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Not so Loony gone Ape Aug, 25 2009 at 03:11 AM
Cheers :)
Anonymous Aug, 25 2009 at 03:47 AM
+6. The only word so far (German) that I cannot think of a one word original English equivalent.
We see people indulging in schadenfreude every day especially on TV, the Press and the Internet. schadenfreude –noun satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune. Origin: 1890–95; < G, equiv. to Schaden harm + Freude joy -dictionary.com
Not so Loony gone Ape Aug, 25 2009 at 04:00 AM
Thanks! Paradoxically, the reason why I always remember the word, is because as far as I know, there is no equivalent word in any language except German.
Answer 2 out of 14 by Suby the Coat on Aug 25, 2009 at 4:39 am Permalink
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Marky Mark Aug, 25 2009 at 05:30 AM
True. Language purists may invent words but it is the users of the language, the people, who ultimately decide whether a word joins the lexicon or whether it withers and dies in the dictionary of the purist.
dea_ex_machina Aug, 25 2009 at 10:22 PM
Yes suby - a bazaar and a market are two very different things - they conjure up completely different images. When I hear "market" I think of a dull grey day with lots of stalls selling produce, when I hear "bazaar" I think of heat and sounds and smells.
English is a particularly lively language - it is a mishmash of influences representing a lifetime of world colonisation! and yet also a lifetime of integration! 
Suby the Coat Aug, 26 2009 at 02:25 AM
Take the best and leave out the rest, thats the policy.
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dea_ex_machina Aug, 25 2009 at 10:22 PM
good choices!
Marky Mark Aug, 26 2009 at 03:47 AM
Check out VSPrasad's answer guys! Rocked my socks! :)
Suby the Coat Aug, 26 2009 at 04:12 AM
Checking. Thanks, Marky.
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Marky Mark Sep, 02 2009 at 12:09 PM
Good ones! Thanks Schonberg! :)
Schonberg Sep, 02 2009 at 02:47 PM
First two from India, and second from French.Thanks
Answer 5 out of 14 by sjw3rd on Sep 2, 2009 at 9:36 am Permalink
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Marky Mark Sep, 02 2009 at 12:11 PM
Interesting! I didn't know that word - xenonym. Thank sjw3rd! :)
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Marky Mark Aug, 25 2009 at 03:26 AM
Great one you see every day but never think of as foreign!Thanks Brian! :)
Answer 7 out of 14 by Anonymous on Aug 25, 2009 at 3:14 am Permalink
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Marky Mark Aug, 25 2009 at 03:25 AM
Good one. Didn't know that! Thanks A!:)
Answer 8 out of 14 by dead leaves raked in a pile on Aug 25, 2009 at 3:00 am Permalink
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Marky Mark Aug, 25 2009 at 03:07 AM
Thanks, Untidy...!:0)
Answer 9 out of 14 by Sid on Aug 25, 2009 at 3:00 am Permalink
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Sid Aug, 25 2009 at 03:14 AM
Castle came from the Norman invaders.
dea_ex_machina Aug, 25 2009 at 03:16 AM
Marky Mark Aug, 25 2009 at 03:27 AM
Interesting! Castle seems so "English". Thanks for that S&dea! :)
Answer 10 out of 14 by Anonymous on Aug 25, 2009 at 2:56 am Permalink
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Marky Mark Aug, 25 2009 at 02:57 AM
Didn't know that! Good one. Thanks A!;)
Anonymous Aug, 25 2009 at 03:01 AM
Should have added: from the Imperial
days of the British Raj in the sub continent.
Anonymous Aug, 25 2009 at 03:53 AM
I see dictionary.com also gives the derivation as Persian
[Hindi pāijāma, loose-fitting trousers : Persian pāī, leg (from Middle Persian; see ped- in Indo-European roots) + Persian jāmah, garment.] Add an Answer An English word that was taken directly from another language? How to write a good answerYour answer:
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