velis = up (Lhaesine pronunciation = VEH-lihss) (adverb) (some things Google found for "velis": a very common term; a last name; Velis Vel is the name of a card of the Planechase expansion of Magic: the Gathering; Velis Associates Inc of New York sells elevator cabs; name of a male character in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings; Aqua Velis Water Park in southern Spain; means sailed in Esperanto; in Latin second-person singular present active subjunctive of the verb volo meaning to wish or to want; name of places in Czech Republic, Bosnia & Herzegovina and Turkey)
This word has been revised. The Lhaesine word for "up" is now "vel". This posting is no longer current.
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 October 2011
25 October 2011
pear is anca
anca = pear (Lhaesine pronunciation = AHNK-uh) (noun) (some things Google found for "anca": a common term; ANCA is an acronym for Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; ANCA Pty Ltd is an Australian CNC grinding machines company; ANCA is an acronym for Armenian National Commitee of America; a Romanian feminine first name; means "hip" in Italian; means "eagle" in Quechua; name of places in Spain and Indonesia)
21 October 2011
image is neibas
neibas = image (Lhaesine pronunciation = NEE-bahss) (noun) (some things Google found for "neibas": a rare term; user names; Neibas Supermarket in Nairobi, Kenya; a rare last name; a bad misspelling or slang term for "neighbors"; similarly named Neiba is a city in the Dominican Republic)
This word has been revised. The Lhaesine word for "image" is now "neaba". This posting is no longer current.
This word has been revised. The Lhaesine word for "image" is now "neaba". This posting is no longer current.
17 October 2011
cave is secin
secin = cave (Lhaesine pronunciation = SEH-kihn) (noun) (some things Google found for "secin": an uncommon term; a rare last name; Secin SA of Argentina produces industrial machinery and equipment; a rare first name that can be masculine; user names; a bad misspelling of "second"; similar word "seçin" means "choose" in Turkish, note that ç in Turkish is pronounced as ch)
13 October 2011
glass is anere (revisited)
anere = glass (Lhaesine pronunciation = AH-neer) (noun) (some things Google found for "anere": an uncommon term; user names; an unusual last name; a rare first name that can be feminine; World of Warcraft character name; in Greek (transliterated) "anere" means "adult"; similar word "andere" means "other, different" in German)
My previous Lhaesine word for "glass" was "aneira". I shortened and simplified that word by dropping the final syllable.
My previous Lhaesine word for "glass" was "aneira". I shortened and simplified that word by dropping the final syllable.
09 October 2011
knife is aneg (revisited)
aneg = knife (Lhaesine pronunciation = AH-nehg) (noun) (some things Google found for "aneg": an uncommon term; ANEG is an acrouym for Aéroclub National des Electriciens et Gaziers (Aeroclub National Electric and Gas) of France; user names; a rare first name that can be feminine; a rare last name; a World of Warcraft character name; similar word "anegar" means "to flood, to drown" in Spanish; name of a place in the Philippines; Bled Rous el Aneg is a place in Algeria)
My previous Lhaesine word for knife was anege. Although I liked the spelling of the old word, I prefer the pronunciation of the new word. This change makes the final vowel short, instead of long.
My previous Lhaesine word for knife was anege. Although I liked the spelling of the old word, I prefer the pronunciation of the new word. This change makes the final vowel short, instead of long.
05 October 2011
tongue is paima
paima = tongue (Lhaesine pronunciation = PAY-muh) (noun) (some things Google found for "paima": an uncommon to common term; PAIMA stands for Pan American International Movers Association; Behr Paima is a hydrographic survey and research vessel of Pakistan; a last name that can be Peruvian; PAIMA stands for Pakistan-Afghanistan Independent Media Association; Paima is the name of places in Nigeria, Malawi, and the Gambia)
Another new word.
Another new word.
