Lexicon Building

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KusuWara wrote:Next: muscle (noun)
Early Middle Laqar:

célə "muscle" (m.) from Proto-Laqar *tsʰæjlæ

next: mountain
Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote:next: mountain
Nishtigian:

chorhorhua - mountain, cliff

next: radio
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bbbosborne wrote:next: radio
ǰíwə šóke "radio" (m.)
ǰíwə "far", from Proto-Laqar *dʑiwɒ
šóke instrument nominalization of "hear", from Proto-Laqar *ɕɒw and *-qʰi

next: television
Dibotahamdn duthma jallni agaynni ra hgitn lakrhmi.
Amuhawr jalla vowa vta hlakrhi hdm duthmi xaja.
Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro. Irdro.

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Travis B. wrote:next: television
Nishtigian:

lelimanopho television, compounded from lelimaba to live or reside in and nophoto plate.

next: calculator
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bbbosborne wrote:next: calculator
Kala:

sempo - abacus; plan; scheme

or

kesa - keep score; tally; calculate; compute
+
-nyo - device; tool (for X)
=
kesanyo - calculator

next: subjective idea; view

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masako wrote:next: subjective idea; view
Tautisca: munnemun "thought, idea; opinion, view", from munneten "to think"

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Erdanic:
bekkolynče, -ha < bekkolyn, 'trick, deception' < bekkolaje, 'to deceive' < Classical Tarandim behqol 'hidden men'

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seagull.

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Ars Lande wrote:Next:
seagull.
c̣ac̣açivu seagull, from c̣ac̣a fly + çivu loud

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vsarora < vsarje, to sit < CE wasār

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