Friday, March 20, 2009

seven

dolem : seven

The Tarijan word for the number seven is dolem.

Dolem is a last name. Dolem or are enormous mecha-like beings that are used as superweapons in the Japanese anime series RahXephon.

How I came up with this word:
Dolem is a mixture of the transliterated word for seven in Mongolian which is doloo (долоо), and the transliterated word for seven in Russian which is sem' or semy (семь).

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

six

shugat : six

The Tarijan word for the number six is shugat.

Shugat is an unusual last name.

How I came up with this word:
Shugat is a mixture of the transliterated word for six in Russian which is shest’ (шесть), and the transliterated word for six in Mongolian which is zurgaa (зургаа).

Thursday, February 19, 2009

five

tyav : five

The Tarijan word for the number five is tyav.

In other languages:
In Quenya tyav means taste.

How I came up with this word:
Tyav is a mixture of the transliterated word for five in Mongolian which is
tav (тав), and the transliterated word for five in Russian which is pyat' (пять).

Friday, February 6, 2009

four

chörö : four

The Tarijan word for the number four is chörö.

Choro is a Brazilian popular music instrumental style. Choro is a last name.

In other languages:
In Portuguese choro means cry. In Spanish choro means mussel.

International locations:
Choro is the name of cities in Bolivia, Venezuela and Brazil.

How I came up with this word:
Chörö is a mixture of the transliterated word for four in Russian which is chetyre or chyetirye or chetayre (четыре), and the transliterated word for four in Mongolian which is döröv or dorov or dhuruv (дөрөв).

I think I'm seeing transliteration variations.

Tuesday, January 13, 2009

three

tiira : three

The Tarijan word for the number three is tiira.

Tiira is a last name that can be Finnish.

In other languages:
In Finnish tiira translates to tern. In Sanskrit (transliterated) tiira translates to bank or edge.

How I came up with this word:
Tiira is a mixture of the transliterated word for three in Russian which is
tri (три) (although there is also troe and troika), and the transliterated word
for three in Mongolian which is gurav or ghurav (гурав).

Earlier my word for three was tira. I decided to change this word to tiira because of how I'm thinking of pronouncing Tarijan.

Friday, January 2, 2009

two

khova : two

The Tarijan word for the number two is khova.

Khova is milk dish used in sweets in Southern India.

International locations:
Khova or Razvaliny Khova is a ruin in the Eurasian country of Georgia.

How I came up with this word:
Khova is a mixture of the transliterated word for two in Russian which is dva (два)
or dvye, and the transliterated word for two in Mongolian which is khoyor (хоёр).

Thursday, January 1, 2009

one

odeg : one

The Tarijan word for the number one is odeg.

ODEG is an acronym for Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH (East Germany Railroad Inc.).

How I came up with this word:
Odeg is a mixture of the transliterated word for one in Russian which is odin (один) or odna, and the transliterated word for one in Mongolian which is neg or negh (нэг).