If you havent ever heard of this term it’s an English linguistic term Portmanteau Words are words which are made up of two seperate words joined to make a singular meaning.
I think I havent really explained that very well… 
So I guess I better throw in some examples… 
The following are all prime examples of Portmanteau Words:
Anecdotage Anecdote + Dotage
Bruch Breakfast + Lunch
Cineplex Cinema + Complex
Dumbfound Dumb + Confound
Emoticon Emotion + Icon
Can you guys think of some more?
Also I am sure Urdu has simmilar Portmanteau Words but I cant seem to think of any at the moment 
… can you gimme a hand?
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In urdu we have word **Bilkul **(absolutely). In written its Bal-Kul but we read as bilkul 
There is another word ‘Bud-tameez’ Here ‘Bud’ mean Bura and ‘tameez’ bolay to lolz 
don’t knw how to explain ‘tameez’ :sid:
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Another Portmanteau word in Urdu is…
GhorSawar which is combined use of the words… Ghora (horse) + Sawar (rider)
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Thats a good one… I wouldn’t have got that one… 
So thats what Velcro is… how intriguing. 
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I guess Tameez is modesty or decency…
So technically calling someone badtameez is equivalent to English saying Indecent… At least thats what I think anyway.
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Some more Portmanteau words...
Oxbridge Oxford + Cambridge
Modem Modulator + De modulator
Jamboree Jam + soiree
Quasar Quasistellar + radio
Televangelist Television + Evangelist
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Urdu Portmanteau Words
be-rozgaar.........(umemployed)
khoob-soorat........(beautiful...good face)
khoob-seeart..........(good character)
bud-kirdar.........(bad character)
dehshet-gard........(terrorist)
zime-daar.........(responsible)
khwaab-gaah......(bed/the room-place where one would sleep)