cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
timber
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɪmbə/
ipa: [ˈtɪˑmˌbəː]
enpr: tĭmʹbər
ipa: /ˈtɪmbɚ/
ipa: [ˈtɪˑmˌbɚː]
rhymes: -ɪmbə(ɹ)
homophone: timbre stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
Forms: form: timbers
form: timbering
form: timbered
form: timbered
Etymology: From Middle English tymber, from Old English timber, from Proto-West Germanic *timr, from Proto-Germanic *timrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dem- (“build, house”) (see Proto-Indo-European *dṓm).
Cognates include Dutch timmer, Old High German zimbar (German Zimmer), Norwegian tømmer, Old Norse timbr, Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌼𐍂𐌾𐌰𐌽 (timrjan, “to build”), Latin domus and Ancient Greek δόμος (dómos).
Senses: examples: text: timbering a roof
glosses: To fit with timbers.
examples: text: For many heads that undertake [learning], were never squared nor timbred for it.
ref: 1646, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, London: Edw. Dod & Nath. Ekins, published 1650, Book I, Chapter 5, p. 14:
glosses: To construct, frame, build.
topics: falconry
hobbies
hunting
lifestyle
glosses: To light or land on a tree.
glosses: To make a nest.
glosses: To surmount as a timber does.
timber
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtɪmbə/
ipa: [ˈtɪˑmˌbəː]
enpr: tĭmʹbər
ipa: /ˈtɪmbɚ/
ipa: [ˈtɪˑmˌbɚː]
rhymes: -ɪmbə(ɹ)
homophone: timbre stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
Senses: glosses: Misspelling of timbre.
timbre
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtæmbɹə/
ipa: /ˈtæmbə/
ipa: /tɛ̃bɹ(ə)/
enpr: tăm'bər
enpr: tĭm'bər
ipa: /ˈtæm.bɚ/
ipa: /ˈtɪm.bɚ/
ipa: /ˈtɪm.bə/
homophone: timber stripped-by-parse_pron_post_template_fn
rhymes: -æmbə(ɹ)
rhymes: -ɪmbə(ɹ)
Forms: form: timbres
Etymology: From French timbre, ultimately from Ancient Greek τύμπανον (túmpanon, “drum”). Doublet of tympanum, timpani, timbal, and tymbal.
Senses: examples: text: It was a hard whisper to catch at first, since the grey moustache concealed all movements of the lips, and something in its timbre disturbed me greatly; but by concentrating my attention I could soon make out its purport surprisingly well.
ref: 1931, H. P. Lovecraft, chapter 7, in The Whisperer in Darkness:
glosses: The quality of a sound independent of its pitch and volume.
examples: text: When someone speaks after inhaling helium, his voice has a higher timbre. With sulfur hexafluoride, the result is a lower timbre.
glosses: The pitch of a sound as heard by the ear, described relative to its absolute pitch.
examples: text: Quarterly the First quarter Siluer …, The second Siluer a Cheueron gules betweene three Castles Sables And to his timbre vpon his healme, an Elephants head in his proper Colours […]
ref: 1492, "Confirmation of arms with difference and crest to Thomas and John Elyott by John Writhe, Garter, dated 7th July, 1492 (MS. queen's Coll. 139, No. 13.)", in 1925, Willoughby Aston Littledale, A Collection of Miscellaneous Grants, Crests, Confirmations, Augmentations and Exemplifications of Arms in the Mss. Preserved in the British Museum, Ashmolean Library, Queen's College, Oxford, and Elsewhere, page 70
text: The basilican pavilion [...] has frequently appeared on banners since the 13th century, but the pope has used it only rarely, as a timbre or crest above his coat of ARMS (a few examples exist from the time of MARTIN V).
ref: 2002, Philippe Levillain, John W. O'Malley, The Papacy: Gaius-Proxies, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 1145:
topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nobility
politics
glosses: The crest on a (helmet atop a) coat of arms.
Bangla
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Bengali বাংলা (baṅla).
Senses: examples: text: The segmental phones of Bangla are slightly different from those of other Indo-European languages.
ref: 2010, Somdev Kar, Syllable Structure of Bangla, page 12:
text: I have spent a great deal of time in the subject of Bangla spelling reform, researched about it, written and published about it. I have written in Bangla in the reform I proposed for many years.
ref: 2011, Munayem Mayenin, Baanglara My Bangla Tutor, page 442:
text: The best thorough treatment of Bangla phonetics and phonology remains Ferguson and Chowdhury (1960).
ref: 2015, Anne Boyle David, Thomas J. Conners, Dustin Chacón, Descriptive Grammar of Bangla, page 13:
text: Whitechapel: Transport for London has been asked to erect signs at the Elizabeth Line station in Bangla, as well as English, to reflect the East End's cultural diversity. There are already bilingual notices at Southall.
ref: 2021 October 6, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: Anglia”, in RAIL, number 941, page 29:
glosses: Synonym of Bengali (language).
synonyms: word: Bengali
extra: language
examples: text: Historian Neehar Ranjan Roy has said that although the place lay on the footsteps of the Himalayas, it was in fact linked to the Bangla region.
ref: 2001, Mohāmmada Hānanāna, Political History of Bangladesh, page 23:
text: As the Greek histories suggest, Alexander the Great was unsuccessful in his bid to conquer the Bangla region, then known as Gangaridai/Gangaridi, largely due to the military prowess of the people of the region;
ref: 2018, Abul Kalam, Bangladesh’s Maritime Policy:
text: All the river banks of the western parts of Bangla have such places which include the catchment areas of Mayurakhi, Ajay, Banka, Damodar, Dwarakeswar, Kangsabati, etc.”
ref: 2021, Dibyendu Chakraborty, Origin of Bangla Seventh Part Ghoti Children of the Land of Five Male Rivers:
glosses: Synonym of Bengal (region).
synonyms: word: Bengal
extra: region
Bangla
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Banglas
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Bengali বাংলা (baṅla).
