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@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 17, 2026, 6:57 AM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 17 October 2026: “εκατομμύριο (ekatommýrio)” (Greek)—“million (literally, ‘hundred myriad’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A visualisation of powers of ten from one to one million using cubes, with six blocks (representing 10, 100, 1 000, 10 000, 100 000, and 1 000 000) arranged vertically after the cube at the top representing one, each being ten times the size of the previous block, ending with a cube one million times the size of the original cube. By Cmglee (CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Visualisation_1_million.svg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 16, 2026, 2:55 AM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 16 October 2026: “çörəkpulu” (Azerbaijani)—“(figurative) livelihood, subsistence, daily bread (literally, ‘bread money’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A sulfur miner carrying two woven baskets filled with bright yellow sulfur, which are suspended from a carrying pole across his shoulder. Photo by CEphoto, Uwe Aranas (CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kawah-Ijen_Indonesia_Ijen-Sulfur-Miner-01.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 15, 2026, 6:13 AM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 15 October 2026: “vân vân” (Vietnamese)—“et cetera (literally, ‘saying and saying’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A close-up of a person holding a pen in the process of writing a bulleted list in a spiral notebook, with the list extending down the page. By Shixart1985 (CC BY 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_woman_writes_in_a_notebook_closeup.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 10:34 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 14 October 2026: “semele” (Haji)—“odd; strange; weird” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A masked gubang dancer. Gubang is a dance originating from Anambas in the Riau Islands, Indonesia. By Yuliseperi2020 (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Potret_Penari_Gubang.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 13, 2026, 12:00 AM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 13 October 2026: “pśichodny nan” (Lower Sorbian)—“father-in-law (literally, ‘future father’)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A man from Schleife, Saxony, Germany, dressed in traditional Sorbian costume. Photographer unknown, from “Sächsische Volkstrachten und Bauernhäuser” (“Saxon Folk Costumes and Farmhouses”, 1896) (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:S%C3%A4chsische_Volkstrachten_und_Bauernh%C3%A4user_(1896)_25_2.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 12, 2026, 12:10 AM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 12 October 2026: “नाचिवउं” (nācivaüṃ; Old Gujarati)—“to dance”. This year, #Navratri is from 11 to 19 October, and it is celebrated with dances such as dandiya raas and garba, especially where Old Gujarati was once spoken. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Women performing a dandiya raas dance in New Delhi, India. By Goutam1962 (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indian_Classical_Dance_Kathak_at_Kamani_Auditorium_03.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 8:09 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 11 October 2026: “carcará” (Portuguese)—“southern crested caracara (Caracara plancus); (loosely) caracara (any of several South American birds of prey)”. Today’s the 92nd birthday of #JoãodoVale, who wrote the song “Carcará” with #JoséCândido. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A carcará (Caracara plancus) in the Serra da Canastra National Park, Minas Gerais, Brazil. By RaulMRTFonseca (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caracara_plancus_plancus_-_PARNA_da_Serra_da_Canastra_-_RaulMRTFonseca(001).jpg).

A 1972 photograph of the Brazilian musician João do Vale. Photographer unknown, from the collection of the Brazilian National Archives (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jo%C3%A3o_do_Vale_1_(1972).tif).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 5:41 AM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 10 October 2026: “sadul” (Estonian)—“saddle (seat placed on the back or withers of a horse or another animal); seat (of a bicycle or motorcycle); the support structure of a semi-trailer truck or other vehicle; [...]” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

An Australian leather saddle for a horse. By SaddleOnline (CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Australian_Saddle_No_Horn.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 8, 2026, 10:33 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 9 October 2026: “pidĩ” (Araweté)—“red” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A man of the Assurini tribe in Pará, Brazil, with red face paint. Photographer unknown, from the Agência Brasil news agency (CC-BY 3.0 Brazil; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Indians_of_northeastern_of_Brazil_(4).jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 11:58 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 8 October 2026: “მკჲაფუ” (mǩyapu; Laz)—“(Vitse–Arkabi, Khopa, Chkhala) jackal” Literally “the screamer”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A golden jackal (Canis aureus) in Ankara, Turkey. By Adnan Bozkurt (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Davuto%C4%9Flan_ku%C5%9F_cennetinde,_%C3%87akal_gezintide_(cropped).jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 11:39 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 7 October 2026: “kseb” (Polish)—“(Kuyavia) used to send people to the left when dancing; to the left!; (Łowicz, Sierakowice) used to direct oxen to the left; to the left!” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A turn-left sign in Elche, Alicante, Spain. By Joanbanjo (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Senyal_al_costat_de_la_bas%C3%ADlica,_Elx.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 10:25 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 6 October 2026: “terianniaq” (Greenlandic)—“fox (specifically, arctic fox)” Literally “mouse hunter”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

