känpa = paw (noun) (some things Google found for "kanpa": an uncommon term; Kanpa International Sales is a Pakistani seafood company; a rare last name; kanpa can mean fund raising in Japanese when transliterated; name of a place in Maharashtra, India; name of a small community in Western Australia; similar Kanp'a is a place in South Korea)
Word derivation for "paw"
Basque = hanka, Finnish = käpälä
Miresua = känpa
Another word in Finnish for paw is tassu.
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice said of her cat Dinah, "she sits purring so nicely by the fire, licking her paws and washing her face..."
Miresua is an imaginary, artificial, constructed language; a conlang. These words are not randomly generated. Miresua is an eclectic alphabetic mix of Basque and Finnish, two unrelated European languages.
30 December 2013
26 December 2013
tail is häztan
häztan = tail (noun) (some things Google found for "haztan": a rare term; user names; Haztan Automotive Limited and Haztan Group Limited are or were companies in New Zealand; a rare last name; similar Hazlan is an unusual masculine name that can be Malaysian; similar Hazlan is a domain in the Ravenloft gaming world)
Word derivation for "tail"
Basque = häntä, Finnish = buztan
Miresua = häztan
Another word in Finnish for tail is pyrstö.
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat "vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin..."
Word derivation for "tail"
Basque = häntä, Finnish = buztan
Miresua = häztan
Another word in Finnish for tail is pyrstö.
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat "vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin..."
22 December 2013
whisker is viboke
viboke = whisker (noun) (some things Google found for "viboke": a rare term; user names; gaming character names; similar Vibok Works is a Spanish studio for publishing, art and architecture; similar Vibeke is a Scandinavian feminine first name; similar Viboge is the name of a place in Denmark)
Word derivation for "whisker"
Basque = bibote (whisker, mustache)
Finnish = viiksi (whisker, half of a mustache) (mustache is viikset)
Miresua = viboke
Another Finnish word for whisker is viiksikarva, where karva means hair, fur.
The Basque word for whisker, bibote, is from the Spanish word for mustache and whisker, bigote.
Whiskers, the plural, such as of a cat, will be viboket. This word will also mean mustache. By the way, there are other words in Basque and Finnish for hair in a beard or sideburns.
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Queen of Hearts shrieked out, "Turn that Dormouse out of court! Suppress him! Pinch him! Off with his whiskers!"
Word derivation for "whisker"
Basque = bibote (whisker, mustache)
Finnish = viiksi (whisker, half of a mustache) (mustache is viikset)
Miresua = viboke
Another Finnish word for whisker is viiksikarva, where karva means hair, fur.
The Basque word for whisker, bibote, is from the Spanish word for mustache and whisker, bigote.
Whiskers, the plural, such as of a cat, will be viboket. This word will also mean mustache. By the way, there are other words in Basque and Finnish for hair in a beard or sideburns.
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Queen of Hearts shrieked out, "Turn that Dormouse out of court! Suppress him! Pinch him! Off with his whiskers!"
18 December 2013
size is tamko
tamko = size (noun) (some things Google found for "tamko": a common term; TAMKO Building Products for roofing and decks; an unusual last name; a rare first name; Tamko is a Finnish acronym for Tampereen Ammattikorkeakoulun Opiskelijakunta (Tampere University of Applied Sciences Student Union); in Swahili tamko means statement; similar Tamkor is the name of a place in India)
Word derivation for "size"
Basque = tamaina, Finnish = koko
Miresua = tamko
The Basque word tamaina is similar to the Spanish noun tamaño which means size. Another Basque word for size is neurri (size, measure).
The Finnish word koko means size, format. As an adjective, koko means whole, entire. Another Finnish word for size is suuruus (size, greatness, magnitude).
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Caterpillar asked Alice, "What size do you want to be?"
Word derivation for "size"
Basque = tamaina, Finnish = koko
Miresua = tamko
The Basque word tamaina is similar to the Spanish noun tamaño which means size. Another Basque word for size is neurri (size, measure).
The Finnish word koko means size, format. As an adjective, koko means whole, entire. Another Finnish word for size is suuruus (size, greatness, magnitude).
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Caterpillar asked Alice, "What size do you want to be?"
14 December 2013
glove is eshukas
eshukas = glove (noun) (some things Google found for "eshukas": a very rare term; similar shukas is a word derived from Swahili for sashes (decorative lengths of cloth) worn in parts of Africa; similar Shukas is a rare last name; similar Eshuk is a rare last name; similar Ashuka is an Indian restaurant in Luton, England)
Word derivation for "glove"
Basque = eskularru (esku (hand) + larru (skin))
Finnish = hansikas
Miresua = eshukas
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The White Rabbit was "splendidly dressed, with a pair of white kid gloves...".
There's a syllable break between the s and the h, there's no "sh" sound in the pronunciation.
Word derivation for "glove"
Basque = eskularru (esku (hand) + larru (skin))
Finnish = hansikas
Miresua = eshukas
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The White Rabbit was "splendidly dressed, with a pair of white kid gloves...".
There's a syllable break between the s and the h, there's no "sh" sound in the pronunciation.
10 December 2013
elbow is kynädo
kynädo = elbow (noun) (some things Google found for "kynado": a rare term; user names; nickname for a toddler boy; similar KYNAR 500 PVDF resin is used in high-end paints for metals)
Word derivation for "elbow"
Basque = ukondo, Finnish = kyynärpää
Miresua = kynädo
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, in the Mad Tea-Party chapter, the March Hare and the Hatter had the sleeping Dormouse sitting between them, and they "were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it".