Senses: examples: text: This cooking's so different he says, from their Bangla cooking.
ref: 2005, Indian Literature - Volume 49, Issues 5-6, page 118:
text: After a gap of two years caused by the Covid 19 pandemic, the Bangla new year Pohela Boisakh was celebrated across Bangladesh on Thursday, April 14 with enthusiasm and festivity.
ref: 2022 April 15, Rajesh Jha/Dhaka, “Bangla New Year Pohela Boisakh celebrated in Bangladesh”, in News On Air:
text: On Friday, Bengalis will welcome 1429 as per Bangla calendar
ref: 2022 April 20, Dipawali Mitra, “Bangla calendars live through ages, evolve to welcome 1429”, in The Times of India:
glosses: Bengali (ethnicity).
Bangla
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbaŋla/
Forms: form: Banglas
Etymology: Clipping of Bangladeshi.
Senses: glosses: A Bangladeshi.
lumber
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: lŭmʹbə
ipa: /ˈlʌm.bə/
enpr: lŭmʹbər
ipa: /ˈlʌm.bɚ/
homophone: lumbar (one pronunciation)
rhymes: -ʌmbə(ɹ)
Forms: form: lumbers
Etymology: Exact origin unknown. The earliest recorded reference for the noun was to heavy, useless objects such as old, discarded furniture. Perhaps from the verb lumber in reference to meaning "awkward to move"; Online Etymological Dictionary thinks this may derive from the same root as lame. Possibly influenced by Lumbar, an obsolete variant of Lombard, the Italian immigrant class known for being pawnbrokers and money-lenders in early England. Compare English lumpish.
Senses: examples: text: Here they live by fishing on the most plentiful coasts in the world; there they fell trees, by the sides of large rivers, for masts and lumber […].
ref: 1782, H. de Crèvecoeur, Letters from an American Farmer:
text: 4 December 1883, Chester A. Arthur, Third State of the Union Address
The resources of Alaska, especially in fur, mines, and lumber, are considerable in extent and capable of large development, while its geographical situation is one of political and commercial importance.;
glosses: Wood sawn into planks or otherwise prepared for sale or use, especially as a building material.
examples: text: On the ſecond day of my impriſonment, I was viſited by the duke of L⁠—⁠—, a friend of my lord, who found me ſitting upon a trunk, in a poor little dining-room filled with lumber, and lighted with two bits of tallow-candle, which had been left over night.
ref: 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, “The memoirs of a lady of quality”, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume III, London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC, page 170:
text: We made all haste down stairs, and soon threw open the street door, for the reception of as much lumber, of all sorts, as our house would hold, brought into it by several who thought it necessary to move their furniture.
ref: 1783, William Cowper, letter, 10 November
glosses: Old furniture or other items that take up room, or are stored away.
examples: text: The bookful blockhead ignorantly read, / With loads of learned lumber in his head,[…]
ref: 1711 May, [Alexander Pope], An Essay on Criticism, London: […] W[illiam] Lewis […]; and sold by W[illiam] Taylor […], T[homas] Osborn[e] […], and J[ohn] Graves […], →OCLC:
glosses: Useless or cumbrous material.
examples: a. 1746, Lady Grisell Baillie Murray, Memoirs of the Lives and Characters of the Right Honourable George Baillie
They put all the little plate they had […] in the lumber, which is pawning it, till the ships came.
glosses: A pawnbroker's shop, or room for storing articles put in pawn; hence, a pledge, or pawn.
topics: ball-games
baseball
games
hobbies
lifestyle
sports
glosses: A baseball bat.
glosses: An erect penis.
Synonyms: timber
wood
Derived terms: bring the lumber
dimensional lumber
dimension lumber
lumberdom
lumberer
lumberjack
lumber jacket
lumber-jacketed
lumberless
lumberly
lumberman
lumbermill
lumber pie
lumberroom
lumber room
lumbersome
Lumberton
Lumberville
lumberwood
lumbery
lumberyard
lumber yard
lumber
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Pronunciation: enpr: lŭmʹbə
ipa: /ˈlʌm.bə/
enpr: lŭmʹbər
ipa: /ˈlʌm.bɚ/
homophone: lumbar (one pronunciation)
rhymes: -ʌmbə(ɹ)
Forms: form: lumbers
form: lumbering
form: lumbered
form: lumbered
Etymology: Exact origin unknown. The earliest recorded reference for the noun was to heavy, useless objects such as old, discarded furniture. Perhaps from the verb lumber in reference to meaning "awkward to move"; Online Etymological Dictionary thinks this may derive from the same root as lame. Possibly influenced by Lumbar, an obsolete variant of Lombard, the Italian immigrant class known for being pawnbrokers and money-lenders in early England. Compare English lumpish.
Senses: examples: text: ...he was only apprized of the arrival of the Monkbarns division by the gee-hupping of the postilion, as the post-chaise lumbered up behind him.
ref: 1816, [Walter Scott], The Antiquary. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, →OCLC:
text: The trooper climbed back on the rock and slid down to take the cadaver lowered to him by Bradly, who lumbered down to assist in carrying it.
ref: 1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 221:
text: 2002, Russell Allen, "Incantations of the Apprentice", on Symphony X, The Odyssey.
Through eerie reach of ancient woods / Where lumbering mists arise / I journey for nines moons of the year / To where a land of legend lies
glosses: To move clumsily and heavily; to move slowly.
examples: text: They’ve lumbered me with all these suitcases.
text: I got lumbered with that boring woman all afternoon.
text: The mean utensils, pewter measures, empty cans and casks, with which this room was lumbered, proclaimed it that of the host, who slept, surrounded by his professional implements of hospitality and stock in trade.
ref: 1822, [Walter Scott], chapter XI, in Peveril of the Peak. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 278:
glosses: To load down with things, to fill, to encumber, to impose an unwanted burden on.
raw_tags: with with
examples: text: so much stuff lumberd together
ref: 1677, Thomas Rymer, The Tragedies of the Last Age Consider'd:
glosses: To heap together in disorder.
examples: text: to lumber up a room
glosses: To fill or encumber with lumber.
glosses: To pawn (goods).
Derived terms: lumber with
Related terms: lumbering
lumberingness
Bengali
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛŋˈɡɔːli/
ipa: /bɛŋˈɡɑli/
Forms: form: Bangalee
form: Bengalee
form: Bangali
Etymology: Equivalent to Bengal + -i. Compare Assamese বঙালী (boṅali), Bengali বাঙালি (baṅali), Hindi बंगाली (baṅgālī), Classical Persian بنگالی (bangālī).
