mustard is zinape

zinape = mustard (noun) (Some things Google found for "zinape": an unusual term; name of a school in Zimbabwe; user names; similar Zinapécuaro (often OCRed as Zinape'cuaro) is a municipality in the Mexican state of Michoacán)

Word derivation for "mustard" :
Basque = ziape, Finnish = sinappi
Miresua = zinape

This is a brand new word. I'm adding a word to show I'm still here.

Both the Basque word and the Finnish word are descendants of the Latin word for mustard. So the Miresua word appears derived from Latin too.

The word mustard appears in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland three times.

"HE might bite," Alice cautiously replied, not feeling at all anxious to have the experiment tried.

"Very true," said the Duchess: "flamingoes and mustard both bite. And the moral of that is — 'Birds of a feather flock together.'"

"Only mustard isn't a bird," Alice remarked.

monster is muirvö

muirvö = monster (noun) (Some things Google found for "muirvo": a rare term; French references to movie The Ghost and Mrs. Muir followed by VO which stands for Version Originale aka the language in which the movie was created; videos by people with the last name Muir followed by VO which may also stand for Voice Over; bad OCR of old text documents)

Word derivation for "monster" :
Basque = munstro, Finnish = hirviö
Miresua = muirvö

This is a brand new word.

I'm returning to the Miresua conlang after a break of sixteen months, more than a year away. Time will tell how often I'll be publishing new posts, but I intend to slowly resume creating (and modifying) words.

The word monster doesn't appear in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, but it can be found eight times, several times as a plural, in Through the Looking-Glass.

The Lion looked at Alice wearily. "Are you animal -- vegetable -- or mineral?" he said, yawning at every other word.

"It's a fabulous monster!" the Unicorn cried out, before Alice could reply.

teacher is opakale

opakale = teacher (noun) (Some things Google found for "opakale": a rare term; user name; similar ho'opakele means to rescue in Hawaiian; similar Opakal is a German brand or type of paper; Opakelle is the name of a place in Gabon)

Word derivation for "teacher" :
Basque = irakasle, Finnish = opettaja
Miresua = opakale

This is a new word. At 7 letters long, it's one letter shorter than the Basque and the Finnish words, but that's something I allow.

The word teacher doesn't occur in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Through the Looking-glass.

hat is kaptu (revisited)

kaptu = hat (noun) (Some things Google found for "kaptu": an uncommon term; imperative of the Esperanto verb to catch, to capture; user names; a rare last name; Kaptu-bong is a low peak in North Korea; similar kaput means broken, no longer working; similar kaptur means hood (headwear) in Polish; similar Kaptur is the name of a place in Poland)

Word derivation for "hat":
Basque = kapela, Finnish = hattu
Miresua = kaptu

My previous Miresua conlang word for hat was hapa. I'm changing this word so it no longer ends in -A, and also so that it isn't quite as short.

Apologies for my few postings lately.

I found only one occurrence of the word hat in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, although there are many of Hatter.

"Take off your hat," the King said to the Hatter.

"It isn't mine," said the Hatter.

library is lirjuste

lirjuste = library (noun) (Some things Google found for "lirjuste": a very rare term; bad OCR of old text documents; similar "lire juste" means just read in French; similar "tir juste" means fair shot in French)

Word derivation for "library" :
Basque = liburutegi (book + place of)
Finnish = kirjasto (book + suffix -sto (forms collective nouns)
Miresua = lirjuste

This is a new word. Both the Basque word and the Finnish word begin with their word for book, and so the Miresua word does too. The Miresua conlang word for book is lirju.

The word library doesn't occur in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Through the Looking-glass.

secret is sekasus

sekasus = secret (noun) (Some things Google found for "sekasus": a rare to unusual term; user names; may possibly mean something untranslatable in Indonesian; similar sukses means success in Indonesian; 1905 telegraph cipher code for a specific number of boxes of a specific size of citrus fruit; similar Sekasua is the name of a place in Ghana)

Word derivation for "secret" :
Basque = sekretu, Finnish = salaisuus
Miresua = sekasus

This is a new word. The Basque word may be a borrowed word, or may be derived from Latin.

I found the word secret once in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, it's in a verse read by the White Rabbit at the court of justice.

"Don't let him know she liked them best,
For this must ever be
A secret, kept from all the rest,
Between yourself and me."

alphabet is alkobet

alkobet = alphabet (noun) (Some things Google found for "alkobet": a rare to unusual term; a very rare last name; user names; Alkobet Beata Sztyller seems to be a small liquor store in Lodz, Poland; similar Alkobar Grill is a fast food restaurant in Indio, California; similar Al Khobar is a place in Saudi Arabia)

Word derivation for "alphabet":
Basque = alfabeto, Finnish = aakkoset
Miresua = alkobet

This is another new word.

The word alphabet doesn't occur in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, but it occurs once in Through the Looking-glass.

