cstr/en-wiktionary-extracted-all huggingface dataset:
death loop
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: death loops
Senses: examples: text: However, upon being resurrected I found myself in the morning of a groundhog day fighting the scorpion I had just killed, exiting the room, feeling woozy, eating chocolate, falling to the ground. I was stuck in a death loop.
ref: 2012, Olli Tapio Leino, “Death loop as a feature”, in Game Studies, volume 12, number 2, Game Studies, →ISSN:
text: The death loop represents a limit of the game system as well as the pleasures associated with fort-da present in the playing of digital games. Rather than the player failing, the machine has failed. As a type of bug, the death loop is not the only deadly, and deathly, reference to game-halting system failure. There is also the kill screen.
ref: 2015, Emily Flynn-Jones, “Don't Forget to Die”, in Torill Elvira Mortensen, Jonas Linderoth, Ashley ML Brown, editors, The Dark Side of Game Play: Controversial Issues in Playful Environments, Routledge, →ISBN:
topics: video-games
glosses: A situation in which a player respawns and inevitably dies, only to respawn in the exact same situation, causing the game to loop indefinitely.
Related terms: kill screen
death loops
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of death loop
cba
Language: English
Part of speech: phrase
Senses: glosses: Alternative letter-case form of CBA (“can't be arsed”).
flash over
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: flashes over
form: flashing over
form: flashed over
form: flashed over
Senses: glosses: To undergo flashing (ignition) throughout a space all at once.
glosses: To undergo an unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator.
Derived terms: word: flashover
flash overs
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flash over
flashover voltage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: flashover voltages
Senses: topics: business
electrical-engineering
electricity
electromagnetism
energy
engineering
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
physics
glosses: The voltage at which an electric discharge occurs between two electrodes that are separated by an insulator.
Synonyms: sparkover voltage
flashover voltages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of flashover voltage
sparkover voltage
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: sparkover voltages
Senses: glosses: Synonym of flashover voltage.
synonyms: word: flashover voltage
sparkover voltages
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of sparkover voltage
molding flash
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: molding flashes
Senses: topics: business
manufacturing
glosses: Excess material left around the edge of a mould, which must usually be removed.
molding flashes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of molding flash
moulding flash
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: moulding flashes
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of molding flash.
moulding flashes
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of moulding flash
PQE
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Initialism of post-qualified experience.
abd
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: examples: text: Abd ¶ Soft, obese, tender; decreased bowel sounds; stool palpable on left side
ref: 2009, Michelle O'Connor, Beth Bryles Phillips, “Constipation”, in Terry L. Schinghammer, Julia M. Koehler, editors, Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach, 7th edition, McGraw Hill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 111:
topics: medicine
sciences
glosses: Abbreviation of abdomen.
friendshoring
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: Blend of friend + offshoring
Senses: examples: text: Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank (ECB), noted that the governments of Western countries are increasingly adopting industrial policies that promote “friendshoring” of strategic industries.
ref: 2023 August 30, “What is “friendshoring”?”, in The Economist, →ISSN:
topics: business
diplomacy
economics
finance
government
politics
sciences
glosses: The process of moving production to diplomatically friendly or allied foreign locations which have lower production costs.
Hypernyms: offshoring
Coordinate terms: word: outsource
word: outsourcing
Related terms: word: friendly shore
word: offshore
word: decoupling
word: derisking
post-qualified
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more post-qualified
form: most post-qualified
Etymology: From post- + qualified.
Senses: examples: text: How much experience does he have? He's four years post-qualified.
glosses: Having been qualified (in some profession) for the specified time.
SEAD
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /siːd/
enpr: sēd
homophone: seed
Senses: topics: aeronautics
aerospace
aviation
business
engineering
government
military
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
politics
war
coordinate_terms: DEAD
EAD
AD
AA
EW
ECM
glosses: Acronym of suppression of enemy air defense(s).
Islamologist
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Islamologists
Etymology: From Islam + -ologist.
Senses: glosses: A person who studies Islam.
Islamologists
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Islamologist
Jerusalem cross
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Jerusalem crosses
Senses: topics: government
heraldry
hobbies
lifestyle
monarchy
nobility
politics
glosses: a cross variant consisting of a large cross potent surrounded by four smaller Greek crosses, one in each quadrant.
synonyms: Maltese cross
glosses: A flowering plant Lychnis chalcedonica (syn. Silene chalcedonica) of the family Caryophyllaceae
Sixpenny Handley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Recorded as Hanlege 1086 (DB), and Sexpennyhanley in 1575, from an old hundred named Sexpene (hill of the Saxons).