By the way, the plural, elbows, would be kynädot.
Word derivation for "elbow"
Basque = ukondo, Finnish = kyynärpää
Miresua = kynädo
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, in the Mad Tea-Party chapter, the March Hare and the Hatter had the sleeping Dormouse sitting between them, and they "were using it as a cushion, resting their elbows on it".
By the way, the plural, elbows, would be kynädot.
06 December 2013
soup is zeipo
zeipo = soup (noun) (some things Google found for "zeipo": an unusual term; user names; gaming character names; Zeipo Pty Ltd is a small Australian company; similar Zeipau (aka Szczepanow) is the name of a place in Poland)
Word derivation for "soup"
Basque = zopa, Finnish = keitto
Miresua = zeipo
In Chapter 10 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Mock Turtle sings the song "Turtle Soup" which begins like this:
Word derivation for "soup"
Basque = zopa, Finnish = keitto
Miresua = zeipo
In Chapter 10 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Mock Turtle sings the song "Turtle Soup" which begins like this:
"Beautiful Soup, so rich and green,
Waiting in a hot tureen!"
02 December 2013
answer is evastun
evastun = answer (noun) (some things Google found for "evastun": a rare term; name of the Spanish website and twitter account for Escuela Valle Astún (Astún Valley (Ski) School); similar Vastun is a rare last name; similar Vasstun is the name of a place in Norway)
Word derivation for "answer"
Basque = erantzun, Finnish = vastaus
Miresua = evastun
This snippet is from the Mad Tea-Party scene:
Word derivation for "answer"
Basque = erantzun, Finnish = vastaus
Miresua = evastun
This snippet is from the Mad Tea-Party scene:
"Have you guessed the riddle yet?" the Hatter said, turning to Alice again.The riddle was "Why is a raven like a writing-desk?" The Hatter asked Alice a riddle that had no answer.
"No, I give it up," Alice replied: "what's the answer?"
30 November 2013
skirt is gane
gane = skirt (noun) (some things Google found for "gane": a common term; an unusual last name; user names; Mokume-gane is a mixed-metal laminate with distinctive layered patterns first made in Japan; an unusual to rare usually masculine first name; in Latvian gane means a shepherdess; forms of the Spanish verb ganar meaning to win, gain or earn; in Scots the past participle of gae which means go; name of places in Senegal, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea and Sweden)
Word derivation for "skirt"
Basque = gona, Finnish = hame
Miresua = gane
In the final chapter of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice "jumped up in such a hurry that she tipped over the jury-box with the edge of her skirt, upsetting all the jurymen".
Word derivation for "skirt"
Basque = gona, Finnish = hame
Miresua = gane
In the final chapter of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice "jumped up in such a hurry that she tipped over the jury-box with the edge of her skirt, upsetting all the jurymen".
26 November 2013
pepper (spice) is piperi
piperi = pepper (noun) (some things Google found for "piperi": an uncommon term; Piperi Mediterranean Grill in Boston, MA; an unusual last name; Anemone piperi (Piper’s Anemone) and Campanula piperi (Olympic bellflower) are wildflowers of the US Northwest and British Columbia; in Latin datative singular of piper which means pepper (spice); name of a Greek island in the National Marine Park of Alonnisos Northern Sporades; name of places in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Montenegro)
Word derivation for "pepper (spice)"
Basque = piper, Finnish = pippuri
Miresua = piperi
This is the word for pepper, the spice, peppercorn or Piperaceae. Not the fruit of Capsicum plants, such as green or red bell peppers.
In Chapter 6 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice said to herself, "as well as she could for sneezing", "There's certainly too much pepper in that soup!"
Word derivation for "pepper (spice)"
Basque = piper, Finnish = pippuri
Miresua = piperi
This is the word for pepper, the spice, peppercorn or Piperaceae. Not the fruit of Capsicum plants, such as green or red bell peppers.
In Chapter 6 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice said to herself, "as well as she could for sneezing", "There's certainly too much pepper in that soup!"
22 November 2013
card is karti
karti = card (noun) (some things Google found for "karti": a common term; an unusual last name; Ali Ahmed Karti is a Sudanese Foreign Minister; an unusual to rare first name; Karti P Chidambaram is the son of an Indian politician; in Latvian accusative singular form of karte which means map, chart; may mean does in Urdu (transliterated); name of a place in Iran)
Word derivation for "card"
Basque = karta, Finnish = kortti or pelikortti (game + card)
Miresua = karti
In the last scene in Wonderland, Alice said to the Queen of Hearts and the court, "You're nothing but a pack of cards!"
Word derivation for "card"
Basque = karta, Finnish = kortti or pelikortti (game + card)
Miresua = karti
In the last scene in Wonderland, Alice said to the Queen of Hearts and the court, "You're nothing but a pack of cards!"
18 November 2013
cake is tarku (revisited)
tarku = cake (noun) (some things Google found for "tarku": an uncommon term; user names; a rare last name; a rare usually masculine first name; name of a Hittite pagan God; gaming character names; means spindle in Sanskrit (transliterated); name of places in Nepal, India and Iran)
Word derivation for "cake"
Basque = tarta, Finnish = kakku
Miresua = tarku
My previous Miresua conlang word for cake was kartu. I changed this word because kartu would have been too similar to my next word.
In Chapter 1 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice finds "very small cake, on which the words 'EAT ME' were beautifully marked in currants".
Word derivation for "cake"
Basque = tarta, Finnish = kakku
Miresua = tarku
My previous Miresua conlang word for cake was kartu. I changed this word because kartu would have been too similar to my next word.
