Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2016/June

This is the June archive of the Foreign Word of the Day for the year of 2016.

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Foreign word of the day  in Akkadian
𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 • (bābili [KA2.DINGIR.RAKI]) proper noun Babylon
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Foreign word of the day  in French
dossard m, noun number on the back of a sportsman's shirt
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Foreign word of the day  in Yiddish
קימפּעטאָרין • (kimpetorin) f, noun woman in childbirth or who has just given birth, a new mother
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Foreign word of the day  in Latin
synedrus m, noun a counsellor or senator in the ancient Macedonian nation
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Foreign word of the day  in Dutch
zesjescultuur f, noun "culture of sixes": the tendency to be satisfied with mediocre results, "sixes" referring to the lowest passing grade on a test
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Foreign word of the day  in Thai
ขื่อแป • (kʉ̀ʉ-bpɛɛ) noun law (literally, "tie beam and purlin")
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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
ῥοδοδᾰ́κτῠλος • (rhododáktulos) adjective rosy-fingered
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Foreign word of the day  in Burmese
တိုက် • (tuik) noun continent brick building
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Foreign word of the day  in Finnish
löylykauha noun scoop for throwing water on the sauna stove
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Foreign word of the day  in Italian
portolano m, noun (historical) portolan (chart of European navigable waters based on descriptions of coasts)
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Foreign word of the day  in Chinese
反哺 (fǎnbǔ) verb to take care of one's parents when they are old; to show filial piety
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Foreign word of the day  in German
Kühnheit f, noun boldness, daring, audacity, hardihood, temerity
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Foreign word of the day  in Sanskrit
मुद्रा • (mudrā́) f, noun a seal or stamp stamped coin or piece of money a shutting or closing a lock or stopper a mystery
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Foreign word of the day  in Latvian
līt kā pa Jāņiem verb to rain heavily, to come down in buckets (literally, "to rain like during Jāņi (Midsummer festival)")
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Foreign word of the day  in Portuguese
manjerico m, noun basil (Portugal) a small decorated pot of basil, given as a symbol of love on St. Anthony's and St. John's Day
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Foreign word of the day  in Bactrian
λαχϸατανιγο (laxšatanigo) noun place of cremation
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Foreign word of the day  in Indonesian
gayung noun water ladle, usually used for bathing quarterstaff used as a weapon a blow given with a fist or a weapon
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Foreign word of the day  in Czech
tříčtvrtka f, noun (rugby) center/centre three-quarter brick
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Foreign word of the day  in Spanish
halagadísimo adjective experiencing schadenfreude (enjoyment from another's misfortune)
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Foreign word of the day  in Korean
엄친아 • (eomchina) noun (neologism) academically successful male student who is the target of envy
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