Words similar to loanwords
Example sentences for: loanwords
How can you use “loanwords” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
I am delighted to report that the special diacritica are shown for the common European loanwords like French nat\i2dot\veté `artlessness; ingenuousness' (p.
[Those who are aware of Loanwords Index and Loanwords Dictionary , by Frank R. Abate and this reviewer (Gale Research, 1983, 1985), should be reminded that those works are restricted to “Foreign Words and Phrases That Are Not Fully Assimilated into English and Retain a Measure of Their Foreign Orthography, Pronunciation, or Flavor,” to quote from the suitable of Loanwords Index.
' Other loanwords which have acquired changed meanings include chitra `axis deer,' from citra `spotted'; hathi `gray,' from hathi `elephant'; pukka `genuine, reliable, good,' from pakka `cooked, ripe, mature'; puttee `soldier's legging,' from patti `bandage'; pyke `civilian at whose expense a soldier is treated,' from payik `messenger'; and toddy `type of hot drink,' from tari `palmyra palm juice.
The first English loanwords date from perhaps 100 years ago, exhibiting steady growth since then with a truly spectacular spurt over the past twenty years, predictably in the fields of science, business and economics, politics, fashion, pop culture, and so on.
(In this article, Hindi is used to cover loanwords which etymologists attribute to either Hindi or Urdu.