solna : sun
The Tarijan word for sun is solna. Solna is a rare last name.
International locations:
Solna Municipality near Stockholm, Sweden. Solna is the name of a village in
south-western Poland. Solna is the name of a place in Bangladesh.
How I came up with this word:
Solna is a mixture of the transliterated word for sun in Russian which is solntse (cолнце), and the transliterated word for sun in Mongolian which is nar (нар).
Tarijan conlang -- a fictional, constructed, fantasy language
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Saturday, April 30, 2011
star
zoda : star
The Tarijan word for star is zoda.
International locations:
Zoda is the name of a city in Nigeria. Zoda is an uncommon last name. Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II is a Nintendo video game.
How I came up with this word:
Zoda is a mixture of the transliterated word for star in Russian which is zvezda (звезда), and the transliterated word for star in Mongolian which is od (од).
The Tarijan word for star is zoda.
International locations:
Zoda is the name of a city in Nigeria. Zoda is an uncommon last name. Zoda's Revenge: StarTropics II is a Nintendo video game.
How I came up with this word:
Zoda is a mixture of the transliterated word for star in Russian which is zvezda (звезда), and the transliterated word for star in Mongolian which is od (од).
Thursday, March 31, 2011
tree
derod : tree
The Tarijan word for tree is derod. Derod is an unusual masculine first name. Derod is a rare last name.
How I came up with this word:
Derod is a mixture of the transliterated word for tree in Russian which is derevo (дерево), and the transliterated word for tree in Mongolian which is mod (мод).
The Tarijan word for tree is derod. Derod is an unusual masculine first name. Derod is a rare last name.
How I came up with this word:
Derod is a mixture of the transliterated word for tree in Russian which is derevo (дерево), and the transliterated word for tree in Mongolian which is mod (мод).
Saturday, February 26, 2011
bread
lekha : bread
The Tarijan word for bread is lekha. Lekha is a feminine first name, notably Indian film actress Lekha Washington.
In other languages:
In Bengali (transliterated) lekha means to write.
How I came up with this word:
Lekha is a mixture of the transliterated word for bread in Russian which is khlep (хлеб), and the transliterated word for bread in Mongolian which is talkh (талх).
The Tarijan word for bread is lekha. Lekha is a feminine first name, notably Indian film actress Lekha Washington.
In other languages:
In Bengali (transliterated) lekha means to write.
How I came up with this word:
Lekha is a mixture of the transliterated word for bread in Russian which is khlep (хлеб), and the transliterated word for bread in Mongolian which is talkh (талх).
Monday, January 31, 2011
west
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).
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).
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).
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