blighty
pronunciation
How to pronounce blighty in British English:
UK [ˈblaɪti]
How to pronounce blighty in American English:
US [ ˈblaɪti]
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- Noun:
- a slang term for England used by English troops serving abroad
Word Origin
- blighty
- blighty: [20] Blighty is a legacy of British rule in India. Originally a term used by British soldiers serving in India for ‘home, Britain’, it is an anglicization of Hindi bilāyatī, which meant ‘foreign’, and particularly ‘European’. This was actually a borrowing from Arabic wilāyat ‘district, country’, which was independently acquired by English in the 19th century in its Turkish form vilayet. It was a derivative of the Arabic verb waliya ‘rule’, and is related to walī ‘ruler’.
Example
- 1. Darling , any news about our blighty ? Is my mother feeling better ?