White Day
English
propn
Definitions
- 14 March (one month after Valentine's Day), marked in Japan and some other Asian countries by men giving gifts to the women who gave gifts to them on Valentine's Day.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ホワイトデー com from English white (a white-skinned person, bright and colorless) + English day.
Origin
English
day
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Alien Day English
- Bloomsday English
- Day-Glo English
- Eurowhite English
- Star Wars Day English
- White Crown English
- White Sox English
- Whiteacre English
- Whiteboy English
- Whitehead English
- Whitehorse English
- Whitsun English
- Witter English
- acetowhite English
- antiwhite English
- birthday English
- centiday English
- daily English
- day English
- day job English
- daybeam English
- daybed English
- dayboat English
- daybook English
- dayboy English
- daycare English
- daycarer English
- daycoach English
- daydream English
- dayer English
- dayflower English
- dayfly English
- dayflying English
- dayful English
- daygirl English
- dayglow English
- dayhike English
- daylength English
- dayless English
- daylife English
- daylight English
- daylike English
- daylily English
- daylong English
- daymark English
- daymeal English
- daypack English
- daypart English
- dayrise English
- dayroom English
- days English
- daysack English
- daysail English
- daysailer English
- daysailing English
- daysailor English
- dayshield English
- dayside English
- daysight English
- daysleeper English
- daysman English
- dayspring English
- daystar English
- daysworth English
- daytime English
- daytrip English
- daywalker English
- dayward English
- daywear English
- daywork English
- dayworker English
- deathday English
- deciday English
- everyday English
- foreday English
- gameday English
- gangday English
- green-white-checkered English
- hackday English
- highday English
- holiday English
- hyperwhite English
- interday English
- interwhite English
- intraday English
- intrawhite English
- latter-day English
- leg day English
- lifeday English
- lily-white English
- loveday English
- midday English
- monowhite English
- multiday English
- non-white English
- nonday English
- nonwhite English
- noonday English
- paperwhite English
- payday English
- playday English
- pro-white English
- prowhite English
- quarter-day English
- rebirthday English
- schoolday English
- sea-day English
- seaday English
- snow-white English
- someday English
- superwhite English
- tighty whities English
- unwhite English
- washday English
- weekday English
- wheatear English
- white English
- white truffle English
- white-crowned plover English
- white-eye English
- white-haired English
- white-handed English
- white-rumped hawk English
- white-shirt English
- white-tailed hawk English
- white-throated hawk English
- whiteass English
- whiteback English
- whitebait English
- whitebark English
- whitebeam English
- whitebeard English
- whitebelly English
- whitebill English
- whiteboard English
- whiteboy English
- whitecap English
- whitecapped English
- whitecapper English
- whitecoat English
- whitedamp English
- whiteface English
- whitefella English
- whitefeller English
- whitefellow English
- whitefin English
- whitefish English
- whitefly English
- whitefront English
- whitegirl English
- whitehaired English
- whitehead English
- whitehood English
- whiteist English
- whiteless English
- whitelike English
- whitelime English
- whitelip English
- whitelist English
- whitely English
- whitemail English
- whiten English
- whiteness English
- whiteout English
- whitephobia English
- whitepot English
- whitepox English
- whiteprint English
- whiteprinting English
- whiterump English
- whiteschist English
- whiteside English
- whitesmith English
- whitesplain English
- whitesploitation English
- whitestart English
- whitester English
- whitestone English
- whitetail English
- whitethorn English
- whitethroat English
- whitetip English
- whitetop English
- whitewall English
- whiteware English
- whitewash English
- whitewax English
- whiteweed English
- whitewing English
- whitewood English
- whitework English
- whiteworm English
- whitewort English
- whitey English
- whitify English
- whiting English
- whitish English
- whitism English
- whitist English
- whitleather English
- whitling English
- whitret English
- whity English
- workaday English
- workday English
- yearday English
- yesterday English
- ホワイト Japanese
- ホワイトデー Japanese
- day Middle English
- whit Middle English
- de Tok Pisin
- wait Tok Pisin
- dei Sranan Tongo
- waet Bislama
- day
- days
- daily
- whity
- white
- dayer
- dayboy
- dayful
- daybed
- seaday
- payday
- midday
- whiten
- dayfly
- nonday
- whitey
- Witter
- gameday
- Whitsun
- unwhite
- dayglow
- sea-day
- highday
- dayside
- whitish
- daymark
- yearday
- whitret
- dayroom
- daygirl
- leg day
- dayless
- dayward
- playday
- dayrise
- daytrip
- daypart
- daytime
- daysack
- Day-Glo
- daycare
- daystar
- weekday
- loveday
- dayboat
- daymeal
- whiting
- daybook
- daylife
- gangday
- daypack
- foreday
- daylily
- dayhike
- whitely
- daywear
- whitify
- daybeam
- deciday
- someday
- whitist
- daylike
- workday
- daysman
- noonday
- hackday
- washday
- holiday
- daylong
- day job
- whitism
- lifeday
- daywork
- daysail
- whitewax
- interday
- everyday
- whiteout
- whiteist
- whitefin
- whitetip
- whiteass
- daylight
- workaday
- whitelip
- whitecap
- whitetop
- deathday
- nonwhite
- intraday
- wheatear
- prowhite
- whitepot
- birthday
- daycarer
- whitling
- whitepox
- daysight
- whiteboy
- whitefly
- multiday
- Whiteboy
- daydream
- daycoach
- centiday
- whiteweed
- whiteware
- whitelike
- dayspring
- whitedamp
- Whiteacre
- whitewash
- whitecoat
- dayflower
- dayflying
- daysailor
- daywalker
- pro-white
- Bloomsday
- whitewort
- dayshield
- white-eye
- whitebark
- non-white
- White Sox
- whitewood
- Eurowhite
- Alien Day
- whiterump
- Whitehead
- schoolday
- whitehood
- whiteface
- whitehead
- whitelime
- whitebait
- yesterday
- whitelist
- whitester
- daysailer
- whiteworm
- dayworker
- whitework
- whitebeam
- antiwhite
- whitegirl
- whiteless
- whitefish
- whiteback
- whitetail
- whitebill
- whitewing
- daylength
- whiteside
- daysworth
- whitewall
- monowhite
- whiteness
- whitemail
- whitestone
- interwhite
- latter-day
- whitebeard
- superwhite
- whitebelly
- whitefront
- daysailing
- lily-white
- whitethorn
- whitefella
- intrawhite
- daysleeper
- paperwhite
- whiteprint
- Whitehorse
- acetowhite
- hyperwhite
- snow-white
- rebirthday
- whitestart
- whiteboard
- whitesmith
- quarter-day
- whitecapper
- whitephobia
- whitefellow
- whitesplain
- White Crown
- whitehaired
- whiteschist
- whitleather
- whitethroat
- whitefeller
- white-shirt
- whitecapped
- white-handed
- white-haired
- Star Wars Day
- whiteprinting
- white truffle
- tighty whities
- whitesploitation
- white-rumped hawk
- white-tailed hawk
- white-throated hawk
- white-crowned plover
- green-white-checkered