25 September 2009

sand is beida (revisited)

beida = sand (Lhaesine pronunciation = BEE-duh) (noun) (some things Google found for "beida": a very common term; Peking University in China is known by the nickname Beida (or Bei Da) which is which is an abbreviation of the Chinese words Beijing and Daxue (meaning university); "beida" means "white" in Arabic when transliterated; Chorba Beida (white soup) is a dish from Algeria; a last name; name of cities in Egypt, China, Syria, Yemen, Sudan and Libya; Dar El Beïda is a suburb of Algiers, Algeria; Goz Beïda is a town in Chad; Ain Beida is the name of cities in Algeria and Morocco)

My previous Lhaesine word for "sand" was "eida". I like that this word's pronunciation is similar to bead.

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 This posting is no longer current.

17 September 2009

six is iler (revisited)

iler = six (Lhaesine pronunciation = IH-lehr) (adjective) (number) (some things Google found for "iler": a very common term; a last name, notably actor Robert Iler; Iler Networking and Computing; user names; Iler & Iler personal injury lawyers in California; Iler and Iler Nursing Home Abuse Lawyers in Ohio; means "rushing" in Norwegian; present tense of verb meaning "hurry, hasten" in Danish; name of a city in Ohio; name of a town in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria)

My previous Lhaesine word for "six" was "aler". As you can see this was a small change. I'm still tweaking my words for numbers, trying to fix them to my satisfaction.

09 September 2009

zero is doal (revisited)

doal = zero (Lhaesine pronunciation = DOLE) (adjective) (number) (some things Google found for "doal": an uncommon term; a last name; user names; Nerlite DOAL (Diffuse On-Axis Light) illuminators; Doal Drummer is a UK alternative rock band; means "blind, sightless" in Manx; name of a city in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India)

My previous Lhaesine word for "zero" was "doln".

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 This posting is no longer current.

01 September 2009

fifteen is osta (revisited)

osta = fifteen (Lhaesine pronunciation = AWST-uh) (adjective) (number) (some things Google found for "osta": a very common term; OSTA is an acronym for Optical Storage Technology Association; OSTA stands for Open Systems Technology Associates; Osta (and Van Osta) is a last name; OSTA is an acronym for Oklahoma (or Oregon) Science Teacher(s) Association; user names; Osta Biotechnologies Inc.; OSTA is an acronym for Old Spanish Trail Association; "nulla osta" means "authorization, permission, waiver" in Italian; means "to buy" in Estonian; means "port" in Latvian; means "homestead, land" in Quenya; name of cities in Sweden and India; name of a town in Russia)

My previous Lhaesine word for "fifteen" was "othe". Earlier my word for "fifteen" was "ost". I'm still tweaking numbers.