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Word of the day: Romaji
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In an age where AI and Donald Trump have left many doubting the truth, US dictionary Merriam-Webster has revealed 2023’s most looked-up word. Photo: Pexels
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If you are a wordsmith or just want to learn a new word to impress that special someone, this is the content for you!
Today’s word of the day is:
Romaji
Romaji: noun- a system of writing Japanese using the letters of the Latin alphabet.
Pronunciation: roh-muh-jee
Romaji is a loanword from the Japanese Roma “Roma, Roman,” combined with ji, “character.” The Japanese ji can also be found in Word of the Day emoji, kanji, and kaomoji, and is related to the Mandarin zì, “character, word.” Romaji was first recorded in English in the late 1880s.
Example: Once the Japanese text was rendered in romaji gamers throughout Europe and the Americas were able to pronounce the game characters’ names.
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