Borrowing

/ˈbɒroʊɪŋ/ noun

Definition

the action of taking and using something belonging to someone else with the intention of returning it

Etymology

From Old English borgian, from borg (pledge, security)

Kelly Says

In linguistics, 'borrowing' describes how languages take words from each other - though unlike real borrowing, they never give them back!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ብድር
ARالعربية
استعارة
BNবাংলা
ঋণ
CACatalà
préstec
CSČeština
půjčování
DADansk
lån
DEDeutsch
Entlehnung
ELΕλληνικά
δανεισμός
ESEspañol
préstamo
FAفارسی
قرض
FISuomi
lainaus
FRFrançais
emprunt
GUGU
ઋણ
HAHA
karfi
HEעברית
הלוואה
HIहिन्दी
उधार
HUMagyar
kölcsönzés
IDBahasa Indonesia
pinjaman
IGIG
ihe a gụrụ
ITItaliano
prestito
JA日本語
借用
KKKK
қарыз
KMKM
ការខ្ចីរំលស់
KO한국어
차용
MRMR
कर्ज
MSBahasa Melayu
peminjaman
MYမြန်မာ
ငှားခငါး
NLNederlands
lening
NONorsk
lån
PAPA
ਕਰਜ਼
PLPolski
pożyczanie
PTPortuguês
empréstimo
RORomână
împrumut
RUРусский
заимствование
SVSvenska
lån
SWKiswahili
kukopa
TAதமிழ்
கடன்
TEతెలుగు
రుణం
THไทย
ยืม
TLTL
pagpapahiram
TRTürkçe
borçlanma
UKУкраїнська
запозичення
URاردو
قرض
VITiếng Việt
mượn
YOYO
gbẹsan
ZH中文
借用
ZUZU
ukulibokelisa

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