box is katxo

katxo = box (noun) (some things Google found for "katxo": an uncommon to rare term; user names; a rare last name or first name that may be Basque; a Basque term for a fish which is probably the Iberian chub)

Word derivation for "box" :
Basque = kaxa (or kutxa), Finnish = laatikko
Miresua = katxo

Today in the UK and Canada is Boxing Day.

angel is engelu

engelu = angel (noun) (some things Google found for "engelu": an uncommon term; similar word "eņģeļu" means "angels" in Latvian; an unusual feminine first name; user names; engelu-radio is a Latvian internet radio program "Conversations with the Angels"; Engelu dziesma is a musical track by Cantus)

Word derivation for "angel" :
Basque = aingeru, Finnish = enkeli
Miresua = engelu

I decided to make this Miresua word similar to English. I considered using the K from the Finnish word instead of the G, and the R from the Basque word instead of the L, but I thought the resulting word, "enkeru", was too cryptic.

stocking is sulkadi

sulkadi = stocking (noun) (some things Google found for "sulkadi": a rare term; a rare last name that can be Indonesian; may mean something in an Indian language because it appears in several transliterated texts that seem to be related to Hinduism)

Word derivation for "stocking" :
Basque = galtzerdi (stockings), Finnish = sukka (sock)
Miresua = sulkadi

doll is panke

panke = doll (noun) (some things Google found for "panke": an uncommon term; a last name, notably Helmut G.W. Panke a member of the board of directors at Microsoft; name of a small river in Brandenburg and Berlin, Germany; name of cities in China, Albania and Japan)

Word derivation for "doll" :
Basque = panpina, Finnish = nukke
Miresua = panke

gift is lapra

lapra = gift (noun) (some things Google found for "lapra": an uncommon term; LAPRA is an acronym for The Los Angeles Police Relief Association; Lapra-Ty suture clips; uncommon last name; user names; means "page" in Hungarian; name of a city in France; Lapra-Kasy is the name of a city in Russia)

Word derivation for "gift" :
Basque = opari, Finnish = lahja
Miresua = lapra

toy is joilu

joilu = toy (noun) (some things Google found for "joilu": a rare term; Joilu's Beauty Depot in Hollywood, FL; Recreativos Joilu S. L. is a drugstore in Spain; user names; a rare feminine first name)

Word derivation for "toy" :
Basque = jostailu, Finnish = lelu
Miresua = joilu

daughter is tabar (revisited)

tabar = daughter (noun) (some things Google found for "tabar": an uncommon term; a last name; a battle axe popular in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan and Iran; INS Tabar is a frigate of the Indian Navy; the Tabar Islands (aka Tabar Group) in Papua New Guinea; means "tribe" in Pashto, a Pastun tribal organization; in French an alternate spelling of "tabard" which is a cape or tunic worn by a knight; name of small cities in Afghanistan, Iran, and Spain; first part of the name of larger cities in Iran and a smaller city in Russia)

Word derivation for "daughter" :
Basque = alaba, Finnish = tytär
Miresua = tabar

My previous word for daughter was alytä. My new word is simpler. It also uses the B from the Basque word.

aunt is izäti (revisited)

izäti = aunt (noun) (some things Google found for "izati": an uncommon term; Izati (or Izzati) is a unusual feminine first name that can be Malaysian; Izati is a rare last name; user names)

Word derivation for "aunt" :
Basque = izeba, Finnish = täti
Miresua = izäti

My previous Miresua conlang word for "aunt" was "ibetä". I decided to use the Z from the Basque word.

grandmother is imaosa (revisited)

imaosa = grandmother (noun) (some things Google found for "imaosa": a rare term; user names; a Star Wars related character first name; somewhat similarly named Emarosa is a six-member post-hardcore band from Kentucky)

Word derivation for "grandmother" :
Basque = amona, Finnish = isoäiti
Miresua = imaosa

This change is because I changed the word for big. My previous word for grandmother was imaoni. This word is a compound of mother (ima) + big (osa).

grandfather is isaosa (revisited)

isaosa = grandfather (noun) (some things Google found for "isaosa": a rare term: Isaosa S.A. de C.V. is a fertilizer company in Mexico; user names)

Word derivation for "grandfather" :
Basque = aitona, Finnish = isoisä
Miresua = isaosa

This change is because I changed the word for big (see previous post). My previous word for grandfather was isaoni. This word is nearly a compound of father (isai) + big (osa).

big is osa (revisited)

osa = big (adjective) (some things Google found for "osa"; a very common term; OSA is an acronym for Optical Society of America; OSA is an acronym for Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica; a last name; an uncommon first name which can be feminine; means "axis" in Czech; means "part, role" in Finnish and Estonian; means "wasp (insect)" in Polish, Serbo-Croatian, Slovak and Slovene; conjuations of the verb "to dare" in French, Spanish and Italian; means "she-bear" in Spanish; means "to smell, to reek" in Swedish; name of cities in Nigeria, South Korea, Russia and Italy)

Word derivation for "big" :
Basque = handi, Finnish = iso
Miresua = osa

My previous word for "big" was "oni". I changed the word because I need "oni" to be a verb conjugation instead - my first modification for that reason. The new word is merely an OK alphabetic mix, but it works great for making the compounds words for grandmother and grandfather

are (they are) is orva (revisited)

orva = are (verb "to be"/"to exist" - they are - 3rd person plural) (some things Google found for "orva"; an uncommon term; Orva shoes and Orva Hosiery Stores in New York; an unusual feminine first name; a rare last name; ORVA is an acronym for The Oregon Virtual Academy; ORVA is an acronym for Ouachita River Valley Association of Arkansas and Louisiana; means "apple" in Quenya; name of a town in Wisconsin)

Word derivation for "are" (they are) (to exist) :
Basque = dira, Finnish = ovat
Miresua = orva

My previous Miresua word for "are (they are)" was "odva". My new word is somewhat less odd.

There is one conjugation of this verb (to be/to exist) in the present tense that remains the same, that isn't being revised. The word for "is (he/she/it is)" is "oda".