Lexicon Building

[hwhatting]

Next: plough

Tsols Oswahe īd [iːd] "plough; chariot"

That's an interesting polysemy. How did it come about?

[masako]

Next: bridge for pedestrian traffic

[ko'pʲa:la]

from kopi - bridge; crosspiece + yala - walk

next: cave; cavity

[Pogostick Man]

Next: plough

Tsols Oswahe īd [iːd] "plough; chariot"

That's an interesting polysemy. How did it come about?

In-universe, both were typically driven by pack animals or similar. Out-of-universe, I thought it'd be a cool range of meaning.

next: cave; cavity

Tsols Oswahe yeneotē [yeȵoteː] cave, cavity, large hole; certain types of large room, such as storerooms (not sure what I want to do with the stress)

Next: daybreak, dawn

[Lyra]

Next: daybreak, dawn

madsă n. a beginning, dawn, the start.


Next: A moment, the present.


~Lyra

[Pogostick Man]

Next: A moment, the present.

Tsols Oswahe eneiwea /eȵiweʕ/ short period of time, the present (ergative paucal of enei /eȵi/ instant)

Next: carbonated beverage

[Soap]

Could be wiwepsampippi, roughly "blowing-chemical juice", since carbon dioxide is what you blow out when you exhale. The adjective form by itself would just be wiwepsiam.

next: creek, stream, small river

[masako]

next: creek, stream, small river

Kala:
nahaki

naha - river, stream | -hi > -ki diminutive

next: domineering; bossy

[Imralu]

next: domineering; bossy

Ahu:

zav(a X) : (= man) is dominant, domineering, bossy : orders X : bosses X around
zaga(ha X) : (= woman, child) is dominant, domineering, bossy : orders X : bosses X around

Next word: lozenge

[masako]

Next word: lozenge

Kala:

tlompo - quadrilateral with sides of equal length (rhombus), having two acute and two obtuse angles.

tlasiteka - cough drop (lit: to treat a cough)

next: secrete; secretion

[KathTheDragon]

Ispaky Dirkuni:

Root - rh-smh
Infinitive - raha-ysimha ~ secrete
Nom. sing. - raha-ismahy ~ secretion

Etym. - rh 'out from' + smh 'ooze', 'run slowly (liquid)'

Next word: acid

[Pogostick Man]

Next word: acid

Ngade n Tim Ar sío acid, dissolving agent

Next: judiciary proceedings

[hwhatting]

Next: judiciary proceedings

Tautisca: escrimuniás cumpultiás, lit. "trial sessions", from escrimun "trial, arbitration" and cumpulti "meal, feast; meeting, session"

Next: relative, family member

[Pazmivaniye]

Next: relative, family member

Palethian:
etugí /etuˈgi/, etugiri /etugiˈri/ n relative < étu (relation, relationship, connection) -gí (person)
oigo /oi̭ˈgo/, oigoji /oi̭goˈʝi/ n cousin (also can refer to any relative not in one's imediate family, ancestors, or descendents) < Zmln. ozˈgo < PC hûzgûf

EDIT: Next: investment

[Sevly]

Deevie:

kuusimau /kʌʊsmaʊ/ vt invest < kuu circle + simau pour : pour in a circle
kuusimaudie /kʌʊsmaʊzɪ/ n investment < Nominalization of kuusimau

Next: flip flopper

[Click]

Next: flip flopper

Kaipó: kíhamoio [tɕíβmyɸ] n flip flopper
- from kíha [tɕíβ] v be up; be above, moi [my] v be below, and -o agent nominalizer

Next: to trust

[masako]

Next: to trust

Kala:

haua - trust; believe; confidence

next: to present; to introduce

[Chagen]

next: to present; to introduce

Pazmat: Ximucja lit. "in-bring"

Azenti: dyrafi-, dyrafipro-, dyrafibhar lit. "see-CAUS"

Next: ergative alignment

[Burke]

Since this is one of my favorite threads and the big reason I joined up on the ZBB, I'm going to try to kick some life back in here.

Next: ergative alignment

I'm going to do my best at this. The group that uses the conlang I'm writing has yet to make wheels, so anything related to grammar is not in their sights yet, but I think I have something that can fit this.

Gomah

haano gaagy py /ha:˦no˦ ŋa:˦ŋɨ˦ pɨ˦/

lit. Strange gather THIS

Strange modifies gather which is nominalized by this. This could then have the word for mouth follow to show it is meant that the language does things in a strange manner.

Next word: the sense of impending doom.

[Lyra]

Next word: the sense of impending doom.

śūmodhaṇāwa n. the knowledge of finitivity in the coming time. A future death. Knowing one's end.


Next word: multiple totals

~Lyra

[Sevly]

Deevie

mertieant /mɛrtsɪnt/ (noun) total < mertie amount + ant end
rae /ra/ (qualifier) many, multiple, several < a Middle Deevie plural marker

mertieant sue rae
/mɛrtsɪnt sə ra/
total under multiple
mutliple totals

Next: a moment of shared understanding

[Burke]

Deevie


Next: a moment of shared understanding

In Gomah as paami, a shared epiphany

Next: Cadence

[Sevly]

orei /ʊrəɪ/ noun music
rei- /rəɪ/ prefix having to do with music < orei
reimoren /rəɪmrə/ noun musical note < rei + moren: "music bit"
reimau /rəɪmaʊ/ noun beat; pulse < rei + mau: "music strike"
reimauatie /rəɪmaʊtsɪ/ noun rhythm; cadence < nominalization of reimau + at: "beatmaking"

Next word: employee

[KathTheDragon]

kalá ~ to call
irkyá ~ to work, do something
irkir ~ work
irkikaldá ~ employed ['called to work', irkyá 'work' + kaldá 'called']
irkikaldr ~ employee ['one called to work', irkyá 'work' + kaldá 'called' + -r nominaliser]
irkikalá ~ employ ['to call to work', irkyá 'work' + kalá 'call']
irkikaliŋr ~ employer ['one who calls [someone] to work', irkyá 'work' + kalá 'to call' + iŋr actor suffix]
irkikalr ~ employment ['a call to work', irkyá 'work' + kalá 'call' + -r nominaliser]

Next word: Coronation/election (whichever your language's culture would have)

[Edit: I love etymologies]

[Nortaneous]

Proto-Hathic:

*gehọ 'command'
ɣɛħ 'order'
jeɣɛħ NMZ~rule 'one who rules'
ɓɔɔn jeɣɛħ yaʔ be_like NMZ~rule do_to 'rule'
feñ ɓɔɔn jeɣɛħ yaʔ pick_up be_like NMZ~rule do_to 'begin to rule, ascend to power'
!ə ŋɨɨ !ə feñ ɓɔɔn jeɣɛħ yaʔ CLF event CLF pick_up be_like NMZ~rule do_to 'ceremony heralding the advent of a new ruler'

Next word: axial precession

[Sevly]

Wow. Okay. I think I got this.

teieranen /tsəɪranə/ (noun) axis < teier "turn" + anen "line"
neeteen /njɛtsɛə/ (verb, intransitive) go back; recede; retreate < nee "back" + Middle teen "go to"

teieranen mue neeteen
axis TOP receding
"receding of the axis"

Maybe a bit straightforward, but it'll have to do. While I'm on the topic:

kaebirt /kabrt/ (noun) equinox < kae "middle" + birt "sun"
mobirt /mʊbrt/ (noun) solstice < mo intensifier + birt "sun", by analogy with kaebirt

Next word: homework