Senses: examples: text: Ethnologue, the web-based publication, estimates that there are around 41 languages in Bangladesh and all of them are living. However, 8 of them are in danger of extinction. These include Khiang, Murong, Bawm, Pangkhua among others. It is ironic to think that a nation that fought for the right to speak a language, the first recorded instance of this in history, is the same nation that internally follows an agenda of Bengali supremacy.
ref: 2016 February 19, Ahmad Ibrahim, “How to Kill a Language”, in The Daily Star:
glosses: Of, from or pertaining to Bengal or the Bengalis.
Derived terms: Anglo-Bengali
Bengali alphabet
Bengali script
non-Bengali
Bengali
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛŋˈɡɔːli/
ipa: /bɛŋˈɡɑli/
Forms: form: Bengalis
form: Bangalee
form: Bengalee
form: Bangali
Etymology: Equivalent to Bengal + -i. Compare Assamese বঙালী (boṅali), Bengali বাঙালি (baṅali), Hindi बंगाली (baṅgālī), Classical Persian بنگالی (bangālī).
Senses: synonyms: Bangla
glosses: A person from Bengal or of Bengali descent.
Bengali
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /bɛŋˈɡɔːli/
ipa: /bɛŋˈɡɑli/
Forms: form: Bangalee
form: Bengalee
form: Bangali
Etymology: Equivalent to Bengal + -i. Compare Assamese বঙালী (boṅali), Bengali বাঙালি (baṅali), Hindi बंगाली (baṅgālī), Classical Persian بنگالی (bangālī).
Senses: glosses: A language spoken in Bangladesh and the states of Assam, Tripura and West Bengal, India.
glosses: A village in Nancowry tehsil, Nicobar district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.
Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Bengali terms
Bicol
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈbiː.kol/
ipa: /ˈbiːkɔːl/
enpr: bēʹ-kôl
ipa: /ˈbikɔl/
rhymes: -iːkɔːl
Forms: form: Bikol
Etymology: From Spanish Bicol / Vicol (“former province, river (Bicol River), language”), from Bikol Central, see Bikol Central Bicol for more.
Senses: glosses: Ellipsis of Bicol Region.
glosses: The language of the native inhabitants of the region, Bicolano.
Related terms: Bicolandia
Bikolnon
Bicol Peninsula
Albay Gulf
Kabikulan
Bicol River
Mount Mayon
Ibalong
Cebuano
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛˈbwaː.n̪o/
ipa: /sɛˈbwɑːnoʊ/
ipa: /sɛˈbwɑːnəʊ/
Etymology: From Spanish cebuano, from Cebú (“Cebu”) + -ano (“-an”).
Senses: glosses: A language spoken in the Philippines in and near the province of Cebu.
Derived terms: Cebuano Group
Cebuano
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɛˈbwaː.n̪o/
ipa: /sɛˈbwɑːnoʊ/
ipa: /sɛˈbwɑːnəʊ/
Etymology: From Spanish cebuano, from Cebú (“Cebu”) + -ano (“-an”).
Senses: glosses: Pertaining to the Cebuano language or to its speakers.
lumbar
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: lŭmʹbä
ipa: /ˈlʌm.bɑː/
enpr: lŭmʹbär
enpr: lŭmʹbər
ipa: /ˈlʌm.bɑɹ/
ipa: /ˈlʌm.bɚ/
homophone: lumber (one pronunciation)
rhymes: -ʌmbɑː(ɹ)
rhymes: -ʌmbə(ɹ)
Forms: form: more lumbar
form: most lumbar
Etymology: From Latin lumbāris, from lumbus (“loin”) + -āris. See loin.
Senses: examples: text: The lumbar spine supports the upper body and transmits the weight of the upper body to the pelvis and lower limbs.
ref: 2008, David J. Magee, Orthopedic Physical Assessment, 5th edition, page 515:
synonyms: lumbal
glosses: Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.
Derived terms: cervicolumbar
cervicothoracolumbar
dorsolumbar
lumbago
lumbar ganglion
lumbarization
lumbar puncture
lumbar vertebra
midlumbar
nonlumbar
paralumbar
postlumbar
prelumbar
sacrolumbar
sublumbar
supralumbar
thoracolumbar
translumbar
ventriculolumbar
lumbar
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: lŭmʹbä
ipa: /ˈlʌm.bɑː/
enpr: lŭmʹbär
enpr: lŭmʹbər
ipa: /ˈlʌm.bɑɹ/
ipa: /ˈlʌm.bɚ/
homophone: lumber (one pronunciation)
rhymes: -ʌmbɑː(ɹ)
rhymes: -ʌmbə(ɹ)
Forms: form: lumbars
Etymology: From Latin lumbāris, from lumbus (“loin”) + -āris. See loin.
Senses: synonyms: low back
lower back
small of the back
glosses: The lumbar region.
examples: text: The first lumbar moved between the erect position and extreme flexion 8.2 cm.
ref: 1905, Robert W. Lovett, “The mechanism of the normal spine and its relation to scoliosis”, in Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 153, number 13, pages 354–355:
glosses: A lumbar vertebra.
Chickasaw
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtʃɪkəsɔː/
Forms: form: Chickasaws
form: Chickasaw
form: Chicksaw
Etymology: Borrowed from Chickasaw Chikashsha.
Senses: glosses: A member of a Native American nation, now concentrated in southeastern Oklahoma.
Chickasaw
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈtʃɪkəsɔː/
Forms: form: Chicksaw
Etymology: Borrowed from Chickasaw Chikashsha.
Senses: examples: text: You don’t have to be a member of a tribe to help protect native languages. In Oklahoma, public students can choose to take Indigenous language courses like Bodéwadmimwen, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Comanche and others for school credit — an empowering step toward recognition and respect. Many tribal nations, including CPN, also offer free resources such as language apps, workshops and virtual lessons open to learners of all backgrounds and abilities.
ref: 2025 June 19, Robert Collins, “Learning an Indigenous language in Oklahoma is a living link to tribal ancestors”, in The Oklahoman, archived from the original on 23 Oct 2025:
glosses: The Muskogean language of this tribe.
glosses: Some place names in the United States:
A city in Mobile County, Alabama.
glosses: Some place names in the United States:
A village in Mercer County, Ohio.
glosses: Some place names in the United States:
A neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky.
glosses: Some place names in the United States:
Chickasaw County.
