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Wiktionary:Foreign Word of the Day/2020/February

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This is the February archive of the Foreign Word of the Day for the year of 2020.

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Foreign word of the day  in Egyptian
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 (ḫm) verb
  1. (transitive) to remain ignorant of; to not know or learn
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Foreign word of the day  in Arabic
قَافِيَة • (qāfiya) f, noun
  1. nape of the neck
  2. rhyme
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Foreign word of the day  in Latin
prōmulsidāre n, noun
  1. the tray for serving the entrée, starter-salver
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Foreign word of the day  in Middle English
comaunden verb
  1. To command; to order (someone to do something)
  2. To demand; to order (something should be done)
  3. To dominate, to exercise power over.
  4. To grant or consign to someone.
  5. (rare) To need; to be required.
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Foreign word of the day  in Volapük
bradön verb
  1. to embrace, to hug
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Foreign word of the day  in Dutch
kalverliefde f, noun
  1. puppy love; a youthful, immature form of love often associated with young people.
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Foreign word of the day  in Thai
เฌอ • (chəə) noun
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Foreign word of the day  in Chinese
吃人不吐骨頭 (chī rén bù tǔ gǔtou) phrase
  1. (derogatory, figurative) to be extremely ruthless and greedy
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Foreign word of the day  in Macedonian
рунтав • (runtav) adjective, noun
  1. woolly, shaggy, hairy
  2. (for an animal) one that has long and dense fur
  3. something that has long and curly hair
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Foreign word of the day  in Middle English
sweven noun
  1. dream (especially a prophetic one)
  2. (waking) vision, premonition
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Foreign word of the day  in Sanskrit
धारयति • (dhāráyati) verb
  1. to maintain, to hold
  2. to practise
  3. to undergo, to bear
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Foreign word of the day  in Old Irish
do·airbir verb
  1. to bend
  2. to subdue, to (cause to) bow down
  3. to yield, to surrender
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Foreign word of the day  in Egyptian
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(ḏꜣ) m, noun
  1. fire drill (tool used to start fires)
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Foreign word of the day  in Irish
féicheamh noun
  1. (literary) either of the parties to an obligation, thus:
    1. creditor
    2. debtor
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Focus week: contranyms

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Foreign word of the day  in Hebrew
חבל על הזמן • (khavál al haz'mán) phrase
  1. (literally) It's a waste of time; we're wasting time; we don't have time for this.
  2. (slang) Exceptionally good.
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Foreign word of the day  in Ancient Greek
ἀργός • (argós, ārgós) adjective
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