Lexicon Building

[Élerhe]

Next:
to fry

smezacu V to fry, from which is derived
Smeza NN fried things, chips, donuts, anything small fried and unhealthy

also because it was orphaned

Next: Funeral (or your conculture's related death-ceremony/celebration)

Pozoruna MN funeral
from pozoreću V take care of, look after

next word: lawyer, advocate (or if your conculture is mediaeval champion)

[Christopher Schröder]

next word: lawyer, advocate (or if your conculture is mediaeval champion)

Illyrian:

Legier — Lawmaker, Legislator
Lege — Law
Lauyer — Law Student
Leue — Law (as a Study)
Avochat — Advocate, Lawyer

Next Word: Lightbulb

[Zontas]

Next Word: Lightbulb

Zallurian:

Laitbolb, direct translation
Tziwanu, electricish-manifestation

Isn't Illyrian a supposedly once-existant language?

next word; bandit

[Pogostick Man]

next word; bandit

Timar: ka`in

Next word: ellipsoid

[masako]

Next word: ellipsoid

Kala: senyo - oval; ellipse; elliptic

next: to take prisoner; prisoner of war

[Élerhe]

next: to take prisoner; prisoner of war

Hefynĸoĸseću - to take prisoner, make a prisoner, from
Hefynĸa - inmate, prisoner from *Hefynasĸa, itself from
hefynacu - fasten, bind, stick, secure

next word: to travel by train

[Cathbad]

Hefynĸoĸseću - to take prisoner, make a prisoner, from
Hefynĸa - inmate, prisoner from *Hefynasĸa, itself from
hefynacu - fasten, bind, stick, secure

Just out of interest: what's the phone[t/m]ic value of <ĸ> here, and how does it differ from <k>?

[Élerhe]

Hefynĸoĸseću - to take prisoner, make a prisoner, from
Hefynĸa - inmate, prisoner from *Hefynasĸa, itself from
hefynacu - fasten, bind, stick, secure

Just out of interest: what's the phone[t/m]ic value of <ĸ> here, and how does it differ from <k>?

There isn't any - when I was working out the orthography for Rounese, I preferred <c> over <k> but as the language became more East European <k> seemed to fit better, then I found <ĸ> (which I think was an alternative for <q> in an Inuit language) and it seemed a happy compromise. I like the way it makes words just seem to flow - Hefynĸoĸseću, instead of *Hefynkokseću or even *Heffyncocseçu as it was at one point

[Cathbad]

Hefynĸoĸseću - to take prisoner, make a prisoner, from
Hefynĸa - inmate, prisoner from *Hefynasĸa, itself from
hefynacu - fasten, bind, stick, secure

Just out of interest: what's the phone[t/m]ic value of <ĸ> here, and how does it differ from <k>?

There isn't any - when I was working out the orthography for Rounese, I preferred <c> over <k> but as the language became more East European <k> seemed to fit better, then I found <ĸ> (which I think was an alternative for <q> in an Inuit language) and it seemed a happy compromise. I like the way it makes words just seem to flow - Hefynĸoĸseću, instead of *Hefynkokseću or even *Heffyncocseçu as it was at one point

Oh well, fair enough. I guess it does give a certain flavor to the orthography

[Mr. Z]

~~~~~~~~~~~~nevermind this, look down~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Mr. Z]

next: to take prisoner; prisoner of war

Hefynĸoĸseću - to take prisoner, make a prisoner, from
Hefynĸa - inmate, prisoner from *Hefynasĸa, itself from
hefynacu - fasten, bind, stick, secure

next word: to travel by train

Western Unnamed lang: zug-kjenken, vlak-kjenken, zug & vlak being borrowings from German and Czech, respectively, and "kjenken" being a cognate of Eastern "jing" and English "go", meaning "go, walk, wander".
Eastern Unnamed lang: poćang-jing (train-go), "poćang" from Polish and "jing" being a cognate of "go". Among younger generations, one can find the word "poćang" used as a verb by itself, meaning "to travel by train".

Next word: delay

[maıráí]

Next word: delay

Heba:

jeotluut, jeolluut
jeot a moment
luut to silence or stop (someone)


Next word:
royalty, nobility

[treskro]

triŋìmormme [ʈiŋjʌ̀moʋmmɛ] - n anim - royalty < triŋìmornt be royal + me stative nominalizer


Next: parched

[Raven]

θōřōbūnak: parched, very thirsty (from θōřōbūn, thirsty, + -ak, intensifier)

(P.S. Long time lurker, first time poster!)

[Drydic]

θōřōbūnak: parched, very thirsty (from θōřōbūn, thirsty, + -ak, intensifier)

(P.S. Long time lurker, first time poster!)

You forgot to add the next word to translate hon :)

[masako]

Next: parched

Kala: seka

next: cellar; basement

[Élerhe]

Next: parched

Kala: seka

next: cellar; basement

Rounese: Cĺa (adaptation of German Kellar, returned to <c> by analogy with original Latin Cellarium)

next word: bravery, courage

[cybrxkhan]

next word: bravery, courage

Modern Genaisese:
Cattoi /ka.tʷa/ - From a Yuhanese battle-cry, "Katoyi"


Next:
oldie (i.e. an old song)

[prettydragoon]

Next:
oldie (i.e. an old song)

Rireinutire:
kana roma 'old song'
risehose roma 'traditional song'

next: menstruation

[treskro]

dcamgadcagix [tɕamkatɕakix] - n inan - menstruation < dcamg- "egg" + dcag-"moon" + ix "blood red"


Next: ash

[Drydic]

Tzuman: hézre literally 'burnt in a fireplace', versus 'burnt in an uncontrolled fire', which would be líyay. Acutes mark stress, y is [j], h is [x].

next: sea


edited 7 times 'cause I'm in the middle of revising Tzuman's proto-proto-language >:|

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next: sea

Kòmo: kimai

next word: to cuddle

[Soap]

next word: to cuddle

Poswa: vupsa (singular), vupsap (reciprocal, i.e. "to cuddle each other")
also pessam, pessiap

Pabappa: pesam

next: gold

[Christopher Schröder]

next: gold

Illyrian:

Gould (n.m.) — Gold (mineral)
Dory (adj.inv.) — Golden (in Colour)
Goulden (adj.inv.) — Golden

Next Word: Stained Glass

[treskro]

Cednitit:
gteŋeciŋ [ktʰɛŋɛɕiŋ] - n inan - stained glass, decorative stone, mosaic < gten "shard" + ŋeciŋ "color"


Next: slip away