Lexicon Building

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nathèec dónaan
[n̪aʈʰ.ˈχe᷈ʈʂ͡ʰ ˈtǒ.n̪ɑːɳ]
writer of plays
write-AGNT plays-PLUR.GEN

Hadn't quite worked out my case system yet, so this is something fresh.

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tshítsenú apes aporafení shaves kyeridzhé: to repeatedly give the same word in a translation challenge.
keblé: to walk poorly or stagger.

Next word: to appoint.

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Msérsca:

óscar [ʌo̯s̺kaɾ~øːskar̝~ɵʉ̯scær] to appoint, elect, designate

next: checked luggage

Ascima mresa óscsma sáca psta numar cemea.
Cemea tae neasc ctá ms co ísbas Ascima.
Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho.

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ven-vense: deep cargo; reserve supplies. (From vení + viñgipse, under-cargo)

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Rhetorica wrote:Next: boiling / frothing
Kala:

uaki - boil; stew; simmer

next: sand; gravel; granule

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Msérsca:

mót [møːt] grain, granule, particle, mote
i mót [i ˈmøːt] granulated, ground

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Ascima mresa óscsma sáca psta numar cemea.
Cemea tae neasc ctá ms co ísbas Ascima.
Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho.

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let's just assume they have tomatoes down there

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Inversion wrote:next word: flintstone
Proto-Elmin wēnregmnônyā :> [unnamed] ndtogga

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Ο ορανς τα ανα̨ριθομον ϝερρον εͱεν ανθροποτροφον.
Το̨ ανθροπς αυ̨τ εκψον επ αθο̨ οραναμο̨ϝον.
Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν. Θαιν.

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Msérsca:

lantarmas [ˈlantaɹ̝ˌmas] advancement, progression

crenmas [ˈkr̝̥ɛmːas] growth, expansion, acceleration

bealt [bjaɫ̞t] surge, series of successes, development

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Ascima mresa óscsma sáca psta numar cemea.
Cemea tae neasc ctá ms co ísbas Ascima.
Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho.

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gewonu il fa (idiot of insight): someone whose mindless comments prove to expose faulty premises or reasoning. (related: gewoní fa, "fool's light", meaning Socratic irony.)

múretrí neptegezu (blind follower): not necessarily a devotee; anyone who heedlessly obeys instructions or manipulation.

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Msérsca:

áría óraédea [oːˈɹ̝iːjɔ ˌøːɹ̝ɔˈjɛdʒɔ] art movement

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Ascima mresa óscsma sáca psta numar cemea.
Cemea tae neasc ctá ms co ísbas Ascima.
Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho.

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kipestu /kɪpɛs'tʌ/ centre-person

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Rhetorica wrote:next: denouement
Tautisca: essiti < ess- "out" + iti VN of ainun "to go", "exit; way out, solution; outcome, result"

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hwhatting wrote:Next: outside
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WeepingElf wrote:Next word: synthesizer
Kti: <ozahæzār> "that which makes sound of digital/mechanic origin" (o-za-<hæ>-zār, with reduplication, from the verb <hæzārton>)

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(I just finished studying that in school. Yay for not having to look stuff up!)

Two options in Ihuyu:
  • twibo ma atǝmen sejiŋoma (literally "separating of wet atoms"-- twibo is the gerund of twibor ["to split"], atǝmen is the plural of atǝm ["atom", a loanword from English], and sejiŋoma is the past participle of sejiŋor ["to wetten", from seji {water}].)
  • haidrolaisɨs (a loanword from English)
Next word: remix (or the word for a similar concept)

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zhanebé: renew + create; to create a derivative work of art

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Hellesan

M tessic –s » From Peran tersiku "dry substance", from tersu "dry" + –iku (substance).


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Msérsca:

trírtuss [ˈtr̥iːɹ̝tʏˌss̩] pair of scissors, from trír to cut + tuss tool, moving part

next: permafrost

Ascima mresa óscsma sáca psta numar cemea.
Cemea tae neasc ctá ms co ísbas Ascima.
Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho.

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Hellesan

M himerrís –ius » Heŀlesan "always ice, perma-ice", from himer– "always" (perma–) + riç "ice".


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Izambri wrote:Hellesan

M himerrís –ius » Heŀlesan "always ice, perma-ice", from himer– "always" (perma–) + riç "ice".


Next: left handed
Unnamed conlang: valoak, "left-handed," from loak "right-handed" and va-, "opposite".

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illitríu: region of ideas
(synonym for existing words "udzhu", meaning '-ology' and "tríu", meaning 'plot of land' or figuratively the much narrower 'research topic')

next: confluence (coincidence, combination, meeting...)

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Rhetorica wrote: next: confluence (coincidence, combination, meeting...)
Madeiseg:

samhgos [sɐ̃wəkos] meeting place, liaison, coincidence

next word: dear, precious, beloved (choose one)
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Msérsca:

eócet ftema [jøːkɛt ˈftɛmɔ] confluence, fig. consensus, from eócet mediopassive participle of eócen to be together + ftema flow, wire, line

simét [ˈsiːmɲɛt] cherished, beloved, mediopassive participle of simén

next: arpeggio
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Ascima mresa óscsma sáca psta numar cemea.
Cemea tae neasc ctá ms co ísbas Ascima.
Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho. Carho.

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Word: arpeggio

Empotle7á:
swowolá [swo˩.wo˧.ɬa˥]< swowu 'harp' + -lá; 'what is done to a harp'

Shtåså:
nåassa [nɑː.ʔasːa] < nåas 'jump' + -sa 'result of verb'

Wippwo:
alloar [a.'ʎɔar] < Adāta āliora 'harp'

Next word: piano (as in soft music)
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