Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts

Friday, November 14, 2008

dog

noyba : dog

The Tarijan word for dog is noyba.

International locations:
Noyba is a village in Russia.

How I came up with this word:
Noyba is a mixture of the transliterated word for dog in Mongolian which is nokhoy (нохой), and the transliterated word for dog in Russian which is sobaka (собака).

Thursday, October 16, 2008

cat

kasuur : cat

The Tarijan word for cat is kasuur.

Kasuur is a name for a tree that grows in South Africa which is also called Cheesewood.

In other languages:
In Hindi (tranliterated) "kasuur" means "fault, guilt".

How I came up with this word:
Kasuur is a mixture of the transliterated word for cat in Russian which is koshka (кошка), and the transliterated word for cat in Mongolian which is muur (муур).

Saturday, May 17, 2008

horse

mosha : horse

The Tarijan word for horse is mosha.

Mosha is a masculine first name.

International locations:
Mosha is the name of towns in Russia.

How I came up with this word:
Mosha is a mixture of the transliterated word for horse in Russian loshad’ or loshat' (лошадь), and the transliterated word for horse in Mongolian mor' (морь).