Lexicon sculpting [2013–2019]

[Ambrisio]

Kinuiltys: kratusas 'mesa'

Next word:
Quosaw: âləš /a:ləʃ/ 'house'

[Ilocar]

ālaš /'ä:ɺɐʃ/ "nest," "temporary home in the open," "tent," or "yurt"


next: tha!nas /'tʼa!nas:/ rain falling in a clear sunny sky

[Ambrisio]

Kinuiltys: talnys 'rain'
talnas 'shower'
ilkotalnas 'sunshower'

Next word: Ginösic qiip /ʔi:p/ 'winter'

[Ilocar]

kiva /'kivɐ/ "winter" or "ice age" (the speakers of Rhûnido live long enough for these to be easily distinguished contextually)
also kiv /kiv/ "frosted" or "wintery"
and kivôm /'kivjɔm/ "winter," "ice age" (in this case the emphasis is on the length of its time rather than the quality of weather)

next: qokko /'qok:ɔ/ a kind of flying mammal (possibly similar to a lemur or monkey)

[Ambrisio]

Kinuiltys: kookon 'eagle'

Next word: Ginösic nros 'name'

[PTSnoop]

Next word: Ginösic nros 'name'

naros [naʁos] a name; pertaining to names; an argument over semantics.

Next: khengiʉ́z [kʰeŋjýʃ] to cushion, to absorb shock or impact.

[Ilocar]

kengu /'kɛŋgu/ or kengis /'kɛŋgis/ "cushion," "mat," or "seat" (figurative: "throne")
from archaic: kengÿs


next: twar /twar/ a unique style of braiding or tressing of hair

[Lao Kou]

next: twar /twar/ a unique style of braiding or tressing of hair

Géarthnuns:

twars [twaɾs] chignon

Next:

kfaudhéls [kfɔ'ðels] hourglass

[Ilocar]

kwadhi /'kwäði/ candle, lamp, time-piece (the people who speak Rhûnido measure time in terms of candles burned)


next: arsesk /arsɛsk/ a millitary under-water vehicle, a submarine

[Lao Kou]

next: arsesk /arsɛsk/ a millitary under-water vehicle, a submarine

Géarthnuns:

arsekh [aɾ'sɛx] submerge

Next:

gnaiders ['gnajdɛɾs] a farewell banquet

[PTSnoop]

náiteras [nájteʁas] farewell banquet.

Next: khiʉ́ [kʰjɨ] pointy, anglular.

[thetha]

Next: khiʉ́ [kʰjɨ] pointy, anglular.

[tɕʰɨ̄ː] - point; peak; blade (of a spear)

Next: ktega [ktʰeːgə] - sheep

[DesEsseintes]

Next: khiʉ́ [kʰjɨ] pointy, anglular.

Sōkoan: khīvoe ['kxiːβɔe], possibly also ['cçiːβɔe] adj pointed, angular, piercing, sharp to a point (contrasts with eisnoe = sharp along an edge, like a blade)

Next: ktega [ktʰeːgə] - sheep

Yikes. Gotta be fast these days:

Sōkoan: eihteiga ['eɪxteɪga] sheep

Next: /sɯːdnɯβe/ stupor

[Click]

Next: /sɯːdnɯβe/ stupor

síːtniwe n unconsciousness

Next: voka [ˈʋokə] n language

[Ilocar]

ksëga /ksegɐ/ "Sheep" or "Mouflon"

sudnu /sudnu/ "Coma" or "Seizure"

next: thlaca /θlækə/ "fire," "bellows," "industry," or "factory"

[Ambrisio]

In Kinuiltys:

The word 'suudnuube' (I'm too lazy to type in IPA now) reminded me so much of the Kinuiltys word 'siutnys' (heart) that I changed the meaning slightly:

siutniwes 'heart condition' from siutnys 'heart' + -wes a suffix for diseases (there I go again with another con-etymology)

There's also tolowes 'headache', dianiwes 'brain disease', guužiwes 'digestive disorder', veiriwes 'runny nose', ...

tegas 'sheep'

lakas 'fire'

Next: ketramhar /ket.rɑm.hɑr/ 'fireworks' (and that's Proto-Ginösic )

[Lao Kou]

next: thlaca /θlækə/ "fire," "bellows," "industry," or "factory"

Next: ketramhar /ket.rɑm.hɑr/ 'fireworks' (and that's Proto-Ginösic )

Géarthnuns:

thlaks [θlaks] bellows

kétramhars [ketɾam'haɾs] firecracker

Next:

thmözhaungöts ['θmøʒɔŋøts] n. pleasure in doing sth. physical

[Ambrisio]

Kinuiltys:

uneyn 'to feel happy, to enjoy' -> unetys 'pleasure'
smožan 'physical work' <- smožatsyn 'to work'
-> smožaunetys 'pleasure in physical work'

Next word:
Quosaw: fiwih /fi.wix/ 'magical power'

[Lao Kou]

Next word: Quosaw: fiwih /fi.wix/ 'magical power'

Géarthnuns:

fiwiks ['fɪʋɪks] (magic) wand

Next:

ötengüdhaun [ø'tɛŋy'ðɔn] vi. be warm (weather)

[Ambrisio]

Kinuiltys:
etenys warm
daunys cool

(The -ys is a masculine ending, so about half the adjectives end in -ys in citation form (the other half end in -on). Other genders have endings -is, -ee and -as. There is gender agreement in Kinuiltys adjectives.)