MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
cuartillo
From Spanish cuartillo (“¹⁄₄₈ Castilian bushel, &c.”), from Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”) in reference to its forming a fourth celemin, from quarto + -illo (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from Latin quartus (“one-fourth”). Doublet of cuartilla and quartilho.
From Galician cuartillo (“¹⁄₁₂₀ Galician bushel”), from Old Galician-Portuguese quartillo, from Old Spanish quartillo (“little fourth”), &c.
great toe
From Middle English gret to, grete too. Compare Old English myċle tā (“big toe”, literally “mickle toe”).
topshur
Borrowing from Russian топшу́р (topšúr), from Southern Altai топшуур (topšuur).
Saxtti
From Konkani साष्टी (sāṣṭī) (Latin script Saxtti).
Salcete
From Portuguese Salcete, of various possible origins. Compare Konkani साष्टी (sāṣṭī), the native name, and Marathi सासष्टी (sāsaṣṭī, “sixty-six”). Compare also Salsette.
jiedushi
Borrowed from Mandarin 節度使 /节度使 (jiédùshǐ) via Hanyu Pinyin.
sarvabhauma
From Sanskrit सार्वभौम (sārvabhauma), from सर्वभूमि (sarvabhūmi, literally “the whole world”).
arowana
Borrowed from New Latin, specific epithet of Osteoglossum arowana (now Osteoglossu bicirrhosum), borrowed from Guyanese Kari'na arawana (“the fish Osteoglossum bicirrhosum”; or a like form in Macushi), borrowed, probably via Nheengatu arawanã, from Old Tupi aruanã.
taro cake
Calque from Chinese 芋頭糕／芋头糕 (yùtougāo).
ythe
From Middle English ythe, ithe, uthe, from Old English ȳþ, from Proto-Germanic *unþī (“wave”).
chakpur
Borrowed from Tibetan ལྕགས་ཕུར (lcags phur).
Tawang
Derived from Ibaloi tayawan (“place to perform a tayaw ritual”), wherein it was held in the caves in the area.
Almario
Borrowed from Spanish Almario. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
characteristic root
Calque of French racine caractéristique, the term preferred by French mathematician Augustin-Louis Cauchy (1789–1857).
dancette
Apparently from a scribal error for French or Middle French denché, from Old French denché, dansié, from Latin dens (“tooth”).
Compostela
From Spanish Compostela, from Galician Compostela, from Latin compositella (“the little well-organized one”), from composita (“put together, arranged”) + -ella (“-elle: forming diminutives”), from compōnere (“to put together”), from con- (“with, together”) + pōnere (“to put, to place”), q.v.
shammatha
From Hebrew שַׁמָּתָא (shammata).
krypsis
From Ancient Greek κρύψις (krúpsis, “hiding, concealment”). Doublet of crypsis.
enorthotrope
From Ancient Greek εν- (en-) + ὀρθός (orthós, “upright”) + -trope.
anachorism
Modelled on anachronism, with Ancient Greek χῶρος (khôros, “country”).
rhizoristic
From Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) + ὁρίζω (horízō, “to limit”).
Usk
From Middle Welsh Wÿsk (modern Welsh Wysg), from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk, a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish". Cognate with the river names Esk, Exe, and Axe.
nesiote
From Ancient Greek νησιώτης (nēsiṓtēs, “islander”).
Ykybayev
Borrowed from Kazakh Ықыбаев (Yqybaev).
Bayev
Borrowed from Russian Баев (Bajev), Ukrainian Баєв (Bajev), Armenian Բաև (Baew), etc.
Bayevsky
Borrowed from Russian Ба́евский (Bájevskij).
Quek
From Hokkien 郭 (Koeh) or Teochew 郭 (guêh4). Doublet of Que, Guo, and Kwok.
Caminero
Borrowed from Spanish Caminero. This surname is predominantly found in the Dominican Republic.
linguister
Probably from Portuguese lingüista (“linguist”) reinterpreted as linguist + -er.
Satmar
From Yiddish סאַטמאַר (satmar), from Hungarian Szatmár, the name of the city now known as Satu Mare. Doublet of Satu Mare.
