呼玛 (Hūmǎ).
eskista
Borrowed from Amharic እስክስታ (ʾəskəsta).
geniculo-
From Latin geniculātus (“with bended knee”) + -o-, from geniculum (“little knee”) + -ātus (participial adjective-forming suffix), see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Hastinapura
Borrowed from Sanskrit हस्तिनापुर (hastināpura).
Kikoin
Borrowed from Belarusian Кікоін (Kikóin) or Russian Кикоин (Kikoin).
Michih
From Mandarin 米脂 (Mǐzhī) Wade–Giles romanization: Mi³-chih¹.
Murtazaabad
Borrowed from Urdu مرتضى آباد.
Altishahr
From Uyghur ئالتىشەھەر (altisheher, literally “six cities”).
Uladstir
From Old Norse Uladztir, possibly from Old Irish Ulaid (“Ulstermen”) + tír (“land”).
Hsinyang
From Mandarin 信陽 /信阳 (Xìnyáng) Wade–Giles romanization: Hsin⁴-yang².
Icolmkill
From Scottish Gaelic Ì Chaluim Chille and Irish Í Cholm Cille.
fumf
Borrowed from Yiddish פֿאָנפֿען (fonfen, “to speak with a nasal twang, to mumble”). Compare fumfer.
pustakari
From Nepali पुष्टकारी (puṣṭakārī).
Elephant's Foot
Calque of Russian Слоно́вья нога́ (Slonóvʹja nogá), in reference to its bulky mass and wrinkled appearance which resembles the foot of an elephant.
tukdam
Borrowed from Tibetan ཐུགས་དམ (thugs dam).
Lveyang
From a modified form of the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 略陽 /略阳 (Lüèyáng); connected with the practice of using the letter v as a substitute for ü in pinyin keyboard input schemes.
chmobik
Borrowed from Russian чмо́бик (čmóbik), itself a blend of чмо (čmo, “scoundrel”) + мо́бик (móbik, “poorly-trained Russian conscript soldier”), as if an abbreviation of части́чно мобилизо́ванный (častíčno mobilizóvannyj, “partially-mobilized”); itself a reference to the term части́чная мобилиза́ция (častíčnaja mobilizácija, “partial mobilization”) used by Russian media when referring to the 2022 Russian mobilization for the invasion of Ukraine.
dalmoth
From Hindi दालमोठ (dālmoṭh) or Nepali दालमोट (dālmoṭ), a compound of Hindi दाल (dāl) + Hindi मोठ (moṭh).
kwati
From Newar क्वाती (kwātī), a compound of Newar क्वा (kwā) (hot) + Newar ती (tī) (soup).
Saptarshi
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सप्तर्षि (saptarṣi)
lamp oil
From Middle English lamp oyl, lampehoyle, lamp oyle, lampe oyl, lampe oyle, equivalent to lamp + oil. Compare West Frisian lampoalje (“lamp-oil”), Dutch lampolie (“lamp-oil”), German Lampenöl (“lamp-oil”), Danish lampeolie (“lamp-oil”), Swedish lampolja (“lamp-oil”), Icelandic lampaolía (“lamp-oil”).
Fujin
From Mandarin 富錦 /富锦 (Fùjǐn).
Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald
Unadapted borrowing from German Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald.
Bianliang
From Mandarin 汴梁 (Biànliáng).
anchoral
Borrowed from Latin ancorālis, from Latin ancora (“anchor”). Equivalent to anchor + -al.
ankyroid
From Ancient Greek ἄγκυρα (ánkura, “anchor, hook”) + -oid. Cognate with French ancyroïde.
aulacophore
From Latin aulax (“furrow”) or its etymon Ancient Greek αὖλαξ (aûlax, “furrow”) + -phore (“bearer, carrier”).
hobakjuk
Borrowed from Korean 호박죽 (hobakjuk).
Cernunnos
Learned borrowing from Latin Cernunnus, itself from Gaulish *Karnonos.
anno lucis
From Latin annō lūcis (literally “in the year of light”).
hsaing waing
From Burmese ဆိုင်းဝိုင်း (hcuing:wuing:).
Gueijhou
From Mandarin 貴州 /贵州 (Guìzhōu) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Guèijhou.
