Etymology
81Hindustani (Hindi-Urdu) word etymology — Hindustānī also known as Hindi Urdu, is a term used by linguists to describe several closely related idioms in the northern, central and northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent. It encompasses two standardized registers in the form of the… …
82Shia etymology — This is a sub article of Shi a Islam.Shi a ( follower or partisan ) as an Islamic term traces its etymology to the very first century of Islam.TransliterationThe singular/adjective form of Shi‘ah (ArB|شيعة) is Shi‘i (ArB|شيعي). The apostrophe… …
83The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology — is a notable etymological dictionary of the English language, published by Oxford University Press. Editions C. T. Onions, G. W. S. Friedrichsen, R. W. Burchfield (1966, reprinted 1983, 1992, 1994) ISBN 0 19 861112 9 Also published by OUP: The… …
84Bulgarian placename etymology — is characterized by the linguistic and ethnic diversity of the Balkans through the ages and the position of the country in the centre of the region. While typical Bulgarian placenames of Slavic origin vastly dominate, toponyms which stem from… …
85folk etymology — 1. a modification of a linguistic form according either to a falsely assumed etymology, as Welsh rarebit from Welsh rabbit, or to a historically irrelevant analogy, as bridegroom from bridegome. 2. a popular but false notion of the origin of a… …
86popular etymology. — See folk etymology. [1875 80] * * * …
87God, Etymology of the Word — • Anglo Saxon God; German Gott; akin to Persian khoda; Hindu khooda Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
88folk etymology — /foʊk ɛtəˈmɒlədʒi/ (say fohk etuh moluhjee) noun 1. a modification of a linguistic form according to a falsely assumed etymology, as in Welsh rarebit from Welsh rabbit. 2. a popularly held but nevertheless untrue belief as to the origin of a word …
89folk etymology — is ‘a popular modifying of the form of a word or phrase in order to make it seem to be derived from a more familiar word’. Examples are cockroach (from Spanish cucaracha), sparrow grass (a dialect and colloquial name for asparagus), and hiccough… …
90popular etymology. — See folk etymology. [1875 80] …
