festival is jala

jala = festival (noun) (some things Google found for "jala": a very common term; an uncommon last name; JALA is an acronym for Journal of the Association for Laboratory Automation; Jala Bars all natural probiotic frozen yogurt bars; Beit Jala (means "grass carpet" in Aramaic) is an Arab Christian town in the West Bank; Jala Neti nasal irrigation; JALA International does telework and telecommuting; Roti Jala (net bread) is a Malaysian dish; means "on foot" in Estonian; means "net" in Malay; in Spanish conjugations of the verb "to pull"; the name of cities in India, Nigeria, Mexico, the Philippines, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Sierra Leone)

Word derivation for "festival" (celebration) :
Basque = jai, Finnish = juhla
Miresua = jala

I made this word word similar to the English word "gala".

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