Satmarer
From Yiddish סאַטמאַרער (satmarer).
galliambus
From Latin Galli + iambus. Used by the Galli, priests of the Phrygian goddess Cybele. The first element, Ancient Greek γάλλος (gállos), was said by Ovid to be named after a Phrygian river.
parachrose
From para- (“false”) + Ancient Greek χρώς (khrṓs, “colour”).
Oldowan
From Maasai Olduvai, from the site of Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, where the first Oldowan lithics were discovered in the 1930s.
khural
From Mongolian хурал (xural) or ᠬᠤᠷᠠᠯ (qural).
Iulianov
From the Latinized Iulianus form of the Russian forename of Saint Julian of Tarsus (~305 AD).
Transliteration of Russian Иулиа́нов (Iuliánov), from Иулиа́н (Iulián) + -ов (-ov, “genitive possessive ending”).
hircocervus
From Latin hircus (“goat”) + cervus (“stag”).
adephagous
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀδηφάγος (adēphágos).
Nissan
Borrowed from Japanese 日産(にっさん) (Nissan, “Nissan”), an abbreviation of 日本産業 (Nihon Sangyō, literally “Japan Industries”).
Toscani
Borrowed from Italian Toscani, from toscano (“Tuscan”).
Padovano
Borrowed from Italian padovano (“of or from the city of Padua”).
Barese
From Italian barese. Equivalent to Bari + -ese (adjective- and noun-forming suffix).
King of Terrors
Calque of Biblical Hebrew מֶ֣לֶךְ בַּלָּהוֹת (“king of terrors”) from Job 18:14.
subtribus
From New Latin subtribus. By surface analysis, sub- + tribus.
hamarthritis
From Ancient Greek ἅμα (háma, “together”) + arthritis.
novuss
From Latvian, from Latin novus, because of its young age compared with other games. Doublet of new and nuevo.
koroona
Etymology tree
Low German krōneder.
Estonian kroonbor.
English koroona
From Estonian kroon (“crown”). Doublet of crown and corona.
Arbayistan
From Middle Persian [Term?], from the Aramaic variant of the name of the Arabs, which, along with various other ethnic groups, constituted the population of the province. Compare Classical Syriac ܒܝܬ ܥܪܒܝܐ (Bêṯ ʿArəḇāyē) and Old Armenian Արուաստան (Aruastan).
Asuristan
From Middle Persian ʾswlstʾn' / 𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭭 (ʾsʿʿstn /⁠Asōrestān⁠/), from the Aramaic name of the Assyrians.
Unakas
Plural of Unaka, from Cherokee ᎤᏁᎬ (unegv, “white”). Doublet of Unicoi.
Changtai
From the Postal Map romanization of Mandarin 長泰／长泰 (Chángtài).
sheltopusik
From Russian желтопузик (želtopuzik), literally "yellow-bellied".
Fukien
From the Postal Romanization of the Nanjing court dialect Mandarin 福建 (Fújiàn), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ]. Doublet of Hokkien. Compare Spanish Fokien, Portuguese Foquiem.
bismar
From Danish bismer, from Middle Low German bisemer, via a Slavic language from Turkish batman (“a unit of weight”).
dredgeboat
Probably a borrowing from Scots dreg-boat, dreg-bot, equivalent to dredge + boat.
Jod-Basedow phenomenon
From German Jod (“iodine”) and the name of Karl Adolph von Basedow, German physician who first described the effect.
Momus
From Ancient Greek Μῶμος (Mômos), whose name is related to μομφή (momphḗ, “blame, reproach”).
amnicolous
From French amnicole, from Latin amnicola + -ous.
yogasana
Borrowed from Sanskrit योगासन (yogāsana), from योग (yoga) + आसन (āsana).
Dancel
Borrowed from Ilocano Dancel, from earlier Dansil.