In Chapter 1 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice finds "very small cake, on which the words 'EAT ME' were beautifully marked in currants".
14 November 2013
chin is lekos
lekos = chin (noun) (some things Google found for "lekos": a uncommon term; Lekos are ellipsoidal reflector spotlights for stage lighting; an unusual last name that can be Greek; Lekos Dye & Finishing of the Greater Los Angeles area; LEKOS s.r.o. is a company in Slovakia that sells equipment for making candies or sweets; means will lick in Esperanto)
Word derivation for "chin":
Basque = kokots, Finnish = leuka
Miresua = lekos
In chapter 2 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Pool of Tears, Alice "was up to her chin in salt water".
Word derivation for "chin":
Basque = kokots, Finnish = leuka
Miresua = lekos
In chapter 2 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Pool of Tears, Alice "was up to her chin in salt water".
10 November 2013
strange is ouraro
ouraro = strange (adjective) (some things Google found for "ouraro": a rare term; user names; a very rare name; similar Guraro is a rare last name; similar Ourarou is the name of a place in Benin)
Word derivation for "strange":
Basque = arraro, Finnish = outo
Miresua = ouraro
At the end of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice told her sister "all these strange Adventures of hers".
Word derivation for "strange":
Basque = arraro, Finnish = outo
Miresua = ouraro
At the end of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice told her sister "all these strange Adventures of hers".
06 November 2013
claw is kyspar
kyspar = claw (noun) (some things Google found for "kyspar": an unusual to rare term; user names; a very rare first name; name of a World of Warcraft gaming character; means lock in Grednian which is a conlang; similar Kaspar is an uncommon masculine first name and an uncommon last name)
Word derivation for "claw":
Basque = atzapar, Finnish = kynsi
Miresua = kyspar
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat had "VERY long claws and a great many teeth".
Word derivation for "claw":
Basque = atzapar, Finnish = kynsi
Miresua = kyspar
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Cheshire Cat had "VERY long claws and a great many teeth".
02 November 2013
dull (boring) is astyr
astyr = dull (boring) (adjective) (some things Google found for "astyr": an uncommon term; a rare last name notably Bobby Astyr the "Clown Prince of Porn"; Astyr is a musical artist from NYC; a rare feminine first name; user names; The North Face Women's Astyr Jacket; Uris Astyr was a French Metal band; similar Astyra was the name of an ancient Greek city)
Word derivation for "dull (boring)"
Basque = aspergarri (where suffix -garri means deserving or cause)
Finnish = tylsä
Miresua = astyr
My definition of astyr shouldn't be seen as a comment about anyone or anything called astyr. This is merely a word in my Miresua conlang language. I have nothing against people with this fine name. Astyr is a combination of letters from the Basque and the Finnish words.
Near the end of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice "sat on, with closed eyes, and half believed herself in Wonderland, though she knew she had but to open them again, and all would change to dull reality."
Word derivation for "dull (boring)"
Basque = aspergarri (where suffix -garri means deserving or cause)
Finnish = tylsä
Miresua = astyr
My definition of astyr shouldn't be seen as a comment about anyone or anything called astyr. This is merely a word in my Miresua conlang language. I have nothing against people with this fine name. Astyr is a combination of letters from the Basque and the Finnish words.
Near the end of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice "sat on, with closed eyes, and half believed herself in Wonderland, though she knew she had but to open them again, and all would change to dull reality."
30 October 2013
cross is ruzti (revisited)
ruzti = cross (noun) (some things Google found for "ruzti": an unusual term; a rare last name; user names; a League of Legends gaming character; a rare first name; RuzTi Naylz is a rap musical artist; similar Rusti is an unusual first name)
Word derivation for "cross"
Basque = gurutze, Finnish = risti
Miresua = ruzti
My previous Miresua conlang word for cross was ruiste.
This is a revision. I'm posting it because I'm running short on time. The noun cross doesn't appear in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, but the adjective cross appears and the verbs cross and cross-examine.
Word derivation for "cross"
Basque = gurutze, Finnish = risti
Miresua = ruzti
My previous Miresua conlang word for cross was ruiste.
This is a revision. I'm posting it because I'm running short on time. The noun cross doesn't appear in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, but the adjective cross appears and the verbs cross and cross-examine.
26 October 2013
tear (teardrop) is makyl
makyl = tear (noun) (some things Google found for "makyl": an unusual to rare term; Makyl Engineering Consulting & Services of Lima, Peru; user names; name of several gaming characters; Makyl Enterprises LLC of Arizona; a very rare last name; a very rare first name)
Word derivation for "tear (teardrop)" :
Basque = malko, Finnish = kyynel
Miresua = makyl
Chapter II in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is titled The Pool of Tears. Alice cried, when she was nine feet high, until there was a large pool all round her.
In Miresua, the nominative plural, tears, will be makylat.
Word derivation for "tear (teardrop)" :
Basque = malko, Finnish = kyynel
Miresua = makyl
Chapter II in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is titled The Pool of Tears. Alice cried, when she was nine feet high, until there was a large pool all round her.
In Miresua, the nominative plural, tears, will be makylat.
22 October 2013
middle is ereki
ereki = middle (noun) (some things Google found for "ereki": an uncommon term; Heart Ereki is a single by female Japanese idol group AKB48; Ereki no Wakadaishō (translation: The young electric guitar wizard) is a 1965 Japanese movie with the USA title of Campus A-Go-Go; Ereki Magnetic Changeable Lampshades of the UK; user names; a rare last name that can be Hungarian; ereki means electric guitar in Japanese; similar Ereke is the name of a place in Indonesia)
Word derivation for "middle" :
Basque = erdi (also can mean half)
Finnish = keski- and keskikohta
Miresua = ereki
The words center and middle are close in meaning in English, and even closer in Finnish. I think of center of a circle, and middle of a line.
