Tuesday, April 21, 2009

ten

aryat : ten

The Tarijan word for the number ten is aryat.

Aryat is a first name. Aryat was a general in 6th century AD in Yemen.

International locations:
Aryat is a city in Ethiopia. Aryat is a district in Sudan.

How I came up with this word:
Aryat is a mixture of the transliterated word for ten in Mongolian which is arav (арав), and the transliterated word for ten in Russian which is desyat’ or dyesiat (десять)
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Friday, April 10, 2009

nine

devyes : nine

The Tarijan word for the number nine is devyes.

Devyes is an unusual last name.

How I came up with this word:
Devyes is a mixture of the transliterated word for nine in Russian which is devyat’ or dyeviat (девять), and the transliterated word for nine in Mongolian which is yes or yös (ес) or yisün (есөн).