Senses: glosses: A village in Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge parish, north-east Dorset, England (OS grid ref ST9917).
Tashkenti
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: Tashkandi
Etymology: From Tashkent + -i.
Senses: examples: text: The successive Tashkenti pretender episodes of the period 1587–1635 constituted a single recurrent trend.
ref: 2012, Thomas Welsford, Four Types of Loyalty in Early Modern Central Asia, page 201:
text: It had a Tashkandi-style exterior and appearance.
ref: 2012, Allen J. Frank, Bukhara and the Muslims of Russia, page 62:
glosses: Of or pertaining to Tashkent.
Tashkenti
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Tashkentis
form: Tashkandi
Etymology: From Tashkent + -i.
Senses: examples: text: Most Tashkentis who could somehow connect to the splendour displayed considered the festivities an unnecessary nuisance and immense waste of money.
ref: 2019, Kerstin Klenke, The Sound State of Uzbekistan:
text: Kryzhanovskii concluded by saying that he had instead announced to the Tashkandis that the city would be permitted to retain a degree of independence, but with Russian garrisons located at strategic points.
ref: 2020, Alexander Morrison, The Russian Conquest of Central Asia, page 264:
glosses: A person from, or an inhabitant of, Tashkent.
Tashkentis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Tashkenti
Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in north-east Dorset, England, formed in 2015 from these two parishes, which until then had a joint parish council.
subuser
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: subusers
Etymology: From sub- + user.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A secondary or subsidiary user.
subsecret
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: subsecrets
Etymology: From sub- + secret.
Senses: topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A secondary or subsidiary secret.
subusers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subuser
subsecrets
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subsecret
Tashkandi
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From Tashkand + -i.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Tashkenti.
Tashkandi
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Tashkandis
Etymology: From Tashkand + -i.
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of Tashkenti.
subroot
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: subroots
Etymology: From sub- + root.
Senses: examples: text: Well-designed CAs will create a trust hierarchy, which consists of a root with a number of subroots, to further enhance protection of the private key.
ref: 2003, Kapil Raina, PKI Security Solutions for the Enterprise, page 30:
topics: computing
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
glosses: A secondary or subsidiary root.
subroots
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of subroot
Tashkandis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Tashkandi
acc
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of accusative case
acc
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: accs
Senses: glosses: Abbreviation of account.
acc
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: examples: text: On now-deleted Instagram stories, he posted two separate updates, expressing his annoyance over the current situation. / One read: ‘Indiyah just friendzoned Ikenna?? What was the point man? it’s acc a joke.’
ref: 2022 June 21, Charlotte Manning, “Love Island’s Remi Lambert fuming after Indiyah Polack pies off Ikenna – hours after he was brutally dumped”, in Metro:
glosses: Abbreviation of actually.
acc
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: topics: law
glosses: Abbreviation of according.
Pentridge
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village in Sixpenny Handley and Pentridge parish, north-east Dorset, England (OS grid ref SU0317).
Tashkand
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Transliteration of Persian تاشکند (tâškand).
Senses: examples: text: From Orenburg to Tashkand merchandise is carried on camels, and the cost is computed at from R. 2-68 kopecks to R. 3-42 kopecks.
ref: 1878, Routes in Asia:
text: Bokharan trade takes two directions, one to the west, the other to Tashkand.
ref: 1884, Sir Charles Metcalfe MacGregor, The Defence of India, page 114:
text: The Muslim intellectuals called first regional conference in Tashkand in April 1917 to understand the issue confronting the land.
ref: 2005, Central Asia, page 21:
text: He, the same day, returned directly to Tashkand.
ref: 2013, John P. Brown, The Darvishes, page 149:
glosses: Alternative spelling of Tashkent.
Derived terms: Tashkandi
P0
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: P0s
Senses: coordinate_terms: P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
glosses: Abbreviation of priority zero The highest, most critical, most important, level of importance and priority. A hold everything, drop everything, and get on it, level.
coordinate_terms: word: P1
alt: counting from 1
glosses: Abbreviation of position zero The ultimate first position, in ordinal systems that begin with the zeroth place.
Related terms: sense: Appendix
english: po
translation: po
word: Variations of
P. O.
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of P.O..
glosses: Alternative form of PO.
underbrew
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: underbrews
form: underbrewing
form: underbrewed
form: underbrewed
Etymology: From under- + brew.