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice thought, "When I used to read fairy-tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one!"
Word derivation for "middle" :
Basque = erdi (also can mean half)
Finnish = keski- and keskikohta
Miresua = ereki
The words center and middle are close in meaning in English, and even closer in Finnish. I think of center of a circle, and middle of a line.
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice thought, "When I used to read fairy-tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle of one!"
18 October 2013
center is kesto
kesto = center (noun) (some things Google found for "kesto": a very common term; Kesto (234.48:4) is an album by Finnish experimental electronic music duo Pan Sonic; an unusual last name, notably Republican Michigan State Representative Klint Kesto; a rare first name; means box, chest in Esperanto and Ido; means duration, durability in Finnish; similar Keston is the name of places in the United Kingdom and Australia)
Word derivation for "center" :
Basque = zentro
Finnish = keskipiste (center + point) (prefix keski- can mean central)
Miresua = kesto
Another Basque word for center is erdigune (literally half + site).
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, as Alice fell down the rabbit-hole, she said, "I wonder how many miles I've fallen by this time? I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth."
Word derivation for "center" :
Basque = zentro
Finnish = keskipiste (center + point) (prefix keski- can mean central)
Miresua = kesto
Another Basque word for center is erdigune (literally half + site).
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, as Alice fell down the rabbit-hole, she said, "I wonder how many miles I've fallen by this time? I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth."
14 October 2013
passage (corridor) is pastävä
pastävä = passage (noun) (some things Google found for "pastävä" and "pastava": an uncommon term; Pastava is a rare last name; in Portuguese pastava means "have been pasturing or grazing"; pastava seems to mean something in a language from India; similar Pastavy is the name of a place in Belarus)
Word derivation for "passage (corridor)" :
Basque = pasabide, Finnish = käytävä
Miresua = pastävä
After falling down the rabbit-hole, Alice saw a "long passage, and the White Rabbit was still in sight, hurrying down it."
Word derivation for "passage (corridor)" :
Basque = pasabide, Finnish = käytävä
Miresua = pastävä
After falling down the rabbit-hole, Alice saw a "long passage, and the White Rabbit was still in sight, hurrying down it."
10 October 2013
sorrow is dosu
dosu = sorrow (noun) (some things Google found for "dosu": an uncommon to common term; Dosu Kinuta is a sound ninja character with a bandaged face in the Japanese anime, manga and game Naruto; a rare first name that is usually masculine; a rare last name that can be Nigerian; DOSU Studio Architecture; name of a place in Romania)
Word derivation for "sorrow" :
Basque = dolu, Finnish = suru
Miresua = dosu
Another Basque word for sorrow is nahigabe, where nahi means desire or wish, and -gabe means lack of or -less.
Alice saw the Mock Turtle sitting sad and lonely on a rock. She asked the Gryphon, "What is his sorrow?"
Word derivation for "sorrow" :
Basque = dolu, Finnish = suru
Miresua = dosu
Another Basque word for sorrow is nahigabe, where nahi means desire or wish, and -gabe means lack of or -less.
Alice saw the Mock Turtle sitting sad and lonely on a rock. She asked the Gryphon, "What is his sorrow?"
06 October 2013
easy is helaz
helaz = easy (adjective) (some things Google found for "helaz": an unusual term; HELAZ is a Basque acronym for Hezkuntzarako Laguntza Zerbitzua (Education Help Service); a rare last name; name of several gaming characters; a rare first name; user names)
Word derivation for "easy" :
Basque = erraz, Finnish = helppo
Miresua = helaz
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, in the Mad Tea-Party scene, the Hatter tells Alice, "You mean you can't take LESS, it's very easy to take MORE than nothing."
Word derivation for "easy" :
Basque = erraz, Finnish = helppo
Miresua = helaz
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, in the Mad Tea-Party scene, the Hatter tells Alice, "You mean you can't take LESS, it's very easy to take MORE than nothing."
02 October 2013
brave is rauske
rauske = brave (adjective) (some things Google found for "rauske": an uncommon term; a rare to unusual last name; user names; a gaming character name; similar Rauski is a rare Finnish masculine name which is a form of Rauno; former German name of Rusko in Silesia region of Poland; name of a place in Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Word derivation for "brave" :
Basque = ausart, Finnish = rohkea
Miresua = rauske
After falling down the rabbit-hole, Alice thought, "after such a fall as this, I shall think nothing of tumbling down stairs! How brave they'll all think me at home!".
Word derivation for "brave" :
Basque = ausart, Finnish = rohkea
Miresua = rauske
After falling down the rabbit-hole, Alice thought, "after such a fall as this, I shall think nothing of tumbling down stairs! How brave they'll all think me at home!".
