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# beskap
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Javanese ꦧꦼꦱ꧀ꦏꦥ꧀ (beskap), probably from Dutch beschaafd (“cultured; courteous”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /bəsˈkap/ [bəsˈkap]
* Rhymes: -ap
* Syllabification: bes‧kap

### Noun

bèskap (uncountable)
* (fashion) Javanese formal men shirt: thick shirts, not folded collars, usually dark in color, but almost always plain

### Further reading

* “beskap” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Javanese
### Romanization

beskap
* Romanization of ꦧꦼꦱ꧀ꦏꦥ꧀
# zilāku
## Latvian
### Adjective

zilāku
* inflection of zilāks:
** accusative/instrumental masculine/feminine singular
** genitive masculine/feminine plural
# areca
## English
### Etymology

Via Portuguese from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka), itself from Proto-Dravidian *aṭ-ay-kkāy (“areca nut”).

### Noun

areca (plural arecas)
* Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.

#### Derived terms

* areca nut
* areca palm

#### See also

* areca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* betel
* paan

#### References

* ↑ Source: OED
* ↑ Source: Krishnamurti, 2003. "The Dravidian Languages", p.9

### Anagrams

* Ceará, arace

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka) / Tamil அடைக்காய் (aṭaikkāy), itself from Proto-Dravidian *aṭaykkāy (“areca nut”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈɾɛ.kɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈɾɛ.kɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aˈɾɛ.ka/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈɾɛ.kɐ/

### Noun

areca f (plural arecas)
* areca; betel palm (Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm)
    Synonym: arequeira

#### Descendants

* → English: areca
* → Spanish: areca

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈɾeka/ [aˈɾe.ka]
* Rhymes: -eka
* Syllabification: a‧re‧ca

### Noun

areca f (plural arecas)
* areca; betel palm (Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm)

#### Derived terms

* nuez de areca

### Further reading

* “areca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
# vissirmāko
## Latvian
### Adjective

vissirmāko
* inflection of vissirmāks:
** definite vocative/accusative/instrumental masculine/feminine singular
** definite genitive masculine/feminine plural
# visrūpīgākajam
## Latvian
### Adjective

visrūpīgākajam
* definite dative masculine singular of visrūpīgāks
# beslit
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch besluit.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbɛslɪt̚]
* Hyphenation: bèslit

### Noun

bèslit (plural beslit-beslit)
* (colloquial) (letter of) decision

### Further reading

* “beslit” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# zilākus
## Latvian
### Adjective

zilākus
* accusative masculine plural of zilāks
# aniffiikkiaq
## Greenlandic
### Noun

aniffiikkiaq (plural aniffiikkiat)
* steam engine

### References

* aniffiikkiaq in Katersat
* “aniffiikkiaq“ in iserasuaat.gl
# vissirmmatainākajās
## Latvian
### Adjective

vissirmmatainākajās
* definite locative feminine plural of vissirmmataināks
# vissaldenāko
## Latvian
### Adjective

vissaldenāko
* inflection of vissaldenāks:
** definite vocative/accusative/instrumental masculine/feminine singular
** definite genitive masculine/feminine plural
# Szudán
## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsudaːn]
* Hyphenation: Szu‧dán
* Rhymes: -aːn

### Proper noun

Szudán
* Sudan (a country in North Africa and East Africa; official name: Szudáni Köztársaság)

#### Derived terms

* szudáni
* Dél-Szudán

### See also

* Algéria
* Angola
* Benin
* Bissau-Guinea
* Botswana
* Burkina Faso
* Burundi
* Comore-szigetek
* Csád
* Dél-afrikai Köztársaság
* Dél-Szudán
* Dzsibuti
* Egyenlítői-Guinea
* Egyiptom
* Elefántcsontpart
* Eritrea
* Etiópia
* Gabon
* Gambia
* Ghána
* Guinea
* Kamerun
* Kenya
* Kongói Demokratikus Köztársaság
* Kongói Köztársaság
* Közép-afrikai Köztársaság
* Lesotho
* Libéria
* Líbia
* Madagaszkár
* Malawi
* Mali
* Marokkó
* Mauritánia
* Mauritius
* Mozambik
* Namíbia
* Niger
* Nigéria
* Ruanda
* Seychelle-szigetek
* Sierra Leone
* São Tomé és Príncipe
* Szenegál
* Szomália
* Szudán
* Szváziföld
* Tanzánia
* Togo
* Tunézia
* Uganda
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe
* Zöld-foki Köztársaság
# bestek
## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bəˈstɛk/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: be‧stek
* Rhymes: -ɛk

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Besteck.

