girun = red (color) (adjective) (some things Google found for "girun"; an uncommon term; GIRUN is a navigation waypoint in Iran; a town in Turkey; Abu Girun is a waterhole in Sudan; user names; Chesa Girun vacation apartment in Pontresina Switzerland; a last name that can be Malaysian)
Word derivation for "red":
Basque = gorri, Finnish = punainen (puna)
Miresua = girun
My previous Miresua word for red was ginru, which was a just bit too odd. The word for red, I think, should be fairly simple.
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for red is now gorun.
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.
18 December 2007
14 December 2007
table is paimö (revisited)
paimö = table (noun) (some things Google found for "paimo"; an uncommon to rare term; Paimo Pavimenti Industriali of Italy does flooring; a last name, notably Nigerian actor Lere Paimo; paimo is a user name; similarly named Paimio is a town in Finland)
Word derivation for "table":
Basque = mahai, Finnish = pöytä
Miresua = paimö
My previous Miresua word for table was paimä. This is a minor modification to use the ö, which seems to be the more uncommon vowel, instead of the ä from the Finnish source word.
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for table is now pöhai.
Word derivation for "table":
Basque = mahai, Finnish = pöytä
Miresua = paimö
My previous Miresua word for table was paimä. This is a minor modification to use the ö, which seems to be the more uncommon vowel, instead of the ä from the Finnish source word.
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for table is now pöhai.
10 December 2007
goat is hauvo (revisited)
hauvo = goat (animal) (noun) (some things Google found for "hauvo"; a rare term; a user name; may be a Finnish last name; appears to be an odd misspelling of the Spanish word huevo which means egg)
Word derivation for "goat":
Basque = ahuntz, Finnish = vuohi
Miresua = hauvo
My previous Miresua word for goat was hovaut. I think my new word hauvo is somewhat less cryptic-looking and easier to pronounce.
This Miresua word has been changed. The word for goat is now vuhutz.
Word derivation for "goat":
Basque = ahuntz, Finnish = vuohi
Miresua = hauvo
My previous Miresua word for goat was hovaut. I think my new word hauvo is somewhat less cryptic-looking and easier to pronounce.
This Miresua word has been changed. The word for goat is now vuhutz.
06 December 2007
bread is golä
golä = bread (noun) (some things Google found for variations of "gola"; a common term; Gola is a British sporting goods manufacturer; The Gola are tribal people of Liberia and Sierra Leone; a last name; Marco "Gölä" Pfeuti is a Swiss rock musician; "gola" means "bullet, shell" in Bengali (Transliterated); means "throat" in Catalan; means "bone" in Cherokee; means "circular, round, gang, equivocal, ball, roll, globe, rotund" in Hindi (Transliterated); means "breeze" in Icelandic; means "throat, gullet, groove, gulch" in Italian; means "collar" in Portuguese; means "ball, bale" in Urdu (Transliterated); The Hebrew word "Gola" refers to the Jewish Diaspora; Gola is the name of places in Senegal, India, Ethiopia, Pakistan, Poland, Liberia, Iraq, Afghanistan, Croatia, and Italy)
Word derivation for "bread":
Basque = ogi (bread, wheat), Finnish = leipä (bread, loaf)
Miresua = golä
In my other conlang, Lhaesine, I've defined "gola" (no umlaut over the a) as "fat", but I'm not sure if it's a noun, an adjective, or both.
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for bread is now olpi.
Word derivation for "bread":
Basque = ogi (bread, wheat), Finnish = leipä (bread, loaf)
Miresua = golä
In my other conlang, Lhaesine, I've defined "gola" (no umlaut over the a) as "fat", but I'm not sure if it's a noun, an adjective, or both.
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for bread is now olpi.
02 December 2007
rope is kösa
kösa = rope (noun) (some things Google found for "kösa" or kosa": a very common term; KOSA is a CBS TV station in Odessa/Midland, Texas; a last name; "Kósa" is a Hungarian last name; Kosa Hotel Khon Kaen in Thailand; KoSA is a percussion and music event; KOSA stands for Korea Software Industry Association; Kosa also known as Honganji Kennyo (1543–1592) was Japanese religious leader; Kosa Minore Creative of NYC does interactive design and development; KöSa GmbH Weißenfels of Germany; similar kòsa means hair in Bosnian, Croatian, and Serbian; kosa means scythe in Bosnian, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Serbian, and Slovak)
Word derivation for "rope":
Basque = soka, Finnish = köysi
Miresua = kösa
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for rope is now köso.
Word derivation for "rope":
Basque = soka, Finnish = köysi
Miresua = kösa
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for rope is now köso.
28 November 2007
linen is avari
avari = linen (noun) (some things Google found for "avari": an uncommon term; Avari Hotels International in Pakistan and Dubai; a wild forest-dwelling Elven folk in the fictional works of J.R.R. Tolkien; a last name, notably British-Indian actor Erick Avari; Avari Press is a publishing company specializing in fantasy literature; Avari Skin Therapy products of Australia; AVARI stands for Association for Voluntary Action Research in Ireland; Avari bottle opener or shopping-trolley token or key ring from Finland; Avari and Associates Tax Investigation Consultants of the UK; a feminine first name; Avari Deli and Bistro near Cincinnati; means "brokedown, failure, fault, hitch" in Albanian; similar word "avarus" means "greedy, avaricious" in Latin; a place in Cuba)
Word derivation for "linen" (flax):
Basque = hari, Finnish = pellava
Miresua = avari
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for "linen" is now "pelari".
