nael = moss (Lhaesine pronunciation = NAAWL) (Some things Google found for "nael: a common term; NAEL is an acronym for The Norton Anthology of English Literature; a last name; illustrator and painter Marta Nael; an unusual masculine first name which can be Arabic; Pacific voyage of the sailboat Nael; NAeL São Paulo is a Clemenceau class aircraft carrier of the Brazilian Navy; a game player; Old French "nael" is from Latin "natalis" which means "of birth"; means "nail" in Afrikaans and Estonian; means "navel" in Scottish)
This is another re-purposed, redefined word. Some time ago, not recently, "nael" meant "the (plural)" in Lhaesine.
Lhaesine is a conlang, an artificial or constructed language. This is a project to invent a lexicon of new "words" in an imaginary language. Postings shows English to Lhaesine, my approximate Lhaesine word pronunciation, and what Google search found for my made-up word.
29 March 2012
25 March 2012
skin is mina
mina = skin (Lhaesine pronunciation = MIH-nuh) (noun) (some things Google found for "mina": a very common term; Mina is an Italian pop singer; Mina is a last name; Mina is a female fictional cleric character in the Dragonlance universe; Mina is a feminine first name that can be Japanese, Korean, Indian or Turkish in origin; "Mina" can be short for German feminine name Wilhelmina; Mina Harker is a fictional character in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula; Mina are a tribe and caste in northern India; an ancient Greek unit of weight or denomination of money; "mina" means "I" in Estonian: similar "minä" means "I" and "me" in Finnish; "mina" means "mine" (as in mining) in Portuguese and Spanish; "mina" means "mine" (as in landmine) in Croatian, Czech, and Swedish; Mina is the name of numerous cities in countries such as the Philippines, Pakistan, Guatemala, Morocco, Ethiopia, Mexico, and Gambia)
This is a re-purposed, redefined word. This word previously meant "nothing" in Lhaesine.
This is a re-purposed, redefined word. This word previously meant "nothing" in Lhaesine.
21 March 2012
brooch is feawa (revisited)
feawa = brooch (Lhaesine pronunciation = FEE-wuh) (noun) (some things Google found for "feawa": an uncommon term; means "few" in Old English; user names; SRC-FEAWA Cup for Cricket in India where FEAWA is an acronym for Faridabad Estate Agents Welfare Association; a rare last name; FEAWA is an acronym for Federation of Employers' Association of West Africa; maybe an old name of place in Sudan)
My previous Lhaesine word for "brooch" was "feicwa". I simplified this word somewhat.
My previous Lhaesine word for "brooch" was "feicwa". I simplified this word somewhat.
17 March 2012
mountain is rihas (revisited)
rihas = mountain (Lhaesine pronunciation = RIH-hahss) (noun) (some things Google found for "rihas": an uncommon term; user names; Rihas (or Rihaz) is a rare masculine first name that can be Arabic in origin; a rare last name; Rihas Restaurant at Redstones Hotel in Glasgow, Scotland; Rihas Auto Sales in Vining, Iowa; character name in a piece of artwork; traditional breast cloth garments worn by women in Assam, India)
My previous Lhaesine word for "mountain" was "reihas". I dropped a letter.
My previous Lhaesine word for "mountain" was "reihas". I dropped a letter.
13 March 2012
thin is rieca (revisited)
rieca = thin (Lhaesine pronunciation = RIGH-kuh) (adjective) (some things Google found for "rieca": an uncommon term; a ususual feminine first name; user names; Xiamen RieCa Metal Works Co., Ltd of China; a rare last name)
My previous Lhaesine word for "thin" was "reica". I flipped the vowels around and changed the pronunciation.
My previous Lhaesine word for "thin" was "reica". I flipped the vowels around and changed the pronunciation.
09 March 2012
sister is leaya (revisited)
leaya = sister (Lhaesine pronunciation = LEE-yuh) (noun) (some things Google found for "leaya": an uncommon term; a rare feminine first name; a rare last name; user names; similar word leya seems to mean something in Arabic when transliterated; Leaya car air freshener)
My previous Lhaesine word for "sister" was "leiwa".
My previous Lhaesine word for "sister" was "leiwa".
05 March 2012
sand is beda (revisited)
beda = sand (Lhaesine pronunciation = BEH-duh) (noun) (some things Google found for "beda": a very common term; a last name; an unusual first name that can be masucline or feminine; San Beda College in the Philippines; BEDA is an acronym for Binge Eating Disorder Association; user names; Beda Fomm is a town in Libya known mainly for being the site of a WWII battle; Beda Fell is a fell or mountain in the English Lake District; means "difference, remainder" in Indonesia; means "begin, start out" in Maltese; name of places in Chad, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Alabama and Kentuky)
My previous Lhaesine word for "sand" was "beida".
My previous Lhaesine word for "sand" was "beida".
01 March 2012
bachelorette is chisa (revisited)
chisa = bachelorette (Lhaesine pronunciation = CHIH-suh) (noun) (some things Google found for "chisa": a common term; a uncommon feminine first name, notably Japanese voice actress and singer Chisa Yokoyama; an unusual last name; user names; Cold Steel Chisa Katana is a Samurai Sword; Chisa Records was a US record label; Chisa x Pon is a mature manga; CHISA is a conference for the International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering; means "squirrel" in Isthmus Zapotec; similar word "chiesa" means "church" in Italian; name of a place on the French island of Corsica; name of places in South Korea and Malawi)
My previous Lhaesine word for "bachelorette" was "chiisa".
This word has been revised. The Lhaesine word for "bachelorette" is now "shesa". This posting is no longer current.
My previous Lhaesine word for "bachelorette" was "chiisa".
This word has been revised. The Lhaesine word for "bachelorette" is now "shesa". This posting is no longer current.
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