Bernales
Borrowed from Spanish Bernales, a habitational surname from Basque. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
Costales
Borrowed from Spanish Costales. This surname is mostly found in the Philippines.
be gathered to one's fathers
From various passages in the Bible, including Judges 2:10, and 1 Maccabees 2:69 in the Apocrypha (see the quotations), from
From Biblical Hebrew נֶאֱסַף אֶל־אֲבוֹתָיו (neʾĕsap ʾel-ʾăḇôṯâw) and Koine Greek προσετέθη πρὸς τοὺς πατέρας αὐτοῦ (prosetéthē pròs toùs patéras autoû, Apocrypha).
balustered
From baluster + -ed. Influnenced by Italian balaustrato or French balustrée.
angiotenic
Borrowed from French angioténique, from angio- + Ancient Greek τείνω (teínō, “to stretch”).
omlah
Ultimately from Arabic عَمَلَة (ʕamala), plural of عَامِل (ʕāmil, “worker”).
carbolite
Borrowed from Russian карболи́т (karbolít), from карбо́ловая кислота́ (karbólovaja kislotá, “carbolic acid”).
lychnomancy
From Ancient Greek λύχνος (lúkhnos, “lamp”) + -mancy.
from the dead
A translation of Ancient Greek ἐκ τῶν νεκρῶν (ek tôn nekrôn) or ἀπὸ τῶν νεκρῶν (apò tôn nekrôn, “from among those who are dead”), a phrase in the New Testament, used for instance in the King James Version. See rise from the dead.
chakravala method
From Sanskrit चक्रवाल (cakravāla, “cycle”).
utamawazo
Etymology tree
Swahili u-
Arabic تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana)
Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun)bor.
Swahili utamaduni
Proto-Bantu [Term?]
Swahili -waza
Proto-Bantu *-ò
Swahili -o
Swahili wazo
blend
English utamawazo
From a blend of Swahili utamaduni (“culture”) and wazo (“thought”); introduced in this sense by Marimba Ani in 1994.
utamaroho
Etymology tree
Swahili u-
Arabic تَمَدَّنَ (tamaddana)
Arabic تَمَدُّن (tamaddun)bor.
Swahili utamaduni
Proto-West Semitic *rūḥ-
Arabic رُوح (rūḥ)bor.
Swahili roho
blend
English utamaroho
From a blend of Swahili utamaduni (“culture”) and roho (“spirit”); introduced in this sense by Marimba Ani in 1994.
scolion
From Ancient Greek σκόλῐον (skólĭon).
leucol
Borrowed from German Leucol, coined in 1834 by its discoverer Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge due to the colorlessness of its reactions. By surface analysis, leuco + ol.
gwop
Uncertain. May be a dialectal pronunciation of Spanish guapo used as a noun, thus being a doublet of wop. The attestation of the aforementioned term in English as guapo in the same sense may likely be a secondary interpretation, cf. buckaroo meaning buck (“dollar”). The acronym of George Washington On Paper is likely a backronym.
slimish
From Middle English slimish, sclymyssh, equivalent to slime + -ish.
phthanite
From Ancient Greek φθάνω (phthánō, “to come first”).
vijnana
From Sanskrit विज्ञान (vijñāna, “consciousness”).
Faifo
Ultimately, a corruption of Vietnamese Hội An phố (literally “town of Hội An”).
choco pie
Borrowed from Korean 초코파이 (chokopai), itself from English choco + pie.
Baha'
From Arabic بَهَاء (bahāʔ, “splendor, glory”).
Beha
From Arabic بَهَاء (bahāʔ, “splendor, glory”).
paraphia
From para- + Ancient Greek ἁφή (haphḗ, “touch”) + -ia.
tankobon
Borrowed from Japanese 単行本(たんこうぼん) (tankōbon).
tamahagane
From Japanese 玉鋼 (tamahagane, たまはがね).
Loochoo
Probably from Okinawan 琉球 (Rūchū) or Mandarin 琉球 (Liúqiú).
tumbi
From Punjabi ਤੂੰਬੀ (tūmbī).
cophosis
From New Latin cōphōsis, from Ancient Greek κώφωσις (kṓphōsis).
Vishwamitra
From Sanskrit विश्वामित्र (viśvāmitra).
aljama
From Andalusian Arabic, from Arabic جَمْع (jamʕ, “to gather”).
siksik
Borrowed from Inuktitut ᓯᒃᓯᒃ (siksik).
hapteron
From Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō, “fasten”).
kropek
From Tagalog kropek. Compare Malay keropok, Indonesian kerupuk, Dutch kroepoek.
