Words and the Power of Language
Jul 08, 2012 -- 1:58pmI had an amazing response to our discussion on language. I discussed the origins of language, the loss of language and how we borrow and merge languages across cultures. I asked the listeners what their favorite word is and the meaning and where the word comes from. See some of your favourites and marvel at the wonderful diversity our words and culture bring to life living in the UAE.
| Valla (really) fistik (pretty girl ) Turkish slang |
| Russian kruto (cool) |
| Kruto (cool) |
| Favourite Swahili word "HAKUNA MATATA" it means "no worries" |
| In Malayalam mazhavillu means rainbow. Mazha means rain |
| Hakuna matata swahili language means no problem |
| SUPERKALIFRAGILISTICKESPIALIDOESHUS. |
| My favourite word is (kadam ra wakla) it's in pashtoo and in English it means (Take one step more) |
| Ziba (perfect ) Persian boro boro (go - go) Persian |
| in russian lubimaya, in english darling |
| Favourite word is CAREEAD, welsh for darling |
| Chipchipaahat - sticky in hindi |
| Chiquitina (little) in spanish |
| Dogrudurmu? (really?) Azerbaijani basdir (enough ) Azerbaijani |
| Srilankan word called "ayobowan" may you live longer is the meaning |
| Wachach pronounced as watchatch is uzbek word that is equal to woooow! In English |
| ACQUIESCE - to agree |
| Elilita in amharic is a sound which you make using your tongue when you are very happy |
| Harika (fascinating ) Turkish |
| Fantabulous! |
| Habibi & Habibti |
| Tessekurler. Turkish language means thanks |
| Asalamu alaikum Arabic |
| Imbibe |
| Yalla habibi |
| SHA'TAAR. an arabic word for clever. But depending on the stress can mean cunning, opportunist |
| You often hear words merging together to create new expressions - 'gynormous' and 'humoungous' |
| A great Scottish word from days gone by is interficker which means don't touch |
| I like word INSHALLA it is very usefull business word! |
| Yalla! |
| The word of the day: Yummilicious |
| Pronto… Italian word for 'ready' |
| My favourite word is sawa sawa. Its a swahili word meaning OK. Some may say its cheng |
| There are many fantastic Indian English words: prepone or bring forward, do the needful, deplane |
| Khrboosha the equivalent of Scriblydee in Emarati what I call my son |
| My favorite word is "lekker" in Afrikaans |
| Nakupenda. Means i love u in swahili. Naaman |
| Fav word shenanigans |
| Leudar (spanish) |
| Rigmarole |
| Cok güzel, Turkish, means very beautiful |
| The longest word in english is smiles because it has a mile between its first and last letter |
| I heard my indian friend using a word prepone as an opposite to postpone |
| Favorite English word is facetious; it has every vowel, in order |
| BARABASHKA is Russian word. It is a small ghost who is spirit of your home and who likes to play with kids |
| My favourite word is Shuturmurg. It is an urdu word meaning ostrich |
| My favorite word is "conversazione" which is Italian for to converse |
| "Nakupenda" - "i love you" in swahili |
| Cash - English, Caisse - French, Cassa - Italian, Capsa - Latin kausu - Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada,Telugu |
| Salaam means Peace in Arabic |
| by the way i think "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" is the logest word in English at an outstanding 34 letters |
| Number system was invented by indians and was spread by the arabs. The arabs did not invent it. |
| Miigwetch - "Thank you" Chippewas First Nations - Upper North America |
| "Hazard" which is from "playing dice" in Arabic |
| raison d'être in fench meaning 'reason for existence' |
| Umbagaashli, zulu means take it easy. Did you get the longest word is smiles |
| Whyclubyum means inhibition in malayalam jassim |
| "LOVE" is the only word that matters! |
| Babushka-grandmother in russian,or achchiq-chuchuk - veg salad in Uzbek |
| Vlaterwater - erase water or tip pex. Afrikaans. |
| Sesquipidalian - the use of big words |
| Snicket. Shortcut in Yorkshire |
| Hakunu matata salarzae |
| kussa - arabic food |
| bhalobasha means love in bengali |
| Prepostorous is my favorite english word-such a mouthful |
| Qurban shim. (in Pashto,Sacrifice my life to u) |
| Shananigans. Irish means funny goings on |
| In egypt the british army used to say: may I have a "shofty" meaning may I have a look |
| some scottish words: crabbitt (in a mood) weesht (be quiet) |
| Incorrigible |
| Ukukkudekangakenaan (sic) Zulu for "how far is it?" Colloquial - 'ngakenaan... |
| fandabbydozy, think it is Scottish word |
| Plimsole- what a great word. Sadly not used anymore |
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