#### Noun

bestek n (plural bestekken, diminutive bestekje n)
* silverware, cutlery
    Synonym: couvert

##### Derived terms

* bestekla

### Etymology 2

From besteken.

#### Noun

bestek n (plural bestekken, diminutive bestekje n)
* plan, planning, design (of a journey or a building project)
* span, extent

##### Derived terms

* tijdsbestek

##### Descendants

* Afrikaans: bestek
* → Indonesian: bestek

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch bestek (“plan, design”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbɛstɛk̚]
* Hyphenation: bès‧tèk

### Noun

bèstèk (plural bestek-bestek)
* contractor’s specifications, plan, design

### Further reading

* “bestek” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# zilganai
## Latvian
### Adjective

zilganai
* dative feminine singular of zilgans
# Galeere
## German
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian galera.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɡaˈleːʀə]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

Galeere f (genitive Galeere, plural Galeeren)
* galley (large vessel for war)

#### Derived terms

* Portugiesische Galeere

### Further reading

* “Galeere” in Duden online
* Galeere on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{de}$
* “Galeere” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
# vissirmmatainākie
## Latvian
### Adjective

vissirmmatainākie
* definite nominative/vocative masculine plural of vissirmmataināks
# vissalnākajiem
## Latvian
### Adjective

vissalnākajiem
* definite dative/instrumental masculine plural of vissalnāks
# צהרים טובים
## Hebrew
### Interjection

צׇהֳרַיִם טוֹבִים • (tsohoráyim tovím)
* good afternoon
# zilganākai
## Latvian
### Adjective

zilganākai
* dative feminine singular of zilganāks
# beton isolasi ringan
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Compound of beton +‎ isolasi +‎ ringan.

### Noun

beton isolasi ringan (plural beton-beton isolasi ringan)
* (engineering) lightweight insulating concrete: a material intended for use as an insulation and substrate for support and attachment of roofing membranes on slope roofs

### Further reading

* “beton isolasi ringan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# vissīkākajam
## Latvian
### Adjective

vissīkākajam
* definite dative masculine singular of vissīkāks
# vissalnākajās
## Latvian
### Adjective

vissalnākajās
* definite locative feminine plural of vissalnāks
# bun-ding
## Woiwurrung
### Noun

bun-ding
* spring (of water)

### References

* ↑ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/The_aborigines_of_Victoria_-_with_notes_relating_to_the_habits_of_the_natives_of_other_parts_of_Australia_and_Tasmania_%28IA_b24885228_0002%29.pdf
# zilganākajam
## Latvian
### Adjective

zilganākajam
* definite dative masculine singular of zilganāks
# betul
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay betul.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbətʊl]
* Hyphenation: bê‧tul

### Adjective

betul
* true:
** conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually correct
    Synonyms: benar, sesungguhnya
** genuine; legitimate
    Synonyms: tulen, sejati
* correct: free from error; true; accurate
    Synonym: benar
* right, straight
    Synonym: tegak

### Adverb

betul
* aright: rightly, correctly; in the right way or form
    Synonyms: tepat, persis
* directly
    Synonym: langsung
* very, really
    Synonyms: sangat, sekali, sungguh

### Derived terms

* berbetul
* berbetulan
* berkebetulan
* betul-betul
* betulan
* kebetulan
* membetuli
* membetulkan
* pembetulan
* sebetulnya

### Further reading

* “betul” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Alternative forms

* betol (1924-1972, Sambas, Pontianak)
* tul, tol (clipping)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bə.tol]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Rhymes: -tol, -ol
* Hyphenation: be‧tul

### Adjective

betul (Jawi spelling بتول)
* Not wrong; correct (free from error).
    Synonym: tepat
    Antonym: salah
    Jawapan betul ialah A.The correct answer is A.
* True (concurring with a given set of facts).
    Synonym: benar
    Antonym: salah
    Betul ke cerita tu? Macam tak boleh percaya je...Is that story really true? Sounds kind of suspicious...
* Authentic, genuine, pure.
    Synonyms: sejati, tulen
    aksen Kedah betul ― genuine Kedah accent

#### Affixations

* berbetul (archaic)
* berbetulan
* berkebetulan
* betul-betul
* betuli
* betulkan
* kebetulan
* pembetulan
* sebetulnya

#### Compounds

* biar betul

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: betul
* Petjo: betoel
* → Kendayan: batol

### Adverb

betul (Jawi spelling بتول)
* Exactly.
* Very, really.

