සැකිල්ල:blend/documentation

This template shows the etymology of a blend word. For further details on what qualifies as a "blend word", the Wikipedia article should be consulted.

Parameters

1=

The language code (see Wiktionary:Languages) of the language this term appears in.

2=, 3=, 4=, 5=

The terms that were used to form the blend. At least two must be provided.

sc=

A script code (see Wiktionary:Scripts) to override the default if necessary.

nocap=1

Show the initial text with a lowercase initial letter.

notext=1

Omit the initial text altogether. The first thing displayed will be the first term in the blend.

nocat=1

Do not categorize the entry. This should be used when mentioning blends in languages other than the current language.

The following parameters are available for each matching term in the numbered/positional parameters. The N must be replaced by the corresponding term index. For example, for the second part (positional parameter 3), use 2 for N. Most of these parameters correspond directly to the equivalent parameters in the standard {{l}} (and {{m}}) template.

altN=

The alternative display form. Equivalent to the second parameter of {{l}}.

tN=

A gloss/translation to show after the term. Equivalent to the third parameter of {{l}}. The parameter glossN= is deprecated for this purpose.

trN=

The transliteration, as in {{l}}.

posN=

The part of speech label to show after the term, as in {{l}}.

Examples

The entry תשחץ might have in its etymology

{{blend|he|תַּשְׁבֵּץ|tr1=tashbéts|t1=crossword puzzle|חֵץ|t2=arrow|tr2=chets}}

yielding

Blend of תַּשְׁבֵּץ (tashbéts, “crossword puzzle”) +‎ חֵץ (chets, “arrow”)

See also

• {{compound}}
• {{affix}}

Template Data

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TemplateData for blend

Marks a word as a blend of multiple components

Template parameters[Edit template data]

This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
language code	1 lang	the 2- or 3-letter language code for the current section Example en	String	required
first component	2	the first component of the word Example man	Page name	required
second component	3	the second component of the blend Example boobs	Page name	required
script code	sc	no description	String	optional
first component part of speech	pos1	no description	String	optional
second component part of speech	pos2	no description	String	optional
first component alternate text	alt1	Text to show instead of the first component for the link to its entry	String	optional
second component alternate text	alt2	Text to show instead of the second component for the link to its entry	String	optional
first component gloss	t1	brief gloss of the first component	String	optional
second component gloss	t2	brief gloss of the second component	String	optional
first component transliteration	tr1	Transliteration of the first component (for non-Latin scripts)	String	optional
second component transliteration	tr2	Transliteration of the second component (for non-Latin scripts)	String	optional
third component	4	if the blend is of more than two components, params 4, 5, 6, ... may also be provided	Page name	optional
fourth component	5	if the blend is of more than two components, params 4, 5, 6, ... may also be provided	Page name	optional