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Publipis wrote:next word: lymph nodes
Kala: pese tlempe

pese - gland; node
tlempe - lymphatic fluid; lymph

next: gist; main idea; general tenor

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masako wrote:next: gist; main idea; general tenor
Let's see. I already have

anen [ˈanə] n. 1. line 2. argument; line of reasoning
minen ['mɪnə] n. 1. point 2. conclusion; consequence

so how about "plane" for the general or broad concept of an argument?

mimit [ˈmɪmɪt] adj. flat
> mimitie [ˈmɪmɪtsʲ] n. 1. plane; plateau 2. background; vibe; general or broad concept

Both minen and mimitie can be used to speak about the "main idea" of an utterance, with the former conveying precision and the latter conveying approximation.

Oops! Almost forgot! Next word: legal guardian (someone who is responsible for a "minor" but is not necessarily related to them)

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Sevly wrote:Next word: legal guardian (someone who is responsible for a "minor" but is not necessarily related to them)
Lirsh (a descendant of my first language I posted a while back on this forum) has:

pidiyáyan /pɪdɪj'ɑːjən/ - lit. „child caretaker“ - refers to the (de facto) guardian of the child. Also means „parent“.

khark /xɑːrk/ - „legal“

So: pe pidiyáyan khark = „the legal guardian"



Next word: arbitrary.

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gestaltist wrote:next: arbitrary
Kala: uahi - /waˈɦiː/ - be arbitrary; at will; at random

next: glossy; sleek

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Tormiott

suasi /ˈswɛɕə/
(v) to smooth, to polish

suâsio /ˈswɛːɕʊ/
(attr v) to be smooth, to be polished; to be elegant, to be sleek
{passive particle of suasi}

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nextː nipple
— o noth sidiritt Tormiott

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din wrote:nextː nipple
Kala: kupi /ku:'pi/ - nipple; teat [on baby's bottle]

next: to spread; to lay out

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masako wrote:next: to spread; to lay out
Tautisca: storten "spread, lay out, scatter, sprinkle"

Next: walk

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hwhatting wrote:Next: walk
Kala: yala /ja:'la/ - go; travel; walk

next: overgrown with weeds

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dour /du:ɹ/
(v) to transform, to change (by itself or oneself);

adour /ˈɛðuːɹ/
(v) to form, to shape; to render, to make something into something else; to adjust, to change, to change something into something else; to cause to change (common serial verb)
{a- (pref) transitive}

therchedour /ˈθəɹxəðuːɹ/
(v) to get out of hand, to be out of control; to grow out of proportion; to be unwieldy
{therche- (pref) intensification; ‘to pieces’, ‘apart’; pulling or tearing off}

atherchedour ˈɛθəɹxəˌðuːɹ
(v) to overgrow (with plants)
{a- (pref) transitive}

So, '(it is) overgrown with plants' would be atherchedôuro /ˈɛθəɹxəˌðuːɾʊ/


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din wrote:next: to weed
Kala: kosa /ko:ʃa/ - cut down; mow; eliminate; scythe; sickle (This is used as a hypernym for landscaping of any type.)

______

Amal: entebrek /ɛntˈebrɛk/ - to weed

ent- reverse; remove

ebra - herb, grass, weed

-ek - infinitive

______

next: to press on towards; to close in on; to approach; to draw near

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Tormiott:

latt /lɛt/
(v) to approach, to come closer

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next:
cookie
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din wrote:next: cookie
Kala:
pinka - biscuit; cookie; cracker

next: to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow

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masako wrote:next: to clear a wild area for cultivation; to put under the plow
Acadian: páśar [ˈpa.xɐɾ] - a fallow field to be used for either cultivation or for grazing animals.

Next: lament (noun, as in the kind of song, not the action)

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Tormiott:

mom /mom/
(v) to cry, to shed tears; to be teary-eyed

amom /ˈamoːm/
(v) to lament; to strongly regret
(n) lament (music)
a- (prefix) transitive

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next: to be right
— o noth sidiritt Tormiott

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din wrote:next: to be right
Kala:
sahya - right; correct; proper

next: shame; disgrace

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masako wrote: next: shame; disgrace
Lirsh:

yunt /junt/ - v to act in a stupid or careless way, to be stupid, to make a fool of oneself
-> yunt /junt/ - n stupidity, carelessness
-> yóntaar/'joːntar/ - (augmentative of yunt) n utter stupidity, disgrace, shame


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gestaltist wrote:next: windowsill
Kala:

huatasuma /hʷataʃuːˈma/

huata - shelf; stair; ledge

suma - window

next: to enforce; enforcement; forcibly; compulsory

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When I started this one, I didn't think I'd end up deriving 'to enforce' from 'to wring', but you know how these things go.

Tormiott:

courh /kuːɹ/
(v) to wring

côurho /ˈkuːɹʊ/
(n) torch
{passive participle of 'courh'}

saulcôurho /ˈsoːlkuːɹʊ/
(v) to patrol, to surveil {both transitive and intransitive}
{saul- (prefix) slowly creeping, inching forward, moving like heavy sludge + côurho}

asaulcôurho ˈæsoːlˌkuːɹʊ
(v) to enforce (a law)
{a- (prefix) transitive + saulcôurho}


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next: hands (on a clock)
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din wrote:next: hands (on a clock)
Amal: pekra - pointer on a gauge; clock hand; cursor

next: workshop (of artisan)

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masako wrote:Amal: pekra - pointer on a gauge; clock hand; cursor

next: workshop (of artisan)
Old Albic chvarar
from chvara 'to craft' + suffix -ar 'place, container'

Next: bagpipe
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ESTAR-3SG:P human-OBJ only human-OBJ true-OBJ REL-LOC play-3SG:A

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masako wrote:
WeepingElf wrote:next: bagpipe
Kala: ehua - worsen; impair; make worse
WHAT?!? I meant the musical instrument.
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WeepingElf wrote:next: bagpipe
Kala: tlapamotsi - bagpipe

next: to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime)

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Msěrsca:

símantar, slímantar, slímattar [ˈsiːmantaɹ̝ ˈsliːmantaɹ̝ ˈsliːmatːaɹ̝] - to get away (from), evade, avoid blame (for)

next: turtle

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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Wāja:

kurrungapāləd - turtle

from genitive singular of kurru "reptile" ;kurrung with suffix pāləd, from perfect passive participle of adjective pālu "armor, covering." Therefore literally meaning "armored reptile."

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