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Shashi Tharoor’s command of the English language is acknowledged even within his own party, so much so that Congress ...
Malaysia ‘Even slang is part of English’: Why and how Malaysian words like ‘alamak’ and ‘terror’ made it into Oxford Dictionary The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) currently has 285 entries of words ...
Isekai, one of the most popular genres in anime and manga, is now officially in the Oxford English Dictionary. However, it may not mean what you think.
Columnist's note: Of the many words in Philippine English that made it to the Oxford English Dictionary, nothing has probably received as much attention, locally and globally, as "gigil" in the ...
WHEN you see something cute — a baby, an object or an animal, for example, and you feel the urge to squeeze whatever it is, there is now an English word for it. And that word happens to originate from ...
The expression is called — Gigil The Oxford English Dictionary has included a list of “untranslatable” words from other languages — without English equivalents — and gigil is one among them.
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) has added new words from various languages, acknowledging their common usage in English. These additions include terms from South Africa, Malaysia, Singapore ...
The other definition of "kababayan" is the a small, sweet, yellow muffin-like cake similar which is shaped like the "salakot," the Filipino farmer's hat which was also added to the dictionary.
The Oxford English Dictionary adds new words like 'gigil,' 'alamak,' 'kaya toast,' and 'videoke,' highlighting global influences and untranslatable terms from the Philippines and Southeast Asia.
'Spice bag', 'ludraman' and 'class' are among the Irish English words that have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in its latest update.
The iconic South African expression 'yoh' has officially landed in the Oxford English Dictionary, bringing with it a host of cultural significance.