Friday, December 31, 2010

east

donok : east

The Tarijan word for east is donok.

Donok is an unusual last name. DONOK keyring and shoehorn from Japan.

International locations:
Donok is a city in Russia. Lebong Donok Mine, Sumatra Island, Indonesia.

How I came up with this word:
Donok is a mixture of the transliterated word for east in Russian which is vostok (восток), and the transliterated word for east in Mongolian which is doron (дорно).

There is another Mongolian word for east, züün (зүүн).

In my other conlangs:
The Miresua word for east is iketä.
The Lhaesine word for east is seidon.

Monday, November 29, 2010

south

ömyu : south

The Tarijan word for south is ömyu.

How I came up with this word:
Ömyu is a mixture of the transliterated word for south in Mongolian which is ömnö (өмнө), and the transliterated word for south in Russian which is yug (юг).

There is another Mongolian word for south, urd (урд).

Saturday, October 30, 2010

north

sevod : north

The Tarijan word for north is sevod.

How I came up with this word:
Sevod is a mixture of the transliterated word for north in Russian which is sever (or syevir) (Север), and the transliterated word for north in Mongolian which is khoid (хойд).

There is another Mongolian word for north, umard (умард).

In my other conlangs:
The Miresua word for north is pihor.
The Lhaesine word for north is erden.

Monday, September 27, 2010

husband

nömur : husband

The Tarijan word for husband is nömur. Similar Nomur is a rare last name.

How I came up with this word:
Nömur is a mixture of the transliterated word for husband in Russian which is muzh (муж), and the transliterated word for husband in Mongolian which is nökhör (нөхөр)

Friday, August 27, 2010

wife

janer : wife

The Tarijan word for wife is janer. Janer is a last name. JANER is an acronym for Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions.

How I came up with this word:
Janer is a mixture of the transliterated word for wife in Russian which is zhena (жена) (note that I change the zh to j), and the transliterated word for wife in Mongolian which is ekhner (эхнэр).

Saturday, July 31, 2010

brother

bakh : brother

The Tarijan word for brother is bakh.

In other languages:
In Ossetian (a language of the Caucasus region) bakh means horse. In Azerbaijani Ay bari bakh (English: look at me) is an old dance performed only by women.

International locations:
Bakh is the name of a cities in Iraq, Iran, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

How I came up with this word:
Bakh is a mixture of the transliterated word for brother in Russian which is brat (брат), and the transliterated word for brother in Mongolian which is akh (ах).

Monday, June 28, 2010

sister

gesta : sister

The Tarijan word for sister is gesta. Gesta is a last name. Gesta is a genus of butterfly.

In other languages:
In Latin gesta means deeds.

International locations:
Gesta is the name of cities in Ethiopia, Spain and Sweden.

How I came up with this word:
Gesta is a mixture of the transliterated word for sister in Mongolian which is egch (эгч), and the transliterated word for sister in Russian which is sestra (сестра).

In my other conlangs:
The Miresua word for sister is ahisa.
The Lhaesine word for sister is perhin.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

daughter

dokhi : daughter

The Tarijan word for daughter is dokhi. Dokhi or Al-Dokhi is an unusual last name. Dokhi is an unusual feminine first name.

How I came up with this word:
Dokhi is a mixture of the transliterated word for daughter in Russian which is dochka (дочка), and the transliterated word for daughter in Mongolian which is okhin (охин).

Saturday, April 24, 2010

son

khin : son

The Tarijan word for son is khin. Khin is a classical membranophone used in Newar music of Nepal. Khin is a name that can be Burmese.

International locations:
Khin-e `Arab is a city in Iran.

How I came up with this word:
Khin is a mixture of the transliterated word for son in Mongolian which is khüü (хүү), and the transliterated word for son in Russian which is syn (or sihn)(сын).

In my other conlangs:
The Miresua word for son is pame.
The Lhaesine word for son is tir.

Monday, March 15, 2010

father

otav : father

The Tarijan word for father is otav.

Prior to WWI OTAV motorcycles were manufactured by the Turkheimer company of Italy.

International locations:
Otav is the name of a city in Turkey. Otav is the name of a village in the state of Maharashtra in India.

How I came up with this word:
Otav is a mixture of the transliterated word for father in Russian which is otets (отец), and the transliterated word for father (dad or pa) in Mongolian which is aav (аав).

Saturday, February 20, 2010

mother

emaj : mother

The Tarijan word for mother is emaj.

EMAJ is an acronym for Euro-Mediterranean Academy for Young Journalists.

How I came up with this word:
Emaj is a mixture of the transliterated word for mother in Mongolian which is eej (ma or mamma)(ээж), and the transliterated word for mother in Russian which is mat' (мать).

In my other conlangs:
The Miresua word for mother is ima.
The Lhaesine word for mother is roawa.

Friday, January 1, 2010

good

sashoi : good

The Tarijan word for good is sashoi.

How I came up with this word:
Sashoi is a mixture of the transliterated word for good in Mongolian which is sain or sayn (сайн), and the transliterated word for good in Russian which is khoroshii (хороший).

Happy New Year!