MarcusBennevall/EtymologyTaggerDataset huggingface dataset:
Khangjarakpam
From Manipuri ꯈꯪꯖꯔꯥꯛꯄꯝ (khaṃjarākpam).
Kharibam
From Manipuri ꯈꯥꯔꯤꯕꯝ (khāribam).
Khoinaijam
From Manipuri ꯈꯣꯏꯅꯥꯏꯖꯝ (khoʼināʼijam).
Khoinam
From Manipuri ꯈꯣꯏꯅꯥꯝ (khoʼinām).
Khoirom
From Manipuri ꯈꯣꯏꯔꯣꯝ (khoʼirom).
Khoisnam
From Manipuri ꯈꯣꯏꯁ꯭ꯅꯥꯝ (khoʼis͟nām).
Khomdram
From Manipuri ꯈꯣꯝꯗ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ (khomd͟rām).
Zhuozhou
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 涿州 (Zhuōzhōu).
Qingchuan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 青川 (Qīngchuān).
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 清川江 (Qīngchuānjiāng).
Kangla
Borrowed from Manipuri ꯀꯪꯂꯥ (kaṃlā).
Kanglei
From Manipuri ꯀꯪꯂꯩ (kaṃlei).
Kakching
From Manipuri ꯀꯛꯆꯤꯡ (kakcing).
Lai Haraoba
From Manipuri ꯂꯥꯏ ꯍꯔꯥꯎꯕ (lāʼi harāʼuba).
Umang Lai
From Manipuri ꯎꯃꯪ ꯂꯥꯏ (ʼumaṃ lāʼi).
Chakpa
From Manipuri ꯆꯛꯄ (cakpa).
Khongbantabam
From Manipuri ꯈꯣꯡꯕꯥꯟꯇꯥꯕꯝ (khongbāntābam).
Khundrakpam
From Manipuri ꯈꯨꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯥꯛꯄꯝ (khund͟rākpam).
Khullem
From Manipuri ꯈꯨꯜꯂꯦꯝ (khullem).
Khumallambam
From Manipuri ꯈꯨꯃꯜꯂꯝꯕꯝ (khumallambam).
Khumanthem
From Manipuri ꯈꯨꯃꯟꯊꯦꯝ (khumanthem).
Khumbongmayum
From Manipuri ꯈꯨꯝꯕꯣꯡꯃꯌꯨꯝ (khumbongmayum).
Khumujam
From Manipuri ꯈꯨꯃꯨꯖꯝ (khumujam).
Khumukcham
From Manipuri ꯈꯨꯃꯨꯛꯆꯝ (khumukcam).
Khundongbam
From Manipuri ꯈꯨꯟꯗꯣꯡꯕꯝ (khundongbam).
Khudrakpam
From Manipuri ꯈꯨꯗ꯭ꯔꯥꯛꯄꯝ (khud͟rākpam).
Khuraijam
From Manipuri ꯈꯨꯔꯥꯏꯖꯝ (khurāʼijam).
Khuyenthem
From Manipuri ꯈꯨꯌꯦꯟꯊꯦꯝ (khuyenthem).
Khwairakpam
From Manipuri ꯈ꯭ꯋꯥꯏꯔꯥꯛꯄꯝ (kh͟wāʼirākpam).
Koijam
From Manipuri ꯀꯣꯏꯖꯝ (koʼijam).
Kongbam
From Manipuri ꯀꯣꯡꯕꯝ (kongbam).
Kongkham
From Manipuri ꯀꯣꯡꯈꯥꯝ (kongkhām).
Konjengbam
From Manipuri ꯀꯣꯟꯖꯦꯡꯕꯝ (konjengbam).
Dvapara Yuga
Unadapted borrowing from Sanskrit द्वापरयुग (dvāparayuga, “age of two”), द्वापर (dvāpara, “two”) + युग (yuga, “yuga”). Some etymologies claim it was named after the second worst throw in an ancient Indian dice game.
Laikangbam
From Manipuri ꯂꯥꯏꯀꯥꯡꯕꯝ (lāʼikāngbam).
Laikhuram
From Manipuri ꯂꯥꯏꯈꯨꯔꯥꯝ (lāʼikhurām).
Laiphrakpam
From Manipuri ꯂꯥꯏꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯛꯄꯝ (lāʼiph͟rākpam).
Lairenjam
From Manipuri ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯦꯟꯖꯝ (lāʼirenjam).
Lairenlakpam
From Manipuri ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯦꯟꯂꯥꯛꯄꯝ (lāʼirenlākpam).
Lairikyengbam
From Manipuri ꯂꯥꯏꯔꯤꯛꯌꯦꯡꯕꯝ (lāʼirikyengbam).
Laishangbam
From Manipuri ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯪꯕꯝ (lāʼisaṃbam).
Laishram
From Manipuri ꯂꯥꯏꯁ꯭ꯔꯝ (lāʼis͟ram).
Laithangbam
From Manipuri ꯂꯥꯏꯊꯥꯡꯕꯝ (lāʼithāngbam).