San Isidro Labrador
Borrowed from Spanish San Isidro Labrador.
Meanguera del Golfo
Borrowed from Spanish Meanguera del Golfo.
Cacaopera
Borrowed from Spanish Cacaopera, cacaopera.
San Cayetano Istepeque
Borrowed from Spanish San Cayetano Istepeque.
San Esteban Catarina
Borrowed from Spanish San Esteban Catarina.
Candelaria de la Frontera
Borrowed from Spanish Candelaria de la Frontera.
Santa Catarina Masahuat
Borrowed from Spanish Santa Catarina Masahuat.
ningaui
From the genus name; arbitrary use of Tiwi nyingawi (literally “short ghosts”).
mihi itch
From Latin mihī̆, dative of egō̆ (“I”), + itch.
luftgeschaeft
From Yiddish לופֿט געשעפֿט (luft gesheft), from German Luftgeschäft, from Luft (“air”) + Geschäft (“business”); with spelling influenced by the orthography of the German term.
beloid
From Ancient Greek βέλος (bélos, “arrow, dart”) + -oid.
nabarlek
From Gunwinggu na-barlek (“male rock-wallaby”).
atomgrad
Borrowed from Russian атомгра́д (atomgrád), from а́том (átom, “atom”) + град (grad, “city”).
atomograd
Borrowed from Russian атомогра́д (atomográd), from а́том (átom, “atom”) + -о- (-o-) + град (grad, “city”).
Kirakossian
Borrowed from Armenian Կիրակոսյան (Kirakosyan).
marloo
A term common to several Indigenous languages of eastern Australian, such as Warlpiri marlu.
Liouciou
From Mandarin 琉球 (Liúqiú) Tongyong Pinyin romanization: Lióucióu.
hachimaki
From Japanese 鉢巻(はちまき) (hachimaki).
Opone
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὀπώνη (Opṓnē).
Ras Hafun
Borrowed from Somali Ras Xaafuun.
hebdo-
From Ancient Greek ἕβδομος (hébdomos, “seventh”).
Salailel
From Manipuri ꯁꯂꯥꯏꯂꯦꯜ (salāʼilel).
Salairen
From Manipuri ꯁꯂꯥꯏꯔꯦꯟ (salāʼiren).
Salairel
From Manipuri ꯁꯂꯥꯏꯔꯦꯜ (salāʼirel).
Soraren
From Manipuri ꯁꯣꯔꯥꯔꯦꯟ (sorāren).
Sorarel
From Manipuri ꯁꯣꯔꯥꯔꯦꯜ (sorārel).
Ningthou
Borrowed from Manipuri ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ (ningthou).
Gandhari
Borrowed from Sanskrit गान्धारी (gāndhārī).
Leimarel
From Manipuri ꯂꯩꯃꯔꯦꯜ (leimarel).
Leimalen
From Manipuri ꯂꯩꯃꯂꯦꯟ (leimalen).
Leimaren
From Manipuri ꯂꯩꯃꯔꯦꯟ (leimaren).
Leimalel
From Manipuri ꯂꯩꯃꯂꯦꯜ (leimalel).
Sitapi
From Manipuri ꯁꯤꯇꯄꯤ (sitapi).
Sidabi
From Manipuri ꯁꯤꯗꯕꯤ (sidabi).
Intermarium
Pseudo-Latinism from inter- (“between”) + mare (“sea”) + -ium; coined as a calque of Polish Międzymorze.
Bilhorod
Borrowed from Ukrainian Бі́лгород (Bílhorod). Doublet of Belgrade.
Bilhorod People's Republic
Calque of Ukrainian Бі́лгородська наро́дна респу́бліка (Bílhorodsʹka naródna respúblika), which in turn was based on Ukrainian Луга́нська наро́дна респу́бліка (Luhánsʹka naródna respúblika, “Luhansk People's Republic”) or Ukrainian Доне́цька наро́дна респу́бліка (Donécʹka naródna respúblika, “Donetsk People's Republic”).
Konthoujam
From Manipuri ꯀꯣꯟꯊꯧꯖꯝ (konthoujam).
