22 December 2009

sun is ugenki (revisited)

ugenkiugenki = sun (noun) (some things Google found for "ugenki": a rare term; user names; similar name Genki was a Japanese era in the 16th century and is a Japanese company in the computer and video games industry)

Word derivation for "sun" :
Basque = eguzki, Finnish = aurinko
Miresua = ugenki

My previous Miresua conlang word for "sun" was "urzeni". I changed this word to be more similar to the Basque and the Finnish words, such as having a k as the second to last letter in the word.

18 December 2009

salt is suatz (revisited)

suatz = salt (noun) (some things Google found for "suatz": an uncommon to rare term; a last name, notably Mr. Suatz the so-called most interesting man in the world in a Dos Equis beer commercial; user names; possibly a misspelling of last name "Swartz")

Word derivation for "salt" :
Basque = gatz, Finnish = suola
Miresua = suatz

My previous Miresua conlang word for salt was gulza. My new word, suatz, has a vowel combination like the Finnish word, and the consonant combination from the Basque word.

This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for salt is now suotz.

14 December 2009

witch is noigan (revisited)

noigannoigan = witch (noun) (some things Google found for "noigan": an uncommon to rare term; user names; Noigan Primary School in Cheragany in Rift Valley of Kenya; an unusual last name; an Israeli website that sells garden furniture and decorative wine barrels; somewhat similarily named Noigandres group for concrete poetry in Brazil)

Word derivation for "witch" :
Basque = sorgin, Finnish = noita
Miresua = noigan

My previous Miresua conlang word for "witch" was "agiron". I redid the word to begin with a consonant, like the Basque and Finnish words.

My word definition should not be seen as a comment about people and things called "noigan". I have nothing against anyone or anything named "noigan". This is merely a word in my conlang language.

10 December 2009

cheese is juzta (revisited)

juztajuzta = cheese (noun) (some things Google found for "juzta": an uncommon to rare term; user names; slang spelling of "just a" as in "im juzta girl"; an unusual last name)

Word derivation for "cheese" :
Basque = gazta, Finnish = juusto
Miresua = juzta

My previous Miresua word for "cheese" was "zosuta". I redid this word to look more like the Basque and Finnish words.

06 December 2009

magpie is mahka (revisited)

mahkamahka = magpie (bird) (noun) (some things Google found for "mahka": an uncommon term; a first name, notably Japanese professional magician Mahka Tendo; an unusual last name; user names; Ak Mahka is a Arabic dance music artist; similarly named Makha Bucha (also known as Magha Puja) is a Buddhist religious festival in Thailand that usually falls in February)

Word derivation for "magpie" :
Basque = mika, Finnish = harakka
Miresua = mahka

My previous word for "magpie" -- the long-tailed, black and white bird -- was "maka". A good word, but a little too close to the Basque word. I decided to add the "h" from the Finnish word. The consonant combination of "hk" occurs in Finnish.

02 December 2009

linen is pelari (revisited)

pelaripelari = linen (noun) (some things Google found for "pelari": an uncommon term; an unusual last name; Pelari Hair is a hairdresser in Walsall in the UK; maybe a first name; means "runner, sprinter" in Indonesian; means "runner" in Malay; name of a city in Afghanistan)

Word derivation for "linen" (flax):
Basque = hari, Finnish = pellava
Miresua = pelari

My previous Miresua conlang word for "linen" was "avari". There was nothing wrong with that word. But as I changed my word for wool to avile, I thought that I'd better change this word for linen so it wouldn't be so similar to word for wool.

30 November 2009

wool is avile (revisited)

avileavile = wool (noun) (some things Google found for "avile": an uncommon term; a last name; an unusual first name; archaic Etruscan funeral stele of Avile Tite; in obsolete English "avile" means "to abase or debase; to vilify; to depreciate")

Word derivation for "wool":
Basque = artile, Finnish = villa
Miresua = avile

My previous word for "wool" was "lirla". I redid this word.

26 November 2009

ash is hutka (revisited)

hutkahutka = ash (noun) (some things Google found for "hutka": an uncommon term; a last name; Hutka is the name of cities in Poland and Slovakia)

Word derivation for "ash" :
Basque = hauts, Finnish = tuhka
Miresua = hutka

My previous word for "ash" was "sukha". I think that "hutka" is a better mix of the Basque and Finnish words.

22 November 2009

leather is narra (revisited)

narra = leather (noun) (some things Google found for "narra": a very common term; name of the tree and exotic wood also known as padauk; a last name; Commander Narra is a minor Star Wars character; user names; a feminine first name; means "narrates" in Italian and Spanish; means "to fool" in Swedish; name of cities in the Philippines and India)

Word derivation for "leather" :
Basque = larru, Finnish = nahka
Miresua = narra

My previous Miresua conlang word for leather was halra. I'm changing this word because the "lr" consonant combination was odd, and I don't know if it occurs in either Basque or Finnish.

This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for leather is now narku.

18 November 2009

steel is azteri (revisited)

azteri = steel (metal) (some things Google found for "azteri": an uncommon to rare term; user names; an unusual last name; similar word "Asteri" is the name of cities in Greece and may mean "star" in Greek)

Word derivation for "steel":
Basque = altzairu, Finnish = teräs
Miresua = azteri

I've redone this word. My previous Miresua word for steel was teusra.

This Miresua conlang word has been changed. The word for steel is now azterä.

14 November 2009

fox is kezi (revisited)

kezikezi = fox (animal) (some things Google found for "kezi": a common term; KEZI is a television station in Eugene, Oregon; a feminine first name; a last name; similar word "kézi" means "manual, done or operated by hand" in Hungarian; the name of cities in Turkey, Zimbabwe and Ukraine)

Word derivation for "fox" :
Basque = azeri, Finnish = kettu
Miresua = kezi

My previous Miresua word for "fox" was "kazet". I decide to change this word because it should in a vowel, as both the Basque and the Finnish words do. Kezi is one letter shorter than my source words, but that's allowable. Besides Miresua needs more four letter words.

10 November 2009

copper is kepra (revisited)

kepra = copper (metal) (noun) (some things Google found for "kepra": an uncommon term; a misspelling of "Keppra" which is a medicine to treat epilepsy; Kepra Industries is a guar gum powder exporter in India; DJ Kepra is a Disc Jockey in Baltimore; a first name; user names; an unusual last name; gaming characters; Kepra Software of Australia)

Word derivation for "copper" :
Basque = kobre, Finnish = kupari
Miresua = kepra

My previous word for copper was kupre. This Miresua conlang word has been changed again. The word for copper is now kopri.