### Interjection

betul (Jawi spelling بتول)
* Used to express affirmation; yes.
    Synonyms: ia, ya, haah
    Betul, itulah jawapannya.Yes, that's the answer.

#### Further reading

“betul” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
# vissirmmatainākajiem
## Latvian
### Adjective

vissirmmatainākajiem
* definite dative/instrumental masculine plural of vissirmmataināks
# vissalnākajam
## Latvian
### Adjective

vissalnākajam
* definite dative masculine singular of vissalnāks
# אופן
## Hebrew
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* (Biblical Hebrew) IPA: /ʔufn/
* (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA: /ˈʔo.fɛn/
* (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA: /ˈo.fen/

#### Noun

אופן / אֹפֶן • (ófen) m (plural indefinite אופנים / אֳפָנִים) [pattern: קֹטֶל]
* way, manner
** 1974, Zelda, Every Person Has a Name :לְכָל אִישׁ יֵשׁ שֵׁם שֶׁנָּתְנוּ לוֹ קוֹמָתוֹ וְאֹפֶן חִיּוּכוֹ וְנָתַן לוֹ הָאָרִיג, […] To every person there is a name that was given to them by their stature and the manner of their smile and that was given to them by the weave […]

##### Derived terms

* אופנה / אׇפְנָה (ofná)
* בכל אופן / בְּכָל אֹפֶן (b'khól ófen)
* בשום אופן / בְּשׁוּם אֹפֶן (b'shúm ófen)

### Etymology 2

Compare Ugaritic 𐎀𐎔𐎐 (ảpn, “wheel”).

#### Noun

אוֹפַן • ('ofán) m
* (poetic or dated) A wheel (circular device on an axle).
* (Judaism) An angel of a particular kind.
* (Judaism) Any of various poems added on red-letter days to the morning prayer service at the passage והאופנים….

##### Synonyms

* (wheel): גַּלְגַּל m (gálgal, “wheel”)

##### Derived terms

* אוֹפַנּוֹעַ (ofanóa')
* אוֹפַנַּיִם (ofanáyim)
* תְּלַת־אוֹפַן (t'lát-'ofán)
* חַד אוֹפַן (khad-'ofán)
# zilganāko
## Latvian
### Adjective

zilganāko
* inflection of zilganāks:
** definite vocative/accusative/instrumental masculine/feminine singular
** definite genitive masculine/feminine plural
# vissīkākajām
## Latvian
### Adjective

vissīkākajām
* definite dative/instrumental feminine plural of vissīkāks
# vissapņainākajā
## Latvian
### Adjective

vissapņainākajā
* definite locative masculine/feminine singular of vissapņaināks
# merrtt
## Woiwurrung
### Noun

merrtt
* spy

### References

* ↑ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/The_aborigines_of_Victoria_-_with_notes_relating_to_the_habits_of_the_natives_of_other_parts_of_Australia_and_Tasmania_%28IA_b24885228_0002%29.pdf
# zilganākus
## Latvian
### Adjective

zilganākus
* accusative masculine plural of zilganāks
# bianglala
## Betawi
### Etymology

Borrowed from Balinese ᬩᬶᬬᬗ᭄ᬮᬮᬄ (bianglalah, “rainbow”). The alternative form [b]iyang-lalâr attested in Crawfurd (1852), analyzed as biang (“source, mother”) +‎ laler (“fly [insect]”), is probably an eggcorn.

### Noun

bianglala
* rainbow (multicoloured arch in the sky)
    Synonyms: ketumbiri, kudungan, kuwung-kuwung, layung, lengkuwung, pelangi, putri mandi, selèndang, tengkuwung

### References

* ↑ Homan, J. D. (1868) H. N. van der Tuuk, editor, Handleiding tot de kennis van 't Bataviasch Maleisch [Manual to the knowledge of Batavian Malay]‎ (in Dutch), Zalt-Bommel: Johan Noman & Zoon, page 70
* ↑ Crawfurd, J. (1852) “Biyang-lalâr”, in A grammar and dictionary of the Malay language, with a preliminary dissertation‎, volume II (in English), London: Smith, Elder & Co., page 30

## Indonesian
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

From the "Bianglala" Ferris wheel ride (first opened in 1985) in Dunia Fantasi (Dufan) theme park, Jakarta, from bianglala (“rainbow”).

