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===Miscellaneous=== The Hebrew name {{lang|he|יְרוּשָׁלַיִם}} (''Yərūšālayim'') for [[Jerusalem]] is rendered as {{lang|grc|Ἱεροσόλυμα}} (''Hierosóluma'') in, e.g. [[Matthew 2:1]]. The first part corresponds to the [[Ancient Greek]] prefix {{lang|grc|ἱερo-}} (''[[wikt:hiero-|hiero-]]''), meaning "sacred, holy". [[Old High German]] ''widarlōn'' ("repayment of a loan") was rendered as ''widerdonum'' ("reward") in [[Medieval Latin]]. The last part corresponds to the Latin ''donum'' ("gift").<ref>{{Cite OED1 |guerdon|year=1900}}</ref><ref name="Smythe Palmer">{{cite book|last=Smythe Palmer|first=Abram|title=Folk-etymology: A Dictionary of Verbal Corruptions Or Words Perverted in Form Or Meaning, by False Derivation Or Mistaken Analogy|year=1882|publisher=Johnson Reprint}}</ref>{{rp|157}} ''Viagra'', a brand name which was suggested by Interbrand Wood (the consultancy firm hired by Pfizer), is itself a multisourced neologism, based on [[Sanskrit]] {{lang|sa|व्याघ्र}} ''{{IAST|vyāghráh}}'' ("tiger") but enhanced by the words ''vigour'' (i.e. strength) and ''Niagara'' (i.e. free/forceful flow).{{sfn|Zuckermann|2003a|page= 59}} Other than through [[Sino-Xenic pronunciations|Sinoxenic]] borrowings, [[Vietnamese language|Vietnamese]] employs phono-semantic matching less commonly than Chinese. Examples include {{lang|vi|ma trận}} ("matrix", from the words for "magic" and "battle array"), {{lang|vi|áp dụng}} ("apply", from the words for "press down" and "use"), and {{lang|vi|{{linktext|Huỳnh Phi Long|lang=vi}}}} ([[Huey Long|Huey P. Long]], from "yellow flying dragon", evoking the [[Huey P. Long Bridge (Jefferson Parish)|Huey P. Long Bridge]]).
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