30 September 2013
weak is hekul
hekul = weak (adjective) (some things Google found for "hekul": an uncommon to unusual term; user names; a very rare last name; name of several gaming characters; HEKUL is an acronym for Hessisches Kulturlandschaftsprogramm (Hessian Cultural Landscape Program); Captain Hekul is a monster in the game Minions of Mirth; seems to be a prefix meaning "become warm/hot" in Evenki, which is a Tungusic language)
Word derivation for "weak" :
Basque = ahul, Finnish = heikko
Miresua = hekul
The word weak occurs twice in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Word derivation for "weak" :
Basque = ahul, Finnish = heikko
Miresua = hekul
The word weak occurs twice in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
26 September 2013
quick is nasper
nasper = quick (adjective) (some things Google found for "nasper": an uncommon term; NASPER is an acronym for National All Schedules Prescription Electronic Reporting Act; a rare to unusual last name; a misspelling of Napster which is the name of several music focused online services; similar Naspers is a multinational South African mass media and internet company; similar Naspe is the name of a place in Bhutan)
Word derivation for "quick" :
Basque = laster, Finnish = nopea
Miresua = nasper
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Hatter tells the Dormouse "to be quick about it," when telling a story, "or you'll be asleep again before it's done."
Word derivation for "quick" :
Basque = laster, Finnish = nopea
Miresua = nasper
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, the Hatter tells the Dormouse "to be quick about it," when telling a story, "or you'll be asleep again before it's done."
22 September 2013
smaller is nitxiapi
nitxiapi = smaller (adjective) (some things Google found for "nitxiapi": an unique term; did not match any documents; somewhat similar Battle of Xiapi was fought in China in the winter of 198 towards the end of the Han Dynasty)
Word derivation for "smaller" :
Basque = txikiago, Finnish = pienempi
Miresua = nitxiapi
For good measure, I decided, to post smaller too. Small is nitxi. The comparative adjective suffix in Miresua is -api.
Alice got uncomfortably large in the White Rabbit's house: "If I eat one of these cakes," she thought, "it's sure to make SOME change in my size; and as it can't possibly make me larger, it must make me smaller, I suppose."
Word derivation for "smaller" :
Basque = txikiago, Finnish = pienempi
Miresua = nitxiapi
For good measure, I decided, to post smaller too. Small is nitxi. The comparative adjective suffix in Miresua is -api.
Alice got uncomfortably large in the White Rabbit's house: "If I eat one of these cakes," she thought, "it's sure to make SOME change in my size; and as it can't possibly make me larger, it must make me smaller, I suppose."
18 September 2013
larger is hurdiapi
hurdiapi = larger (adjective) (some things Google found for "hurdiapi": an unique term; search did not match any documents)
Word derivation for "larger" :
Basque = handiago, Finnish = suurempi
Miresua = hurdiapo
Larger is a comparative adjective. So, I'm getting into some grammar here.
In Basque, the comparative is formed by adding -ago. In Finnish, the comparative adjective is formed by adding -mpi. (Apparently there can be vowel changes too). I decided to make the suffix for the comparative adjective in Miresua be -api.
An adjective in Miresua will be inflected, at a minimum, to agree with the noun it modifies as far as being singular or plural. Miresua plurals are formed by adding -t or -at.
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice grows larger and smaller.
Word derivation for "larger" :
Basque = handiago, Finnish = suurempi
Miresua = hurdiapo
Larger is a comparative adjective. So, I'm getting into some grammar here.
In Basque, the comparative is formed by adding -ago. In Finnish, the comparative adjective is formed by adding -mpi. (Apparently there can be vowel changes too). I decided to make the suffix for the comparative adjective in Miresua be -api.
An adjective in Miresua will be inflected, at a minimum, to agree with the noun it modifies as far as being singular or plural. Miresua plurals are formed by adding -t or -at.
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice grows larger and smaller.
14 September 2013
large is hurdi (revisited)
hurdi = large (adjective) (some things Google found for "hurdi": an uncommon term; crossidius hurdi is a species of beetles; Nomada hurdi is a species of cuckoo bees; a rare last name; similar "Hurdy Gurdy Man" is a 1968 song by Donovan, and a hurdy gurdy is a stringed musical instrument with a sound similar to that of bagpipes; Hurdi Hadar is the name of a place in Iraq; Hurdi is the name of a village in Maharashtra, India)
Word derivation for "large" :
Basque = handi, Finnish = suuri
Miresua = hurdi
My previous Miresua conlang word for large was dausi, which was an odd scramble of letters. The new word has more resemblance to both the Basque word and the Finnish word.
Large is a word that occurs many times in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Word derivation for "large" :
Basque = handi, Finnish = suuri
Miresua = hurdi
My previous Miresua conlang word for large was dausi, which was an odd scramble of letters. The new word has more resemblance to both the Basque word and the Finnish word.
Large is a word that occurs many times in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
10 September 2013
poison is pyzko
pyzko = poison (noun) (some things Google found for "pyzko": a rare term; user names; name of a World of Warcraft gaming character; name of several other gaming characters; a rare last name; similar Pzyko is a dark psychedelic night trance music producer & Dj)
Word derivation for "poison"
Basque = pozoi, Finnish = myrkky
Miresua = pyzko
In chapter 1 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice checks the little bottle labeled 'DRINK ME' to see whether it's marked "poison" or not.
Word derivation for "poison"
Basque = pozoi, Finnish = myrkky
Miresua = pyzko
In chapter 1 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice checks the little bottle labeled 'DRINK ME' to see whether it's marked "poison" or not.
06 September 2013
tiny is pikite
pikite = tiny (adjective) (some things Google found for "pikite": an uncommon to unusual term; may be French slang for small or perhaps a misspelling of petite; a very rare last name; user names; similar Pikit is the name of a place in the Philippines)
Word derivation for "tiny"
Basque = txikitxo or txiki,
Finnish = pikkuinen or pikkuruinen
Miresua = pikite
Alice finds a tiny golden key that opens a little door about fifteen inches high.
Word derivation for "tiny"
Basque = txikitxo or txiki,
Finnish = pikkuinen or pikkuruinen
Miresua = pikite
Alice finds a tiny golden key that opens a little door about fifteen inches high.