Word derivation for "linen" (flax):
Basque = hari, Finnish = pellava
Miresua = avari
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for "linen" is now "pelari".
24 November 2007
silk is ziska
ziska = silk (noun) (some things Google found for "ziska": a very common term; a last name, notably 15th century Czech general and Hussite leader John Ziska or Jan Žižka; title of a 1897 book by Marie Corelli which is subtitled The Problem of a Wicked Soul; user name; Ziska Architects & Associates of Ohio; Ziska Pharmaceuticals Ltd. of Bangladesh)
Word derivation for "silk":
Basque = zeta, Finnish = silkki
Miresua = ziska
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for silk is now setki.
Word derivation for "silk":
Basque = zeta, Finnish = silkki
Miresua = ziska
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for silk is now setki.
20 November 2007
suffix -sne in Miresua
The suffix -sne forms adjectives and expresses abundance in Miresua. This grammatical suffix was first mentioned in my posting for "wooly". Below are a some more examples of using this suffix to build adjectives in Miresua.
rain = dure
rainy = duresne
rust = reislo
rusty = reislosne
snow = irul
snowy = irulsne
stone = kari
stony = karisne
sun = zureni
sunny = zurenisne
wind = zuati
windy = zuatisne
rain = dure
rainy = duresne
rust = reislo
rusty = reislosne
snow = irul
snowy = irulsne
stone = kari
stony = karisne
sun = zureni
sunny = zurenisne
wind = zuati
windy = zuatisne
16 November 2007
suffix -ze in Miresua
The suffix -ze means "is composed of, or mostly of, a material" in Miresua. This grammatical suffix was first mentioned in my posting for "woolen". Below are listed some more examples of using this suffix to build adjectives in Miresua.
kure = gold
kureze = golden
lyrun = lead
lyrunze = leaden
pur = wood
purze = wooden
halra = leather
halraze = leather (made of, or mostly of, leather)
seiba = glass
seibaze = glassy (made of, or mostly of, glass)
kure = gold
kureze = golden
lyrun = lead
lyrunze = leaden
pur = wood
purze = wooden
halra = leather
halraze = leather (made of, or mostly of, leather)
seiba = glass
seibaze = glassy (made of, or mostly of, glass)
14 November 2007
woolly is lirlasne
lirlasne = woolly (adjective) (some things Google found for "lirlasne": a unique term: did not match any documents)
Word derivation for "woolly":
(covered with or an abundance of wool)
Basque = artiletsu, Finnish = villainen
Miresua = lirlasne
The Basque suffix -tsu forms adjectives, expresses abundance. The Finnish suffix "-inen" or "nen" changes a noun to an adjective. In Miresua, the suffix "-sne" (or -isne) will mean "covered with or an abundance of a material". The "sn" combination doesn't seem to appear in either Basque or Finnish, but I think I will allow it Miresua to be different.
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for "woolly" is now "avilesne".
Word derivation for "woolly":
(covered with or an abundance of wool)
Basque = artiletsu, Finnish = villainen
Miresua = lirlasne
The Basque suffix -tsu forms adjectives, expresses abundance. The Finnish suffix "-inen" or "nen" changes a noun to an adjective. In Miresua, the suffix "-sne" (or -isne) will mean "covered with or an abundance of a material". The "sn" combination doesn't seem to appear in either Basque or Finnish, but I think I will allow it Miresua to be different.
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for "woolly" is now "avilesne".
08 November 2007
woolen is lirlaze
lirlaze = woolen (adjective) (some things Google found for "lirlaze": a unique term: did not match any documents)
Word derivation for "woolen":
(made wholly or mostly of wool):
Basque = artilezko, Finnish = villainen
Miresua = lirlaze
The Basque suffix "-zko" means "is made of material". The Finnish suffix "-nen" changes a noun to an adjective. In Miresua, the suffix "-ze" will mean "is made of material, or mostly of material". This is a adjectival suffix in Miresua grammar. It can and will be used to create additional words.
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for "woolen" is now "avileze".
Word derivation for "woolen":
(made wholly or mostly of wool):
Basque = artilezko, Finnish = villainen
Miresua = lirlaze
The Basque suffix "-zko" means "is made of material". The Finnish suffix "-nen" changes a noun to an adjective. In Miresua, the suffix "-ze" will mean "is made of material, or mostly of material". This is a adjectival suffix in Miresua grammar. It can and will be used to create additional words.
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for "woolen" is now "avileze".
02 November 2007
wool is lirla
lirla = wool (noun) (some things Google found for "lirla": an uncommon to rare term; a feminine first name; gaming character names; name of a seal point Siamese cat; name of a fairy art character; may mean something in Chinese; user names; LIRLA stands for Low Interest Revolving Loan Account in Maryland; means "to sing a lullaby, trill, whistle" in an early Germanic language which may be Norwegian)
Word derivation for "wool":
Basque = artile, Finnish = villa
Miresua = lirla
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for "wool" is now "avile".
Word derivation for "wool":
Basque = artile, Finnish = villa
Miresua = lirla
This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for "wool" is now "avile".
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