miresua conlang

star is itzä (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:00:00 +0000

itzä = star (noun) (some things Google found for "itzä" (really "itza"): a common term; Chichen Itza (or Chichén Itzá) is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in Mexico; The Itza Maya are a Guatemalan ethnic group; Itza is a last name that can be Mexican; Lake Peten Itza in Northern Guatemala)

Word derivation for "star" :
Basque = izar, Finnish = tähti
Miresua = itzä

My previous Miresua word for "star" was "aihä". I'm changing this word because neither the Basque word or the Finnish word contained a vowel combination.

river is okai (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:03:00 +0000

okai = river (noun) (some things Google found for "okai": a common term; a last name that can be from Ghana or Japan; name of a hip hop musician; a misspelling of "okay"; name of a town in Congo)

Word derivation for "river" :
Basque = ibai, Finnish = joki
Miresua = okai

My previous Miresua word for "river" was "obki". I didn't like the "bk" consonant combination.

grass is rohar

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:57:00 +0000

rohar = grass (noun) (some things Google found for "rohar": an uncommon term; a last name; Rohar's Roughnecks is a Guild Wars guild; user names; Rohar Trucking of Illinois; RoHar is an antigen; Phumi Rohar is a town in Cambodia)

Word derivation for "grass" :
Basque = belar, Finnish = ruoho
Miresua = rohar

spider is hämiharma

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:16:00 +0000

hämiharma = spider (creature) (noun) (some things Google found for "hämiharma": an unique term; did not match any documents)

Word derivation for "spider" :
Basque = armiarma, Finnish = hämähäkki
Miresua = hämiharma

This is a new Miresua word. It's a long word (9 letters!) because both the Basque and the Finnish words for spider are long.

copper is kupre (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 22:55:00 +0000

kupre = copper (metal) (noun) (some things Google found for "kupre": an uncommon to rare term; user names; Kupre is a heating equipment for restaurants and cafes company in Lithuania; an uncommon last name; name of a town in Kyrgyzstan)

Word derivation for "copper" :
Basque = kobre, Finnish = kupari
Miresua = kupre

My previous Miresua word for "copper" was "kepra". This is another small change. It allows me to end the word with an e like the Basque word.

bronze is beronsi (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 22:31:00 +0000

beronsi = bronze (metal) (noun) (some things Google found for "beronsi": a rare term; an unusual last name; user names)

Word derivation for "bronze" :
Basque = brontze, Finnish = pronssi
Miresua = beronsi

Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin.

My previous word for "bronze" was "berinso". Another small change. I swapped the vowels o and i. This makes my word for "bronze" contain the common letters of "ron" in sequence, like in the Basque and Finnish words (and the English word too).

tin is iltenu (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 18:27:00 +0000

iltenu = tin (metal) (noun) (some things Google found for "iltenu": a rare term; appears to be a scientific classification of Paleozoic crustacea; bad OCR of text word "Items"; means something in old Assyrian)

Word derivation for "tin" (metal):
Basque = eztainu, Finnish = pelti,
Miresua = iltenu

My previous Miresua word for "tin" was "iltena". This is a minor revision. I decided I'd prefer to end this word with "u", like the Basque word. Some conlang housekeeping.

autumn is syskun (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 22:01:00 +0000

syskun = autumn (season) (noun and adjective) (some things Google found for "syskun": a rare term; user names; similar word "syskon" means "sibling or siblings" in Swedish)

Word derivation for "autumn" :
Basque = udazken, Finnish = syksy
Miresua = syskun

My previous word for "autumn" was "küsyne". I decided to redo this word. Also I removed the no longer allowed ü (u umlaut).

bird is tirlu (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:30:00 +0000

tirlu = bird (noun) (some things Google found for "tirlu": an uncommon to rare term; user name; in Corsican tirlu (or zirlu) means dry asphodel plant; similar word "tirlun" means "landscape" in Welsh)

Word derivation for "bird" :
Basque = txori, Finnish = lintu
Miresua = tilru

My previous Miresua word for "bird" was "tilru". I'm changing the "lr" consonant combination to "rl".

gold is urla (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:34:00 +0000

urla = gold (metal)(noun)(some things Google found for "urla": a common term; a city and district in Western Turkey; URLA is an acronym for Uniform Residential Loan Application; a last name; a feminine first name; user names; urla means "shouts, yells, or howls" in Italian)

Word derivation for "gold" :
Basque = urre, Finnish = kulta
Miresua = urla

My previous Miresua word for "gold" was "ulre". The "rl" consonant combination occurs in Basque.

