Whatnot

/ˈwɑːtnɑːt/ noun

Definition

Things that are miscellaneous or hard to name specifically, or a small decorative shelf for displaying objects.

Etymology

Compound of 'what' (Old English 'hwæt') and 'not' (Old English 'nāt'). Originally British slang for 'whatever-you-call-it,' it became both a catchall term and the name for a type of furniture.

Kelly Says

The word 'whatnot' is pure English laziness and creativity—instead of naming something specific, we just smooshed together 'what' and 'not' and it stuck! It's how languages naturally simplify when people need words fast.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንዲህ አይነት
ehn-dee-heh ah-ee-neh-t
ARالعربية
وغيرها
wah ghay-rah-hah
BNবাংলা
ইত্যাদি
ee-thah-dee
CACatalà
etc.
eh-teh
CSČeština
atd.
ah-teh-deh
DADansk
og så videre
ohg soh vee-deh-reh
DEDeutsch
und so weiter
oond zo vay-ter
ELΕλληνικά
κ.ο.κ.
kah-oh-kah
ESEspañol
etcétera
eh-teh-seh-trah
FAفارسی
و غیره
vah ghay-rah
FISuomi
jne.
yay-neh
FRFrançais
etc.
eh-teh
GUGU
વગેરે
vah-geh-reh
HAHA
da sauransu
dah sah-oo-rah-nsoo
HEעברית
וכו'
vah-khoh
HIहिन्दी
आदि
ah-dee
HUMagyar
többek között
toh-bek koh-zoot
IDBahasa Indonesia
dan sebagainya
dahn seh-bah-gah-ee-nah
IGIG
wulu wulu
woo-loo woo-loo
ITItaliano
e così via
eh koh-zee vee-ah
KKKK
т.б.
teh beh
KMKM
ល។
loh
MRMR
इ.
ee
MSBahasa Melayu
dan sebagainya
dahn seh-bah-gah-ee-nah
MYမြန်မာ
စသည်တို့ကဲ့သို့
zeh-thee-toh keh-lay
NLNederlands
enzovoort
ehn-zoh-vohrt
NONorsk
og så videre
ohg soh vee-deh-reh
PAPA
ਆਦਿ
ah-dee
PLPolski
itd.
ee-tee-deh
PTPortuguês
e tal
ee tah-ool
RORomână
ș.a.
shah
RUРусский
и тому подобное
ee toh-moo pah-dob-noh-eh
SVSvenska
och så vidare
ohk soh vee-dah-reh
SWKiswahili
na kadhalika
nah kah-deh-lee-kah
TAதமிழ்
முதலியன
moo-thah-lee-yahn
TEతెలుగు
మొదలైనవి
moh-dah-lah-ee-nah-vee
THไทย
ฯลฯ
loh loh
TLTL
at iba pa
ah-t eeb-ah pah
TRTürkçe
vesaire
veh-sah-ee-reh
UKУкраїнська
і таке інше
ee tah-keh ehn-sheh
URاردو
وغیرہ
wah ghay-rah
VITiếng Việt
vân vân
vahn vahn
YOYO
àti bẹ̀ẹ̀lọ
ah-tee beh-eh-loh
ZUZU
njll.
en-jay-el

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