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 This posting is no longer current.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.

25 February 2009

bad is rhac (revisited)

rhac = bad (Lhaesine pronunciation = RRAHK) (adjective) (some things Google found for "rhac": a uncommon term; RHAC is an acronym for Radio Historical Association of Colorado; RHAC stands for Richmond Hill Aquatic Club of Ontario, Canada; RHAC is an acronym for Residence Hall(s) Advisory Council; short for rhacodactylus which is a genus of medium to large geckos; RHAC is an acronym for Rural Health Advisory Commission (or Council))

My previous Lhaesine word for "bad" was "rhaet". The new word is shorter and harsher in pronunciation.

17 February 2009

some is odal (revisited)

odal = some (Lhaesine pronunciation = AW-dahl) (adjective) (some things Google found for "odal": a common term; a traditional district of Norway; name of a German black metal band; a last name; a Germanic Elder Futhark rune which represents the o sound; a medieval mainly Scandinavian term for the family heritable land; name of a city in India)

My previous Lhaesine word for "some" was "adl". This word was changed because of the odd "dl" consonant combination. I decided to change the first letter to "o" for pronunciation and because I don't have that many words starting with that letter.

09 February 2009

silver is tirsar (reinstated)

tirsar = silver (Lhaesine pronunciation = TIHRCE-ahr) (noun) (some things Google found for "tirsar": a rare term; a last name that's Romanian; means something in Turkish; Tirsar is a place name that translates as "arrow lake" in Punjab, India; possible misspelling of "tirar" which means "pull, take away" in Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan; a fantasy character name)

Since I decided to allow the "rs" consonant on the end of syllables, I'm reinstating this word for "silver" again. Instead of being pronounced "TIH-rsahr" it is "TIHRCE-ahr", similiar to the English words "tears are" but with a "s" sound instead of a "z".

I have changed the word for "silver" many times. My most recent Lhaesine conlang word for "silver" was "tishar".

This word has been revised yet again. The Lhaesine word for "silver" is now "tirsa". This posting is no longer current.

01 February 2009

wise is darsan (revisited)

darsan = wise (Lhaesine pronunciation = DAHRCE-ahn) (adjective) (some things Google found for "darsan": a very common term; "darshan" or "darsan" means "a blessed sight of the divine" in Hinduism and Sikhism; user names; a last name; name of a town in Iran)

My previous Lhaesine word for "wise" was "rsada". I shifted the letters around and added a "n". Instead of getting rid of the unusual "rs" consonant combination, I'm keeping it as an end of syllable combination.

25 January 2009

wheel is podrin (redone)

podrin = wheel (Lhaesine pronunciation = PAW-drihn) (noun) (some things Google found for "podrin": an uncommon term; user names; an unusual last name; may be a form of the Spanish verb "poder" which means "be able to, can")

My previous Lhaesine conlang word for "wheel" was "puiwa", which was a peculiar looking word.

17 January 2009

binding is fasewe (revisited)

fasewe = binding (Lhaesine pronunciation = FAH-see'w) (noun) (some things Google found for "fasewe": a rare term; a last name that can be Nigerian; appears in gobbledygook text)

My previous Lhaesine word for "binding" was "fasiwn". I'm changing it because of the odd, no longer used, "wn" consonant combination. By losing the final "n", I make the word somewhat less similar to the English words fasten and fastener.

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

09 January 2009

door is tiiba (revisited)

tiiba = door (Lhaesine pronunciation = TIE-buh) (noun) (some things Google found for "tiiba": an uncommon term; user names; character in anime Slayers; a Japanese name; means something similiar to "wing" in Estonian)

My previous Lhaesine word for "door" was "thiba". I'm changing it because it was atypical, the only word that began with "th" in this entire conlang language.

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

01 January 2009

difficult is terucen (revisited)

terucen = difficult (Lhaesine pronunciation = TEH-ruh-kehn) (adjective) (some things Google found for "terucen": a very rare term; may be a last name; other occurrences seemed to be just gobbledygook)

My previous word for "difficult" was "terinpan", which no longer works within the rules for Lhaesine because of that "np" consoant combination. Over the years I've come up with various rules for building words in this conlang language.

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