zaruun : west
The Tarijan word for west is zaruun.
International locations:
Similarly named Zarun is the name of a town in Iran.
How I came up with this word:
Zaruun is a mixture of the transliterated word for west in Russian which is zapad (запад), and the transliterated word for west in Mongolian which is baruun (баруун).
There is another Mongolian word for west, örnöd (өрнөд).
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Monday, January 31, 2011
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.
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).
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.
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)
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).
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).
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).
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