Do you have any permanent blanks for specific words? I can never, ever, remember the word ‘peacock’. Case in point, it’s just taken me a couple of minutes to remember it just for this post. I can remember the French word instantly, but not the word in English, my mother tongue.
I don’t think I have this with any other words, at least not this bad.
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The sound of "baby crying" in Albanian!
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--Alamak! Malaysian loanwords ‘mat rempit’, ‘tapau’ and ‘terror’ among new additions to Oxford English Dictionary--
The full list of words:
alamak, int.
fish head curry, n.
half-boiled egg, n.
kaya, n.2
kaya toast, n.
ketupat, n.
mat rempit, n.
nasi lemak, n.
otak-otak, n.
steamboat, n.
tapau, v.
terror, adj.
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Other Malaysian loanwords already included in the OED are:
atas, adj.
bak kwa, n.
bak kut teh, n.
belukar, n.
changkol, n.
char kway teow, n.
chicken rice, n.
kain songket, n.
kopitiam, n.
laksa, n.
lepak, v.
mamak, n. and adj.
shophouse, n.
sotong, n.
teh tarik, n
The sound of "bee buzzing" in Indonesian!
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Adamantios Korais, who died OTD in 1833, championed the emergence of a purified form of the #Greek #language, known as Katharevousa, seldom used in daily language originally, and now replaced by Demotic Greek https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/greece/greek/?s=mb #travel
TO COG. To cheat with dice; also to coax or wheedle, To cog a die; to conceal or secure a die. To cog a dinner; to wheedle one out of a dinner.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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The sound of "drinking" in Dutch!
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The sound of "hushing" in Lithuanian!
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"Parrots are not just colorful birds; they are among the most intelligent species in the animal kingdom. Their brains are structured in a way that facilitates complex problem-solving and memory retention. This intelligence is akin to that of a young child, making them exceptional mimics and communicators. Unlike many other birds that rely on instinctual calls, parrots can learn and understand sounds, allowing them to mimic human speech with surprising accuracy. Their cognitive abilities are a testament to nature’s ingenuity, showcasing how evolution has endowed them with skills that go beyond mere survival."
https://discoverwildscience.com/the-parrot-that-can-speak-better-than-a-human-toddler-1-281636/
The sound of "laughter" in French!
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HUM DRUM. A hum drum fellow; a dull tedious narrator, a bore; also a set of gentlemen, who (Bailey says) used to meet near the Charter House, or at the King's Head in St. John's-street, who had more of pleasantry, and less of mystery, than the free masons.
A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)
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