Senses: glosses: To brew for too short a time.
underbrewed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of underbrew
underbrews
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of underbrew
underbrewing
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of underbrew
Shrubsoles
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Shrubsole
momijis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of momiji
Spelsbury
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From the unattested Old English personal name *Spēol + -s- + Old English byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in West Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SP3421).
Messing-cum-Inworth
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in Colchester district, Essex, England, which includes these two villages.
Related terms: Inworth
Messing
Inworth
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From the Old English personal name Ina + worþ (“enclosure”).
Senses: glosses: A village in Messing-cum-Inworth parish, Colchester district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL8718).
Derived terms: Messing-cum-Inworth
Jones diagram
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Jones diagrams
Etymology: Developed by Loyd A. Jones in the 1940s.
Senses: glosses: A type of Cartesian graph where each axis represents a different variable, and opposite directions along an axis represent different quantities rather than positive or negative signs of the same quantity; thus four variables are diagrammed in total.
Jones diagrams
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Jones diagram
biochore
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: biochores
Etymology: From bio- +Ancient Greek χώρα (khṓra, “country”).
Senses: topics: biology
ecology
natural-sciences
glosses: A group of similar biotopes.
Villarses
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Villars
Villarins
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Villarin
West Down
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS5142).
glosses: A number of open spaces known as downs in the south of England with this name.
Related terms: english: hamlet and civil parish in North Devon
translation: hamlet and civil parish in North Devon
word: East Down
Waitt
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Waitts
Etymology: Variant spelling of Waite.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Wali
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Walis
Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic وَلِيّ (waliyy, “prophet, saint”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Arabic.
Waitts
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Waitt
Walkley
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Walkleys
Etymology: From the unattested Old English personal name *Walca + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).
Senses: glosses: A suburb of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3388).
glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
universal bank
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: universal banks
Senses: topics: banking
business
finance
coordinate_terms: commercial bank
investment bank
retail bank
glosses: A bank that is both a commercial bank and investment bank, which may also be a retail bank, insurance broker and/or provider of other financial services.
Derived terms: universal banking
universal banks
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of universal bank
Whisner
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Whisners
Etymology: Perhaps an altered spelling of German Wisner.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Whisners
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Whisner
Walkleys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Walkley
Weberg
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Webergs
Etymology: Borrowed from Norwegian and Swedish Weberg.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Wilham
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Wilhams
Etymology: Probably a variant of German Wilhelm.
Senses: glosses: A surname from German.
Wilhams
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Wilham
Webergs
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Weberg
Haoreima
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Haoleima
form: Haureima
form: Hauleima
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯍꯥꯎꯔꯩꯃ (hāʼureima).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei goddess of diseases, illnesses, souls and spirits.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
investment banking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From investment bank + -ing.
Senses: topics: banking
business
finance
coordinate_terms: commercial banking
retail banking
universal banking
glosses: The activities of an investment bank.
commercial banking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From commercial bank + -ing.
Senses: topics: banking
business
coordinate_terms: retail banking
investment banking
universal banking
glosses: The activities of a commercial bank.
retail banking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From retail bank + -ing.
Senses: topics: banking
business
coordinate_terms: commercial banking
investment banking
universal banking
glosses: The activities of a retail bank.
universal banking
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From universal bank + -ing.
Senses: topics: banking
business
finance
coordinate_terms: commercial banking
investment banking
retail banking
glosses: The activities of a universal bank.
Imoinu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Emoinu
form: Eemoinu
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯏꯃꯣꯏꯅꯨ (ʼimoʼinu).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei goddess of family, the fireplace/hearth, the household and kitchen, peace, prosperity and wealth.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
Irai Leima
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Erai Leima
form: Ireima
form: Ereima
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei goddess of water, aquatic life, diseases and illnesses.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
Yalamanchili
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Yalamanchilis
Etymology: Borrowed from Telugu యలమంచిలి (yalamañcili).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Telugu.
Khamlangba
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Khamlangpa
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯈꯝꯂꯥꯡꯕ (khamlāngba).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei god of iron, mining, metallurgy, steel manufacturing, hunting and war.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Banasiaks
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Banasiak
Yalamanchilis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Yalamanchili
Khuman Pokpa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Khumanpokpa
form: Khuman Apokpa
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯈꯨꯃꯟ ꯄꯣꯛꯄ (khuman pokpa).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei god of the sunset and the night time; the ancestral god of the Khuman clan.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Khunu Leima
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Khunureima
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯈꯨꯅꯨꯔꯩꯃ (khunureima).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei goddess of pigeons and doves.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
Khamnung Kikoi Louonbi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯈꯝꯅꯨꯡ ꯀꯤꯀꯣꯢ ꯂꯧꯑꯣꯟꯕꯤ (khamnung kikoi louʼonbi).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: An ancient Meitei goddess of death who carries off the souls of individuals to the underworld.