Jian'ou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 建甌 /建瓯 (Jiàn'ōu).
water adder
From Middle English water addre, watyradyr, watir edyr, alteration (see adder) of water neddyr, watyrnedyre, from Old English wæternædre, wæternǣdre, equivalent to water + adder. Cognate with Dutch wateradder (“wateradder”), German Wassernatter (“watersnake”).
water sickness
From Middle English watersiknesse, wæterseocnesse, from Old English wætersēocnes (“dropsy”), equivalent to water + sickness.
McKinnon
From Scottish Gaelic MhicFhionghain, from Fhionghain (“Fingon”).
MacKinnon
From Scottish Gaelic MhicFhionghain, from Fhionghain (“Fingon”).
Kinnon
Anglicization of MacKinnon (“McKinnon”).
From Scottish Gaelic MhicFhionghain, from Fhionghain (“Fingon”).
BIMARU
Word-play on Hindi बीमार (bīmār, “sick, ill”), coined by Indian demographer Ashish Bose in the 1980s.
eschel
From Middle English eschele, from Old French eschele, eschelle, esciele, eskiele, variants of Old French esquiere, scare ( > modern French échauguette), from Frankish *skaru, from Proto-Germanic *skarō (“a portion, share, division, troop”). Cognate with German Schar. Doublet of share.
forecoming
From Middle English *forcomynge, *forcumande, from Old English forecumende, from Proto-Germanic *furaquemandz, present participle of Proto-Germanic *furaquemaną (“to come before”), equivalent to fore- + coming (present participle).
Almaqah
Probably from Semitic, compare Sabaean 𐩱𐩡𐩣𐩤𐩠 (ʾlmqh) and Ge'ez አለመቀሀ (ʾälämäḳähä)
pitch-pot
Calque from Chinese 投壺／投壶 (tóuhú)
paocai
Borrowed from Mandarin 泡菜 (pàocài).
Caesaraugusta
Directly borrowed from Latin Caesaraugusta. Doublet of Zaragoza.
Ruperto
Borrowed from Italian and Spanish Ruperto. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.
Battambang
From Khmer បាត់ដំបង (batdɑmbɑɑng).
Sihanoukville
From Sihanouk + -ville. From Khmer សីហនុ (səyhnuʼ, “Seih-nou”), a Khmer given name. Named after Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk (1922–2012).
briquetage
From French briquetage (“brickwork”) (In French archaeology the term is also used in this extended, specialist sense).
Pac
Various origins:
* Borrowed from Polish Pac, a hypocoristic short form of several personal names, such as Paweł or Pakosław.
* Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Pač, Páč, from a short form of the personal name Pačeslav.
* Borrowed from Spanish Pac, a topographic surname from pac (“farmstead”).
* Guatemalan surname, from a Castilianized form of a local Mayan word meaning "wooden spoon".
Andoy
Norwegian Andøy
Cebuano Andoy
French Andoy
Jiji
Borrowed from Mandarin 集集 (Jíjí).
Suga
Borrowed from Japanese 菅 (Suga) or すが (Suga).
Westfalish
Probably a calque or borrowing of German Westfälisch.
Avalokiteshvara
From Sanskrit अवलोकितेश्वर (Avalokiteśvara, literally “Lord of Perception”).
National Diet
From national + diet, calque of Japanese 国会 (Kokkai, literally “National Assembly”).
dried-fish woman
Calque of Japanese 干物女 (himono-onna).
kyathos
From Ancient Greek κύαθος (kúathos, “ladle, ladle-like vase”). Doublet of cyathus.
berkut
Borrowed from Russian бе́ркут (bérkut), itself a Turkic borrowing; ultimately from Proto-Turkic *bürküt.
tubeteika
Borrowed from Russian тюбете́йка (tjubetéjka), from Tatar түбәтәй (tübätäy).
Gural
* From Polish Gural, a spelling variant of Góral, from Proto-Slavic *goraľь (“mountain dweller”).
