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Bob Johnson wrote:education
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Next word: pyroballistics
Un llapis mai dibuixa sense una mà.

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Izambri wrote:word
Kala: mila

next: superfluous; unnecessary; surplus

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nēzāp kōluakūze n. rockets, pyroballistics < Tow nèì sparks, zāp- to fly, kōluak- to scatter, explode

uxhāk adj. extravagant, excessive
oto adj. surplus, excess of
ergguzt- v. to be unnecessary


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Izambri wrote:Next word: pyroballistics
Silladen: Eghenivellestig

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Silladen: turphennen, turth

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ovtovazůl iālrůmzåqā n. escaped fire anomaly
oqangpizdi n. no-neck


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sano wrote:
Bob Johnson wrote:education
Kala: onyo

next: to encircle; to surround
Irglandic: envolver, rodeiar
treskro wrote:ovtovazůl iālrůmzåqā n. escaped fire anomaly
oqangpizdi n. no-neck

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Irglandic: desein cívic, desein de cividad

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Eandil wrote:Next: waterfall
Proto-Atlantean: kɔnsɔsʘhit

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Hellesan

m marro –s "trick", "joke" » Probably from peran mabronu "fluff", "stuffing", "textile waste".

m braç –aus "trick", "dodge"» Related to Peran bertanu "brown", from Sate bar–at– "dark".


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Izambri wrote: Next word: trench
Kinál:
cʼá - distance; long
itř - hole (specifically one in the ground)
cʼátř [t͡sʼətχ] - any trench or underground tunnel

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linxhbiatexh ik- v to be popular (link- love + xhbiat layer)


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treskro wrote:Next: hapless
Kala: pahak

next: badge; medal; award

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daishat- any symbol of honor including medals and badges of honor
daishat < daishati < daish- > deik_j to show

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Přemysl wrote: Next: to boil
Kinál
-apg- [apxʷ] - to be boiling: to boil
-qʼapg- [qʼapxʷ] - to boil sth.

*-qʼ- is a causative marker.

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jaarapahat- surgeon
jaarapahat < jaarapah < jaar "hand" + apah "work" calqued from Greek kheir + ergon

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Balsamese:

Veteran: neuprab [nɯpəɾaːb̥] Image
From Sanskrit anubhava (experience, perception) > Old Balsamese: aneuprava > Balsamese neuprabal (experience) > neuprab (one who has experienced)

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Great conscript ... is that derived from anything in India or is it completely original?
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Sortsdam wrote:Next word: prescription
Kala: supa - prescription; recipe; formula; cookbook

next: to string; to thread (needle)

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sano wrote: next: to string; to thread (needle)
Adwan:
Fhisáfcan "one threads", "one puts a needle through." From fhi "in", and sáfca, a root meaning "needle."

Next word: For sale, to be sold.

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lctrgzmn wrote:
sano wrote: next: to string; to thread (needle)
Adwan:
Fhisáfcan "one threads", "one puts a needle through." From fhi "in", and sáfca, a root meaning "needle."

Next word: For sale, to be sold.
Vanga:

ssiss; 'to sell'
ssissssjé; 'for sale' (genitive of an old nominalisation of the present participle of ssiss)

I know you love the orthography. ‹ss› counts as one letter. Stands for /ʃ/.

Next word: to let (someone) down
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Ophidian looking.

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Skomakar'n wrote:Next word: to let (someone) down
Xuáli:

kolu[a X] lets [X] down; disappoints [X]; is disappointing [to X]; is a disappointment; is a let-down

With the addition of ne (PASSIVE) we get:

ne kolu[a X] is disappointed [by X]

With le, the gerund/infinitive marker, we get

le ne kolu[a X] is disappointment

Le ne kolu-au i-an i guzáli-an.
GER PASS disappoint-OBL.2s GER.OBL-OBL.1s PRED sicken-OBL.1s
"My disappointment in you sickens me."
"I'm so disappointed in you it makes me feel sick."

The i- (GER.OBL) in i-an links an oblique modifier back to the original le (GER).

Next word: persuade (sb. to do st.)
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Imralu wrote:Next word: persuade (sb. to do st.)
raśan / hēfkus + causative construction - to persuade
ra<ś>n / hēv-k•u-s
word<INSTR.PL> / speak-PASS.NMLZ•N-INSTR


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Anaraŋzi hētĩn hēfkus leijus fainajatānas.
SUPL-lover=3SG.C.ABS.GEN reign-M<ACC>AGT speak-PASS.NMLZ•N-INSTR sweet-N-INSTR war-VBLZ-CAUS-PST-F-ABS
Through sweet speech, his great lover made the king go to war.

Ikśurin raśan kauġĩn ēśruvũr juŋajatis.
prostitute-M word<INSTR.PL> do_business-M<ACC>AGT more-money<ACC> give-CAUS-M-ABS
The prostitute persuaded the client to pay more money.

Raśan vitaŋun sēnsajatānemzan.
word<INSTR.PL> throw_away-PASS.NMLZ•N-ACC TR\out-VBLZ- CAUS-PST-C-1SG=3SG.C.ABS.ACC
I persuaded him take out the trash.

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Mr. Bernie wrote:next: trash, garbage
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rest: general word for garbage; also used to describe fallen deciduous leaves or other such things, which are not particularly odorous or unsightly. From French reste.
udru: domestic waste, usually small amounts -- landfills are for rest, not udru. From PGmc *rūbjaz, abundant, plus the prefix ud-, out.
försport: harmful, unsightly waste, related to pollution, littering. Backformation from the verb försporta, to pollute, to litter, to clutter up, to soil (a place), itself from för- (Eng. for-, Germ. ver-) + sport, dirty, a corruption of Italian sporco, also meaning dirty.
next word wrote:dislike, disapproval

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Brussels Sprouts wrote:dislike, disapproval
Kala: nomok

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