#### Noun

bianglala (plural bianglala-bianglala)
* a Ferris wheel [from 1985]
    Synonym: kincir ria

### Etymology 2

From Betawi bianglala, from Balinese ᬩᬶᬬᬗ᭄ᬮᬮᬄ (bianglalah, “rainbow”).

#### Noun

bianglala (plural bianglala-bianglala)
* (Jakarta, now rare) A rainbow (multicoloured arch in the sky)
    Synonyms: pelangi, kuwung-kuwung, keluwung, teja

### Further reading

* “bianglala” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# vissīkāko
## Latvian
### Adjective

vissīkāko
* inflection of vissīkāks:
** definite vocative/accusative/instrumental masculine/feminine singular
** definite genitive masculine/feminine plural
# pilosopiya
## Cebuano
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish filosofía.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: pi‧lo‧so‧pi‧ya

### Noun

pilosopiya
* philosophy

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* pilosopia — dated
* pilosopya

### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish filosofía, from Latin philosophia, from Ancient Greek φιλοσοφία (philosophía, “love of wisdom”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /pilosoˈpia/ [pɪ.lo.soˈpiː.ɐ]
* Rhymes: -ia
* Syllabification: pi‧lo‧so‧pi‧ya

### Noun

pilosopiya (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜓᜐᜓᜉᜒᜌ)
* philosophy (academic discipline)
    Synonym: (neologism) batnayan
* philosophy (comprehensive system of belief)
    Synonym: paniniwala
* philosophy (the pursuit of wisdom)
    Synonym: karunungan

#### Derived terms

* Doktorado sa Pilosopiya

#### Related terms

* pilosopastro
* pilosopo

### Further reading

* “pilosopiya”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “pilosopiya”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
# moon-dak
## Woiwurrung
### Verb

moon-dak
* squeeze

### References

* ↑ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/The_aborigines_of_Victoria_-_with_notes_relating_to_the_habits_of_the_natives_of_other_parts_of_Australia_and_Tasmania_%28IA_b24885228_0002%29.pdf
# zilgani
## Latvian
### Adjective

zilgani
* nominative masculine plural of zilgans

### Adverb

zilgani
* bluish, bluishly; adverbial form of zilgans
    zilgani melns ― bluish black
    zilgani pelēks ― bluish gray
    gāzes lukturis pret namu Dzirnavu ielā dega, zilgani plīvodams ― the gas lantern by the house on Dzirnavu street burned, flickering bluish(ly)
# vissīriskākajam
## Latvian
### Adjective

vissīriskākajam
* definite dative masculine singular of vissīriskāks
# vissapņainākās
## Latvian
### Adjective

vissapņainākās
* inflection of vissapņaināks:
** definite genitive feminine singular
** definite nominative/vocative/accusative feminine plural
# starling
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English starling, sterling, sterlinge, from Old English stærling, from stær (“starling”) + -ling (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Middle Dutch sterlinck (“starling”).

### Pronunciation

* enPR: stär′lĭng
* (General American) IPA: /ˈstɑɹ.lɪŋ/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈstɑː.lɪŋ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lɪŋ

### Noun

starling (plural starlings)
* A family, Sturnidae, of passerine birds.
** The common starling, Sturnus vulgaris, which has dark, iridescent plumage.
    Synonyms: European starling, (archaic, dialectal) stare
*** 1997, Thomas Pynchon, chapter 52, in Mason & Dixon, 1st US edition, New York: Henry Holt and Company, →ISBN, part Two: America, page 501:Vast flights of starlings, fleeing the racket, beat across the sky at high speed, like Squall-clouds,— Evening at Noon-tide.
* (hydraulic engineering) An enclosure like a coffer-dam, formed of piles driven closely together, before any work or structure as a protection against the wash of the waves, commonly used to protects the piers of a bridge.
* One of the piles used in forming such a breakwater.
    Synonym: sterling
* A fish, rock trout (Hexagrammos spp.), of the North Pacific, especially, Hexagrammos decagrammus, found in US waters.
    Synonyms: boregat, bodieron

#### Derived terms

* amethyst starling
* common starling, European starling (Sturnus vulgaris)
* New Zealand starling
* pied starling
* plum-colored starling
* plumcoloured starling
* plum-coloured starling
* rose-colored starling, rose-coloured starling
* rosy starling (Pastor roseus)
* spotless starling (Sturnus unicolor)
* violet-backed starling

#### Translations
### References

* “starling”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
* William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “starling”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 5908, column 1.
* William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “starling”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volume V, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 5908, column 1.
* “starling”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
* Starling (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* starling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Sturnidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Hexagrammos on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Sturnidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Category:Hexagrammos on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

### Anagrams

* ratlings
# bibir
## Aragonese
### Etymology

From the Latin vīvere (“to live”).

