25 March 2009

nine is goza (revisited)

goza = nine (Lhaesine pronunciation = GAW-zuh) (adjective) (number) (some things Google found for "goza": a very common term; a last name; a type of Japanese mat similar to tatami; Goza Middle School in Arkadelphia, Arkansas; means "enjoys" in Portuguese and Spanish; means "mat" in Ainu; name of cities and towns in Togo, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Japan, Pakistan, Poland, Brazil, Uganda, Greece, and Belarus)

My previous Lhaesine conlang word for "nine" was "gaez". This change makes the word more different. I should try to use the vowel "o" more often.

This word has been revised. The Lhaesine word for "nine" is now "goaza". This posting is no longer current.

17 March 2009

ten is pir (redone)

pir = ten (Lhaesine pronunciation = PIHR) (adjective) (number) (some things Google found for "pir": a very common term; a title for a Sufi master which means "old [person]" in Persian; refers to Zoroastrian pilgrimage sites such as in Iran; NYSE stock symbol for Pier 1 Imports; a legendary king of the Britons; PIR stands for Protein Information Resource; PIR is an acronym for Passive infrared sensor; PIR is an acronym for Parachute Infantry Regiment; PIR can stand for Phoenix (or Portland) International Raceway; a masculine first name; a last name; name of cities and towns in Pakistan, Albania, Romania, Iran and Senegal)

My previous Lhaesine conlang word for "ten" was "nale".

09 March 2009

time is malon (revisited)

malon = time (Lhaesine pronunciation = MAH-lawn) (noun) (some things Google found for "malon": a common term; a last name; a female character in The Legend of Zelda video games; On Star Trek: Voyager a technologically advanced humanoid species; Malón or maloca was a military raiding tactic of the Mapuche peoples from the 17th to the 19th centuries; a masculine first name; an Argentinean heavy metal rock band; means "hotel" in Hebrew (transliterated); name of cities in Philippines, Italy, Spain, Sierra Leone, France, Micronesia and Burma)

My previous Lhaesine word for "time" was "mahlen". I changed the word because the "hl" consonant combination is not allowed.

01 March 2009

winter is sibur (revisited)

sibur = winter (Lhaesine pronunciation = SIH-buhr) (noun and adjective) (some things Google found for "sibur": a uncommon term; Sibur is a large Russian petrochemical and tire company; Telok Sibur is a bay on the coast of Bako National Park in Malaysia)

My previous Lhaesine word for "winter" was "sibuln". This new word is simplier, and resembles an earlier version of this word.

This word has been revised. The current word for "winter" is "sibor". This posting is no longer current.