Showing posts with label time. Show all posts
Showing posts with label time. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

yesterday

chegöra : yesterday

The Tarijan word for yesterday is chegöra. Similar Chegora is a rare last name.

In other languages:
In Russian (transliterated) similar chego means what. In Portuguese similar chego means I arrive.

How I came up with this word:
Chegöra is a mixture of the transliterated word for yesterday in Russian which is vchera (вчера), and the transliterated word for yesterday in Mongolian which is öchigdör (өчигдөр).

In my other conlangs:
The Miresua word for yesterday is azei.
The Lhaesine word for yesterday is talen.

Monday, September 15, 2008

day

dön : day

The Tarijan word for day is dön.

In other languages:
In Turkish dön means back, such as in the phrase come back.

How I came up with this word:
Dön is a mixture of the transliterated word for day in Russian which is
den’ or dyen' (день), and the transliterated word for day in Mongolian which is ödör (өдөр).

Saturday, August 23, 2008

night

shon : night

The Tarijan word for night is shon.

Shon is a first name. Shon is a last name.

In other languages:
In Czech "shon" means "bustle".

International locations:
Shon is the name of cities in Russia and Czech Republic. Shon Shon is a city in El Salvador.

How I came up with this word:
Shon is a mixture of the transliterated word for night in Mongonian which is
shönö (шөнө), and the transliterated word for night in Russian which is noch' (ночь).