01 October 2011
you (singular) is gen
gen = you (singular) (Lhaesine pronunciation = GEN not JEN) (pronoun) (some things Google found for "gen": a very very common term; Gen X (Generation X) is the generation born after the post–World War II baby boom which generally means those born between 1965 and 1980; Gen Con is a gaming convention; GEN is an acronym for Global Ecovillage Network; Gen is an online puzzle & skill game; POWER-GEN International is a conference; Gen is a video game character from the Street Fighter series; Gen (2006) is Turkish horror film; Gen is a last name; gen can be the abbreviation for English words gender, general, generally, generation, genitive and genus; Gen means "gene" in Catalan, Czech, Dutch, Japanese (transliterated), Polish, Spanish and Swedish; "gén" means "still, yet; again further" in Old English; means "smile, laugh" in Old Irish; means "attractive; pleasing; nice; fair" in Old Provençal; means "gender; type, sort" in Romanian; Gen is the name of places in the Dominican Republic and Liberia)
This is a very common word I hadn't yet defined in Lhaesine.
This word has been revised. The Lhaesine word for "you (singular)" is now "ged". This posting is no longer current.
This is a very common word I hadn't yet defined in Lhaesine.
This word has been revised. The Lhaesine word for "you (singular)" is now "ged". This posting is no longer current.
29 September 2011
flame is hoira
hoira = flame (Lhaesine pronunciation = HOY-ruh) (noun) (some things Google found for "hoira": an uncommon term; a feminine first name that can be Filipino; user names; a last name; name of a WoW gaming character; Jabal Hoira Hedi is a mountain in Yemen)
This is a new Lhaesine word. I'm reutilizing a former word from my other conlang, Miresua, which previously meant "sand".
This is a new Lhaesine word. I'm reutilizing a former word from my other conlang, Miresua, which previously meant "sand".
25 September 2011
deep is sorne (revisited)
sorne = deep (Lhaesine pronunciation = SOHRN) (adjective) (some things Google found for "sorne": an uncommon term; SORNE is an alternative music project/artist from Austin; Sorne Hill Wind Farm in Ireland; an uncommon last name; user names; Domaine and Golf du Val de Sorne in eastern France; Sorne Co. Ltd of South Korea; a Basque feminine first name; a tributary of the Birs (French: Birse) river in Switzerland; Messia-sur-Sorne is a town in eastern France)
My previous Lhaesine word for "deep" was "soara". This modification is because I'd rather not have a word for deep that looks like the word soar, which means rise or fly upwards.
My previous Lhaesine word for "deep" was "soara". This modification is because I'd rather not have a word for deep that looks like the word soar, which means rise or fly upwards.
21 September 2011
fog is hes (revisited)
hes = fog (Lhaesine pronunciation = HESS) (noun) (some things Google found for "hes": a very common term; a misspelling of "he's"; a last name; NYSE stock symbol for Hess Corporation which is in the Oil & Gas industry; HES stands for Hanchett Entry Systems Inc. which sells integrated access control products; The Heinkel HeS 011 was an advanced World War II jet engine; an alternate spelling for Isis, a goddess in Egyptian mythology; in Dutch "hes" means "a short, protective type of shirt, typically worn by manual laborers")
My previous Lhaesine word for "fog" was "hese". I dropped the final e, which changes the vowel from long to short.
My previous Lhaesine word for "fog" was "hese". I dropped the final e, which changes the vowel from long to short.
17 September 2011
pink is beshe (revisited)
beshe = pink (Lhaesine pronunciation = BEESH) (color) (adjective) (some things Google found for "beshe": a common term; Beshe Wigs for ebony hair styles of Moonachie, NJ; user names; an unusual last name; when transliterated a form of the Bulgarian verb to be; Beshe or Beshē is the name of a place in Ethiopia; Beshe or Beshé is the name of a place in New Caledonia)
My previous Lhaesine word for "pink" was "besh". Because I'm no longer using the long e, "ee", sound in my word for yellow, I decided to use it in my word for pink.
My previous Lhaesine word for "pink" was "besh". Because I'm no longer using the long e, "ee", sound in my word for yellow, I decided to use it in my word for pink.
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