02 September 2013
rose is ruosa
ruosa = rose (noun) (some things Google found for "ruosa": an uncommon term; a rare last name; World of Warcraft gaming character name; RUOSA brand or ID of lighting fixtures; a rare first name; user names; means rose in Dalmatian; similar ruoša means "preparation, stocking up" in Lithuanian; similar ruoska means whip (noun) in Finnish)
Word derivation for "rose"
Basque = arrosa, Finnish = ruusu
Miresua = ruosa
In chapter 8 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice sees three of the Queen of Hearts' gardeners painting white roses red.
Word derivation for "rose"
Basque = arrosa, Finnish = ruusu
Miresua = ruosa
In chapter 8 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Alice sees three of the Queen of Hearts' gardeners painting white roses red.
30 August 2013
lobster is otumari
otumari = lobster (noun) (some things Google found for "otumari": a rare term; user names; similar Otomari Honey is a mature Japanese manga; similar Ōtomari is a Kiev based fuzz pop band; similar Otumara is the name of places in Nigeria; similar Ōtomari is the name of places in Japan)
Word derivation for "lobster"
Basque = otarrain, Finnish = hummeri
Miresua = otumari
Chapter 10 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is The Lobster Quadrille. The Mock Turtle and the Gryphon tell Alice about this dance with lobsters, and sing a song.
Word derivation for "lobster"
Basque = otarrain, Finnish = hummeri
Miresua = otumari
Chapter 10 of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is The Lobster Quadrille. The Mock Turtle and the Gryphon tell Alice about this dance with lobsters, and sing a song.
26 August 2013
lizard is lisker
lisker = lizard (noun) (some things Google found for "lisker": an uncommon term; an unusual last name; Leigh Lisker was an American linguist and phonetician; Bruce Lisker is a California man whose conviction for murder was overturned; a Zoanoid character in science fiction movie The Guyver (1991); name of a Basque progressive rock or folk rock band of the 70s; Lisker Congregation is a NYC Jewish Orthodox synagogue; Lisker's sign is tenderness to percussion of the medial surface of the tibia which suggests deep venous thrombosis)
Word derivation for "lizard"
Basque = musker, Finnish = lisko
Miresua = lisker
Another Finnish word for lizard is sisilisko.
Bill the Lizard is a character appearing in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Word derivation for "lizard"
Basque = musker, Finnish = lisko
Miresua = lisker
Another Finnish word for lizard is sisilisko.
Bill the Lizard is a character appearing in Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
22 August 2013
parrot is papakai
papakai = parrot (noun) (some things Google found for "papakai": an unusual term; Papa Kai makes alaia surfboards for ocean use and home decoration in Hawaii and in San Diego; similarly named Papakea Resort on Maui; a very rare last name;
Papakai Marae is the (Maori) name of a place in New Zealand; name of a mountain in New Zealand)
Word derivation for "parrot"
Basque = papagai, Finnish = papukaija
Miresua = papakai
The Lory is a character in the Caucus-Race in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Lories are small to medium-sized Australasian parrots.
The words for parrot are similar in many European languages.
Word derivation for "parrot"
Basque = papagai, Finnish = papukaija
Miresua = papakai
The Lory is a character in the Caucus-Race in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Lories are small to medium-sized Australasian parrots.
The words for parrot are similar in many European languages.
18 August 2013
mad (crazy) is eulo
eulo = mad (crazy) (adjective) (some things Google found for "eulo": an uncommon term; name of a small opal-mining town in Queensland, Australia; an unusual last name; a rare first name; user names; EULO Grey Water Recycling Kitchen Sink; name of a place in Germany)
Word derivation for "mad (crazy)"
Basque = ero, Finnish = hullu
Miresua = eulo
The adjective mad definitely occurs in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. There's the Mad Tea-Party. The Hatter and the March Hare are both mad. The Cheshire Cat tells Alice "We're all mad here."
Word derivation for "mad (crazy)"
Basque = ero, Finnish = hullu
Miresua = eulo
The adjective mad definitely occurs in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. There's the Mad Tea-Party. The Hatter and the March Hare are both mad. The Cheshire Cat tells Alice "We're all mad here."
14 August 2013
hedgehog is sirti
sirti = hedgehog (noun) (some things Google found for "sirti": an uncommon term; Sirti SpA is an Italian civil engineering and network technology company; SIRTI was the acronym for Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology
Institute which is now Innovate Washington; a rare last name; Biçak sirti is a Turkish TV series drama; similar Sirt'i is the name of a place in Ethiopia)
Word derivation for "hedgehog"
Basque = triku, Finnish = siili
Miresua = sirti
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, hedgehogs are used as balls at the Queen's croquet ground.
Word derivation for "hedgehog"
Basque = triku, Finnish = siili
Miresua = sirti
In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, hedgehogs are used as balls at the Queen's croquet ground.