Khoriphaba
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Khoiriphaba
form: Kholiphapa
form: Khoiliphapa
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯈꯣꯔꯤꯐꯥꯕ (khoriphāba).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei god of adventure, sports, wrestling and polo matches. He is the son of Salailen and Konthoujam Tampha Lairembi.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Ayesh
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Ayeshes
Etymology: Ultimately of Arabic origin.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Arabic.
Salailen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Salailel
form: Salairen
form: Salairel
form: Soraren
form: Sorarel
Etymology: From Manipuri ꯁꯂꯥꯏꯂꯦꯟ (salāʼilen).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: An ancient Meitei god of the sky and heaven. He is the king of all gods.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Ayeshes
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Ayesh
Azors
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Azor
Konthoujam Tampha Lairembi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Konthoujam Tampha
form: Konthoujam Lairembi
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: An ancient Meitei goddess, the Queen of Heaven, a consort of Salailen and the mother of Khoriphaba.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
Korouhanba
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Korou Hanba
form: Korou
form: Kolouhanpa
form: Kolou Hanpa
form: Kolou
form: Koilouhanpa
form: Koilou Hanpa
form: Koilou
form: Numit
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯀꯣꯔꯧꯍꯟꯕ (korouhanba).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei god of the sun, sky and heaven.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Koupalu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Koubaru
form: Koubru
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯀꯧꯕꯔꯨ (koubaru).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei tutelary guardian god of the northwestern direction. He is the mythological founder of human civilization.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
glosses: A mountain in northwestern Manipur, India.
McRury
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: McRurys
Etymology: From the Scottish Gaelic variant of McCrory.
Senses: glosses: A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Comberbach
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Comberbaches
form: Cumberbatch
form: Cumberpatch
Etymology: From Old English *Cumbra (a male given name) + bæce (“stream in a valley”).
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Cheshire West and Chester district, Chester, England (OS grid ref SJ6477).
glosses: A habitational surname from Old English.
Comberbaches
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Comberbach
Koujeng Leima
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Koucheng Leima
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯀꯧꯖꯦꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ (koujeng leima).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: An ancient Meitei goddess of tribal origin, a minor consort of the god Koupalu.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
McRurys
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of McRury
Kounu
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯀꯧꯅꯨ (kounu).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei guardian goddess of the northern direction, the snows of the far north, giver of good rainfall, and a consort of God Koupalu.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
Lavingtons
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Lavington
Laikhurembi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Laikhulempi
form: Laikhutlembi
form: Laikhutlempi
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯂꯥꯏꯈꯨꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ (lāʼikhurembi).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: An ancient Meitei goddess of argument, justice, good counsel, divine law, order, retribution and secrecy; the chief queen of the Khamnung underworld and the chief consort of the god Thongalen.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
Thongalen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Thongalel
form: Thongarel
form: Thongaren
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯊꯣꯉꯥꯂꯦꯟ (thongālen).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: An ancient Meitei god of the dead and the king of the Khamnung underworld.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Lainaotabi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Lainaotapi
form: Leinaotabi
form: Leinaotapi
form: Lainautabi
form: Leinautabi
form: Lainautapi
form: Leinautapi
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: An ancient Meitei goddess of charm, magic, sorcery, spell, weaving and witchcraft and a minor consort of the god Thongalen, and later remarried to Poireiton.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
Lok Ningthou
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei god of brooks, gorges, ravines, rills, rivulets, runnels and streams, the guardian of the southern direction and the son of the god Wangpulen.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Wangpulen
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Wangpulel
form: Wangpuren
form: Wangpurel
form: Wangbaren
form: Wangbarel
form: Wangbren
form: Wangbrel
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯋꯥꯡꯄꯨꯂꯦꯟ (wāngpulen).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei god of water, rain, flood, disease and sickness, the guardian of the southeast direction.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Loyalakpa
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Loiyalakpa
form: Loyarakpa
form: Loiyarakpa
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯂꯣꯌꯥꯔꯥꯛꯄ (loyārākpa).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei guardian god of the western direction. He is an adopted son of the god Koupalu and goddess Kounu.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Marjing
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯃꯥꯔꯖꯤꯡ (mārajing).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei god of polo, hockey, horse, sports and war. He is the guardian of the northeast direction.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Mongba Hanba