Derived terms: Chickasaw plum
Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Chickasaw terms
muck spreader
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: muck spreaders
Senses: glosses: A piece of farm machinery, usually towed behind a tractor, used to spray liquified manure on fields
Related terms: honey wagon
honeywagon
manure spreader
muckraker
Gujarati
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɡʊd͡ʒəˈrɑːti/
ipa: /ˌɡuːd͡ʒəˈrɑːti/
Forms: form: Gujerati
form: Gujrati
form: Goojratee
form: Gujratee
form: Guzarati
form: Guzerati
Etymology: Borrowed from Gujarati ગુજરાતી (gujrātī).
Senses: glosses: The Indic language spoken in the state of Gujarat, India
Gujarati
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɡʊd͡ʒəˈrɑːti/
ipa: /ˌɡuːd͡ʒəˈrɑːti/
Forms: form: Gujaratis
form: Gujerati
form: Gujrati
form: Goojratee
form: Gujratee
form: Guzarati
form: Guzerati
Etymology: Borrowed from Gujarati ગુજરાતી (gujrātī).
Senses: glosses: A person from Gujarat.
Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Gujarati terms
Gujarati
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˌɡʊd͡ʒəˈrɑːti/
ipa: /ˌɡuːd͡ʒəˈrɑːti/
Forms: form: Gujerati
form: Gujrati
form: Goojratee
form: Gujratee
form: Guzarati
form: Guzerati
Etymology: Borrowed from Gujarati ગુજરાતી (gujrātī).
Senses: examples: text: Kash Patel, born to Gujarati parents in New York in 1980, was sworn in as the ninth director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Friday, in the presence of his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins and his family.
ref: 2025 February 22, “Who is Alexis Wilkins? FBI director Kash Patel takes oath in girlfriend's presence”, in The Hindustan Times, archived from the original on 22 Feb 2025:
glosses: Of, from, or pertaining to Gujarat, or the Gujarati people.
Hopi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhəʊ.pi/
ipa: /ˈhoʊ.pi/
rhymes: -əʊpi
Forms: form: Hopis
form: Hopi
Etymology: From Hopi hopi (“Hopi, good in every respect, be wise or knowing”) (as in Hopituu sinom "Hopi people"). Popularized by J. Walter Fewkes as a replacement for the previously used and offensive name Moqui which sounds like Hopi mooki dies, be dead.
Senses: glosses: A member of a particular tribe of North American natives.
Derived terms: Hopi Reservation
Hopi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhəʊ.pi/
ipa: /ˈhoʊ.pi/
rhymes: -əʊpi
Etymology: From Hopi hopi (“Hopi, good in every respect, be wise or knowing”) (as in Hopituu sinom "Hopi people"). Popularized by J. Walter Fewkes as a replacement for the previously used and offensive name Moqui which sounds like Hopi mooki dies, be dead.
Senses: glosses: The Uto-Aztecan language spoken by this North American tribe.
Hopi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈhəʊ.pi/
ipa: /ˈhoʊ.pi/
rhymes: -əʊpi
Senses: examples: text: A Coal Mine capable of producing 450,000 tons of coal annually started operation in Hopi, Honan.
ref: 1960 September, “1957 April-December”, in E. Stuart Kirby, editor, Contemporary China, volume III, →OCLC, page 278:
text: Two other major coal-mining centers, each producing coking-grade bituminous coal, have been developed in Honan since the late 1950's. Hopi, in northernmost Honan, arose in 1957 on the site of a small, primitive operation in a deposit of lean coal, low in volatile content. A city was established in that year, and the mining complex was linked by a 12-mile rail spur with Tangyin, on the main Peking-Hankow line.
ref: 1972, Theodore Shabad, “The North China Plain”, in China's Changing Map, New York: Frederick A. Praeger, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 119:
text: Death certificates were tabulated to map morality from esophageal cancer in the 181 counties and cities of the survey. The counties with the highest incidences were Yangcheng and Hopi with rates, respectively, of 135 and 140 per 100,000. By contrast, in Hunyuan County the rate was under 2 per 100,000.
ref: 1975 June 17, Walter Sullivan, “CHINA STUDY LINKS CANCER TO REGION”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Oct 2023, page 66:
glosses: Alternative form of Hebi.
Luo
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: lo͞o′ō
enpr: lə-wō′
enpr: lwō
ipa: /ˈluː.əʊ̯/
ipa: /ləˈwəʊ̯/
ipa: /lwəʊ̯/
ipa: /ˈlu.oʊ̯/
ipa: /ləˈwoʊ̯/
ipa: /lwoʊ̯/
ipa: /ˈlʉː.əʉ̯/
ipa: /ləˈwəʉ̯/
ipa: /lwəʉ̯/
ipa: /ˈlʉː.ɐʉ̯/
ipa: /ləˈwɐʉ̯/
ipa: /lwɐʉ̯/
ipa: /ˈlʉ.o/
ipa: /ləˈwo/
ipa: /lwo/
ipa: /ˈluː.oː/
ipa: /luˈwoː/
ipa: /lwoː/
rhymes: -uːəʊ
rhymes: -əʊ
Forms: form: Luo
form: Luos
Etymology: Borrowed from Luo, as an ethnic self-designation.
Senses: glosses: An ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighboring countries.
Luo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: lo͞o′ō
enpr: lə-wō′
enpr: lwō
ipa: /ˈluː.əʊ̯/
ipa: /ləˈwəʊ̯/
ipa: /lwəʊ̯/
ipa: /ˈlu.oʊ̯/
ipa: /ləˈwoʊ̯/
ipa: /lwoʊ̯/
ipa: /ˈlʉː.əʉ̯/
ipa: /ləˈwəʉ̯/
ipa: /lwəʉ̯/
ipa: /ˈlʉː.ɐʉ̯/
ipa: /ləˈwɐʉ̯/
ipa: /lwɐʉ̯/
ipa: /ˈlʉ.o/
ipa: /ləˈwo/
ipa: /lwo/
ipa: /ˈluː.oː/
ipa: /luˈwoː/
ipa: /lwoː/
rhymes: -uːəʊ
rhymes: -əʊ
Etymology: Borrowed from Luo, as an ethnic self-designation.
Senses: synonyms: Dholuo
glosses: The Nilotic language spoken by this group.