A Goat, that was sitting next to the gentleman in white, shut his eyes and said in a loud voice, "She ought to know her way to the ticket-office, even if she doesn't know her alphabet!"

office is toligo

toligo = office (noun) (building or room) (Some things Google found for "toligo": a rare term; apparently an unusual abbreviated adjective used only in some Spanish regions for "tonto del higo" which means something like silly in Spanish; a Polish website which says it's for to submit, receive and track files; user names; a very rare last name; Toligo Electronics Ltd of St. Lucia)

Word derivation for "office" (building or room):
Basque = bulego, Finnish = toimisto
Miresua = toligo

This is a brand new word, not another revision.

The word office doesn't occur in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, but it does occur twice in Through the Looking-glass.

"Now then! Show your ticket, child!" the Guard went on, looking angrily at Alice. And a great many voices all said together ("like the chorus of a song," thought Alice), "Don't keep him waiting, child! Why, his time is worth a thousand pounds a minute!"

"I'm afraid I haven't got one," Alice said in a frightened tone: "there wasn't a ticket-office where I came from."

ocean is ozteri (revisited)

ozteri = ocean (noun) (Some things Google found for "ozteri": a rare term; user names, notably of someone from Finland; bad OCR of old text documents, often of Latin word posteri which can mean descendants; similar Ozter is a rare last name; similar Ozieri is the name of a place in Italy)

Word derivation for "ocean" :
Basque = ozeano (likely a borrowed word)
Finnish = valtameri (compound word: mighty or great + sea)
Miresua = ozteri

My previous Miresua conlang word for ocean was oztari. This is a small change, a tweak, to make the word look more like the Finnish word for sea.

This post was in draft mode yesterday, but I forgot to post it. So I'm going to fudge the posting date. Let's pretend I posted this word last night.

The word ocean doesn't occur in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Through the Looking-glass.

cart is guryt (revisited)

guryt = cart (noun) (Some things Google found for "guryt": a rare term; user names; Guryt and McGuryt are very rare last names; a very rare first name; seems to mean something in medieval Welsh but I'm unable to translate it; similar Guryat is the name of a place in Iran)

Word derivation for "cart":
Basque = gurdi, Finnish = kärryt
Miresua = guryt

My previous Miresua conlang word for cart was rirgä, which was a complete alphabetic scramble plus it ended in -Ä.

I found the word cart once in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

...the puppy made another rush at the stick, and tumbled head over heels in its hurry to get hold of it; then Alice, thinking it was very like having a game of play with a cart-horse, and expecting every moment to be trampled under its feet...

bread is olpi (revisited)

olpi = bread (noun) (Some things Google found for "olpi"; an uncommon term; OLPI is an acronym for Our Lady of the Pillar's Institution the former name of Our Lady of the Pillar College - Cauayan in the Philippines; OLPI stands for Operadora Logística de Puertos Interiores (Inland Ports Logistics Operator) of Mexico; Olpi Chocolates of Brazil; a rare last name; similar Olpiny is a village in Poland)

Word derivation for "bread":
Basque = ogi (bread, wheat), Finnish = leipä (bread, loaf)
Miresua = olpi

My previous Miresua conlang word for bread was golä. I redid this word to not end in Ä, plus to use the common letter I.

I don't usually post words on odd numbered days. I was just too tired last night. Let's pretend that this word was posted instead on the 30th, OK?

I found the word bread seven times in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

The first witness was the Hatter. He came in with a teacup in one hand and a piece of bread-and-butter in the other.

mirror is ispeli (revisited)

ispeli = mirror (noun) (Some things Google found for "ispeli": an unusual to rare term; similar pan'ispeli is an ancient Sardinian acorn bread which includes clay; Ispeli Enterprse of Mexico provides ground transportation for private companies and tourism; user names; appears to mean something in Serbo-Croatian)

Word derivation for "mirror" :
Basque = ispilu, Finnish = peili
Miresua = ispeli

My previous word for mirror was isile. I wanted to use the common letter P in the new word.

The word mirror doesn't occur in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Through the Looking-Glass, although looking-glass is synonym of mirror.

bell is kenpo (revisited)

kenpo = bell (noun) (Some things Google found for "kenpo": an uncommon term; Kenpo (or Kenpō) is the name of several Japanese martial arts, and there is a variation called American Kenpo - an overwhelming result; a rare first name; a rare last name; name of a place in southwest China)

Word derivation for "bell" :
Basque = kanpai, Finnish = kello
Miresua = kenpo

My previous Miresua conlang word for bell was kolna. I'm changing this word so that it doesn't end in -A. In addition, I'm using the P from the Basque word.

I found once instance of the word bell, actually the plural bells, in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

So she 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...the rattling teacups would change to tinkling sheep-bells...

dream is unes (revisited)

unes = dream (noun) (Some things Google found for "unes": a very common term; UNES is an acronym for Universidad Nacional Experimental de la Seguridad (Experimental Security University) of Venezuela; Unes supermarkets of Italy; UNES is an acronym for University of Nairobi Enterprises and Services; UNES stands for L'Union des Etudiant-e-s de Suisse (Union of Students in Switzerland); UNES FC Barcelona is a Catalan wheelchair basketball team; Unes software of Finland; an unusual last name; a rare first name; can mean some, ones in French; in Portuguese and Spanish conjugation of the verb unir meaning to unite, to join)

Word derivation for "dream":
Basque = amets, Finnish = uni
Miresua = unes

My previous Miresua conlang word for dream was inas, which was an alphabetic scramble. I'd rather start the word with U, which is more unusual.