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Mongpa Hanpa
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯃꯣꯡꯕ ꯍꯟꯕ (mongba hanba).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Ancient Meitei sylvan deity.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Ngaleima
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Nga Leima
form: Ngareima
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯉꯥꯔꯩꯃ (ngāreima).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei goddess of fish and aquatic life.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
Related terms: Nganu Leima
Nganu Leima
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Nganureima
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯉꯥꯅꯨ ꯂꯩꯃ (ngānu leima).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei goddess of ducks and waterfowl.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
Related terms: Ngaleima
Nungthel Leima
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Nungthen Leima
form: Thoudu Nungthel Leima
form: Thoudu Nungthen Leima
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: An ancient Meitei goddess, the adopted daughter of Koupalu and Kounu, and the consort of Loyalakpa.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
Nongpok Ningthou
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯅꯣꯡꯄꯣꯛ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ (nongpok ningthou).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei guardian god of the eastern direction. He is the consort of the goddess Panthoibi.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Panthoibi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Panthoipi
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯄꯥꯟꯊꯣꯏꯕꯤ (pānthoʼibi).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei goddess of civilization, courage, fertility, handicraft, love, victory, warfare and wisdom, the consort of the god Nongpok Ningthou.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
Nongshaba
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Nongshapa
form: Kanglasha
form: Kangla Sha
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯅꯣꯡꯁꯥꯕ (nongsāba).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Ancient Meitei dragon lion god of protection.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Nongthang Leima
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯅꯣꯡꯊꯥꯡ ꯂꯩꯃ (nongthāng leima).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei goddess of seduction, thunder and lightning.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
Pakhangba
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Pakhangpa
Etymology: From Manipuri ꯄꯥꯈꯪꯕ (pākhaṃba).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Ancient Meitei serpentine dragon god of protection of the universe.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Lintons
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Linton
Villefranche
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: From French Villefranche (literally “Freetown”), from ville (“town, city”) + franche, feminine singular of franc (“free”).
Senses: glosses: Several settlements in France, mostly with affixes.
glosses: A frazione in Quart, Aosta Valley autonomous region, Italy.
glosses: A surname from French
glosses: A surname from French:
Jacques-Melchior Villefranche (1829–1904), French editor, writer, and publicist working for Roman Catholic causes
Derived terms: Villefranche-sur-Saône
Related terms: Francheville
Vilafranca
Villafranca
Ellington and Linton
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A civil parish in Northumberland, England, which includes these two villages.
Related terms: Ellington
Linton
Kava
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Kavas
Etymology: Transliteration of Ukrainian Кава (Kava) or a phonetic respelling of Polish Kawa, from kawa (“jackdaw”); ultimately from Proto-Slavic *kavъka (“jackdaw”).
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Panam Ningthou
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯄꯅꯝ ꯅꯤꯡꯊꯧ (panam ningthou).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Ancient Meitei protector god of crops (paddy) from hailstorm and thunder. He is the igniter of the first fire.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
eegit
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: eegits
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of eejit.
Phou Ningthou
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯐꯧ ꯅꯤꯪꯊꯧ (phou niṃthou).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei god of agriculture, crops, fertility, grains, harvesting, paddy and rice, the consort of the goddess Phouoibi.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Phouoibi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Phouoipi
form: Phouleima
form: Phoureima
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei goddess of agriculture, crops, fertility, grains, harvesting, paddy, rice and wealth, the consort of the god Phou Ningthou.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
Pisatao
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Pisatau
form: Pishatao
form: Pishatau
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯄꯤꯁꯥꯇꯥꯎ (pisātāʼu), ꯄꯤ (pi, “to give”) + ꯁꯥ (sā, “to create, make”) + ꯇꯥꯎ (tāʼu, “male friend”).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei god of architecture, artisans, forge, handicrafts, metallurgy and skills.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Pureiromba
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Puleilompa
form: Pureilomba
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯄꯨꯔꯩꯔꯣꯝꯕ (pureiromba).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Ancient Meitei giver god of rain and agricultural prosperity.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Fradd
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Fradds
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Sanamahi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Sannamahi
form: Sanamahee
form: Sannamahee
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯁꯅꯥꯃꯍꯤ (sanāmahi). Meitei word Sana is a portmanteau of Salailen and "Nawa" ("child" in Meitei), thereby meaning "Salailen's child (Nawa)". Sanamahi is a combination of "Sana" and "Mahi" ("liquid" in Meitei), thereby meaning "child (Nawa) developed by the liquid (Mahi) of Salailen".
