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clawgrip wrote:Next: to move or be aligned horizontally
Kala:
nota
['no:ta]
lie; be in horizontal position; horizon

next: solid, firm

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sano wrote:next: solid, firm
Tautisca cortus, -un, -u "hard, solid, firm"
Next: autumn

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sano wrote: next: solid, firm
Vayardyio:

apartisto firm, solid (like a wall, masonry, woodwork etc)
tayo hard
crosa strong
nirva tight
tonisa firm (substance, like meat, muscle; hair etc)

énirvo firmness

next: incongruency
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hwhatting wrote:Next: autumn
Oops, missed this post :o

Vayardyio:

scipralo autumn derived from: sciprara to lose leaves

also:
pari-risémo 'after (past) season'

next: incongruency
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Yagia wrote:next: incongruency
1) That's not an entry in any dictionary I have access to.

2) If you mean "incongruence" or "incongruity" you should still specify the usage

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Whatever.

Tormiott:

starmiunt /'staɹmynt/ (v) to be stable, to be steady, to be steadfast, to stand firmly; to be consistent with, to be congruent with; (n) stability, steadiness; base, foundation (lit., compare miunt)
{star- (pref.) pertaining to land; being solid; the country of..., the land of... + miunt (n) land, soil, earth; area; bottom; base, foundation (fig., compare starmiunt); homeland (also miumiunt)}

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suntan
— o noth sidiritt Tormiott

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din wrote:next: suntan
Himmaswa: ImageImage - ngeuokiadap

Image - ngeuo: to be exposed to the sun/the elements
Image - kiadap: to burn

next: to be the cause of an accident; to cause a problem
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clawgrip wrote:next: to be the cause of an accident; to cause a problem
Kala:
시그러
sikule
[ʃi'ku:le]
to cause an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune

siku - an unforeseen event; accident; misfortune

-le - causative

next: to flicker or flash

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閃光點 shauguandeu [ʃaw.gwan.dew]- flickering, flashing light

Next: smooth
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treskro wrote:Next: smooth
Kala:
서다
['ʃe:ta]
flat; smooth; silk(y)

next: to pay special attention to

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sano wrote:
treskro wrote:Next: smooth
Kala:
서다
['ʃe:ta]
flat; smooth; silk(y)

next: to pay special attention to
Sarikan: Chaya. It literally translates out to "to give a shit".

Next word: irritable.

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chaoktarukto wrote:Next: irritable
Fissian:

akonár [ɐ.ko.ˈn̻ɑːɽ] a‹›konár
  1. adjective/adverb
    1. a) irritable
      b) nervous
  • derived from akon a) to irritate and -ár participle suffix (can be VERBed)
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Because I spent the time creating 3 new characters just so I could do this one:
chaoktarukto wrote:Next: irritable
Himmaswa: ImageImage - chnachfong
Image - chnach: to annoy; to bother
Image - fong: to occur regularly, often, frequently, etc.
2-4 wrote:Next: dictionary
Himmaswa: ImageImage - biatjdoy

Image - biat: word
Image - jdoy: law; canon; documentation

Next: insect; bug

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clawgrip wrote:Next: insect; bug
Səŋču
zutni - insect (particularly of the flying type)

Next word: castle; fortress

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Tieđđá wrote:Next word: castle; fortress
Kala:
유미
['we:mi]
castle; fortress; barracks

next: kilometer

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My conworld does not have kilometres, so I was waiting for someone else to do this, but I suspect others may have been doing the same thing, so I'll give the closest equivalent.
sano wrote:next: kilometer
ImageImage - tmooay kteu: "long run" (1.656 km)

Image - tmooay: run
Image - kteu: to be long; to be distant; to stretch into the distance

It was totally coincidental how close it is to 1 mile. It's actually 12 heuu kleh, a measurement based on the typical length of a cultivated field.

Next: scenery
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clawgrip wrote:My conworld does not have kilometres, so I was waiting for someone else to do this, but I suspect others may have been doing the same thing, so I'll give the closest equivalent.
Yeah, I didn't actually expect anyone to give an exact definition of "kilometer"...just whatever approximation exists in their conlang.
clawgrip wrote:Next: scenery
Kala:
다거
['ta:ke]
scenery; scene; landscape; view

next: physics; physical

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next: physics; physical
Pazmat:

physics: Lorbinpi [loɻbinpi] (lit. "Motion-learn-stuff")
physical:Datzim [dætʂim]

Next: verbal aspect
Nūdhrēmnāva naraśva, dṛk śraṣrāsit nūdhrēmanīṣṣ iźdatīyyīm woḥīm madhēyyaṣṣi.
satisfaction-DEF.SG-LOC live.PERFECTIVE-1P.INCL but work-DEF.SG-PRIV satisfaction-DEF.PL.NOM weakeness-DEF.PL-DAT only lead-FUT-3P

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Chagen wrote:Next: verbal aspect
Kala:
저언 더 우디
['tʃe:ʔen te: 'wa:ti]
"the seeming of a verb"

next: summit; peak

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sano wrote:next: summit; peak
Himmaswa: Image(Image) - douk(dong)
Image - douk: apex; summit; peak
Image - dong: top; upper area

Next: barley (or some similar grain)
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clawgrip wrote:Next: barley (or some similar grain)
Kàipói:

sioká [ʃī̯ɔ̄.ɡá]
  1. noun
  • grain
  • borrowing from Tsān shokā [ʃo.ˈkaː]

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clawgrip wrote:Next: barley (or some similar grain)
Kàipói:

cioká [ʃī̯ɔ̄.ɡá]
  1. noun
  • grain
  • borrowing from Tsān shokā [ʃo.ˈkaː]
Next: next

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Chodywm - Barley

from Chod (hair) and Hywm (green).

Next: Locomotive/Train (if your culture does not have trains then imagine how they'd describe it. "Iron-box-big-fire" or whatever)

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GrinningManiac wrote:Next: Locomotive/Train
Kala:
까러조마
[ᵑkale'tʃo:ma]
smoke-car

next: to cohere; to form a coherent whole

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Hey, my word was forgotten!
2-4 wrote:Next: next
sano wrote:next: to cohere; to form a coherent whole
Kàipói:
lìrao [l̻ɪ̃̀.ɾāō̯]
  1. intransitive verb
  • to cohere; to form a coherent whole
Giébne:
buolba [ˈbʊ̯oɫ̻.ba]
  1. intransitive verb
  • to cohere; to form a coherent whole
Next: island

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