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List of English words of Chinese origin information


Words of Chinese origin have entered European languages, including English. Most of these were direct loanwords from various varieties of Chinese. However, Chinese words have also entered indirectly via other languages, particularly Korean, Japanese and Vietnamese, that have all used Chinese characters at some point and contain a large number of Chinese loanwords.

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List of English words of Chinese origin

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Words of Chinese origin have entered European languages, including English. Most of these were direct loanwords from various varieties of Chinese. However...

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Lists of English words by country or language of origin

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List of English words of Old English origin. English words of African origin List of English words of Afrikaans origin List of South African English regionalisms...

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List of English words of Japanese origin

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actually words of Chinese origin that were first exposed to English via Japan. The words on this page are an incomplete list of words which are listed in major...

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List of English words of Russian origin

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including English, contain words (Russianisms) most likely borrowed from the Russian language. Not all of the words are of purely Russian or origin. Some of them...

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List of English words of Indonesian origin

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The following is a partial list of English words of Indonesian origin. The loanwords in this list may be borrowed or derived, either directly or indirectly...

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List of English words of Sanskrit origin

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This is a list of English words of Sanskrit origin. Most of these words were not directly borrowed from Sanskrit. The meaning of some words have changed...

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List of English words of Persian origin

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is, words in English that derive from Persian, either directly, or more often, from one or more intermediary languages. Many words of Persian origin have...

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List of English words of Malay origin

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partial list of loanwords in English language, that were borrowed or derived, either directly or indirectly, from Malay language. Many of the words are decisively...

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List of loanwords in Chinese

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Chinese origin List of English words of Japanese origin List of Spanish words of Chinese origin List of English words of Cantonese origin Chinglish Gairaigo...

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List of Spanish words of Chinese origin

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This is a list of Spanish words of Chinese origin. Some of these words have alternate etymologies and may also appear on a list of Spanish words from a different...

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List of Sinhala words of English origin

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of Sinhala long "ä" ([æː]) as "ää", and the non-marking of prenasalized stops. Sinhala words of English origin mainly came about during the period of...

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List of loanwords in Tagalog

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that 33% of word root entries are of Spanish origin. As the aforementioned analysis didn't reveal the frequency of the usage of these words by native...

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Philippine English vocabulary

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This is a list of English words which originate from any of the Philippine languages. Abbreviations are often punctuated in Philippine English when they...

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List of English words containing Q not followed by U

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English, the letter Q is usually followed by the letter U, but there are some exceptions. The majority of these are anglicised from Arabic, Chinese,...

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English language

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early period of Modern English to follow the spelling patterns of Latin for English words of Germanic origin. For the vowel sounds of the English language...

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List of common false etymologies of English words

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This incomplete list is not intended to be exhaustive. This is a list of common contemporary false etymologies for English words. Crap: The word "crap"...

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List of French words of Arabic origin

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Words of Arabic origin entered the French language. Most of them entered first in another Romance language before being borrowed by the French language...

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List of loanwords in Indonesian

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Still other words taken into modern English from Malay/Indonesian probably have other origins (e.g., "satay" from Tamil, or "ketchup" from Chinese). During...

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Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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Many words in the English vocabulary are of French origin, most coming from the Anglo-Norman spoken by the upper classes in England for several hundred...

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Glossary of British terms not widely used in the United States

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Australia, some of the British terms listed are used, although another usage is often preferred. Words with specific British English meanings that have...

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Glossary of Japanese words of Dutch origin

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Japanese words of Dutch origin started to develop when the Dutch East India Company initiated trading in Japan from the factory of Hirado in 1609. In...

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List of commonly misused English words

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This is a list of English words that are thought to be commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers...

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Chinese Pidgin English

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by a Chinese substratum. From the 17th to the 19th centuries, there was also Chinese Pidgin English spoken in Cantonese-speaking portions of China. Chinese...

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Arabic language influence on the Spanish language

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Spanish language Influence of Arabic on other languages List of Arabic loanwords in English List of French words of Arabic origin Spanish terms derived from...

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List of Spanish words of various origins

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This is a list of Spanish words of various origins. It includes words from Australian Aboriginal languages, Balti, Berber, Caló, Czech, Dravidian languages...

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