dobor : rain
The Tarijan word for rain is dobor. Dobor is an unusual last name.
In other languages:
In Polish similar word dobór means selection, choice.
International locations:
Dobor is the name of cities in Slovakia, Chad, and Bosnia & Herzegovina.
How I came up with this word:
Dobor is a mixture of the transliterated word for rain in Russian which is dozhd’ (дождь), and the transliterated word for rain in Mongolian which is boroo (бороо).
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Thursday, June 30, 2011
moon
lar : moon
The Tarijan word for moon is lar. Lar is a last name. A Lar (plural Lares) was a household guardian deity in ancient Rome. Lar is a species of gibbon, a type of ape.
International locations:
Lar is the name of cities in Pakistan, Albania, Indonesia and Turkey.
How I came up with this word:
Lar is a mixture of the transliterated word for moon in Russian which is luna (луна), and the transliterated word for moon in Mongolian which is sar (сар).
The Tarijan word for moon is lar. Lar is a last name. A Lar (plural Lares) was a household guardian deity in ancient Rome. Lar is a species of gibbon, a type of ape.
International locations:
Lar is the name of cities in Pakistan, Albania, Indonesia and Turkey.
How I came up with this word:
Lar is a mixture of the transliterated word for moon in Russian which is luna (луна), and the transliterated word for moon in Mongolian which is sar (сар).
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
sun
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).
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).
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).
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