Derived terms: Luoland
Luo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: lo͞o′ō
enpr: lə-wō′
enpr: lwō
ipa: /ˈluː.əʊ̯/
ipa: /ləˈwəʊ̯/
ipa: /lwəʊ̯/
ipa: /ˈlu.oʊ̯/
ipa: /ləˈwoʊ̯/
ipa: /lwoʊ̯/
ipa: /ˈlʉː.əʉ̯/
ipa: /ləˈwəʉ̯/
ipa: /lwəʉ̯/
ipa: /ˈlʉː.ɐʉ̯/
ipa: /ləˈwɐʉ̯/
ipa: /lwɐʉ̯/
ipa: /ˈlʉ.o/
ipa: /ləˈwo/
ipa: /lwo/
ipa: /ˈluː.oː/
ipa: /luˈwoː/
ipa: /lwoː/
rhymes: -uːəʊ
rhymes: -əʊ
Forms: form: Lo
Etymology: Transliteration of Mandarin 洛 (luò).
Senses: glosses: A river in Shaanxi, China, tributary to the Wei.
examples: text: The remains of the capital of the Eastern Han dynasty, Luoyang 洛阳, are situated approximately 15 km east of the present-day city of Luoyang in Henan. Since the site is bordered on the north by the Mangshan 邙山 (Mángshān) Mountains and overlooks the Luo River to the south, it has protective natural barriers and is also at an important junction for transportation and communication (fig. 37).
ref: 1982, Zhongshu Wang, “Luoyang: The Capital City of Eastern Han”, in K. C. Chang et al., transl., Han Civilization, Yale University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 29:
text: Several dozen animals have died and villagers are suffering nausea and dizziness after a massive spill of cyanide into the Luo River in Henan province.
ref: 2001 November 6, Josephine Ma, “Villagers ill after river poisoned by cyanide”, in South China Morning Post, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Sep 2023:
text: A tributary of the Yellow River, the Luo River runs through Luoyang as well as several other ancient Chinese cities.
ref: 2010, “Luoyang”, in Alexander Monro, editor, China: City and Exile, Eland Publishing Ltd, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 70:
glosses: A river in Henan, China, tributary to the Yellow River.
glosses: A river in Fujian, China, flowing into the Taiwan Strait.
glosses: A surname from Chinese.
Luo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: lo͞o′ō
enpr: lə-wō′
enpr: lwō
ipa: /ˈluː.əʊ̯/
ipa: /ləˈwəʊ̯/
ipa: /lwəʊ̯/
ipa: /ˈlu.oʊ̯/
ipa: /ləˈwoʊ̯/
ipa: /lwoʊ̯/
ipa: /ˈlʉː.əʉ̯/
ipa: /ləˈwəʉ̯/
ipa: /lwəʉ̯/
ipa: /ˈlʉː.ɐʉ̯/
ipa: /ləˈwɐʉ̯/
ipa: /lwɐʉ̯/
ipa: /ˈlʉ.o/
ipa: /ləˈwo/
ipa: /lwo/
ipa: /ˈluː.oː/
ipa: /luˈwoː/
ipa: /lwoː/
rhymes: -uːəʊ
rhymes: -əʊ
Forms: form: Lo
Etymology: Transliteration of Mandarin 羅 /罗 (luó).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Chinese.
Malayalam
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: note: original approximation
ipa: /ˌmʌləˈjɑː.ləm/
note: Indic
ipa: /mələˈjɑɭəm/
ipa: /mæləˈjɑːləm/
ipa: /ˌmɑː.ləˈjɑː.ləm/
Etymology: Borrowed from Malayalam മലയാളം (malayāḷaṁ), from മല (mala, “hill, mountain”) + അളം (aḷaṁ, “place”).
Senses: examples: text: Padmanabhan uttered a command in Malayalam, the regional language.
ref: 2012 April 30, Jake Halpern, “The Secret of the Temple”, in The New Yorker, archived from the original on 25 Jul 2014:
glosses: A Dravidian language spoken in the states of Kerala and Lakshadweep, India.
Derived terms: Malayalamoid
Related terms: Malabari
Wiktionary’s coverage of Malayalam terms
Marathi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /məˈɹɑːti/
Etymology: From Marathi मराठी (marāṭhī). Doublet of Maharashtri.
Senses: examples: text: I made a pact with her that she would teach me more Marathi and I could teach her the English alphabet.
ref: 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 110:
glosses: An Indo-Aryan language that is the predominant language spoken in the state of Maharashtra, India.
Derived terms: Old Marathi
Marathi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /məˈɹɑːti/
Forms: form: Marathi
form: Marathis
Etymology: From Marathi मराठी (marāṭhī). Doublet of Maharashtri.
Senses: examples: text: 1882, R. V. Modak, History of the Native Churches Associated with the American Marathi Mission..., in Memorial Papers of the American Marathi Mission, 1813-1881, American Marathi Mission, page 11,
In March 1831, Moroba, a Marathi, was received to the church.
text: 'These people want places reserved for Marathis in railways jobs, so they’re attacking candidates across the city … Bhai, this'll turn ugly before you know it.'
ref: 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 278:
synonyms: Maratha
glosses: A person of a Marathi-speaking people from the state of Maharashtra; a person of or from Maharashtra.
Marathi
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /məˈɹɑːti/
Etymology: From Marathi मराठी (marāṭhī). Doublet of Maharashtri.
Senses: examples: text: 2022, Hrishikesh Sudhakar Ingle, Marathi Cinema, Cultural Space, and Liminality, Oxford University Press, unnumbered page,
In formulating the idea of a vernacular performative, the intention has been to situate Marathi filmmaking of the 1950s within a post-studio scenario.
text: For years now, local parties in Mumbai had campaigned for Marathi people to get preferential treatment – land, housing, jobs.
ref: 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 264:
glosses: Pertaining to the state of Maharashtra, to the Marathi-speaking people from the state, or to the Marathi language.
Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Marathi terms
Mohawk
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmoʊhɔːk/
Forms: form: Mohawks
form: Mohawk
form: "Mohawks" in all other senses
Etymology: From Dutch Mohawk.
An exonym, probably from Narragansett Mohowaúgsuck, Mauquàuog, meaning “they eat (animate things)”, “cannibals”. The phoneme /m/ is not present in the Mohawk language; the Mohawk autonym is Kanienʼkehá꞉kaʼ (Kanienkehaka, Kanyenkehaka).
