ribbon is haeril

haeril = ribbon (Lhaesine pronunciation = HAW-rihl) (noun) (some things Google found for "haeril": a rare term; an Indonesian first name that is likely masculine; a last name that also seems to be Indonesian; a female character mentioned on Barrow-Downs LOTR RPG related forum)

This is a new Lhaesine word. It's my first posting in about two months that isn't a revision.

ocean is cerhis (revisited)

cerhis = ocean (Lhaesine pronunciation = KER-ihs) (noun) (some things Google found for "cerhis": a rare term; In France (Université de Rouen) CERHIS or C.E.R.H.I.S. stands for Centre d'étude et de recherche d'histoire des idées et de la sensibilité; user names; a human warrior character on World of Warcraft; may or may not mean something in Latin)

My previous Lhaesine word for "ocean" was "ceris". The added "h" isn't for looks, it indicates that the word should be pronounced KER-ihs instead of KEH-ris.

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 This posting is no longer current.

Lhaesine dictionary project marks two years

Back in September 2005, after Hurricane Katrina hit faraway New Orleans, I decided to do something creative but admittedly frivolous -- to create words.

For years, I had been fooling with guidelines for spelling words phonetically, so that if you could spell a word you could pronounce it, and visa versa. This was never intended to be a way to standardize English spelling; this was always a framework for a fantasy language.

So two years ago I started to build words in this fantasy language, I began practicing J.R.R. Tolkien's not-so-secret vice. I thought that I knew enough to define a language, but I merely had a starting point. I hadn't truly considered the various consonant combinations, let alone the complexities of grammar.

With Lhaesine, I'm attempting to rename the world with words that resonate with me. The look of the word is every bit as important as the pronunciation. To say that I'm seeking the true names of things sounds really weird, but that's sort of what I'm trying to do. If a word doesn't feel right, I revise it or redo it, which may help to explain my numerous changes.

This month will be adding some new words to Lhaesine once again, as well as doing more revisions. I'm still crafting Lhaesine.

wall is morha (revisited)

morha = wall (Lhaesine pronunciation = MOR-uh) (noun) (some things Google found for "morha": an uncommon to rare term; MORHA stands for Michigan Organization of Residence Hall Associations; MoRHA stands for Missouri Ranch Horse Association; user name used by people from Croatia and Russia; Morha is the first part of names of various villages in India; a last name that can be from Romania; female character name in movie America 3000 (1986); part of species name for Atlantic cod fish; a morha (or morah) is a drum-shaped stool from India)

My previous Lhaesine word for "wall" was "morh". Although that word had an interesting look, I've decided to not end words in "rh".

day is uin (revisited)

uin = day (Lhaesine pronunciation = YOON) (noun) (some things Google found for "uin": a very common term; UIN stands for Unique Identification Number; UIN stands for Universal Internet Number; UIN stands for University ID Number; UIN is the airport code for Quincy, Illinois; UIN stands for Union Ideas Network in the UK; UIN stands for Universitas Islam Negeri (State Islamic University) in Indonesia; means "than" in Finnish; means "oven" in Scottish; means "from the" in Sindarin; a place in Ethiopia)

My previous Lhaesine word for "day" was "yune". This is a change in spelling but not in pronunciation. This word could have (and perhaps should have) been spelled "une", but I much prefer "uin". For three-letter words, I'm going to rethink my "silent final e" spelling rule.

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

creek is gousa (revisited)

gousa = creek (Lhaesine pronunciation = GOO-suh) (noun) (some things Google found for "gousa": an uncommon term; Go USA is an overwhelming result (which can be a card for discounts to various attractions, a company offering a variety of consumer products, supporters of USA sports teams, or a patriotic American sentiment); a user name; a last name which can be Spanish; a place in the Central African Republic)

My previous Lhaesine word for "creek" was "guisa". This is another change in spelling but not in pronunciation.

This word has been redone. The Lhaesine word for "creek" is now "saesal". This posting is no longer current.

orange is racoul (revisited)

racoul = orange (Lhaesine pronunciation = RAH-kool) (adjective) (color) (some things Google found for "racoul": a rare term; "raçoul" seems to mean envoy or messenger to Moslems who speak French; likely an Arabic or Berber term that is transliterated into French; a user name; misspelling of the name Raoul)

My previous word for "orange" was "rancul". I've decided to not use the "nc" consonant combination in Lhaesine.  This was the only word that used it.  The second vowel was modified to use my newly defined diphthong "ou".

This word has been revised again. The word for "orange" is now "hoanar". This posting is no longer current.

snake is woura (revisited)

woura = snake (Lhaesine pronunciation = WOO-ruh) (noun) (some things Google found for "woura": an uncommon to rare term; a place in Mali; an African music song title by Baba Salah; there's a Woura Park in Torrens Creek and a Woura county in Queensland, Australia; an uncommon last name; user names)

My previous word for "snake" was "wuira". The pronunciation of this word remains the same, but my spelling of it has changed.

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

dagger is teifa (revisited)

teifa = dagger (Lhaesine pronunciation = TEE-fuh) (noun) (some things Google found for "teifa": an uncommon to rare term: user name; misspelling of Tiefa which is a place in China north of Beijing where they have coal mines and steam trains; Teifa Net Gate was an Arab web portal site)

My previous word for "dagger" was "teilfa". I've decided not to use the "lf" consonant combination in Lhaesine. This is the only word affected by this change.

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

soft is poum (revisited)

poum = soft (Lhaesine pronunciation = POOM) (adjective) (some things Google found for "poum": an uncommon term: POUM (Partido Obrero de Unificación Marxista) was The Workers' Party of Marxist Unification, a Spanish Trotskyite political party around the time of the Spanish Civil War; user name; Poum Tchack is a gipsy swing band from Marseille; According to the POUM "Prospect Of Upward Mobility" hypothesis individuals who are currently poor may oppose income redistribution because they hope to become rich in the future; Portrait of Mlle. Poum Rachou is an art deco painting by Tamara De Lempicka; places in New Caledonia, Chad, and Macedonia)

This modification is due to my U-related vowel sound change. To retain the same pronunciation, I needed to change the spelling of this Lhaesine word from "pume" to "poum".

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

rabbit is parowe (revisited)

parowe = rabbit (Lhaesine pronunciation = PAH-rohw) (noun) (some things Google found for "parowe": an uncommon term: means "steam" in Polish which is an overwhelming result)

This is a minor spelling change. My previous word for "rabbit" was "parow". I'm adding a silent, final "e" so that this word follows my spelling conventions.

menhir is becwur (revisited)

becwur = menhir (or standing stone) (Lhaesine pronunciation = BEH-kwuhr) (noun) (some things Google found for "becwur": an unique term; no standard web pages containing "becwur" were found)

My previous word for "menhir" was "beqwur". I think this word is the last revision needed to remove the letter "Q" from Lhaesine.