* Alternative transliteration of Ukrainian Гураль (Huralʹ), which is likely also from Proto-Slavic *goraľь.
* From Turkish Güral.
prohairetic
Borrowed from Ancient Greek προαιρετικός (proairetikós).
prohairesis
From Ancient Greek προαίρεσις (proaíresis, “volition, moral choice, intention”).
stight
From Middle English stighten, stiȝten, from Old English stihtan, stihtian (“to dispose, arrange, regulate, direct, rule; instigate, incite”), from Proto-West Germanic *stihtijan, *stihtōn, from Proto-Germanic *stihtiz (“a step, track, overpass”), from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (“to go, climb”). Related to German stiften and Dutch stichten.
Yiwu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 伊吾 (Yīwú).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 義烏 /义乌 (Yìwū).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 義武 /义武 (Yìwǔ).
Akhasheni
Borrowed from Georgian ახაშენი (axašeni).
Khvanchkara
Borrowed from Georgian ხვანჭკარა (xvanč̣ḳara).
Mukuzani
Borrowed from Georgian მუკუზანი (muḳuzani).
Kindzmarauli
Borrowed from Georgian ქინძმარაული (kinʒmarauli).
Bde Maka Ska
Borrowed from Dakota Bdé Makhá Ská (“Lake White Earth”); see bdé, makhá, and ská.
versificatrix
Learned borrowing from Latin versificātrīx. By surface analysis, versificator + -trix.
Xinzhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 忻州 (Xīnzhōu).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 信州 (Xìnzhōu).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 新洲 (Xīnzhōu).
alfiz
Borrowed from Spanish alfiz, from Andalusian Arabic الحِيْز (alḥíz), from Arabic حَيِّز (ḥayyiz).
strub
Origin obscure. Perhaps from Middle English strupen, a variant of strepen (“to strip, rob, plunder”), from Old English *strȳpan (attested in Old English bestrȳpan (“to strip, rob, spoil, bereave”), whence English bestrip). More at strip.
Twilight of the Gods
From German Götterdämmerung (“the twilight of the gods”); by erroneously translating Old Norse ragnarǫk (“fate of the gods”), misconstrued as ragnarøkkr (“the twilight of the gods”).
Huk
Clipping of Hukbalahap, from Tagalog Hukbalahap, an abbreviation of Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (“People's Army Against the Japanese”). The initial word itself where the abbreviation comes from is from Tagalog hukbo (“army”), which itself is derived from Hokkien 服務 /服务 (ho̍k-bū, “service”).
stricto sensu
Learned borrowing from Latin strictō sēnsū and sēnsū strictō, both meaning the same. Various misspellings exist, such as stricto senso, strictu sensu, senso stricto and sensu strictu, which can be attributed to ignorance of the underlying Latin grammar causing analogical leveling of the endings. (The only grammatically correct alternative form is sensu stricto, which is also commonly found in English.)
egelid
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ
Proto-Indo-European *-s
Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs
Proto-Italic *eks
Latin ex
Latin ex-
Proto-Indo-European *gel-
Latin gelū̆
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *-iðos
Latin -idus
Latin gelidus
Latin ēgelidusbor.
English egelid
Borrowed from Latin egelidus.
glee-beam
Calque of Old English glēobēam (“harp”, literally “joy-wood”), equivalent to glee + beam.
God's house
From Middle English Goddes hous, goddes hous. Compare Dutch godshuis, German Gotteshaus.
isotomic
From iso- (“same”) + -tome (“cutting, section”) + -ic (“adjectival suffix”), ultimately from Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).
topia
From Latin topia, from Ancient Greek τόπια (tópia), ultimately from Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “place”).
From Ancient Greek τόπος (tópos, “place, region”) + -ία (-ía), by analogy with utopia. Compare also French topie.
fishkind
From Middle English fisshe kynde, fiscynn, equivalent to fish + -kind.