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Ancient Meitei supreme guardian god of mankind and human household. He is the son of God Salailen.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
glosses: Sanamahism.
Shapi Leima
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Sapi Leima
form: Shabi Leima
form: Sabi Leima
form: Shabireima
form: Sabireima
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: An ancient Meitei goddess and mistress of all the rodents, daughter of the god Salailen.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
Burton in Lonsdale
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A village and civil parish in Craven district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SD6572).
Taoroinai
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Tauroinai
form: Taoloinai
form: Tauloinai
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯇꯥꯎꯔꯣꯢꯅꯥꯢ (tāʼuroināi).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Ancient Meitei serpentine dragon god of the moon.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Thangching
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Thangjing
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯊꯥꯡꯖꯤꯡ (thāngjing).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Ancient Meitei protector and guardian god of the southwestern direction. He is the progenitor of the Moirang clan.
glosses: A male given name from Manipuri.
Thongak Lairembi
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Thongak Leima
form: Thongak Lailempi
form: Thongak Lairemma
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯊꯣꯡꯉꯥꯛ ꯂꯥꯢꯔꯦꯝꯕꯤ (thongngāk lāirembi).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: Ancient Meitei gatekeeper goddess of the entrance gate to the underworld kingdom. She is the consort of God Thongalen.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
Thumleima
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Thum Leima
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯊꯨꯝꯂꯩꯃ (thumleima).
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: An ancient Meitei goddess of salt and salt brines. She is a daughter of the god Salailen.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
Yumjao Leima
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Yumchao Leima
form: Yumjao Lairembi
form: Yumchao Lailempi
form: Yumjao Lairemma
form: Yumchao Lailemma
Senses: topics: human-sciences
mysticism
mythology
philosophy
sciences
glosses: The ancient Meitei goddess of house, household, royalty, rule and power.
glosses: A female given name from Manipuri.
T. R.
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of TR.
Meitei
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: Meiteis
form: Meitei
form: Meetei
form: Meithei
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯃꯩꯇꯩ (meitei).
Senses: glosses: A member of a certain ethnic group native to Manipur, India.
Meitei
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: Meetei
form: Meithei
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯃꯩꯇꯩ (meitei).
Senses: glosses: Of or relating to Manipur, its people (the Meitei), its language, its food, or (religion) its traditional form.
Meitei
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Meiteis
form: Meetei
form: Meithei
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯃꯩꯇꯩ (meitei).
Senses: glosses: The Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the people of Manipur.
glosses: The written form of this language.
glosses: A surname.
Synonyms: Manipuri
Derived terms: Meitei studies
Meiteis
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Meitei
Meiteis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Meitei
Meeteis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Meetei
Meitheis
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: plural of Meithei
Manipuris
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of Manipuri
underpunctuate
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: underpunctuates
form: underpunctuating
form: underpunctuated
form: underpunctuated
Etymology: From under- + punctuate.
Senses: examples: text: Do not overpunctuate; it is much easier than to underpunctuate. The general tendency nowadays is to make punctuation less copious than formerly.
ref: 1893, John F[ranklin] Genung, “The Sentence”, in Outlines of Rhetoric Embodied in Rules, Illustrative Examples, and a Progressive Course of Prose Composition, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.; Chicago, Ill.; London: Ginn & Company, part II (Organization of Materials), chapter section II (Punctuation of the Sentence), page 191:
text: Do not overpunctuate. But do not underpunctuate. Make your sentence constructions so clear that it will be possible for you to keep punctuation at a minimum.
ref: 1925, Henry Seidel Canby, John Baker Opdycke, Good English: Book Two: The Elements of Composition, The Macmillan Company, page 163:
text: [George] Ade tended to underpunctuate. The punctuation of the letters and the capitalization which was a trademark remain as they appear in the copy texts.
ref: 1973, Terence Tobin, Letters of George Ade, page 12:
text: The translators tended to underpunctuate (perhaps reflecting their familiarity with the originals). I have therefore repunctuated many of the letters in accordance with accepted modern English usage.
ref: 1999, David Omissi, “Editorial Note”, in Indian Voices of the Great War: Soldiers’ Letters, 1914–18, Palgrave Macmillan, page xxiii:
text: For example, much editorial ink has been spilled over the question, why did he [Lord Byron] underpunctuate his poetic manuscripts – or even whether his manuscripts are under-, or just Byronically-, punctuated.
ref: 2010, Peter Cochran, “Introduction: The Bisexual Byron”, in Byron and Women [and Men], Cambridge Scholars Publishing, page lxvi:
glosses: To punctuate insufficiently.
