Thursday, August 27, 2009

spring

vesar : spring

The Tarijan word for spring is vesar. Vesar is a last name. Vesar is an unusual first name.

International locations:
Vesar is the name of a city in Iran.

How I came up with this word:
Vesar is a mixture of the transliterated word for spring in Russian which is vesna (весна), and the transliterated word for spring in Mongolian which is khavar (хавар).

Sunday, August 23, 2009

winter

zöva : winter

The Tarijan word for winter is zöva. Zova is an uncommon last name.

In other languages:
In Croatian and Serbian zova translates to elder.

International locations:
Zova is the name of a city in Israel.

How I came up with this word:
Zöva is a mixture of the transliterated word for winter in Russian which is zima (зима), and the transliterated word for winter in Mongolian which is övöl (өвөл).