28 May 2007

butter is vuri

vuri = butter (noun) (some things Google found for "vuri": an uncommon term; a last name, notably Italian Economics Ph.D. Daniela Vuri; VURI stands for Virtual University Research Initiative which is a UK project; VURI stands for Viral Upper Respiratory Infection; means something in Albanian)

Word derivation for "butter" :
Basque = gurin, Finnish = voi
Miresua = vuri

This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for butter is now vuin.

24 May 2007

circle is pirüku (revisited)

pirüku = circle (noun) (some things Google found for "pirüku" or "piruku": a rare term; Piruku Cliffs and river in Guyana in South America; a last name which can be from the Solomon Islands; user names which seem to be primarily from Japan; means thin (people) in Varisi which is a language of Choiseul Island in the Solomon Islands; means again in Pitjantjatjara which is a aboriginal language of central Australia)

Word derivation for "circle" :
Basque = zirkulu, Finnish = ympyrä (mpürä)
Miresua = pirüku

Previously the word for circle was pirykä. This minor change uses my conlang modification rule which allows two y's to be replaced by a ü, and changes the final vowel.

This Miresua conlang word has been revised to remove ü (u umlaut). The word for circle is now pyrku.

22 May 2007

evening is aitsa

aitsa = evening (noun) (some things Google found for "aitsa": an uncommon to rare term; "Aitsa!" is the name of a Yahoo group and a high school newspaper in South Africa; A south African ISP where AITSA stands for Advanced Information Technology Solutions for Africa; AITSA stands for All India Telecom Stenographers Association; a last name; Aitsa stands for Andaluza Instalaciónes Térmicas S.A. of Spain which is an air conditioning and heating company; a user name; AITSA stands for The All-India Tribal Students Association; an exclamation of informal praise or surprise in Afrikaans; means "fire, flame" in fictional language Cispa; name of a place in Burma)

Word derivation for "evening" :
Basque = arrats, Finnish = ilta
Miresua = aitsa

This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for "evening" is now "irtas".

18 May 2007

morning is moga

moga = morning (noun) (some things Google found for "moga": a very common term; a town and a district in the state of Punjab in India; MOGA stands for The Michigan Oil And Gas Association; MOGA is an acronym for Montana Outfitters and Guides Association; slang word for a 20th century Japanese "modern girl"; a last name; MOGA stands for Midwest Open Geocaching Adventure; Moga Butte in North Dakota; an artist; Moga International Ltd is a food importer in Israel; Moga Inc. of Wisconsin does masonry; MOGA is an acronym for Medical Oncology Group of Australia; means "be able to" in Bulgarian; places in Sudan, Ethiopia, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Cuba, Indonesia, Liberia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Russian Federation, and Pakistan)

Word derivation for "morning" :
Basque = goiz, Finnish = aamu
Miresua = moga

This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for morning is now amiz.

12 May 2007

snake is mägure

mägure = snake (reptile) (noun) (some things Google found for "magure": an uncommon term; a misspelling of the last name Maguire; seems to mean "by chance" in Japanese (transliterated); a last name which can be from Zimbabwe; a user name; Magure are a race of alien creatures in anime Figure 17; "Magurę" means something in Polish; "Maguře" means something in Czech; Magure is a place in Serbia and Montenegro)

Word derivation for "snake":
Basque = suge, Finnish = käärme
Miresua = mägure

This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for "snake" is now "käge".

06 May 2007

salt is gulza

gulza = salt (noun) (some things Google found for "gulza": an uncommon to rare term; there's a gulza goal football or soccer video; Gulza Sanctuary and Gulza Plaza in Rogue Galaxy PS2 game; a last name; a user name)

Word derivation for "salt" :
Basque = gatz, Finnish = suola
Miresua = gulza

This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for salt is now suotz.

02 May 2007

cheese is zosuta

zosuta = cheese (noun) (some things Google found for "zosuta": a nearly unique term; appears in gobbledygook text on one web page)

Word derivation for "cheese" :
Basque = gazta, Finnish = juusto
Miresua = zosuta

This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for "cheese" is now "juzta".