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22 September 2015

hammer is vairu

vairu = hammer (noun) (Some things Google found for "vairu": a uncommon term; a rare last name that can be Indian; similar vairas means steering wheel in Lithuanian; Mont Vairu is a place in French Polynesia)

Word derivation for "hammer" :
Basque = mailu, Finnish = vasara
Miresua = vairu

This is a new Miresua conlang word.

The word hammer does not appear in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland or Through the Looking-Glass.

18 September 2015

ax is askire

askire = ax (noun) (some things Google found for "askire": a rare to unusual term; user names; a gaming character name; a rare last name; bad OCR of old text documents; similar Askira is the name of places in Greece and Nigeria)

Word derivation for "ax" :
Basque = aizkora, Finnish = kirves
Miresua = askire

I found the plural of ax, axes, once in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
"...You see the earth takes twenty-four hours to turn round on its axis--"

"Talking of axes," said the Duchess, "chop off her head!"

Alice glanced rather anxiously at the cook...