Related terms: underpunctuated
underpunctuation
transwar
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: From trans- + war, compare transregional (“spanning across regions”).
Senses: examples: text: 1999 February, A. J. Arnold, "Profitability and Capital Accumulation in British Industry during the Transwar Period, 1913-1924", in The Economic History Review, new series, vol. 52, no. 1
text: The book interrogates questions of social space illuminating national identity, gender, race, and social status during the transwar period from the 1920s until 1950s, including the interwar, wartime, Allied Occupation, and early Cold War periods.
ref: 2022, Annika A. Culver, Japan's Empire of Birds, page 10:
coordinate_terms: word: interwar
english: between wars
translation: between wars
word: pre-war
english: before a war
translation: before a war
word: post-war
english: after a war
translation: after a war
glosses: Referring to a period spanning from before to during and after a war, especially the period from before to after (and including) one of the World Wars.
OBL
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: The American focus seemed to be almost entirely getting OBL, with the future of Afghanistan barely getting a look-in.
ref: 2012, Alastair Campbell, The Burden of Power (The Alastair Campbell Diaries), Random House, →ISBN, page 91:
glosses: Initialism of Osama bin Laden.
Vilankulo
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A town in Inhambane Province, Mozambique.
RFK
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: examples: text: Two of Kennedy’s sons, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Douglas Kennedy, supported the release during Sirhan’s 16th appearance before the California Parole Board. But other family members, including RFK’s widow Ethel, felt Sirhan should remain imprisoned.
ref: 2022 January 13, Jake Tapper and Cheri Mossburg, “California Gov. Gavin Newsom denies parole for RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan”, in CNN, archived from the original on 14 Jan 2022:
glosses: Initialism of Robert Francis Kennedy (1925–1968).
examples: text: "There are some things that RFK Jr. gets right," says former CDC director Dr. Tom Frieden. "We do have a chronic disease crisis in this country, but we need to avoid simplistic solutions and stick with the science."
ref: 2024 November 15, Will Stone, Allison Aubrey, “RFK Jr. wants to 'Make America Healthy Again.' He could face a lot of pushback”, in NPR:
glosses: Initialism of Robert Francis Kennedy Jr. (b. 1954).
undocuqueer
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Etymology: Blend of undocumented + queer
Senses: examples: text: In a study released last month, Cisneros interviewed 31 undocuqueer immigrants to unearth how they navigate being both undocumented and LGBTQ; many said they didn't feel fully embraced by either community, meaning they've had to create their own communities and define their identities for themselves.
ref: 2017 November 1, Steven Blum, “How 'Undocuqueer' Immigrants Straddle Two Marginalized Identities”, in Vice:
text: Undocuqueer immigrants ascribe meaning to their experiences by producing alternate subjectivities and subject positions that resist multiple axes of oppression.
ref: 2018, Jesus Cisneros, “Working with the Complexity and Refusing to Simplify: Undocuqueer Meaning Making at the Intersection of LGBTQ and Immigrant Rights Discourses”, in Journal of Homosexuality, volume 65, number 11, →DOI, page 1415:
glosses: Queer and having the status of an undocumented immigrant.
undocuqueer
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: undocuqueers
Etymology: Blend of undocumented + queer
Senses: examples: text: Unzueta’s scheduled testimony showed that from early-on in undocumented immigrant reform and protest, undocuqueers were part of the conversation.
ref: 2021 August 15, Sydney Smith, “Undocumented And Queer: Solutions To Undocuqueer Stress”, in Supportiv:
glosses: A queer undocumented immigrant.
undocuqueers
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of undocuqueer
irregularisation
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: irregularisations
Senses: glosses: Alternative spelling of irregularization.
Shifnal
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Senses: glosses: A market town and civil parish with a town council, east of Telford, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7407).
white-on-white
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Senses: glosses: Taking place between white people.
Related terms: black-on-black
Saed
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Saeds
Etymology: From Arabic سَاعِد (sāʕid).