Senses: glosses: A member of an indigenous people of North America originally from the Mohawk Valley in upstate New York to southern Quebec and eastern Ontario, the easternmost of the Iroquois Five Nations.
synonyms: word: mohawk
word: Iroquois
word: Mohican
glosses: A hairstyle where both sides are shaved, with the hair along the crest of the head kept long, and usually styled so as to stand straight up.
glosses: A member of a gang (the Mohocks) that terrorized London in the early 18th century.
Derived terms: topics: hairstyle
hairdressing
crafts
arts
hobbies
lifestyle
word: brohawk
topics: hairstyle
hairdressing
crafts
arts
hobbies
lifestyle
word: deathhawk
topics: hairstyle
hairdressing
crafts
arts
hobbies
lifestyle
word: dreadhawk
topics: hairstyle
hairdressing
crafts
arts
hobbies
lifestyle
word: fauxhawk
topics: hairstyle
hairdressing
crafts
arts
hobbies
lifestyle
word: frohawk
word: Mohawkism
Mohawk
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈmoʊhɔːk/
Etymology: From Dutch Mohawk.
An exonym, probably from Narragansett Mohowaúgsuck, Mauquàuog, meaning “they eat (animate things)”, “cannibals”. The phoneme /m/ is not present in the Mohawk language; the Mohawk autonym is Kanienʼkehá꞉kaʼ (Kanienkehaka, Kanyenkehaka).
Senses: glosses: The Iroquoian language spoken by these North American indigenous people.
glosses: Mohawk River, the largest tributary of the Hudson River, New York.
Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Mohawk terms
Punjabi
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: pŭn-jä′bi
ipa: /pʌnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/
note: hyperforeign
enpr: po͝on-jä′bi
note: hyperforeign
enpr: po͞on-jä′bi
ipa: /pʊnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/
note: hyperforeign
ipa: /puːnˈdʒɑːbi/
note: hyperforeign
Forms: form: Panjabi
form: Panjabee
form: Panjaubee
form: Punjabee
form: Punjaubee
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجابی (panjābī), from پنجاب (panjāb) + ـی (-ī, adjectival suffix). Equivalent to Punjab + -i.
Senses: glosses: Of, pertaining to, descended from the people or culture of the Punjab, or written in the Punjabi language.
Punjabi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: pŭn-jä′bi
ipa: /pʌnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/
note: hyperforeign
enpr: po͝on-jä′bi
note: hyperforeign
enpr: po͞on-jä′bi
ipa: /pʊnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/
note: hyperforeign
ipa: /puːnˈdʒɑːbi/
note: hyperforeign
Forms: form: Punjabis
form: Panjabi
form: Panjabee
form: Panjaubee
form: Punjabee
form: Punjaubee
Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Persian پنجابی (panjābī), from پنجاب (panjāb) + ـی (-ī, adjectival suffix). Equivalent to Punjab + -i.
Senses: glosses: The main language spoken in the Punjab region, in eastern Pakistan and Northern India.
examples: text: “Here are our Punjabis growling because you've monopolized the nicest woman in Simla. They'll tear you to pieces on the Mall, some day, Mr. Yeere.”
ref: 1889, Rudyard Kipling, “The Education of Otis Yeere”, in Under the Deodars, Boston: The Greenock Press, published 1899, page 30:
glosses: Resident or descendant of or immigrant from the Punjab.
glosses: A speaker of the Punjabi language.
Quechua
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɛt͡ʃwə/
ipa: /ˈkɛt͡ʃəwə/
Forms: form: Quechuas
form: Quechua
Etymology: Spanish, from Quechua qhichwa (literally “temperate valley”).
Senses: examples: text: The Quechuas, a tribe of the Inca people, were Indians of the red race and with an appearance and trait which is distinctly American. “They are”, says Victor W. Von Hagen in his book, Realm of the Incas, “of medium height, and inclined to be thickset, with large hands, small wrists, a disproportionately large chest (developed for breathing at high altitudes), well-developed legs, and wide-spreading feet. They are broad-headed, with high cheekbones, prominent aquiline noses, and small, almond-shaped eyes.” There are still five million of them in the Andes.
ref: 1972, Lytle Robinson, chapter 5, in Edgar Cayceʼs Story of the Origin and Destiny of Man, USA: Berkley Publishing Corporation, page 105:
synonyms: Quechuan
glosses: A member of one of several South American ethnic groups that spans Peru, Bolivia, northwestern Argentina, northern Chile, and in Ecuador and southern Colombia.
Quechua
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkɛt͡ʃwə/
ipa: /ˈkɛt͡ʃəwə/
Etymology: Spanish, from Quechua qhichwa (literally “temperate valley”).
Senses: examples: text: If the idea of “exotic” and complex languages with features you’ve never imagined thrills you, I guarantee you’ll get more out of studying Navajo, American Sign Language, Kikuyu, Vietnamese, Cree, Cantonese, Quechua, or Nuuchahnnulth than Quenya, Klingon, or attempting to make your own.
ref: 2023 December 30, Daniel W. Hieber, “Why I hate conlangs”, in Linguistic Discovery, archived from the original on 24 May 2024:
glosses: The language spoken by these people.
Derived terms: Quechuan
Related terms: Inca
Quichua
Wiktionary’s coverage of Quechua terms
Quenya
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈkwɛn.jə/
ipa: /ˈkwɪn.jə/
note: emulating Quenya
ipa: [ˈkʷwɛɲja]
rhymes: -ɛnjə
rhymes: (pin–pen merger) -ɪnjə
Etymology: From Noldorin Quenya Quenya, ultimately derived from the Primitive Quendian root *kwene ("person"), being the name for the language invented by J. R. R. Tolkien as the language spoken by the Elves in his books.
