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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLehnwort
Pronunciation / Transliteration: leːn.vɔʁt
"Viele englische Begriffe sind heute ein Lehnwort im Deutschen."
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A word adopted from a foreign language with little or no modification.
"The word 'safari' is a loanword from Swahili."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
A loan translation (calque) of German Lehnwort, composed of lehn- (from leihen 'to lend') + Wort 'word'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "loanword" is said worldwide
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mot d'emprunt
Transliteration: mo dɑ̃.prœ̃
"Le mot 'week-end' est un mot d'emprunt en français."
Lehnwort
Transliteration: leːn.vɔʁt
"Viele englische Begriffe sind heute ein Lehnwort im Deutschen."
parola prestito
Transliteration: paˈrɔːla prɛˈstiːto
"Il termine 'bar' è una parola prestito molto comune in italiano."
palabra prestada
Transliteration: paˈlaβɾa presˈtaða
"El español tiene muchas palabras prestadas del árabe."
palavra emprestada
Transliteration: paˈlavɾa ẽpɾesˈtada
"O termo 'futebol' é uma palavra emprestada do inglês."
विदेशी शब्द
Transliteration: vidēśī śabda
"हिन्दी भाषा में कई विदेशी शब्द प्रयोग किए जाते हैं।"
外来词
Transliteration: wàiláicí
"‘沙发’是一个从英语借入的外来词。"
차용어
Transliteration: chayongeo
"한국어에는 영어에서 온 차용어가 많이 있습니다."
外来語
Transliteration: gairaigo
"「コンビニ」は日本でよく使われる外来語です。"
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