An Arctic fox (Vulpes lagopus) in East Greenland. By Christoph Strässler (CC-BY-SA 2.0 Generic; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arctic_Fox,_East_Greenland1.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 10:18 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 5 October 2026: “tinkeyfha” (Nivalcé)—“namesake (one whose name is the same as another)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A 1528 portrait of the Martin Luther (1483–1546), a German priest and theologian who was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation. By Lucas Cranach the Elder, from the collection of the Veste Coburg in Coburg, Bavaria, Germany (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucas_Cranach_d.%C3%84._-_Martin_Luther,_1528_(Veste_Coburg).jpg).

A 1966 photograph of the American Baptist minister and civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968), who was named after Martin Luther. Photograph by an Associated Press photographer (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Rev._Dr._Martin_Luther_King_Jr._Color_Portrait_(high_quality).jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 9:56 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 4 October 2026: “արքայախնձոր” (arkʻayaxnjor; Armenian)—“(rare in Armenia, puristic) pineapple”. From “արքա” (arkʻa, “king”) +‎ “-ա-” (-a-) +‎ “խնձոր” (xnjor, “apple”), a calque of German “Königsapfel”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Pineapples on sale in a shopping mall in Moscow, Russia. By Retired electrician (CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Moscow,_TC_Gagarinsky_Feb.2025_-_Auchan_-_Fruit_05.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 1:27 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 3 October 2026: “hyllymetri” (Finnish)—“a meter of shelf space (as a unit of measurement of storage capacity)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

Shelves in a bookshop in Pori, Satakunta, Finland. Photographer unknown, from the collection of the Satakunta Museum, Pori, Finland (CC-BY 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antikvariaatti_Markku_Ranta_2019_(SMK208224-196).jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 30, 2026, 10:59 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 1 October 2026: “ຕາ” (tā; Lao)—“eye; maternal grandfather; seal; stamp; crest; brand; to mark; to apply a seal” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A person’s eye with a dark brown or black iris. By BROILy (CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mio_occhio_nero_definitivo.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 29, 2026, 11:04 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 30 September 2026: “siri” (Old Tupi)—“swimming crab (any crab of the family Portunidae)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A drawing of a crab from Cristóvão de Lisboa’s “História dos animais e árvores do Maranhão” (“History of the Animals and Trees of Maranhão”, 1624–1627). Artist unknown (public domain; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hist%C3%B3ria_dos_animais_e_%C3%A1rvores_do_Maranh%C3%A3o_032_(026r).jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 11:21 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 29 September 2026: “abababa” (Tok Pisin)—“bubblegum”. Possibly a genericized trademark from English “Hubba Bubba”. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 28, 2026, 11:10 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 28 September 2026: “bletak-blenèng” (Betawi)—“the sound of rail carriages”. Today is the #NationalRailwayDay in Indonesia. en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

The Pasundan train, a long distance train, heading from Kiaracondong Railway Station in Bandung, West Java, to Surabaya Gubeng Railway Station in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. By Kingkediri83 (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:In_a_blue_morning.jpg).

@enwiktionary.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 8:25 PM

#Wiktionary #FWOTD for 27 September 2026: “ittra” (Maltese)—“letter (of the alphabet); letter (written message); academic title; (Christianity) epistle (one of the books of the New Testament which was originally a letter issued by an apostle)” en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktion...

A bilingual exit sign in Maltese (top) and English in Fort Saint Elmo, Valletta, Malta. By Wainuio (CC-BY-SA 4.0 International; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sign-1014263,_Valetta,_Malta.jpg).