sping is verat (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:03:00 +0000

verat = spring (season) (noun and adjective) (some things Google found for "verat": an uncommon term; VeratNet is a Serbian telecommunications company; a last name; homeopathic remedy Veratrum Album is shortened to verat.; means "mackerel" in Catalan; means "truth" in Volapük; Le Verat is the name of a city in Belgium)

Word derivation for "spring" :
Basque = udaberri, Finnish = kevät
Miresua = verat

My previous Miresua word for "spring" was "berdät". After some thought, I decided to change, and simplify, the word.

summer is keda (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:15:00 +0000

keda = summer (season) (noun and adjective) (some things Google found for "keda": a very common term; a feminine first name; KEDA is an AM radio station in San Antonio, Texas; a last name; KEDA is an acronym for Kansas (or Kitsap or Keweenaw) Economic Development Alliance; Keda Communications Ltd of China; user names; means "whom" in Estonian; names of cities in Niger, Afghanistan, and Guinea; a small town in the republic of Georgia)

Word derivation for "summer" :
Basque = uda, Finnish = kesä
Miresua = keda

My previous Miresua word for "summer" was "seda". This is a small change.

circle is zumyrä (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Sat, 30 May 2009 22:42:00 +0000

zumyrä = circle (noun) (some things Google found for "zumyra": a rare term; an unusual first or last name; user names)

Word derivation for "circle":
Basque = zirkulu, Finnish = ympyrä
Miresua = zumyrä

I'm removing the no longer allowed ü (u umlaut). My previous Miresua conlang word for "circle" was "pirüku".

feather is höma (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:05:00 +0000

höma = feather (noun) (some things Google found for "homa" and "höma": a common term; HÖMA Service & Produktions GmbH of Germany; Homa is a religious practice in Hinduism and Buddhism and Jainism involving making offerings into a consecrated fire; Homa is a last name; Homa is a first name; Homa Pump Technology Inc.; Har Homa is a neighborhood located in southeastern Jerusalem; Homa is an extinct language of Sudan; "homa" means "red" in Chickasaw; "homa" means "human" is Esperanto; "homa" means "fever" in Swahili; Homa is the name of cities in Kenya, Turkey, Ethiopia, Denmark, Burma, Iran, Cameroon, and Papua New Guinea; there's a small town named Homa Hills in Wyoming)

Word derivation for "feather":
Basque = luma, Finnish = höyhen
Miresua = höma

I'm removing the no longer allowed ü (u umlaut). My previous Miresua conlang word for "feather" was "hülna". I'm using the ö (o umlaut) and making the word shorter. Using the Basque word ending of "ma", also makes the word more like the Spanish and Latin word "pluma".

lead is lunyr (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:00:00 +0000

lunyr = lead (metal) (noun) (some things Google found for "lunyr": a rare term; user names; a title for Ylthic priests in fantasy world of Seteria; similar to English word "lunar")

Word derivation for "lead" (metal):
Basque = berun, Finnish = lyijy
Miresua = lunyr

My previous word for "lead" was "lünir". After much thought I've decided to not use ü (u umlaut) in Miresua, to not bend the alphabetic word construction rules. In otherwords, I'm letting Finnish have its y. I'll be revising the few Miresua words containing ü.

emerald is esamardi (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Mon, 18 May 2009 21:20:00 +0000

esamardi = emerald (noun) (gemstone) (some things Google found for "esamardi": a unique term; but if you split the word, "esa" means "that, or that one" in Spanish amd "mardi" means "Tuesday" in French; simarlarly named Zamárdi is a village in Hungary)

Word derivation for "emerald" :
Basque = esmeralda, Finnish = smaragdi
Miresua = esamardi

My previous Miresua word for "emerald" was "adirasme" which reversed most of the common letters. I decided to change this word to make it look more like the Basque and Finnish source words.

here is tähen

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Thu, 14 May 2009 18:21:00 +0000

tähen = here (adverb) (some things Google found for "tahen" or "tähen": an uncommon term; tahen is a user name; Tahen is a last name; Kdol Tahen is a district subdivision in Cambodia; Tähen is part of the name of several Finnish harness racing horses; Tahen is the name of several trojan viruses that affect the Nintendo DS; "tahen" means "to remain" in Santali which is a language of India; similar word "tähend" seems to mean "denote" in Estonian)

Word derivation for "here" :
Basque = hemen, Finnish = täällä
Miresua = tähen

rat is arrota (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Mon, 11 May 2009 03:19:00 +0000

arrota = rat (animal) (noun) (some things Google found for "arrota": an uncommon term; a last name; band Matanza from Brazil has a song called "Bebe, Arrota and Peida"; Arrota 26 is a Brazilian rock band; conjugations of the Italian verb "arrotare" which means "to sharpen, to grind, or to run over"; means "(you/he/she) burps or belches" in Portuguese; name of a city in Portugal)

