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Bhāṣā (or one of its derived forms) is the word for "language" in many South and Southeast Asian languages, which derives from the Sanskrit word bhāṣā (भाषा) meaning "speech" or "spoken language". In transliteration from Sanskrit or Pali, bhasa may also be spelled bhasa, basa, or phasa.
Korean slang (4 P) M. Minjung (11 P) Pages in category "Korean words and phrases" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. This list may not ...
(Korea) a Chinese (now rarely used, see also chang ke) Dukh (дух) (Russia) was military slang for Afghans. Means spirit or malodor. Descends from Afghan word dushman=peasant. Dzsipó (Hungary) pronounced as 'jee-poe' - a Gypsy. From English word Gypsy. Coined by the Hungarian translators of Guy Ritchie's Snatch. Espalda mojada
It is a compound of the word 병; 病; byeong, meaning "of disease" or "diseased", and the word 신; 身; sin, a word meaning "body" originating from the Chinese character. This word originally refers to disabled individuals, but in modern Korean is commonly used as an insult with meanings varying contextually from "jerk" to "dumbass" or "dickhead"
It would qualify as English slang, like something that would be defined in Urban Dictionary. We need some linguists here for articles like this. A transliteration does not become an English word unil it gains widespread use and acceptance. Tofu (Japanese, from Chinese) is an example. It's not dooboo (from Korean) or doufu (from Chinese).
A slang dictionary is a reference book containing an alphabetical list of slang, which is vernacular vocabulary not generally acceptable in formal usage, usually including information given for each word, including meaning, pronunciation, and etymology.
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The compilation of Standard Korean Language Dictionary was commenced on 1 January 1992, by The National Academy of the Korean Language, the predecessor of the National Institute of Korean Language. [1] The dictionary's first edition was published in three volumes on 9 October 1999, followed by the compact disc released on 9 October 2001. [2]