Laitonjam
From Manipuri ꯂꯥꯏꯇꯣꯟꯖꯝ (lāʼitonjam).
Thang-Ta
From Manipuri ꯊꯥꯡ-ꯇꯥ (thāng-tā).
Sarit Sarak
From Manipuri ꯁꯥꯔꯤꯠ-ꯁꯥꯔꯥꯛ (sārit-sārāk).
Huiyen Lallong
From Manipuri ꯍꯨꯏꯌꯦꯟ ꯂꯥꯜꯂꯣꯡ (huʼiyen lāllong).
Cepheid
From Latin Cephei + -id, from Latin Cepheus, from Ancient Greek Κηφεύς (Kēpheús).
cold food powder
Calque of Chinese 寒食散 (hánshísǎn)
five mineral powder
Calque of Chinese 五石散 (wǔshísǎn)
Chingchuan
From Mandarin 青川 (Qīngchuān) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻing¹-chʻuan¹.
From Mandarin 涇川 /泾川 (Jīngchuān) Wade–Giles romanization: Ching¹-chʻuan¹.
From Mandarin 清泉 (Qīngquán) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻing¹-chʻüan².
Jingchuan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 涇川 /泾川 (Jīngchuān).
Pingliang
From Mandarin 平涼 /平凉 (Píngliáng).
Lambalmayum
From Manipuri ꯂꯝꯕꯜꯃꯌꯨꯝ (lambalmayum).
Langpoklakpam
From Manipuri ꯂꯥꯡꯄꯣꯛꯂꯥꯛꯄꯝ (lāngpoklākpam).
Leimajam
From Manipuri ꯂꯩꯃꯖꯝ (leimajam).
Leimapokpam
From Manipuri ꯂꯩꯃꯄꯣꯛꯄꯝ (leimapokpam).
Leiphrakpam
From Manipuri ꯂꯩꯐ꯭ꯔꯥꯛꯄꯝ (leiph͟rākpam).
Leishangbam
From Manipuri ꯂꯩꯁꯥꯡꯕꯝ (leisāngbam).
Leitam
From Manipuri ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯝ (leitām).
Leitanthem
From Manipuri ꯂꯩꯇꯥꯟꯊꯦꯝ (leitānthem).
Lisham
From Manipuri ꯂꯤꯁꯝ (lisam).
Loitongbam
From Manipuri ꯂꯣꯏꯇꯣꯡꯕꯝ (loʼitongbam).
Loktongbam
From Manipuri ꯂꯣꯛꯇꯣꯡꯕꯝ (loktongbam).
Longjam
From Manipuri ꯂꯣꯡꯖꯝ (longjam).
Lourembam
From Manipuri ꯂꯧꯔꯦꯝꯕꯝ (lourembam).
Lousigam
From Manipuri ꯂꯧꯁꯤꯒꯥꯝ (lousigām).
Lukram
From Manipuri ꯂꯨꯀ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ (luk͟rām).
Maharabam
From Manipuri ꯃꯥꯍꯥꯔꯥꯕꯝ (māhārābam).
Maibam
From Manipuri ꯃꯥꯏꯕꯝ (māʼibam).
Maibram
From Manipuri ꯃꯥꯏꯕ꯭ꯔꯝ (māʼib͟ram).
Maikam
From Manipuri ꯃꯥꯏꯀꯥꯝ (māʼikām).
Maimom
From Manipuri ꯃꯥꯏꯃꯣꯝ (māʼimom).
Mainam
From Manipuri ꯃꯥꯏꯅꯥꯝ (māʼinām).
Mairembam
From Manipuri ꯃꯥꯏꯔꯦꯝꯕꯝ (māʼirembam).
Maitham
From Manipuri ꯃꯥꯏꯊꯥꯝ (māʼithām).
Mandingbam
From Manipuri ꯃꯟꯗꯤꯡꯕꯝ (mandingbam).
Mayangbam
From Manipuri ꯃꯌꯥꯡꯕꯝ (mayāngbam).
Mayanglambam
From Manipuri ꯃꯌꯥꯡꯂꯝꯕꯝ (mayānglambam).
Mayengbam
From Manipuri ꯃꯥꯌꯦꯡꯕꯝ (māyengbam).
Meinam
From Manipuri ꯃꯩꯅꯥꯝ (meinām).
Meitram
From Manipuri ꯃꯩꯇ꯭ꯔꯝ (meit͟ram).
Moirangmayum
From Manipuri ꯃꯣꯏꯔꯥꯡꯃꯌꯨꯝ (moʼirāngmayum).
Moirangthem
From Manipuri ꯃꯣꯏꯔꯥꯡꯊꯦꯝ (moʼirāngthem).
Mudum
From Manipuri ꯃꯨꯗꯨꯝ (mudum).
Murtum
From Manipuri ꯃꯨꯔ꯭ꯇꯨꯝ (mur͟tum).
Bielsk Podlaski
Unadapted borrowing from Polish Bielsk Podlaski.
Khwairampam
From Manipuri ꯈ꯭ꯋꯥꯏꯔꯥꯝꯄꯝ (kh͟wāʼirāmpam).