Senses: examples: text: If the idea of “exotic” and complex languages with features you’ve never imagined thrills you, I guarantee you’ll get more out of studying Navajo, American Sign Language, Kikuyu, Vietnamese, Cree, Cantonese, Quechua, or Nuuchahnnulth than Quenya, Klingon, or attempting to make your own.
ref: 2023 December 30, Daniel W. Hieber, “Why I hate conlangs”, in Linguistic Discovery, archived from the original on 24 May 2024:
glosses: A constructed language created by J. R. R. Tolkien modelled on Greek, Latin and Finnish.
wikipedia: J. R. R. Tolkien
en:Noldorin
en:Primitive Quendian
Coordinate terms: Sindarin
Tengwar
Shona
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃəʊnə/
ipa: /ˈʃoʊnə/
rhymes: -əʊnə
Senses: examples: text: I didn’t know anyone who spoke fluent Shona in the area.
ref: 2022, NoViolet Bulawayo, Glory, Chatto & Windus, page 225:
glosses: A language spoken in Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Shona terms
Shona
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃəʊnə/
ipa: /ˈʃoʊnə/
rhymes: -əʊnə
Senses: glosses: The Bantu tribes who speak Shona.
Shona
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʃəʊnə/
ipa: /ˈʃoʊnə/
rhymes: -əʊnə
Etymology: Scottish Anglicized form of Seonag ( =Joan) and an American variant of Shauna.
Senses: glosses: A female given name from Scottish Gaelic.
Sinhalese
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪnhəˈliːz/
ipa: /sɪnəˈliːz/
rhymes: -iːz
Forms: form: more Sinhalese
form: most Sinhalese
form: Singalese
form: Singhalese
form: Cinghalese
form: Cingalese
Etymology: From Sinhala + -ese.
Senses: glosses: Of or pertaining to the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka, their Indo-Aryan language, or their culture.
Sinhalese
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /sɪnhəˈliːz/
ipa: /sɪnəˈliːz/
rhymes: -iːz
Forms: form: Sinhalese
form: Singalese
form: Singhalese
form: Cinghalese
form: Cingalese
Etymology: From Sinhala + -ese.
Senses: glosses: A Sinhalese person: a member of the majority ethnic group of Sri Lanka.
glosses: The Indo-Aryan language of the Sinhalese people.
Synonyms: topics: language
linguistics
human-sciences
sciences
word: Sinhala
Sioux
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /suː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: sue
homophone: Sue
homophone: soo
Etymology: From French Sioux, shortening of Nadouessioux, from Ojibwe naadawesiwag (“little snakes”), which could refer to the massasauga snake (Sistrurus catenatus), a small rattlesnake.
Senses: glosses: Various formerly nomadic Native American tribes of the North American Great Plains.
Derived terms: Big Sioux
Sioux City
Sioux County
Sioux Falls
Related terms: Siouan
Sioux
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /suː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: sue
homophone: Sue
homophone: soo
Etymology: From French Sioux, shortening of Nadouessioux, from Ojibwe naadawesiwag (“little snakes”), which could refer to the massasauga snake (Sistrurus catenatus), a small rattlesnake.
Senses: glosses: A member of the Sioux tribe.
Sioux
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /suː/
rhymes: -uː
homophone: sue
homophone: Sue
homophone: soo
Etymology: From French Sioux, shortening of Nadouessioux, from Ojibwe naadawesiwag (“little snakes”), which could refer to the massasauga snake (Sistrurus catenatus), a small rattlesnake.
Senses: glosses: The group of languages spoken by the Sioux.
Related terms: word: Crow
word: Dakota
word: Lakota
word: Nakota
urls: http://lakhota.org/
word: The Lakota Sioux Language Site
Tamil
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: note: original approximation
ipa: /θəˈmɪɹ/
note: Indic
ipa: /t̪əˈmɪɻ/
ipa: /ˈtæmɪl/
ipa: /ˈtæməl/
rhymes: -æməl
Forms: form: Tamizh
form: Thamil
form: Thamizh
Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, “Tamil”); see that entry for theories.
Senses: examples: text: When I returned to the movie Ghilli, a Kollywood classic (Kollywood being the informal name for Tamil cinema) that I loved as a kid, I couldn’t help but question why the story continues romantically, without question, after the heroine is slapped by the supposed love of her life.
ref: 2025 August 14, Saranka Maheswaran, “Cheer up, Ice Cube, your War of the Worlds movie may be really bad, but it’s not worthless”, in The Guardian:
glosses: Of or pertaining to the Tamil people, culture, or language.
glosses: Of the Tamil script.
Tamil
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: note: original approximation
ipa: /θəˈmɪɹ/
note: Indic
ipa: /t̪əˈmɪɻ/
ipa: /ˈtæmɪl/
ipa: /ˈtæməl/
rhymes: -æməl
Forms: form: Tamizh
form: Thamil
form: Thamizh
Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, “Tamil”); see that entry for theories.
Senses: examples: text: “I go only to return,” I said, because Tamil has no words for last goodbyes.
ref: 2023, V. V. Ganeshananthan, Brotherless Night, Viking, page 303:
glosses: A Dravidian language spoken in the state of Tamil Nadu, India and in Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaysia.
glosses: the Tamil script.
Tamil
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: note: original approximation
ipa: /θəˈmɪɹ/
note: Indic
ipa: /t̪əˈmɪɻ/
ipa: /ˈtæmɪl/
ipa: /ˈtæməl/
rhymes: -æməl
Forms: form: Tamils
form: Tamizh
form: Thamil
form: Thamizh
Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil தமிழ் (tamiḻ, “Tamil”); see that entry for theories.
Senses: glosses: A person who originates from Tamil Nadu, India or Sri Lanka or has tamil origins.
Synonyms: Tamilian
Derived terms: Tamilakam
Tamil Eelam
Tamilian
Tamilism
Tamil Nadu
Tamiloid
Tamil Pokkisham
Tamil Tiger
Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Tamil terms
Urdu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʊəˌduː/
ipa: /ˈɜːˌduː/
ipa: /ˈʊəɹduː/
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani (see Urdu اُرْدُو (urdū) and Hindi उर्दू (urdū)), from Classical Persian اُرْدُو (urdū), from Proto-Turkic *ordu (“army, camp”) ( > Azerbaijani ordu, Turkish ordu, Turkmen oorda). Doublet of horde and orda.
Senses: examples: text: ‘Urdu was born in the barracks a few hundred years ago, and was spoken by soldiers. It gets its grammar from Hindi, and vocabulary from Persian.’
ref: 2023, Santanu Bhattacharya, One Small Voice, Fig Tree, page 78:
synonyms: word: Moors
word: Hindustani
word: Rekhta
word: Hindvi
word: Dehlavi
word: Lahori
word: Lashkari
word: Hindi
glosses: Modern Standard Urdu, an Indo-Aryan language with native speakers mainly in Pakistan and North India. It is a standardized and Persianized version of Hindustani.
