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)

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).

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).

Monday, June 28, 2010

sister

gesta : sister

The Tarijan word for sister is gesta. Gesta is a last name. Gesta is a genus of butterfly.

In other languages:
In Latin gesta means deeds.

International locations:
Gesta is the name of cities in Ethiopia, Spain and Sweden.

How I came up with this word:
Gesta is a mixture of the transliterated word for sister in Mongolian which is egch (эгч), and the transliterated word for sister in Russian which is sestra (сестра).

In my other conlangs:
The Miresua word for sister is ahisa.
The Lhaesine word for sister is perhin.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

daughter

dokhi : daughter

The Tarijan word for daughter is dokhi. Dokhi or Al-Dokhi is an unusual last name. Dokhi is an unusual feminine first name.

How I came up with this word:
Dokhi is a mixture of the transliterated word for daughter in Russian which is dochka (дочка), and the transliterated word for daughter in Mongolian which is okhin (охин).

Saturday, April 24, 2010

son

khin : son

The Tarijan word for son is khin. Khin is a classical membranophone used in Newar music of Nepal. Khin is a name that can be Burmese.

International locations:
Khin-e `Arab is a city in Iran.

How I came up with this word:
Khin is a mixture of the transliterated word for son in Mongolian which is khüü (хүү), and the transliterated word for son in Russian which is syn (or sihn)(сын).

In my other conlangs:
The Miresua word for son is pame.
The Lhaesine word for son is tir.

Monday, March 15, 2010

father

otav : father

The Tarijan word for father is otav.

Prior to WWI OTAV motorcycles were manufactured by the Turkheimer company of Italy.

International locations:
Otav is the name of a city in Turkey. Otav is the name of a village in the state of Maharashtra in India.

How I came up with this word:
Otav is a mixture of the transliterated word for father in Russian which is otets (отец), and the transliterated word for father (dad or pa) in Mongolian which is aav (аав).