Minshull
Habitational surname from either of the two villages of Church Minshull and Minshull Vernon, from the Old English personal name Mann + sċielf (“cliff, crag”).
milk before meat
From 1 Corinthians 3:2, in Koine Greek ἐπότισα γάλα οὐ βρῶμα (epótisa gála ou brôma, “I gave you milk, not meat [or solid food]”), and in a Mormon context Doctrine and Covenants 19:22: “For they cannot bear meat now, but milk they must receive”. In the form milk before meat, first attested in the early 20th century.
words of institution
Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin verba īnstitūtiōnis, i.e. the words by which Jesus instituted, or established, the sacrament.
Bedok
Possibly derived from the traditional Malay word for a kind of large ceremonial drum used in mosques in the past.
Corrib
From Irish Coirib. It is connected with the legend of Manannán mac Lir, whose distinguishing feature was the corrbolg (literally “crane bag”), the most likely source of Corrib.
philosophical sin
Ultimately from Ecclesiastical Latin peccātum philosophicum, coined around 1600.
Arakelov
Borrowed from Russian Араке́лов (Arakélov), a Russified form of Armenian Առաքելյան (Aṙakʻelyan).
Dajani
Borrowed from Arabic دجاني, a Jordanian surname of unexplained origin.
Shinfield
From the Old English personal name sciene (“bright”) + feld (“field”).
thosai
Borrowed from Tamil தோசை (tōcai). Doublet of dosa.
offensive to pious ears
Calque of Ecclesiastical Latin piārum aurium offēnsīvus.
Qingquan
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 清泉 (Qīngquán).
leng zai
Borrowed from Cantonese 靚仔 /靓仔 (leng³ zai², “handsome”).
Shekhawati
From Marwari शेखावटी (śekhāvaṭī).
Studholme
From Old English stōd (“stud”) + holm (“islet”).
Bachu
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 巴楚 (Bāchǔ).
jenminpi
From Mandarin 人民幣 /人民币 (rénmínbì), Wade–Giles romanization: jên²-min²-pi⁴.
Granholm
Borrowed from Swedish Granholm, an ornamental surname composed of the elements gran (“spruce”) + holm (“islet”).
Eudocia
From Latin Eudocia, latinization of Ancient Greek Εὐδοκία (Eudokía).
Sawrey
Habitational surname from a minor place near Hawkshead, in Cumbria, from Old Norse saurar, plural of saurr (“mud, dirt”).
Irakli
From Georgian ირაკლი (iraḳli), ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἡρακλῆς (Hēraklês).
menologium
From Medieval Latin mēnologium, from Ancient and Byzantine Greek μηνολόγιον (mēnológion), from μήν (mḗn, “month”) + λόγιον (lógion, “writing, record, announcement”), itself from λόγος (lógos, “writing, recording”). Doublet of menologion, menologe, and menology.
menologion
From Byzantine Greek μηνολόγιον (mēnológion), from Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “month”) + -ο- (-o-, “-o-”) + λόγιον (lógion, “writing, record, announcement”), from λόγος (lógos, “writing, recording”) + -ιον (-ion, “-ion: forming related nouns”). Doublet of menologe, menologium, and menology. See horologion.
menologem
From Byzantine Greek μηνολόγημα (mēnológēma).
Lai Chi Kok
From Cantonese 荔枝角 (lai⁶ zi¹ gok³).
Mei Foo
From Cantonese 美孚 (mei⁵ fu¹). The area was previously a petroleum storage facility owned by English Mobil, who used this name for their business in the region and thus originated the placename.
Joktan
Borrowed from Hebrew יָקְטָן (yoqṭān).
Muston
From Old English mūs (“mouse”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Cheo
From Hakka 鄒 /邹 (chêu).
Sanmenhsia
From Mandarin 三門峽 /三门峡 (Sānménxiá) Wade–Giles romanization: San¹-mên²-hsia².
Nahakpam
From Manipuri ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯄꯝ (nahākpam).
Nameirakpam
From Manipuri ꯅꯥꯃꯩꯔꯥꯛꯄꯝ (nāmeirākpam).
Nandeibam
From Manipuri ꯅꯥꯟꯗꯩꯕꯝ (nāndeibam).
Naorem
From Manipuri ꯅꯥꯎꯔꯦꯝ (nāʼurem).
Naoroibam
From Manipuri ꯅꯥꯎꯔꯣꯏꯕꯝ (nāʼuroʼibam).
Nepram
From Manipuri ꯅꯦꯄ꯭ꯔꯝ (nep͟ram).
Ngairangbam
From Manipuri ꯉꯥꯏꯔꯥꯡꯕꯝ (ngāʼirāngbam).
Ngangbam
From Manipuri ꯉꯥꯡꯕꯝ (ngāngbam).
Ngangom
From Manipuri ꯉꯥꯉꯣꯝ (ngāngom).
Ngasekpam
From Manipuri ꯉꯥꯁꯦꯛꯄꯝ (ngāsekpam).