Douyin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 抖音 (dǒuyīn, literally “shaking sound”).
city pop
From Japanese シティ・ポップ (shiti poppu), itself from English city pop.
Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya
From Pitjantjatjara [Term?] (“where the devil urinates”).
mucroniform
From Latin mūcrō, mūcrōnem (“a sharp point”) + -iform.
palaceous
Borrowed from New Latin palaceus (“spade-like”), from pāla (“spear”) + -āceus.
Fuyang
From Mandarin 阜陽 /阜阳 (Fùyáng).
Cangzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 滄州 /沧州 (Cāngzhōu).
Xingtai
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 邢臺 /邢台 (Xíngtái).
menteri besar
Unadapted borrowing from Malay menteri besar (literally “first minister”).
Quiceno
Borrowed from Spanish Quiceno; this surname is predominantly found in Colombia.
Olenik
Americanized form of Czech and Slovak Olejník, or an Americanized form of Polish Olejnik.
Mostek
Borrowed from Polish Mostek, a topographic surname from mostek (“little bridge”).
Stopher
From Middle English Stoffer, originally a pet form of the personal name Christopher.
Westgarth
Probably a habitational surname from Old English west (“west”) + Old Norse garðr (“enclosed space, yard”).
Humshaugh
From the Old English personal name Hun + -s- + healh (“nook, corner”).
zombie box
A possible calque of Russian зомбоящик (zombojaščik).
Yunghsing
From Mandarin 永興 /永兴 (Yǒngxīng) Wade–Giles romanization: Yung³-hsing¹.
Byzantiac
From Byzantine Greek Βῡζᾰντῐᾰκός (Būzăntĭăkós), in some uses perhaps via Greek Βυζαντιακός (Vyzantiakós).
where got
Compare Hokkien 佗落有 (tó-lo̍h ū, “how is it […] ?”, literally “where is there”). 有 (“have; there is”) is rendered as got in Singlish.
Also compare Malay mana ada and Mandarin 哪裡有 /哪里有 (nǎlǐ yǒu).
Goldney
From Middle English Goldeneghe, from Old English gold (“gold”) + -en + ēage (“eye”).
Dhimotiki
Borrowed from Greek δημοτική (γλώσσα) (dimotikí (glóssa), “[language] of the people”).
Llano Estacado
From Spanish llano estacado (literally “staked plain”).
gorgosaurus
From the genus name, Gorgosaurus, from Ancient Greek γοργός (gorgós, “grim, fierce, terrible”) + -saurus (suffix forming genus names of dinosaurs).
woon-douk
Borrowed from Burmese ဝန်ထောက် (wanhtauk).
Tichborne
Recorded as Ticceburna c.909, from Old English ticcen + burna (“stream frequented by young goats”).
cank
From Middle English *cank (compare Middle English cang (“foolish"; also "fool”, adj and noun) > obsolete English cank (“dumb, stupid”)), from Old English canc, ġecanc (“scorn, jeering”), from Proto-West Germanic *kank, from Proto-Germanic *kanką (“laughter”), from Proto-Indo-European *geng-, *genǵ- (“to mock, insult”).
nil per os
From Latin nīl (“nothing”) + per (“by means of”) + ōs (“mouth”), literally “nothing by mouth”.
Mainz-Bingen
Unadapted borrowing from German Mainz-Bingen.
hebdomometre
From Ancient Greek ἕβδομος (hébdomos, “seventh”) + metre.
Venner
Occupational surname for a huntsman, from Old French veneor (“huntsman”).
Washbrook
From either Old English wæsce (“a place for washing”) or wæsc (“washing, flood”) + brōc (“brook, stream”).
Copdock
Possibly from Old English coppod (“pollarded, pruned”) + āc (“oak”).
Ryton
Generally from Old English ryge + tūn (“farm where rye is grown”), except in North Yorkshire: from the River Rye + Old English tūn.
P'ent'ay
Borrowed from Ge'ez ጴንጤ (p̣enṭe).
prelogism
From pre- + Ancient Greek λόγος (lógos, “word”) + -ism, by analogy with protologism and neologism.
Hovakimyan
Borrowed from Armenian Հովակիմյան (Hovakimyan).