10 August 2013
frog is samagel
samagel = frog (noun) (some things Google found for "samagel": a rare to unusual term; Samagel Manutenção Industrial Ltda ME (Industrial Maintenance) of Mogi Guaçu, Brazil; Samagel Santo André Máquinas e Geladeiras Ltda (Machines and Refrigerators) of Santo André, Brazil; a very rare last name; a very rare first name; user names; Samagel brand fresh oriental vegetables from DetPon Corporation of Guatemala; similar Samage is the name of a place in Papua New Guinea)
Word derivation for "frog"
Basque = igel, Finnish = sammakko
Miresua = samagel
As I've been making words for various creatures lately, there is a Frog-Footman in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Word derivation for "frog"
Basque = igel, Finnish = sammakko
Miresua = samagel
As I've been making words for various creatures lately, there is a Frog-Footman in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
06 August 2013
dormouse is ukixar
ukixar = dormouse (noun) (some things Google found for "ukixar": a rare term; bad OCR of old texts; appears on gobbledygook pages; similar Ukixa Corporation (UKX) is an oil and gas corporation in the Republic of Shaelia on the fictional world of Atoria)
Word derivation for "dormouse"
Basque = muxar, Finnish = unikeko
Miresua = ukixar
In Finnish, another word for dormouse (specifically the Hazel dormouse) is pähkinähiiri, where hiiri means mouse.
The Dormouse is a character at the Mad Tea-Party in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. At the end of the scene, the March Hare and the Hatter try to put the Dormouse into a teapot.
Word derivation for "dormouse"
Basque = muxar, Finnish = unikeko
Miresua = ukixar
In Finnish, another word for dormouse (specifically the Hazel dormouse) is pähkinähiiri, where hiiri means mouse.
The Dormouse is a character at the Mad Tea-Party in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. At the end of the scene, the March Hare and the Hatter try to put the Dormouse into a teapot.
02 August 2013
hare is järbi
järbi = hare (noun) (some things Google found for "jarbi": an uncommon term; a rare masculine first name; Belizean pro soccer player Jarbi Álvarez; a rare last name; JARBI is an acronym for Journal of Applied Research for Business Instruction; Hasy Jarbi (aka Hassi Jerbi) is the name of a place in Tunisia)
Word derivation for "hare"
Basque = erbi, Finnish = jänis
Miresua = järbi
The March Hare appears in the tea party scene of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. By the way, I don't have a word yet for March.
Apologies for my lack of anything resembling grammar lately. This summer has been very busy for me.
Word derivation for "hare"
Basque = erbi, Finnish = jänis
Miresua = järbi
The March Hare appears in the tea party scene of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. By the way, I don't have a word yet for March.
Apologies for my lack of anything resembling grammar lately. This summer has been very busy for me.
30 July 2013
turtle is dirkona
dirkona = turtle (noun) (some things Google found for "dirkona": a rare term; similar Dirkon (sometimes referred to in Czech and in Polish as Dirkona) is paper pinhole camera that was first published as a kit in a 1979 Czechoslovakian magazine; a very rare last name; similar Dhirkona is a village in West Bengal, India)
Word derivation for "turtle"
Basque = dortoka, Finnish = kilpikonna
Miresua = dirkona
The Mock Turtle is a character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Word derivation for "turtle"
Basque = dortoka, Finnish = kilpikonna
Miresua = dirkona
The Mock Turtle is a character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
26 July 2013
child is hapi
hapi = child (noun) (some things Google found for "hapi": a common term; Hapi Mari (aka Happy Martiage!?) is a Japanese manga series; HAPI drums; Hapi brand Asian snacks; HAPI is an Egyptian river god and an Egyptian funerary deity; a brand of Chinese beer from Harbin Brewery; HAPI is an acronym for Hispanic American Periodicals Index; an unusual last name; a rare first name; similar happi is a loose, informal Japanese coat; in Finnish similar happi means oxygen; Hapi Bolaghi is the name of a place in Iran)
Word derivation for "child"
Basque = haur, Finnish = lapsi
Miresua = hapi
Another Basque word for child (or offspring) is ume, which is also used for young animals.
The words child and children can be found in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Word derivation for "child"
Basque = haur, Finnish = lapsi
Miresua = hapi
Another Basque word for child (or offspring) is ume, which is also used for young animals.
The words child and children can be found in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
22 July 2013
butterfly is pehinexa
pehinexa = butterfly (noun) (some things Google found for "pehinexa": an unique term; similar pexinxa occurs on a number of Brazilian bargain websites and may be a form of the Portuguese word pechincha which means bargain)
Word derivation for "butterfly"
Basque = tximeleta AND pinpilinpauxa
Finnish = perhonen
Miresua = pehinexa
Basque has multiple words for butterfly, perhaps they are from different dialects. I choose the two that seemed most common.
The word butterfly occurs just once in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alice tells the Caterpillar that some day he'll change into a butterfly.
Word derivation for "butterfly"
Basque = tximeleta AND pinpilinpauxa
Finnish = perhonen
Miresua = pehinexa
Basque has multiple words for butterfly, perhaps they are from different dialects. I choose the two that seemed most common.
The word butterfly occurs just once in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Alice tells the Caterpillar that some day he'll change into a butterfly.
18 July 2013
caterpillar is tolkar
tolkar = caterpillar (noun) (some things Google found for "tolkar": a common term; Tolkar Makina A. S. of Turkey sells commercial laundry machines; Tolkar Turismo (travel agency) of Tierra del Fuego, Argentina; an unusual last name;
user names; present tense of the verb meaning to interpret in Swedish)
Word derivation for "caterpillar"
Basque = beldar, Finnish = toukka
Miresua = tolkar
In Finnish toukka means caterpillar and also larva. Another word for caterpillar is perhosentoukka, where perhosen means butterfly or moth.
The Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar is a character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Word derivation for "caterpillar"
Basque = beldar, Finnish = toukka
Miresua = tolkar
In Finnish toukka means caterpillar and also larva. Another word for caterpillar is perhosentoukka, where perhosen means butterfly or moth.
The Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar is a character in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
14 July 2013
cake is kartu
kartu = cake (noun) (some things Google found for "kartu": a very common term; a rare last name; user names; Kartu languages are a group of Australian Aboriginal languages of Western Australia; means card in Indonesian; means together in Lithuanian; name of places in Syria and Pakistan)
Word derivation for "cake"
Basque = tarta, Finnish = kakku
Miresua = kartu
Cake is a word that appears a handful of times in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for cake is now tarku.
Word derivation for "cake"
Basque = tarta, Finnish = kakku
Miresua = kartu
Cake is a word that appears a handful of times in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for cake is now tarku.
10 July 2013
bottle is boulo
boulo = bottle (noun) (some things Google found for "boulo": an uncommon to common term; an unusual last name; a
rare first name notably Haitian musician Boulo Valcourt; Ali Boulo Santo is a Senegalese musician; in the Star Wars universe Boulo Siesi was a female Bith artist character; similar boule from the French for ball is a traditional shape of French bread; name of places in the Central African Republic, Burkina Faso, Haiti and Togo)
Word derivation for "bottle"
Basque = botila, Finnish = pullo
Miresua = boulo
The word bottle can be found around ten times in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Word derivation for "bottle"
Basque = botila, Finnish = pullo
Miresua = boulo
The word bottle can be found around ten times in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
06 July 2013
truth is tegus
tegus = truth (noun) (some things Google found for "tegus": a common term; tegus are large lizards primarily found in South America which can be pets; a rare last name; in Esperanto conditional of the verb tegi which means to cover protectively; Tegucigalpa, commonly referred to as Tegus, is the capital of Honduras)
Word derivation for "truth (conformity to fact or reality) :
Basque = egia, Finnish = totuus
Miresua = tegus
Word derivation for "truth (conformity to fact or reality) :
Basque = egia, Finnish = totuus
Miresua = tegus
02 July 2013
garden is puratza
puratza = garden (noun) (some things Google found for "puratza": a very rare term; user name; in Sardinian may mean an tool for pruning; similar Puratz is a rare last name)
Word derivation for "garden" :
Basque = baratze (and lorategi), Finnish = puutarha
Miresua = puratza
In Basque I found two words that can mean garden. The word baratze means vegetable garden and lorategi means flower garden. The Finnish word puutarha seems to a be compound word of tree + enclosure.
Word derivation for "garden" :
Basque = baratze (and lorategi), Finnish = puutarha
Miresua = puratza
In Basque I found two words that can mean garden. The word baratze means vegetable garden and lorategi means flower garden. The Finnish word puutarha seems to a be compound word of tree + enclosure.
30 June 2013
rule is arätö
arätö = rule (noun) (some things Google found for "arato": a common term; an uncommon last name; an unusual generally masculine first name; Arato Castle in Japan; character Arato Endo in dystopia manga Beatless; in Hungarian similar arató means reaper, harvester; in Italian a form of the verb to plough or plow; name of places in Spain (Canary Islands), Japan and Mexico)
Word derivation for "rule (regulation)" :
Basque = arau, Finnish = sääntö
Miresua = arätö
I took the opportunity to use an ö (o umlaut) in my Miresua word.
You can find the word rule or rules around ten times in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Word derivation for "rule (regulation)" :
Basque = arau, Finnish = sääntö
Miresua = arätö
I took the opportunity to use an ö (o umlaut) in my Miresua word.
You can find the word rule or rules around ten times in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
26 June 2013
neck is leka
leka = neck (noun) (some things Google found for "leka": a very common term; an unusual last name; an unusual first name that is often masculine; name of several pretender princes to the Albanian throne; LEKA baby toys by IKEA; means sledgehammer in Finnish; means "drip, leak" in Icelandic; name of an island and municipality in Norway and multiple places in Poland)
Word derivation for "neck" :
Basque = lepo, Finnish = kaula
Miresua = leka
This is the word for the part of body and the tapered part of a bottle.
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for neck is now laupo.
Word derivation for "neck" :
Basque = lepo, Finnish = kaula
Miresua = leka
This is the word for the part of body and the tapered part of a bottle.
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for neck is now laupo.
22 June 2013
stairs is esparat
esparat = stairs (or staircase) (noun) (some things Google found for "esparat":an unusual term; L'Esparat is a restaraunt in Vogue, France; a very rare last name; Esparat (aka Esparat-e Bala and Esparat-e Pa'in) is the name of a place in Iran)
Word derivation for "stairs (or staircase)" :
Basque = eskailera, Finnish = portaat
Miresua = esparat
The Basque word is similar to the Spanish word for stairs, escalera.
I know that I'm not making profound progress, but I'm continuing to add words. I found four occurances of the word stairs in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Word derivation for "stairs (or staircase)" :
Basque = eskailera, Finnish = portaat
Miresua = esparat
The Basque word is similar to the Spanish word for stairs, escalera.
I know that I'm not making profound progress, but I'm continuing to add words. I found four occurances of the word stairs in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
18 June 2013
shelf is hypal
hypal = shelf (noun) (some things Google found for "hypal": an uncommon term; user names; name of a World of Warcraft gaming character; a rare last name; Le Prince Hypal is a convenience Store in Grasse, France; similar hyphal is an adjective for threadlike elements of a fungus; similar hypallage is a literary device which interchanges two elements in a phrase or sentence from a more logical to a less logical relationship)
Word derivation for "shelf" :
Basque = apal, Finnish = hylly
Miresua = hypal
The plural of shelf, shelves, occurs twice in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Word derivation for "shelf" :
Basque = apal, Finnish = hylly
Miresua = hypal
The plural of shelf, shelves, occurs twice in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
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