chalenge

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Old French chalenge, chalange, chalonge, from Latin calumnia, from Proto-Italic *kalwomniā. ==== Alternative forms ==== caleng, chalange, chalaunge, chalence, chaleng, kalange, kalleng ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃalɛnd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈt͡ʃala(u̯)nd͡ʒ(ə)/, /ˈkal-/ ==== Noun ==== chalenge (plural chalenges) A slanderous or defamatory claim or allegation. A (personal) flaw, wrong or misdeed. A claim; the assertion of a privilege or right. (rare) A summons for a duel, especially for a trial by combat. (rare) The challenging or countering of an assertion. ===== Related terms ===== chalengeable chalengen chalengere chalengynge ===== Descendants ===== English: challenge→ French: challenge (orthographic)→ Japanese: チャレンジ (charenji)→ Korean: 챌린지 (chaellinji)→ Russian: че́ллендж (čéllendž) Scots: challenge → Welsh: sialensio, calensio (from an alternative form beginning with ca-/ka-) ===== References ===== “chalenǧe, n).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 28 February 2019. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== chalenge alternative form of chalengen == Old French == === Noun === chalenge m alternative form of chalonge