Word derivation for "rat" :
Basque = arratoi, Finnish = rotta
Miresua = arrota

My previous word for "rat" was "aroti". I'm allowing "rr" in Miresua, because I learned it appears in both Basque and Finnish.

evening is irtas (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Thu, 07 May 2009 03:25:00 +0000

irtas = evening (noun) (some things Google found for "irtas": an uncommon term; name of a city in Hungary; Irtas is a village outside Bethelhem; IRTAs are immunoglobulin like receptors in B cells; IRTAS is an acronym for Infrared Target Simulator; IRTAS is an acronym for Information Risk and Trusted Advisory Services; At NIH (National Institutes of Health) IRTAs stands for Intramural Research Training Awards)

Word derivation for "evening" :
Basque = arrats, Finnish = ilta
Miresua = irtas

My previous Miresua word for "evening" was "aitsa". I changed this word to have a consonant combination, like the Basque and Finnish words, instead of a vowel combination.

mouse is sahi (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Sat, 02 May 2009 17:49:00 +0000

sahi = mouse (animal) (noun) (some things Google found for "sahi": a very common term; a last name; Sahi is a Web Automation and Test Tool; means "nice! or correct" in Hindi (transliterated); Sahi is a gotra (lineage) of the Jatt clan of Punjab; name of cities in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Turkey, and Finland)

Word derivation for "mouse" :
Basque = sagu, Finnish = hiiri
Miresua = sahi

My previous Miresua word for "mouse" was "sihai". As neither the Basque word or Finnish word had a diphthong vowel combination (ii is a long i in Finnish), I decided to modify this word.

short is lybat

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:41:00 +0000

lybat = short (adjective) (some things Google found for "lybat": an uncommon to rare term; user names; LYBAT is an acronym for Lyceum of Batangas of the Philippines; a Chinese brand of fluorescent lighting; may be a last name)

Word derivation for "short" (brief) :
Basque = labur, Finnish = lyhyt
Miresua = lybat

I seem to be using the letter L more lately.

long is päle

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:46:00 +0000

päle = long (adjective) (some things Google found for "päle" and "pale": a common term; päle means "over" in Veps or Vepsian; Pale is a last name; pale means "light in color" or "one of the stakes of a palisade" or "a territory having certain bounds" in English; pale means "down" in Croatian; pale means "cheek, visage" in Estonian; pale means "blade" in French; pale means "shovels" in Italian; Pale is the name of cities in India, Tanzania, Burma, Cuba, Guinea, Italy, Hungary, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Albania, Serbia & Montenegro, and United Kingdom)

Word derivation for "long" :
Basque = luze, Finnish = pitkä (long and tall)
Miresua = päle

My Miresua word päle is not pronounced as pale is in English. The ä (a umlaut) is pronounced as a in cat. The final e is not silent, it is pronounced like e in bed.

thin is alhar

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 21:58:00 +0000

alhar = thin (adjective) (some things Google found for "alhar": an uncommon term; name of a city in Pakistan; user names; a village in the Tibet region of China; a company in Poland; a last name; maybe a first name)

Word derivation for "thin" (lean) :
Basque = argal, Finnish = laiha
Miresua = alhar

fat is lida (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:51:00 +0000

lida = fat (adjective) (some things Google found for "lida": a very common term; a feminine first name; a last name; Lida Daidaihua slimming capsules; The LIDA project experimental theater; North Lida and South Lida Lakes in Minnesota; Lida Lake Estates in Rochelle, Illinois; means "to suffer" in Swedish; means "work" in Portuguese; name of cities in Belarus, China, Philippines, Indonesia, United States, Democratic Republic of the Congo, India and Sweden)

Word derivation for "fat" (adjective) :
Basque = lodi, Finnish = lihava
Miresua = lida

My previous word for "fat" was "loiha". I'm changing this word because neither the Basque or the Finnish word had a vowel combination. Also I didn't like that "loiha" looked like the Finnish word for "thin" which is "laiha".

fish is nalar (revisited)

miresua_conlang@yahoo.com (Mariska) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 20:12:00 +0000

nalar = fish (noun) (some things Google found for "nalar": an uncommon term; a last name; Mad God of the fictional fantasy world of Midkemia; user names; Nalar Industries Inc of California does electrical work; means "swimming, to swim" in Asturian which is a language of Northwest Spain; means "logical reasoning, mind" in Indonesian; means "regular" in Malay; similar word "nålar" means "pins" in Swedish; name of a town in Pakistan)

Word derivation for "fish" :
Basque = arrain, Finnish = kala
Miresua = nalar

My previous Miresua word for "fish" was "naka". I changed this word to use a "r" from the Basque word. This word is also now the average length of the Basque and Finnish words.