30 April 2014

half is purdi

purdi = half (adjective, noun) (some things Google found for "purdi": an uncommon term; a rare to unusual last name; a rare first name; Purdi Paws Pet Grooming in Ohio; Purdi.com (or Purdicom) is a UK wireless and security distribution company; name of a village in Estonia)

Word derivation for "half":
Basque = erdi, Finnish = puoli
Miresua = purdi

The word half occurs multiple times in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This quote is from near the end.
"Who cares for you?" said Alice, (she had grown to her full size by this time.) "You're nothing but a pack of cards!"

At this the whole pack rose up into the air, and came flying down upon her: she gave a little scream, half of fright and half of anger...

26 April 2014

loud is ozänes

ozänes = loud (adjective) (some things Google found for "ozanes": an uncommon term; Ozanes is the name of a place in Asturias, Spain; a very rare last name; user names; a gaming character name; similar Ozane is an unusual last name; similar Ozane is a rare first name)

Word derivation for "loud (of sound)":
Basque = ozen, Finnish = äänekäs
Miresua = ozänes

There are other words that can mean loud in Basque.

The word loud occurs in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This quote comes from the chapter 4: The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill.
"We must burn the house down!" said the Rabbit's voice; and Alice called out as loud as she could, "If you do. I'll set Dinah at you!"

22 April 2014

nervous is urdostur

urdostur = nervous (adjective) (some things Google found for "urdostur": an unique term: urdostur did not match any documents; similar urdost is user names; similar UrduStar.com is a Pakistani forum; similar Urdos is a town in south-western France)

Word derivation for "nervous":
Basque = urduri
Finnish = hermostunut   (hermo = nerve)
Miresua = urdostur

The word nervous occurs a handful of times in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Here the Queen put on her spectacles, and began staring at the Hatter, who turned pale and fidgeted.

"Give your evidence," said the King; "and don't be nervous, or I'll have you executed on the spot."

18 April 2014

wide is lebal

lebal = wide (adjective) (some things Google found for "lebal": an uncommon term; Lebal Drocer (which is "record label" backward) Inc. is some sort of small radical media company; le Bal is a French Debutante Ball; an unusual last name; Lebal Trading Co. Ltd of Taiwan sells commercial labeling machines; a misspelling of label; similar Lebala is the name of places in the Congo)

Word derivation for "wide":
Basque = zabal, Finnish = leveä
Miresua = lebal

Another word for wide in Finnish is laaja.

The word wide occurs twice, and wider occurs once, in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This quote is from chapter 7, A Mad Tea-Party.
"You should learn not to make personal remarks," Alice said with some severity; "it's very rude."

The Hatter opened his eyes very wide on hearing this....

14 April 2014

machine is manke

manke = machine (noun) (some things Google found for "manke": an uncommon term; an unusual to uncommon last name; Manke Lumber Company of Washington State; Manke Trucking of California; Manke is a song title by Bhangra singer Lehmber Hussainpuri; a rare first name; means mane in Danish; means to lack in Haitian Creole; name of a place in Sierra Leone)

Word derivation for "machine":
Basque = makina, Finnish = kone
Miresua = manke

The word machines occurs once in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, in Chapter 2 The Pool of Tears.
Alice had been to the seaside once in her life, and had come to the general conclusion, that wherever you go to on the English coast you find a number of bathing machines in the sea....
According to Wikipedia: The bathing machine was a device, popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, to allow people to change out of their usual clothes, possibly change into swimwear and then wade in the ocean at beaches. Bathing machines were roofed and walled wooden carts rolled into the sea.

10 April 2014

heavy is raskun (of great weight)

raskun = heavy (adjective) (some things Google found for "raskun": a rare term; a very rare last name; gaming character names; user names; similar Rasku is an unusual last name that can be Finnish; similar raske means heavy, difficult in Estonian; name of a place in Iran)

Word derivation for "heavy" (of great weight) (adjective) :
Basque = astun, Finnish = raskas
Miresua = raskun

Another word for heavy in Finnish is painava.

This meaning of the word heavy appears in Through the Looking-Glass a handful of times.
"...And what IS this on my head?" she exclaimed in a tone of dismay, as she put her hands up to something very heavy, and fitted tight all round her head.

06 April 2014

thunder is ukrumo

ukrumo = thunder (noun) (some things Google found for "ukrumo": a very rare term; occurs as bad OCR of a handful of older texts; appears on several gobbledygook webpages; similar Ekrum is a rare last name; similar UKRumors is a Twitter account that has not been recently updated)

Word derivation for "thunder" :
Basque = trumoi, Finnish = ukkonen
Miresua = ukrumo

The Finnish word ukkonen is derived from Ukko, the god of heaven in Finnish mythology.

The word thunder appears once in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, in chapter 8, The Queen's Croquet-Ground.
"Get to your places!" shouted the Queen in a voice of thunder, and people began running about in all directions, tumbling up against each other....

02 April 2014

lightning is txisama

txisama = lightning (noun) (some things Google found for "txisama": a very rare term; occurs on several gobbledygook webpages; similar "txi sama'n" means something in the Mayan language of Mam, occurs several times in a Mam translation of Bible)

Word derivation for "lightning" :
Basque = tximista, Finnish = salama
Miresua = txisama

The word lightning doesn't appear in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, although it appears in Through the Looking-Glass three times.
"The cause of lightning," Alice said very decidedly, for she felt quite certain about this, "is the thunder — no, no!" she hastily corrected herself. "I meant the other way."