Ngasepam
From Manipuri ꯉꯥꯁꯦꯄꯝ (ngāsepam).
Ningombam
From Manipuri ꯅꯤꯉꯣꯝꯕꯝ (ningombam).
Ningthoujam
From Manipuri ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯖꯝ (ningthoujam).
Ningthoukhongjam
From Manipuri ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧꯈꯣꯡꯖꯝ (ningthoukhongjam).
Nongmaithem
From Manipuri ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯥꯏꯊꯦꯝ (nongmāʼithem).
Nongmeikapam
From Manipuri ꯅꯣꯡꯃꯩꯀꯥꯄꯝ (nongmeikāpam).
Nongthombam
From Manipuri ꯅꯣꯡꯊꯣꯝꯕꯝ (nongthombam).
Okram
From Manipuri ꯑꯣꯀ꯭ꯔꯝ (ʼok͟ram).
Ongnam
From Manipuri ꯑꯣꯡꯅꯥꯝ (ʼongnām).
Ongthombam
From Manipuri ꯑꯣꯡꯊꯣꯝ (ʼongthom).
Pangambam
From Manipuri ꯄꯥꯉꯝꯕꯝ (pāngambam).
Pangshatabam
From Manipuri ꯄꯪꯁꯥꯇꯥꯕꯝ (paṃsātābam).
Paonam
From Manipuri ꯄꯥꯎꯅꯝ (pāʼunam).
Pebam
From Manipuri ꯄꯦꯕꯝ (pebam).
Phamdom
From Manipuri ꯐꯝꯗꯣꯝ (phamdom).
Phanjoubam
From Manipuri ꯐꯥꯟꯖꯧꯕꯝ (phānjoubam).
Pharembam
From Manipuri ꯐꯥꯔꯦꯝꯕꯝ (phārembam).
Pheiroijam
From Manipuri ꯐꯩꯔꯣꯏꯖꯝ (pheiroʼijam).
Phijam
From Manipuri ꯐꯤꯖꯝ (phijam).
Phirem
From Manipuri ꯐꯤꯔꯦꯝ (phirem).
Phurem
From Manipuri ꯐꯨꯔꯦꯝ (phurem).
Phuritsabam
From Manipuri ꯐꯨꯔꯤꯠꯁꯥꯕꯝ (phuritsābam).
Pichimayum
From Manipuri ꯄꯤꯆꯤꯃꯌꯨꯝ (picimayum).
Potshangbam
From Manipuri ꯄꯣꯠꯁꯪꯕꯝ (potsaṃbam).
Pukhrambam
From Manipuri ꯄꯨꯈ꯭ꯔꯝꯕꯝ (pukh͟rambam).
Sadokpam
From Manipuri ꯁꯥꯗꯣꯛꯄꯝ (sādokpam).
Sagolsem
From Manipuri ꯁꯒꯣꯜꯁꯦꯝ (sagolsem).
Samjetsabam
From Manipuri ꯁꯝꯖꯦꯠꯁꯥꯕꯝ (samjetsābam).
Samom
From Manipuri ꯁꯥꯃꯣꯝ (sāmom).
Sanasam
From Manipuri ꯁꯅꯁꯝ (sanasam).
Sandam
From Manipuri ꯁꯥꯟꯗꯝ (sāndam).
Sapam
From Manipuri ꯁꯥꯄꯝ (sāpam).
Sarangthem
From Manipuri ꯁꯔꯥꯡꯊꯦꯝ (sarāngthem).
Sarungbam
From Manipuri ꯁꯔꯨꯡꯕꯝ (sarungbam).
Senjam
From Manipuri ꯁꯦꯟꯖꯝ (senjam).
Seram
From Manipuri ꯁꯦꯔꯥꯝ (serām).
Saikhom
From Manipuri ꯁꯥꯏꯈꯣꯝ (sāʼikhom).
Sairem
From Manipuri ꯁꯥꯏꯔꯦꯝ (sāʼirem).
Soibam
From Manipuri ꯁꯣꯏꯕꯝ (soʼibam).
Soraisam
From Manipuri ꯁꯣꯔꯥꯏꯁꯝ (sorāʼisam).
Soram
From Manipuri ꯁꯣꯔꯥꯝ (sorām).
Sorokhaibam
From Manipuri ꯁꯣꯔꯣꯈꯥꯏꯕꯝ (sorokhāʼibam).
Soubam
From Manipuri ꯁꯧꯕꯝ (soubam).
Sougaijam
From Manipuri ꯁꯧꯒꯥꯏꯖꯝ (sougāʼijam).
Sougrakpam
From Manipuri ꯁꯧꯒ꯭ꯔꯥꯛꯄꯝ (soug͟rākpam).
Soyam
From Manipuri ꯁꯣꯌꯝ (soyam).
Sukham
From Manipuri ꯁꯨꯈꯥꯝ (sukhām).
Takenjam
From Manipuri ꯇꯥꯀꯦꯟꯖꯝ (tākenjam).
Takhellambam
From Manipuri ꯇꯈꯦꯜꯂꯝꯕꯝ (takhellambam).