Sibe
From Xibe ᠰᡞᠪᡝ.
doujin circle
Derived from Japanese 同人サークル (dōjin sākuru, “doujin circle (meaning group, like in knitting circle)”).
doujin event
Derived from Japanese 同人イベント (dōjin ibento, “doujin event”).
doujin music
Derived from Japanese 同人音楽 (dōjin ongaku, “doujin music”).
doujin game
Derived from Japanese 同人ゲーム (dōjin gēmu, “doujin game (short for video game)”).
kembster
From Middle English kembestere, kempstare, kemster, equivalent to kemb + -ster.
konnichiwa
Borrowed from Japanese 今(こん)日(にち)は (konnichi wa).
woodmarch
From Middle English wodemarch, wudemerch, from Old English wudemerċe, wudumerċe, from wude, wudu (“wood”) + merċe, mereċe (a type of aquatic plant), from Proto-Germanic *marikiz (“waterplant, celery, parsley”).
wood-thistle
From Middle English wodethystyll, wodþistel, from Old English wuduþistel, equivalent to wood + thistle.
subdentate
Borrowed from Latin subdentātus. By surface analysis, sub- + dentate.
Milot
Borrowed from Albanian Milot.
Borrowed from French Milot. This surname is mostly found in Canada.
Dangun
From Korean 단군(檀君) (Dan'gun). Compare English Tengri.
Peto
Two main origins:
* English habitational surname of Anglo-Norman origin for someone from Poitou, in France.
* Borrowed from Hungarian Pető, a pet form of the personal name Péter.
tacahout
From French tacahout m (“tacahout”), from Arabic تَاكُوت (tākūt), an early medieval Berber borrowing.
Rhomaian
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ῥωμαῖος (Rhōmaîos) + -an, referring to the autonym used by Grecophone writers in the Eastern Roman (or Byzantine) Empire.
Topanga
Borrowed from Gabrielino-Fernandeño Topaa'nga. "Topaa'-" is possibly from Chumash + Tongva suffix -nga meaning ‘place of,’ forming proper nouns.
rushnyk
From Belarusian рушні́к (rušník), ручні́к (ručník) or Ukrainian рушни́к (rušnýk).
nisi prius
From Latin nisi prius (“unless previously”), from the first two words of the old Latin writ summoning the juries to appear at Westminster unless, before the day appointed, the judges had come to the county.
sillograph
From the Silloi (Ancient Greek Σίλλοι (Sílloi)) of Timon of Phlius, circa 280 B.C., + -graph.
Bido
Borrowed from Spanish Bidó. This surname is mostly found in the Dominican Republic.
daxophone
From German Dachs (“badger”) (since it can generate animal sounds) and saxophone.
Mileikowsky
From Russian Милейко́вский (Milejkóvskij), from the name of several villages in Russia, Belarus and Poland.
Eustaquio
Borrowed from Spanish Eustaquio; this surname is predominantly found in the Philippines.
Zadracarta
From Latin Zadracarta, from Ancient Greek Ζαδρακάρτα (Zadrakárta), from Old Iranian. Compare Persian زرد (zard, “yellow”), Persian ساری (sâri, “Sari”), a city known for its abundant citrus fruits located in former Hyrcania, and Middle Persian 𐭪𐭫𐭲 (-kirt, -gird), a suffix forming city names.
Taupo
From a shortening of Māori Taupō-nui-a-Tia (“Lake Taupo”, literally “The great cloak of Tia”).
manyhood
From Middle English *manyhode (found only as manyhede, manihede), equivalent to many + -hood.
posaune
From German Posaune. Doublet of buccina and buisine.
Ichang
From the Postal Romanization of Mandarin 宜昌 (Yíchāng).
Kutch
Borrowed from Gujarati કચ્છ (kacch), from Sanskrit कच्छ (kaccha, “marshland”).
Jadeja
Borrowed from Gujarati જાડેજા (jāḍejā).
Diwani
From Arabic دِيوَانِيّ (dīwāniyy).
Janazah
From Arabic جَنَازَة (janāza, “funeral”).
Anning
Borrowed from Mandarin 安寧 /安宁 (Ānníng).
Kiukiang
From the Postal Romanization of the Nanking court dialect Mandarin 九江 (Jiǔjiāng), from before the modern palatalization of [k] to [t͡ɕ].