Urdu
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈʊəˌduː/
ipa: /ˈɜːˌduː/
ipa: /ˈʊəɹduː/
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindustani (see Urdu اُرْدُو (urdū) and Hindi उर्दू (urdū)), from Classical Persian اُرْدُو (urdū), from Proto-Turkic *ordu (“army, camp”) ( > Azerbaijani ordu, Turkish ordu, Turkmen oorda). Doublet of horde and orda.
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to the Urdu language.
Synonyms: Lashkari
Derived terms: Urduization
Urduwood
Urglish
Related terms: Hindi
Hindustani
Hindi-Urdu
Zazi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: A Pashtun tribe.
Zazi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: The language of this people.
Sinhala
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪnhələ/
ipa: /sɪnˈhɑːlə/
rhymes: -ɑːlə
Forms: form: Cinghal
Etymology: Borrowed from Sinhalese සිංහල (siṁhala), itself borrowed from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala, literally “lionlike”), from सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”) + -ल (-la), recorded as the name of the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) from about the 10th to 12th century, but presumably older, as it is also the source of the name Ceylon in western geographic tradition.
The name is sometimes glossed as "abode of lions", referring to a supposed former abundance of lions on the island ( The Asiatic Journal 20 (1836), p. 30). Doublet of Ceylon and Elu.
Senses: glosses: Synonym of Sinhalese (“language”).
synonyms: word: Sinhalese
extra: language
Sinhala
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈsɪnhələ/
ipa: /sɪnˈhɑːlə/
rhymes: -ɑːlə
Forms: form: Cinghal
Etymology: Borrowed from Sinhalese සිංහල (siṁhala), itself borrowed from Sanskrit सिंहल (siṃhala, literally “lionlike”), from सिंह (siṃhá, “lion”) + -ल (-la), recorded as the name of the island of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) from about the 10th to 12th century, but presumably older, as it is also the source of the name Ceylon in western geographic tradition.
The name is sometimes glossed as "abode of lions", referring to a supposed former abundance of lions on the island ( The Asiatic Journal 20 (1836), p. 30). Doublet of Ceylon and Elu.
Senses: glosses: The island of Sri Lanka.
glosses: The kingdom in the island of Sri Lanka mentioned in the Mahabharata.
Panjabi
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Pronunciation: enpr: pän-jä'bi
ipa: /pɑnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/
Etymology: See Punjabi.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Punjabi.
Derived terms: Panjabiness
Panjabi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: pän-jä'bi
ipa: /pɑnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/
Forms: form: Panjabis
Etymology: See Punjabi.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Punjabi.
Panjabi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Pronunciation: enpr: pän-jä'bi
ipa: /pɑnˈd͡ʒɑːbi/
Etymology: See Punjabi.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Punjabi.
dari
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdɑːɹi/
homophone: Dari
Etymology: Compare Ottoman Turkish داری (modern Turkish darı) and Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura).
Senses: examples: text: Foods, like locust-beans, or rice-meal, or dari-grain (a species of sorghum), which contain less than 8 or 9 per cent. of albuminoids, are too poor in nitrogenous substances to suit the requirements of the animal.
ref: 1876, Augustus Voelcker, “On the Theoretical and Practical Value of Purchased Food, and of its Residue as Manure”, in Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England (second series), volume 12, page 213:
text: I regard canary seed or dari as much superior to chicken grits[…]
ref: 1901 June 21, “Rearing Chickens in the Spring”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 6, page 246:
glosses: Synonym of sorghum.
synonyms: word: sorghum
dumpling
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /ˈdʌmp.lɪŋ/
rhymes: -ʌmplɪŋ
Forms: form: dumplings
Etymology: A folk word, first attested in c. 1600s, apparently from a Norfolk (East Anglian) dialect, of uncertain origin:
* perhaps from some Low German word (compare dümpeln (“bobbing up and down”)),
* or from the rare dialectal adjective dump (“lump, of the consistency of dough”) (first attested in the late 1800s), + -ling (diminutive suffix), although dumpling is recorded much earlier. However, compare dumpy (“short and stout”).
Senses: topics: cooking
food
lifestyle
glosses: A ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough.
Specifically, a ball of dough used in stews and other sauced dishes; a thick noodle.
topics: cooking
food
lifestyle
glosses: A ball of dough that is cooked and may have a filling and/or additional ingredients in the dough.
Specifically, a food composed of a dough wrapper around a filling.
examples: text: My little dumpling.
glosses: A term of endearment.
examples: 2018 Brent Butt as Brent Herbert Leroy, "Sasquatch Your Language", Corner Gas Animated
Wherever legitimate tracks are found there's always some fresh scat, y'know, poo, flop, dumplings.
glosses: A piece of excrement.
Synonyms: word: dumpling
Hypernyms: word: food
Hyponyms: word: baozi
word: guotie
word: gyoza
word: jiaozi
word: khinkali
word: knaidel
word: kreplach
word: manti
word: momo
word: pelmeni
word: pierogi
word: quenelle
word: tortellini
word: vareniki
word: wonton
Derived terms: apple dumpling
apple-dumpling shop
Chinese dumpling
clootie dumpling
crotch dumpling
dumpling-depot
dumpling squid
dumplingy
hump dumpling
Norfolk dumpling
North Dumpling Island
potato dumpling
raspberry dumpling
rice dumpling
soup dumpling
Related terms: canederlo
gnocchi
dim sim
dim sum
empanada
har gow
pierogi
varenyky
pelmeni
quenelle
ravioli
shaomai
shumai
wonton
alumnus
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /əˈlʌmnəs/
Forms: form: alumni
form: alumnuses
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin alumnus (“foster child, nourished one”).
Senses: glosses: A male pupil or student.
glosses: A male graduate.
glosses: A student of any gender.
glosses: A graduate of any gender.
Synonyms: sense: of any gender
word: alum
sense: of any gender
word: alumn
sense: of any gender
word: alumni
sense: of any gender
word: alumnx
Coordinate terms: word: alumna
Derived terms: alumni association
Related terms: alumnae
alumnæ
alum
alma mater
alimony
alimentary