Takhelmayum
From Manipuri ꯇꯈꯦꯜꯃꯌꯨꯝ (takhelmayum).
Takhel
From Manipuri ꯇꯈꯦꯜ (takhel).
Taorem
From Manipuri ꯇꯥꯎꯔꯦꯝ (tāʼurem).
Thangjam
From Manipuri ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯝ (thāngjam).
Tharoijam
From Manipuri ꯊꯔꯣꯏꯖꯝ (tharoʼijam).
Thaoroijam
From Manipuri ꯊꯥꯎꯔꯣꯏꯖꯝ (thāʼuroʼijam).
Thingnam
From Manipuri ꯊꯤꯡꯅꯥꯝ (thingnām).
Thingom
From Manipuri ꯊꯤꯉꯣꯝ (thingom).
Thingujam
From Manipuri ꯊꯤꯉꯨꯖꯝ (thingujam).
Thiyam
From Manipuri ꯊꯤꯌꯥꯝ (thiyām).
Thoidingjam
From Manipuri ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯤꯡꯖꯝ (thoʼidingjam).
Thingbaijam
From Manipuri ꯊꯤꯡꯕꯥꯏꯖꯝ (thingbāʼijam).
Thokchom
From Manipuri ꯊꯣꯛꯆꯣꯝ (thokcom).
Thongam
From Manipuri ꯊꯣꯉꯥꯝ (thongām).
Thongbam
From Manipuri ꯊꯣꯡꯕꯝ (thongbam).
Hagarene
From Middle English Agarene, from Medieval Latin Agarēnus. By surface analysis, Hagar + -ene. From the belief that Arabs are descendants of Hagar and Abraham.
Wyomissing
Said to be from an Unami term meaning “peaceful/long fish/pike”.
Thongkhongmayum
From Manipuri ꯊꯣꯡꯈꯣꯡꯃꯌꯨꯝ (thongkhongmayum).
Thongram
From Manipuri ꯊꯣꯡꯒ꯭ꯔꯥꯝ (thongg͟rām).
Thoudam
From Manipuri ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯝ (thoudām).
Thounaojam
From Manipuri ꯊꯧꯅꯥꯎꯖꯝ (thounāʼujam).
Toijam
From Manipuri ꯇꯣꯏꯖꯝ (toʼijam).
Tonambam
From Manipuri ꯇꯣꯅꯥꯝꯕꯝ (tonāmbam).
Tongbram
From Manipuri ꯇꯣꯡꯕ꯭ꯔꯝ (tongb͟ram).
Thunaojam
From Manipuri ꯊꯨꯅꯥꯎꯖꯝ (thunāʼujam).
Torongbam
From Manipuri ꯇꯣꯔꯣꯡꯕꯝ (torongbam).
Toujam
From Manipuri ꯇꯧꯖꯝ (toujam).
Ukmabam
From Manipuri ꯎꯛꯃꯥꯕꯝ (ʼukmābam).
Urikhinbam
From Manipuri ꯎꯔꯤꯈꯤꯟꯕꯝ (ʼurikhinbam).
Uriksibam
From Manipuri ꯎꯔꯤꯛꯁꯤꯕꯝ (ʼuriksibam).
Usham
From Manipuri ꯎꯁꯝ (ʼusam).
Wahengbam
From Manipuri ꯋꯥꯍꯦꯡꯕꯝ (wāhengbam).
Waikhom
From Manipuri ꯋꯥꯏꯈꯣꯝ (wāʼikhom).
Wairokpam
From Manipuri ꯋꯥꯏꯔꯣꯛꯄꯝ (wāʼirokpam).
Wangjam
From Manipuri ꯋꯥꯡꯖꯝ (wāngjam).
Wangkheimayum
From Manipuri ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯩꯃꯌꯨꯝ (wāngkheimayum).
Wangkhem
From Manipuri ꯋꯥꯡꯈꯦꯝ (wāngkhem).
Wangmayum
From Manipuri ꯋꯥꯡꯃꯌꯨꯝ (wāngmayum).
Warekpam
From Manipuri ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯛꯄꯝ (wārekpam).
Watham
From Manipuri ꯋꯥꯊꯝ (wātham).
Wareppam
From Manipuri ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯞꯄꯝ (wāreppam).
Warepam
From Manipuri ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯄꯝ (wārepam).
Yaikhom
From Manipuri ꯌꯥꯏꯈꯣꯝ (yāʼikhom).
Yambem
From Manipuri ꯌꯥꯝꯕꯦꯝ (yāmbem).
Yendembam
From Manipuri ꯌꯦꯟꯗꯦꯝꯕꯝ (yendembam).
Yendrembam
From Manipuri ꯌꯦꯟꯗ꯭ꯔꯦꯝꯕꯝ (yend͟rembam).
Yengkhom
From Manipuri ꯌꯦꯡꯈꯣꯝ (yengkhom).
Yensembam
From Manipuri ꯌꯦꯟꯁꯦꯝꯕꯝ (yensembam).
Yenshenbam
From Manipuri ꯌꯦꯟꯁꯦꯟꯕꯝ (yensenbam).
