Word Origins

Russian revyoo

English revue

Russian rapsodiya

English rhapsody

Russian ritorika

euskara (Basque) erretorika

English rhetoric

Russian ritoreecheskiy

euskara (Basque) erretorikoko

English rhetorical

Russian revmateecheskiy

euskara (Basque) erreumadun

English rheumatic

Russian revmateezm

euskara (Basque) erreumatismo

                             erreuma

French rhumatisme

English rheumatism

euskara (Basque) errinozero

French rhinocayros

English rhinoceros

Russian rododendron

English rhododendron

French rhubarbe

English rhubarb

-noun

euskara (Basque) errima

English rhyme

-verb

euskara (Basque) errimatu

French rime

English rhyme

euskara (Basque) errimatzaile

English rhymer

Russian ritm

euskara (Basque) erritmo

French rythme

English rhythm

Russian rebro

English rib

French ruban

English ribbon

Indian Tamil arisi

euskara (Basque) arroz

Spanish arroz

Russian ris

French riz

English rice

-adjective

Indian Sanskrit upari ‘above’

Indian Hindi/Urdu oopar ‘above’, ‘higher’

euskara (Basque) oparo ‘rich’

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French riche

English rich

Russian rikosheteerovat

English ricochet

-verb

Indian Tamil kenhdu po ‘take away’(po means ‘go’.)

(nh is our symbol for Tamil and Sanskrit n to be pronounced with the tongue touching the roof of mouth, not back of teeth)

euskara (Basque) kendu ‘rid’

French aynigme

English enigma

-adjective

Indian Sanskrit upari ‘above’

Indian Hindi/Urdu oopar ‘above’, ‘higher’

euskara (Basque) oparo ‘rife’

euskara (Basque) fusil

French fusil

English fusillage

euskara (Basque) fusilari

English fusilier

French fissure

English fissure

French rigide

English rigid

euskara (Basque) ring

English ring

-verb

French rincer

English rinse

Indian Urdu jang ’war’

euskara (Basque) janqi

-noun

Russian risk

euskara (Basque) arrisku

French risque

English risk

-verb

Russian riskovat

euskara (Basque) arriskatu

English risk