### Verb

bibir
* Superseded spelling of vivir.

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Malay bibir, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbɪ.bɪr/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: bi‧bir
* Rhymes: -bɪr, -ɪr, -r

### Noun

bibir (plural bibir-bibir)
* lip:
** (literally) either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth
** (by extension) edge, rim, spout

#### Derived terms

* berbibir
* bibir kemaluan
* bibir net
* bibir vagina

### Further reading

* “bibir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bibiʀ.

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ir

### Noun

bibir (Jawi spelling بيبير, plural bibir-bibir, informal 1st possessive bibirku, 2nd possessive bibirmu, 3rd possessive bibirnya)
* lip

#### Derived terms

Regular affixed derivations:
* berbibir [stative / habitual] (beR-)

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: bibir

### Further reading

* “bibir” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Mirandese
### Verb

bibir
* to live

#### Related terms

* bida
# vissīriskākajās
## Latvian
### Adjective

vissīriskākajās
* definite locative feminine plural of vissīriskāks
# vissapņainākajos
## Latvian
### Adjective

vissapņainākajos
* definite locative masculine plural of vissapņaināks
# cover one's tracks
## English
### Verb

cover one's tracks (third-person singular simple present covers one's tracks, present participle covering one's tracks, simple past and past participle covered one's tracks)
* (figuratively) To conceal how one has arrived at a certain result or position.
** 1959 September, “Talking of Trains”, in Trains Illustrated, page 401, photo caption:C.I.E. Class "D14" 4-4-0 No. 89 covers its tracks with a magnificent smokescreen as it pulls out of Dun Laoghaire with the 9.0 a.m. boat train for Dublin. [in this case, railway tracks]
* (figuratively) To conceal, hide or destroy evidence of one's actions or identity.

#### References

* “cover your tracks”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
* “cover your tracks” (US) / “cover your tracks” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
* “cover your tracks” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
* “cover your tracks”, in Collins English Dictionary.
# zilganus
## Latvian
### Adjective

zilganus
* accusative masculine plural of zilgans
# squint
## English
### Etymology

Derived from asquint (“obliquely, with a sidelong glance”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /skwɪnt/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪnt

### Verb

squint (third-person singular simple present squints, present participle squinting, simple past and past participle squinted)
* (intransitive) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight, or as a threatening expression.
    The children squinted to frighten each other.
** 1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter IX, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:“A tight little craft,” was Austin’s invariable comment on the matron; […]. ¶ Near her wandered her husband, orientally bland, invariably affable, and from time to time squinting sideways, as usual, in the ever-renewed expectation that he might catch a glimpse of his stiff, retroussé moustache.
* (intransitive) To look or glance sideways.
* (intransitive) To look with, or have eyes that are turned in different directions; to suffer from strabismus.
* (intransitive, figurative) To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.
** 1887, The Forum:Yet if the following sentence means anything, it is a squinting toward hypnotism.
* (intransitive, Scotland) To be not quite straight, off-centred; to deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.
* (transitive) To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely.
    to squint an eye

#### Synonyms

* skelly

#### Derived terms

* squint-a-pipes
* squinting modifier
* squint like a bag of nails

#### Translations

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### Noun

squint (plural squints)
* An expression in which the eyes are partly closed.
* The look of eyes which are turned in different directions, as in strabismus.
    He looks handsome although he's got a slight squint.
* A quick or sideways glance.
* (informal) A short look; a peep.
** 1922 February, James Joyce, “[[Episode 12: The Cyclops]]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company, […], →OCLC:—And here she is, says Alf, that was giggling over the Police Gazette with Terry on the counter, in all her warpaint. —Give us a squint at her, says I.
* A hagioscope.
* (radio transmission) The angle by which the transmission signal is offset from the normal of a phased array antenna.
* (architecture) An opening, often arched, through an internal wall of a church, providing an oblique view of the altar.

#### Derived terms

* leper's squint
* squintless
* squinty

#### Translations
### Adjective

squint
* Looking obliquely; having the vision distorted.
* (Scotland) askew, not level

#### Derived terms

* squint-eyed

### Related terms

* cross-eyed

### Anagrams

* quints