Yumkhaibam
From Manipuri ꯌꯨꯝꯈꯥꯏꯕꯝ (yumkhāʼibam).
Yumkham
From Manipuri ꯌꯨꯝꯈꯥꯝ (yumkhām).
Yumlembam
From Manipuri ꯌꯨꯝꯂꯦꯝꯕꯝ (yumlembam).
Yumnam
From Manipuri ꯌꯨꯝꯅꯥꯝ (yumnām).
Yumrembam
From Manipuri ꯌꯨꯝꯔꯦꯝꯕꯝ (yumrembam).
Yurembam
From Manipuri ꯌꯨꯔꯦꯝꯕꯝ (yurembam).
Yurenjam
From Manipuri ꯌꯨꯔꯦꯟꯖꯝ (yurenjam).
teliferous
From Latin tēlum (“dart, spear, missile, offensive weapon, javelin”) + -ferous (“producing, containing”).
Jihchao
From Mandarin 日照 (Rìzhào), Wade–Giles romanization: Jih⁴-chao⁴.
Mashek
Americanized form of either Czech Mašek or Polish Maszek.
phongyi
From Burmese ဘုန်းကြီး (bhun:kri:).
Samtskhe-Saatabago
From Georgian სამცხე-საათაბაგო (samcxe-saatabago).
Samtskhe Atabegate
Calque of Georgian სამცხე-საათაბაგო (samcxe-saatabago).
Upper Kartli
Calque of Georgian ზემო ქართლი (zemo kartli)
Javakheti
From Georgian ჯავახეთი (ǯavaxeti).
aeluro-
Learned borrowing from Latin aelūrus (“cat”) from Ancient Greek αἴλουρος (aílouros, “cat”).
Lower Kartli
Calque of Georgian ქვემო ქართლი (kvemo kartli)
Inner Kartli
Calque of Georgian შიდა ქართლი (šida kartli)
Tombi
From Manipuri ꯇꯣꯝꯕꯤ (tombi). Transliteration of Manipuri ꯇꯣꯝꯕꯤ (tombi); this name is of Meitei ethnic origin.
Chaoba
From Manipuri ꯆꯥꯎꯕ (cāʼuba). Transliteration of Manipuri ꯆꯥꯎꯕ (cāʼuba); this name is of Meitei ethnic origin.
Chaobi
From Manipuri ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯤ (cāʼubi). Transliteration of Manipuri ꯆꯥꯎꯕꯤ (cāʼubi); this name is of Meitei ethnic origin.
Thoiba
From Manipuri ꯊꯣꯏꯕ (thoʼiba). Transliteration of Manipuri ꯊꯣꯏꯕ (thoʼiba); this name is of Meitei ethnic origin.
Thoibi
From Manipuri ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ (thoʼibi). Transliteration of Manipuri ꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ (thoʼibi); this name is of Meitei ethnic origin.
ashvattha
Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्वत्थ (aśvattha).
sand cookie
Perhaps a calque of French sablé (“shortbread”) from sable (“sand”), because of the texture of the crumbs; cf. also Norwegian sandkake.
Dikshit
From Hindi दीक्षित (dīkṣit), from Sanskrit दीक्षित (dīkṣita, “consecrated”).
Choa Chu Kang
Named after a riverside village that once stood in the area, from Hokkien 蔡厝港 (Chhòa-chhù-káng). Following the naming conventions of early Chinese settlers, the village was named after a family or clan leader bearing the surname Chua (蔡).
sarvodaya
Borrowed from Gujarati સર્વોદય (sarvodya, “progress of all”), from Sanskrit सर्व (sarva) + उदय (udaya). Coined by Mahatma Gandhi in his Gujarati translation of John Ruskin's Unto This Last.
Borrowed from Sanskrit सर्वोदय (sarvodaya).
ars nova
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ars nova (literally “new art”). Compare art nouveau.
Sanoujam
From Manipuri ꯁꯥꯅꯧꯖꯝ (sānoujam).
Yairipok
From Manipuri ꯌꯥꯏꯔꯤꯄꯣꯛ (yāʼiripok).
Thambalnu
From Manipuri ꯊꯝꯕꯥꯜꯅꯨ (thambālnu);
From Manipuri "Thambal" ("lotus flower") and "-nu" (feminine suffix).
Chuanchou
From Mandarin 泉州 (Quánzhōu), Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻüan²-chou¹.
sin sod
From Thai สินสอด (sǐn-sɔ̀ɔt).
Kin-Ball
Ultimately from Ancient Greek κίνησις (kínēsis).
Irondequoit
Borrowed from Seneca [Term?] (“a turning aside from the lake”).
Saxish
Inherited from Middle English Saxish, from Old English *Seaxisc (attested in Sūþseaxisċ), from Proto-Germanic *sahsiskaz.
Paoay
Borrowed from Ilocano Paoay. See that for more details.
Borrowed from Ibaloi Paoay. See that for more details.
Yenchi
From Mandarin 延吉 (Yánjí), Wade–Giles romanization: Yen²-chi².
