lish
lish noun: a hybrid variety of English having a name that is derived from a portmanteau of the name of one language and the word English, such as Chinglish (Chinese + English), Spanglish (Spanish + English), Taglish (Tagalog + English), etc.
Noun
lish (plural lishes)
- A hybrid variety of English having a name that is derived from a portmanteau of the name of one language and the word English, such as Chinglish (Chinese + English), Spanglish (Spanish + English), Taglish (Tagalog + English), etc.
- Similarly, little attention, if any, has been paid to the etymology of “lishes”, including questions of how the terms have been formed from their two base forms, or if the terms were originally formed in English or other languages.2018, James Lambert, “A multitude of ‘lishes’: The nomenclature of hybridity”, in English World-Wide, page 4
Adjective
lish (not comparable)
Proper noun capitalized: Lish
Lish (plural Lishes)
- A surname.
Forms of lish
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | lishes |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Lishes |
Origin of lish
Apheresis of English.
Unknown. Perhaps a variant of leash (“a piece of rope, thread, etc.”), referring to its pliability.
Questions about lish
- What does lish mean?
- Lish means a hybrid variety of English having a name that is derived from a portmanteau of the name of one language and the word English, such as Chinglish (Chinese + English), Spanglish (Spanish + English), Taglish (Tagalog + English), etc.
- What part of speech is lish?
- Lish can be a noun, an adjective or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of lish?
- The plural of lish is lishes.
Words near lish in the dictionary
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