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).

Friday, July 31, 2009

summer

etun : summer

The Tarijan word for summer is etun. Etun is an uncommon last name.

In other languages:
In Ainu etun translates to borrow.

How I came up with this word:
Etun is a mixture of the transliterated word for summer in Russian which is leto (лето), and the transliterated word for summer in Mongolian which is zun (зун).

Sunday, July 19, 2009

lead

svigal : lead

The Tarijan word for lead is svigal. Svigal is a rare last name.

How I came up with this word:
Svigal is a mixture of the transliterated word for lead in Russian which is svinets or svinec (свинец), and the transliterated word for lead in Mongolian which is khar tugalga (хар тугалга).

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

steel

taan : steel

The Tarijan word for steel is taan. Taan is a last name and a first name. Taan is a virtuosic technique used in North Indian classical vocal music.

In other languages:
In Yucatec Maya táan translates to chest, before, in front of. In Volapuk taan translates to adversary, opponent.

International locations:
Taan is the name of a city in China and Taan Valley is a town in Uganda.

How I came up with this word:
Taan is a mixture of the transliterated word for steel in Russian which is stal’ (сталь), and the transliterated word for steel in Mongolian which is gan (ган).

Saturday, June 13, 2009

brown

karichür : brown

The Tarijan word for the color brown is karichür.

How I came up with this word:
Karichür is a mixture of the transliterated word for brown in Russian which is karichnivih or korichnevayy (коричневый), and the transliterated word for brown in Mongolian which is khüren (хүрэн) or kürebtür.

Friday, May 22, 2009

light blue

goluner : light blue

The Tarijan word for the color light blue is goluner.

Goluner is possibly a last name.

How I came up with this word:
Goluner is a mixture of the transliterated word for light blue in Russian which is goluboi or galuboy (голубой), and the transliterated word for light blue in Mongolian which is tsenkher or cengker or tsenher (цэнхэр).

Thursday, May 7, 2009

dark blue

khini : dark blue

The Tarijan word for the color dark blue is khini.

Khini is an unusual last name.

In other languages:
In Quechua khini translates to floury, mealy.

International locations:
Khini is the name of a city in Russia, in the Republic of Dagestan.

How I came up with this word:
Khini is a mixture of the transliterated word for blue in Mongolian which is khökh (хөх), and the transliterated word for dark blue in Russian which is sinii or sini (синий).