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by ---- » Tue Aug 02, 2011 12:20 pm
MisterBernie wrote:
luslosa [lusˈloːsɐ] - to spread rapidly (< lūcluca < clucclúca [tlutːˈlutɑ] < reduplication of cluca ‚to broaden‘, from *clw- 'broad, wide' + *-ca intransitive verb suffix)
> luslosīr - rapid spread, rapid growth; explosion (in number)
next: to push, to press
dein [dəɪ̯n] - put pressure on somebody
Next word: chef
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by Z500 » Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:02 pm
Thsäv: wäspeth [waːs.pɛtʰ], from Resmus wərspetś < wərts "cook" + petśig "master"
next: megalomania
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by cybrxkhan » Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:12 pm
Z500 wrote:
next: megalomania
Aidisese:
tramekoitokoimon - originally a gibberish salutation used in an Aidisese satire of dictators and conqueror-wannabes, eventually became slang and eventually standard term for megalomania; usually shortened to
koikoimon
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tea
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by treskro » Tue Aug 02, 2011 11:33 pm
Bettaunn:
大自裝尊 da dǐttángqónn [da˧di˩˦tlaŋ˦˥tʃõ˦˥] - megalomania
仔自捧 s-dǐpiàunn [s̩˩di˩˦pjãw˦˩] - egotistic, self-flattering
茶 ddae [dlæ˧] - tea (not very interesting... someone else can do this if they want)
Next: a visit, to visit someone, to visit someplace
masako
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by masako » Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:25 am
treskro wrote: Next: a visit, to visit someone, to visit someplace
Kala:
peso - to meet with (sb who is paying a visit); visit
next:
to comfort; to console; to stroke; to caress
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by Arzena » Wed Aug 03, 2011 10:44 am
Axetxukwer: tyunot [tju.nɔt] to caress, to reassure, to console
Muyiqépi: pessed ['pe.set̚] to comfort, to hold, to calm
Next word: caffeine
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Ulan
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by Ulan » Wed Aug 03, 2011 11:43 am
tzoi
caffeine: Qot hoi 'Caffine' lit. Khat speed, as it is belived that the cathinone in khat is caffeine
/kM hM_H/
Next word: to feint
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by WanderlustKoko » Thu Aug 04, 2011 1:20 am
Faint?
Saharaina:
-gumiwa [gʊmiwa]
Ex:
Jana maligumiwa - I fainted yesterday. [Yesterday+1st Per Prefix+Past infix+to faint] [dʒana maligʊmiwa]
Next: Coffee
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by masako » Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:59 am
Koko.Dk wrote: Next: Coffee
Kala:
kaua
next:
rugosa rose (shrub) (Rosa rugosa); rose flower
Ulan
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by Ulan » Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:12 am
feint as in fake a move, mock attack, or like a something done to cause confusion but k
Tzoi:
dzeselton zingdsong /ts\e.se.tM~ s\i~.dz\M~/ 'Jesselton Shrub/Flower' as roses are rare in chujland themselves...
Next word: Trench Foot
MisterBernie
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by MisterBernie » Thu Aug 04, 2011 11:39 am
Ulan wrote: Next word: Trench Foot
tandixanus minrutśvirgatīr - foot rot caused by cold and damp conditions (lit. moist-cold-caused foot rotting)
(
minrutśvirgatīr – any gangrenous affliction of the feet)
next:
alliteration
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by Torco » Thu Aug 04, 2011 12:05 pm
I'm taking Ulans, since trench foot is probably common in my planet.
kitosu nihepeteui , disease of the cold foot.
next is still: alliteration
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by masako » Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:12 pm
Torco wrote: next is still: alliteration
Kala:
myano
next:
chain; lead or tin ore
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by Christopher Schröder » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:43 pm
Illyrian:
Chette — 'chain, string of metal links'
Vley — 'lead' (toxic metal)
Estain — 'tin' (metal)
Leuid — 'weight' (same root as English "lead" (n.))
Mijnerait — 'ore, mined material (in a generic sense)'
Ers — 'ore, mined material (in the case of a specific variety)'
Estainers — 'tin ore'
Vleissers — 'lead ore'
Next word: to read aloud
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by masako » Thu Aug 04, 2011 8:57 pm
Christopher Schröder wrote: Next word: to read aloud
Kala:
yomu
next:
pavilion; booth; kiosk
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by MisterBernie » Fri Aug 05, 2011 5:01 am
sano wrote: next: pavilion; booth; kiosk
damrek - pavilion, tent;
any free standing structure in a garden/park not used for storage (from
damer park +
ek roof, cover, shelter )
kauġek - booth, kiosk,
a small structure in which trade is done (from
kauġa to do business )
next:
grief
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by ---- » Fri Aug 05, 2011 8:29 am
seng [sɯ̰ŋ] - sorrow, grief, sadness
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by masako » Fri Aug 05, 2011 10:46 am
Theta wrote: seng [sɯ̰ŋ] - sorrow, grief, sadness
Kala:
muhe
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left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox
Sortsdam
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by Sortsdam » Fri Aug 05, 2011 1:53 pm
sano wrote:
next: left; the Left (politics); east; unorthodox
Balsamese :
left:
seu
political left:
salaya seu (lit. Leftist school)
east:
kaang sesin
unorthodox:
aipreamjong (lit. Out of regulation)
Next:
Customs
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by masako » Fri Aug 05, 2011 2:19 pm
Sortsdam wrote: Next: Customs
Kala:
tsikue - habit; custom; usual practice; to be used to; tradition
next:
in vain; to no purpose; for nothing
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by Risla » Fri Aug 05, 2011 2:45 pm
SE: sólt- : to be in vain, to be without result.
Next word: natural disaster .
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by masako » Fri Aug 05, 2011 2:54 pm
Risla wrote: Next word: natural disaster .
Kala:
katamala -
lit: nature.bad
next:
companionship; fellowship; friendship
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by Risla » Fri Aug 05, 2011 3:17 pm
SE: mílanos, "friendship, companionship" from míl- "be a friend, be a companion," -an "person who ___" and -os , which marks abstract nouns.
Next word: nausea .
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by masako » Fri Aug 05, 2011 3:45 pm
Risla wrote: Next word: nausea .
Kala:
pasa - nausea; to feel sick; disgust; nauseating
next:
physiology
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by Sortsdam » Fri Aug 05, 2011 4:48 pm
sano wrote:
next: physiology
physiology:
pathang sarabha (lit. body studies)
next:
embassy