Senses: glosses: A male given name from Arabic.
glosses: A surname from Arabic.
gothify
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: gothifies
form: gothifying
form: gothified
form: gothified
Etymology: From goth + -ify.
Senses: glosses: To make Gothic (in any sense).
gothified
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of gothify
gothifies
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of gothify
gothifying
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of gothify
gothification
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: The act of gothifying; the process of making Gothic (in any sense).
comboable
Language: English
Part of speech: adj
Forms: form: more comboable
form: most comboable
Etymology: From combo + -able.
Senses: examples: text: As for the lack of variety in fighting styles, shrug, if you say so, I
think they're quite varied. I mean, the wrestlers are both wrestlers,
so yeah, they grab a lot. But one uses spinning roundhouses and
reversals, and flashy kicks and pounces. The other is more comboable
but plainer looking in moves and flash, but terribly efficient...
ref: 1996 January 31, CreeD, “Tekken Strategies NO less than VF2”, in rec.games.video.arcade (Usenet):
text: OTOH, Jam is pretty damn incredible too. You can do some really insane combos with
her, especially after using the d,d + attack powerups. And her Destroy move is
easily comboable because it has so little startup.
ref: 2000 December 18, Jonathan Winkler, “way OT: Guilty Gear X”, in alt.games.sf2 (Usenet):
topics: video-games
glosses: Able to perform a combo with or on.
Derived terms: comboability
comboability
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Etymology: From comboable + -ity.
Senses: examples: text: Akuma has a LOT of comboability. He can combo into supers from both the
air and the ground with not that much effort. Plus, his dash is good.
ref: 1998 January 18, Onaje Everett, “Is Tekken 3 the most balanced fighting game?”, in rec.games.video.arcade (Usenet):
topics: video-games
glosses: The quality of being comboable.
acronymming
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of acronym
acronymmed
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of acronym
acronymings
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Senses: glosses: plural of acronyming
Snihur
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Snihurs
form: Snigur
form: Snegur
Etymology: Transliteration of Ukrainian Снігур (Snihur), from Ukrainian снігур (snihur, “bullfinch”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Ukrainian.
Snigur
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Snigurs
form: Snihur
form: Snegur
Etymology: Alternative transliteration of Ukrainian Снігур (Snihur), from Ukrainian снігур (snihur, “bullfinch”).
Senses: glosses: A surname from Ukrainian.
Snegur
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Snegurs
form: Snihur
form: Snigur
Etymology: Transliteration of Russian Снегур (Snegur), from Ukrainian снігур (snihur, “bullfinch”) or Russian снегирь (snegirʹ, “bullfinch”).
Senses: glosses: A surname.
Newill
Language: English
Part of speech: name
Forms: form: Newills
Etymology: Variant of Neville.
Senses: glosses: A surname.
mental image
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Forms: form: mental images
Senses: glosses: Perception created in the mind that is not physically present.
stay up late
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Forms: form: stays up late
form: staying up late
form: stayed up late
form: stayed up late
stays up late
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: third-person singular simple present indicative of stay up late
staying up late
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: present participle and gerund of stay up late
stayed up late
Language: English
Part of speech: verb
Senses: glosses: simple past and past participle of stay up late
pyeong
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /pjɔŋ/
rhymes: -ɒŋ
Forms: form: pyeong
form: p'yong
form: pyong
form: pyung
Etymology: From Korean 평(坪) (pyeong).
Senses: examples: text: According to a top-secret document of Japanese imperialism entitled “A Study of Communist Bandits in Manchuria,” peasants of the east district of Santaowan in Yenchi county, were given an average of 4,800 pyung(one pyung equals 3.305 square metres) per household.
ref: [1969, Baik Bong, “Cradle of the Revolution—Liberated Areas”, in Kim Il Sung Biography: From Birth to Triumphant Return to Homeland, volume I, Tokyo: Miraisha, →OCLC, page 185:
text: Now we live in one of the new towns in a twenty-eight-pyeong apartment we bought on installment.
ref: 2006, Gong Ji young, translated by Bruce Fulton and Ju-chan Fulton, Human Decency, page 85:
text: It was an eight-p'yong studio on the second floor below ground level of K group's headquarters, provided as part of their corporate sponsorship drive […].
ref: 2015, Han Kang, translated by Deborah Smith, The Vegetarian, Granta, published 2018, page 57:
glosses: A unit of area in Korea, used especially for floorspace, equivalent to 3.3058 m².
in any way, shape or form
Language: English
Part of speech: adv
Senses: glosses: Alternative form of in any way, shape, or form.