User:This, that and the other/capitonyms/ba
I went through the first 30 or so entries under b and came up with this idea of how an appendix could look. It's time-consuming though!
Etymologically unrelated
[edit]- Babylon / babylon: A historical city in Mesopotamia / an obscure British slang term for breasts
- Badley / badley: A tiny village in Suffolk, England / a misspelling of badly
- BAFTA / bafta: The British film and television awards / an Indian textile
- Baggie / baggie: A supporter of West Bromwich Albion FC / an American term for a small bag
- Bai / bai: An ethnic group of China / a marshy meadow of Africa
- Bailee / bailee: A girl's name / the holder of bailed property
- Baileys / baileys: An Irish liqueur / the outer walls of a castle
- Baka / baka: A West African ethnic group / an anime/manga fandom term for stupid or silly
- Balder / balder: The Norse god of light and purity / a term meaning "more bald"
- Baler / baler: A town in the Philippines / a machine for creating bales
- Balla / balla: A village in County Mayo, Ireland / a form of the adjective baller
- Balti / balti: An ethnic group of Pakistan / a style of Pakistani cooking
- Bam / bam: A city in Iran / a representation of a loud noise
- Banan / banan: A district in Chongqing, China / a pronunciation spelling of banana
- BANANA / banana: An objector to development, similar to a NIMBY / the fruit
- Bandini / bandini: An obscure Australian slang term for bullshit / a swimsuit related to the bikini
Specific and general versions of the same term
[edit]- Baal / baal
- Bacchanalia / bacchanalia
- Backstop / backstop
- Badlands / badlands
- Banat / banat
Pairs where one term derives from the other
[edit]Here, the connection between the words is explained in the glosses, if known.
- Bach / BACH: A surname of (among others) a prominent family of German musicians / a musical motif derived from the surname
- badger / Badger: The animal / A Wisconsinite – early Wisconsin miners dug trenches that resembled badger's dens
- Badminton / badminton: A village in Gloucestershire, England / a racquet sport first played in Badminton
- baker's dozen / Baker's Dozen: A group of 13 items / a card game involving piles of 13 cards
- Balbriggan / balbriggan: A town in County Fingal, Ireland / a kind of cotton fabric used for underwear
- Balmoral / balmoral: A castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland / a type of cap, shoe, or petticoat
Pairs with a common origin
[edit]- Bakes / bakes: A nickname for the surname Baker / verb form and plural noun (both from bake)
- Balaclava / balaclava: A town in Jamaica / a type of headgear (both from Balaklava)
- Balkanite / balkanite: A native of the Balkans / a white-gray mineral (both from Balkan)
- Bêche-de-Mer / bêche-de-mer: Another name for the Bislama language / another name for the sea cucumber (both from French bêche-de-mer)