The word dream appears seven times in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

"Oh, I've had such a curious dream!" said Alice, and she told her sister, as well as she could remember them, all these strange Adventures of hers that you have just been reading about...

needle is nelatz (revisited)

nelatz = needle (noun) (Some things Google found for "nelatz": a rare term; user names; Nelatz S.L. is a construction company in the Gipuzkoa province of Spain; a very rare last name; bad OCR of old text)

Word derivation for "needle":
Basque = orratz, Finnish = neula
Miresua = nelatz

My previous Miresua conlang word for needle was arult, which was an alphabetic scramble. I try to make words look like a mix of Basque and Finnish nowadays.

The word needle doesn't appear in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, but needles, as in knitting-needles, can be found eight times in Through the Looking-Glass.

"Can you row?" the Sheep asked, handing her a pair of knitting-needles as she spoke.

"Yes, a little - but not on land - and not with needles -" Alice was beginning to say, when suddenly the needles turned into oars in her hands....

wall (defensive) is muresi (revisited)

muresi = wall (noun) (Some things Google found for "muresi": an unusual to uncommon term; Muresi handmade craft jewelry of Japan; a rare last name; Via Caduti Muresi is a street Muro Leccese, Italy; In Estonian palju muresi means many worries; name of places in Burundi and Albania)

Word derivation for "wall": (stone wall, defensive wall)
Basque = harresi, Finnish = muuri
Miresua = muresi

My previous Miresua conlang word for wall, stone or defensive, was a murari. Changing this word to end like the Basque word.

This is the word for a stone wall or a defensive wall, such as The Great Wall of China.

The word wall doesn't appear in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, but it can be found a handful of times in Through the Looking-Glass.

Humpty Dumpty was sitting with his legs crossed, like a Turk, on the top of a high wall -- such a narrow one that Alice quite wondered how he could keep his balance....

moon is kurgi (revisited)

kurgi = moon (noun) (Some things Google found for "kurgi": an uncommon term; a rare last name; user names; in Estonian genitive form of kurk which means cucumber; means where then in Lithuanian; name of a places in Sudan and India)

Word derivation for "moon":
Basque = ilargi, Finnish = kuu
Miresua = kurgi

My previous Miresua conlang word for moon was kuila. I'm changing this word so that it doesn't end in -A.

The word moon appears one time in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

The Dormouse had closed its eyes by this time, and was going off into a doze; but, on being pinched by the Hatter, it woke up again with a little shriek, and went on: "-- that begins with an M, such as mouse-traps, and the moon, and memory, and muchness...

oak is tamitz (revisited)

tamitz = oak (tree, wood) (noun) (some things Google found for "tamitz": a rare term; user names; a rare last name; a very rare first name; similar Stamitz is the last name of a family of Czech composers; similar Tamitsa is the name of a place in a Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia)

Word derivation for "oak" :
Basque = haritz, Finnish = tammi
Miresua = tamitz

My previous Miresua conlang word for oak was mitar, which was a total alphabetic scramble. Years ago I wasn't trying to make my words look like a mix of Basque and Finnish.

The word oak doesn't occur in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Through the Looking-Glass.

air is aile (revisited)

aile = air (noun) (Some things Google found for "aile": an uncommon term; an unusual usually feminine first name; an unusual last name; name of a female character in Mega Man ZX video game; AILE grupa of Latvia; means wing in French; means fire in Manx; means family in Turkish; Aile Castle in Switzerland; name of places in Nigeria and China)

Word derivation for "air" :
Basque = aire, Finnish = ilma
Miresua = aile

My previous Miresua conlang word for air was eila. I swapped around the A and the E. I'm trying to lessen the number of nouns ending in -A.

The word air, as in Earth's atmosphere, appears about a dozen times in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

...she noticed a curious appearance in the air: it puzzled her very much at first, but, after watching it a minute or two, she made it out to be a grin, and she said to herself "It's the Cheshire Cat: now I shall have somebody to talk to."

shadow is irjal (revisited)

irjal = shadow (noun) (Some things Google found for "irjal": an unusual to uncommon term; a rare last name that can be Indonesian; a rare first name; similar írjál is in Hungarian a conjugation of the verb to write; similar Irja is an uncommon feminine Finnish first name; Irjal ash Shaykhiyah is the name of a place in Iraq; similar Irjala is the name of a place in Finland)

Word derivation for "shadow" :
Basque = itzal, Finnish = varjo
Miresua = irjal

My previous Miresua conlang word for shadow was iljar. I swapped the L and R around, which makes the new word look more similar to the Basque and the Finnish words.

The word shadow isn't in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, although its plural can be found once in Through the Looking-Glass.

-- the mild blue eyes and kindly smile of the Knight -- the setting sun gleaming through his hair, and shining on his armour in a blaze of light that quite dazzled her -- the horse quietly moving about, with the reins hanging loose on his neck, cropping the grass at her feet -- and the black shadows of the forest behind --