Monday, October 12, 2009

WOTDs.

English:
Triskaidekaphobia \tris-ky-dek-uh-FOH-bee-uh\ [noun]:
Fear or a phobia concerning the number 13.

Yiddish:
Mensch \men(t)sh\ [noun]:
Good-natured man; man of honor and integrity.

Hebrew:
Saba Sababa \SAH-buh\ [noun] \suh-BA-buh\ [adj., exclamation]:
"Groovy Grandpa," as Kara says; Grandfather, "It's all good."

French-creole:
Mwen Renme'w \mweh\ [pronoun] \rehn-MIOW\ [verb]:
"I love you."

Russian:
Kot and Koshka \kot\ and \KAHSH-kah\ [nouns]:
Male cat and female cat.

Cantonese:
Tong \taung\ [noun]:
Soup or broth.

Spanish:
Huella \HWAY-yah\ [noun]:
Fingerprint.

Bengali:
Uttor \OOT-taur\ [noun, adj., adv.]:
North.


I believe that is all.

1 comment:

  1. the Korean for soup or broth is the same word. "tang" (탕)

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