Winquist
Borrowed from Swedish Winqvist, an ornamental surname composed of the elements vin (“vine; wine”) + kvist (“twig”).
Huxham
From the Old English personal name Hoc + -s- + hām (“homestead”).
Popplestone
From Old English papolstān (“pebble”), perhaps a nickname used for a person hard to deal with.
how see
Calque of Cantonese 點睇 /点睇 (“what does sb. think”, literally “how does sb. view something”).
Qingjin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 清津 (Qīngjīn).
Eblana
Derived from Koine Greek Έβλανα (Éblana).
grindster
From Middle English grindestere (“a miller, tool-sharpener”), equivalent to grind + -ster.
Roscosmos
Borrowed from Russian Роскосмос (Roskosmos).
Tianchi
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 天池 (Tiānchí).
Lugnaquilla
Borrowed from Irish Log na Coille (literally “hollow of the wood”).
upfloor
From Middle English upflor, from Old English upflōr, equivalent to up- + floor.
Toa Payoh
From Hokkien 大巴窯 /大巴窑 (Tōa Pa-iô, “large swamp”). 巴窯 /巴窑 (Pa-iô) is itself a phonetic approximation of Malay paya (“swamp”).
Tienchih
From Mandarin 天池 (Tiānchí), Wade–Giles romanization: Tʻien¹-chʻih².
hearth-penny
From Middle English herthpeny, from Old English heorþpeniġ; from Old English heorþ (“hearth”) + Old English peniġ (“penny”).
Shula
Clipping of Shulamith, Shulamit, Shulamis, diminutives of Hebrew שולמית \ שׁוּלַמִּית (shulamít).
Morcott
From Old English mōr + cot; recorded as Morcote in 1086 (DB).
Zhongzheng
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 中正 (Zhōngzhèng).
Shrapnel
From French Charbonnel, from charbon (“coal, charcoal”).
Papanicolaou
Borrowed from Greek Παπανικολάου (Papanikoláou).
Papanikolaou
From Greek Παπανικολάου (Papanikoláou).
Seishin
From Japanese 清津(せいしん) (seishin).
Panchihhua
From Mandarin 攀枝花 (Pānzhīhuā) Wade–Giles romanization: Pʻan¹-chih¹-hua¹.
Changpai
From Mandarin 長白 /长白 (Chángbái) Wade–Giles romanization: Chʻang²-pai².
anepigraph
From Ancient Greek ᾰ̓νεπῐ́γρᾰφος (ănepĭ́grăphos, “without title or inscription”, adjective).
kiam chye
From Hokkien 鹹菜 /咸菜 (kiâm-chhài).
Luojin
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 羅津 /罗津 (Luójīn).
himejoshi
Borrowed from Japanese 姫(ひめ)女(じょ)子(し) (himejoshi, literally “princess girl”).
himedanshi
Borrowed from Japanese 姫男子 (literally “princess boy”).
Rajin
Borrowed from Korean 라진(羅津) (Rajin).
winehouse
From Old English wīnhūs. By surface analysis, wine + house.
Lochin
From Mandarin 羅津 (Luójīn), Wade–Giles romanization: Lo²-chin¹.
Sarel
From Middle English Sarlo, Sarle and Serle, from Anglo-Scandinavian or Norman Sarli and Sarle, ultimately from Old Norse.
The given name sense is derived from Afrikaans Sarel.
origo gentis
Derived from Medieval Latin origo gentis (“origin, beginning of a people”).
Urquijo
Borrowed from Spanish Urquijo, a Castilianized form of Basque Urkixo.
Turchin
Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian Турчин (Turčyn).
Ranby
From the Old Norse personal name Randi + býr (“village, settlement”).
empty signifier
First attested in the 1970s, apparently originally a calque of French signifiant vide as used by Jacques Derrida among others (though not by Lacan as sometimes supposed; compare the Lacanian term master signifier). Subsequently popularised in the work of Ernesto Laclau in the 1990s.
Pollington
From an unclear first element, perhaps related to Scots poffle (“piece of land”), + -ing + Old English tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
Senescall
From Middle English senescall, variant of seneschal (“steward in charge of a noble's estate”).
master signifier
Calque of French signifiant-maître as used by French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan.
New Caesarea
Calque of New Latin Nova Caesarēa, from nova (“new”) + Caesarēa (“the island of Jersey”).
floating signifier
Calque of French signifiant flottant as used by French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss.
Ning-hsia
From Mandarin 寧夏 (Níngxià), Wade–Giles romanization: Ning²-hsia⁴.
graps
From Middle English grapsen, re-unmetathesised version of graspen (“to grasp”), from Old English *grǣpsian.
Compare to its equally unmetathesised cognates German Low German grapsen (“to grab; grasp”), German grapsen, Saterland Frisian Grapse (“double handful”).
Chagang
Borrowed from Korean 자강도(慈江道) (Jagangdo).
North Hwanghae
Borrowed from Korean 황해북도(黃海北道) (Hwanghaebukdo).
South Hwanghae
Borrowed from Korean 황해남도(黃海南道) (Hwanghaenamdo).