Chinkiang
From the Mandarin Chinese pronunciation for 鎮江／镇江 (Zhènjiāng).
Chik Hom
From Cantonese 赤坎 (cek3 ham2).
Shekki
From Cantonese 石岐 (sek6 kei4).
Chefoo
Borrowed from Mandarin 芝罘 (Zhīfú).
City of Angels
Calque of Spanish Pueblo de Los Ángeles (literally “City of the Angels”).
jab molassie
Borrowed from Antillean Creole jab (“devil”) (from French diable (“devil”)) + molassie (“molasses”) (from French mélasse (“molasses; treacle”)).
Benzion
From Hebrew בֶּנְצִיּוֹן (Bentsiyón), a compound of בֶּן (ben) + צִיּוֹן (Tsiyón), literally “son of Zion”.
Greekland
From Middle English Greclond, Griclond, Griccland, from Old English Grēcland (“Greece”), equivalent to Greek + -land. Compare West Frisian Grikelân (“Greece”), Dutch Griekenland (“Greece”), German Griechenland (“Greece”), Danish Grækenland (“Greece”), Norwegian Bokmål Grekenland (“Greece”) (archaic, replaced by “Hellas”), Norwegian Nynorsk Grekland (“Greece”) (archaic, replaced by “Hellas”), Swedish Grekland (“Greece”), Icelandic Grikkland (“Greece”).
molendinaceous
From Latin molendīna, from molendīnum (“mill, mill-house”) + -aceous.
molendinary
From Latin molendīna, from molendīnum (“mill, mill-house”) + -ary.
plant-animal
From plant + animal, after French plant-animal (obsolete), from New Latin plantanimal (16th c.), after Hellenistic Ancient Greek ζωόφυτον (zōóphuton, “zoophyte”).
vaticinium ex eventu
Borrowed from Latin vāticinium ex ēventū.
Luserna
From Italian Luserna, from Venetan Łuxerna, from Cimbrian Lusérn, probably from a Middle High German word for “mountain pass”.
Thebaid
From Latin Thēbais, from Ancient Greek Θηβαΐς (Thēbaḯs).
Kubis
Borrowed from Polish Kubis or Kubiś and from Slovak and Czech Kubiš.
brachelytrous
From Ancient Greek βρᾰχῠ́ς (brăkhŭ́s) + ἔλυτρον (élutron) + -ous.
valknut
Derived from Old Norse valr (“the slain”) and Old Norse knútr (“a knot”), meaning "knot of the slain". The term was coined in later history, as it is not known what name was used by the historical Norse.
andon
(manufacturing): Borrowed from Japanese アンドン (andon), a specialization of 行灯 (andon). Introduced by Toyota.
Borrowed from Galician Andon, a variant of Anton.
jumbie
Borrowed from Kongo zumbi (“fetish”). Doublet of zombie.
makoronyera
From Shona makoronyera, plural of goronyera (“unscrupulous person”).
Emmaus
From Latin Emmaus, from Koine Greek Ἐμμαοῦς (Emmaoûs), typically derived from Hebrew חמת (ḥammat, “hot spring”).
mekometer
From Ancient Greek μῆκος (mêkos, “length”) (see meco-) + -meter. The same formation as mecometer.
panchnama
From Hindi पंचनामा (pañcnāmā, literally “five-document”), originally in reference to the five witnesses required by law.
istikhara
From Arabic اِسْتِخَارَة (istiḵāra).
jueteng
Ultimately derived from Hokkien, via Philippine Spanish jueteng, where the use of ⟨j⟩ represents /h/ as it is spelled from Spanish orthography during the Spanish Colonial Era in the Philippines. See more at Tagalog huweteng.
ergastoplasm
From Ancient Greek ἐργαστής (ergastḗs, “worker, employee”, variant of ergato-) + -plasm.
Penelopegate
From French Penelopegate. By surface analysis, Penelope + -gate.
Darga
From short forms of various Pomeranian Slavic personal names such as Dargorad and Dargoslav/Dargosław, from Proto-Slavic *dorgъ.
Nichiren
Borrowing from Japanese 日蓮 (Nichiren), short for 日蓮宗 (Nichiren-shū).