Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2014/March

This is the March archive of the Foreign Word of the Day for the year of 2014.

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Foreign word of the day  in German
Unke noun, f fire-bellied toad (genus Bombina)
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Foreign word of the day  in Hebrew
קוֹמְבִּינָה • (kombína) f, noun (slang) shady business, deal, or arrangement (slang) a clever trick designed to beat the system (slang) a quick poor-quality solution to a problem
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Foreign word of the day  in Malay
panji-panji noun pennon, flag, standard (usually triangular)
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Foreign word of the day  in Mandarin
結構 (jiégòu) verb (archaic) to collude with; to collaborate with
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Foreign word of the day  in Nahuatl
babasoti' adjective (Mecayapan and Tatahuicapan) Dishevelled; messy (of hair).
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Foreign word of the day  in Old English
āglǣca m, noun (poetic) an awesome or formidable opponent, ferocious fighter
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Foreign word of the day  in Scots
ca canny verb to drive gently; (hence), to go easy, to be careful
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Foreign word of the day  in Welsh
cydbreswylwyr noun cohabitants, fellow residents
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Foreign word of the day  in Swedish
skepparkrans noun A beard running along the jaw line and up to the ears, usually connected with sideburns.
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Norse
þurs m, noun (Norse mythology) a giant, ogre, monster a dunce, numskull the name of the Þ-rune
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Foreign word of the day  in Thai
ราษฎร • (ratsadon) noun populace, citizenry, subjects (of a king)
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Foreign word of the day  in Persian
هجران • (hejrân) noun (poetic) a separation or remoteness from one’s friends or homeland
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Foreign word of the day  in Scottish Gaelic
sunndach adjective merry, cheerful, lively, joyous, joyful good-humored healthy, fit having a good appetite
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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
μέλλω • (méllō) verb to think of doing, intend to do, to mean to to be about to do to be destined to do, to be fated to do to be likely to do to delay, put off, hesitate
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Foreign word of the day  in Classical Nahuatl
īxeh noun Someone or something that has eyes or a face. (figurative) A sage; an intelligent or wise person.
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Foreign word of the day  in French
matineux adjective That is habitually an early riser
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Foreign word of the day  in German
Makulatur f, noun wastepaper (figuratively) something worthless or meaningless (printing) spoilage
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