South Pyongan
Borrowed from Korean 평안남도(平安南道) (Pyeong'annamdo).
Republic of the Niger
Calque of French République du Niger. French was the official language of Niger until 2025.
Bercaw
Possibly an Americanized form of the German habitational surname Berkau.
Tvedt
Borrowed from Norwegian Tvedt, from Danicized tveit, from Old Norse þveit. Doublet of thwaite.
Waisanen
Borrowed from Finnish Wäisänen, old form of Väisänen.
Jarlett
From a derivative of Old French gerle (“tub, cask”), perhaps a nickname for a cooper.
Ruhnama
Borrowed from Turkmen Ruhnama (literally “Book of the Soul”).
Mentoukou
From Mandarin 門頭溝 /门头沟 (Méntóugōu) Wade–Giles romanization: Mên²-tʻou²-kou¹.
assinico
From Spanish asnico, diminutive of asno, from Latin asinus, cognate with English ass (donkey).
Anch'ing
From Mandarin 安慶 /安庆 (Ānqìng), Wade–Giles romanization: An¹-chʻing⁴.
Memorare
Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin memorāre (“remember”, imperative), from the opening of the prayer in Latin, “Memorare, O piissima Virgo Maria …”.
corey
Borrowed from Angloromani kor, kori, korri, kuri (“penis”), from Romani kar (“penis”), from Prakrit *𑀓𑀸𑀝 (*kāṭa, “stick, penis”).
Tongren
From Mandarin 同仁 (Tóngrén).
From Mandarin 銅仁 /铜仁 (Tóngrén).
Songtao
From Mandarin 松桃 (Sōngtáo).
Jiangkou
From Mandarin 江口 (Jiāngkǒu).
Wanshan
From Mandarin 萬山 /万山 (Wànshān).
Surovikin
From Russian Сурови́кин (Surovíkin).
Luehyang
From Mandarin 略陽 /略阳 (Lüèyáng), Wade–Giles romanization: Lüeh⁴-yang².
piyaju
From Bengali পিয়াজু (piẏaju), roughly translating to "spicy onion fritter".
Montreuil
From French Montreuil, from Medieval Latin monastēriolum under influence from Old French Mont- (“Mount”), from monastērium (“monastery”) + -olum (“-ole: forming diminutives”), q.v. Doublet of Montreux and Monthureux.
chiminology
From cheem + -in- + -ology, the former from either Hokkien 深 (chhim, “deep”) or Teochew 深 (cim¹, “deep”). Patterned after words like criminology and terminology.
Safina
* (female Russian surname): From Russian Сафина (Safina), from Сафин (Safin). Analyzable as Safin + -a.
etoki
Borrowed from Japanese 絵解き (e toki, literally “painting explanation”).
Cournut
Borrowed from French Cournut, itself from Occitan Cornut.
anaulacorhize
Perhaps ana- + Ancient Greek αὖλαξ (aûlax, “ridge; groove”) + ῥίζα (rhíza, “root; radix”).
choachyte
From Ancient Greek χοαχύτης (khoakhútēs), from χοή (khoḗ, “libation to the dead”) + χέω (khéō, “to pour”), a calque of Egyptian wꜣḥ mw (literally “water-pourer”), from the participle of wꜣḥ (“to apply”) + mw (“water”).
Krasnogorsk
Borrowed from Russian Красного́рск (Krasnogórsk). The name can be made of кра́сный (krásnyj, “red”) and гора́ (gorá, “mountain”).
Futian
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 福田 (Fútián).
amagogotya
From Xhosa [Term?] (literally “stingy ones”).
Balazeikin
Borrowed from Russian Балазейкин (Balazejkin).
mi goreng
Borrowed from Malay mi goreng, from mi + goreng, with Malay mi from Hokkien 麵 /面 (mī).
Sterlitamak
Borrowed from Russian Стерлитама́к (Sterlitamák).
Lungtan
From Mandarin 龍潭 (Lóngtán) Wade–Giles romanization: Lung²-tʻan².
evenstar
From Middle English euensterre, from Old English ǣfensteorra, from Proto-Germanic *ēbanþsternǭ.
Arzamas
Borrowed from Russian Арзама́с (Arzamás).
gurgitate
From Latin gurgitātus, past participle of gurgitō. The second sense is partly a back-formation from regurgitate.
king fox
Calque of Persian شاهروباه (šâhrubâh).
Zainichi
From Japanese 在(ざい)日(にち) (zainichi).
quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur
Borrowed from Latin quidquid Latine dictum sit altum videtur (literally “whatever is said in Latin seems profound”).
Lungchi
Borrowed from Mandarin 龍崎 (Lóngqí) Wade–Giles romanization: Lung²-chʻi².
Tarskavaig
From Scottish Gaelic Tarsgabhaig, from Old Norse Þorskavágr or Þorskavík (“cod bay”).
lam chau
From Cantonese 攬炒 (laam⁵⁻² caau²).
frost giant
Calque of Old Norse hrímþurs, from hrím (“rime, frost”) + þurs (“giant, troll”).