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Re: Lexicon sculpting

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Frislander wrote:Next: kuñkek v to swap, trade
PTO *kwŋkek [kuŋkek] 'remit, hand over'
> CT kúnggék [kúŋgék] 'be forced to give'
> PO *kwnkek [kuŋkex] > O kơnkeg [kəŋkeː] 'cheat out of' (takes an oblique argument naming the cheated party)

Next: PO *jphkew [iβaɣew] "betrothed, fiancé(e), one engaged to be married"
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CK = Classical Khaya
CT = Classical Ĝare n Tim Ar
Kg = Kgáweq'
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PO = Proto-O
PTa = Proto-Taltic
STK = Sisỏk Tlar Kyanà
Tm = Təmattwəspwaypksma
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Re: Lexicon sculpting

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Géarthnuns:
Frislander wrote:Next: kuñkek v to swap, trade
kungkekh [ˈkuŋkɛx] vti. barter
Linguifex wrote:Next: PO *jphkew [iβaɣew] "betrothed, fiancé(e), one engaged to be married"
íbvagébs [ˌi.bvaˈgebs] n. (male) fiancé, betrothed (of a straight couple)

Next: vnölöths [ˈvnøløθs] n. victim
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Lao Kou wrote:Next: vnölöths [ˈvnøløθs] n. victim
PTO *wnolo 'attack'
> CT unolo [ùnòlò] 'overwhelm with numbers'
> PO *wnw > O ơnơ [ənə] 'mug, rob, steal'

Next: Classical Khaya unnuhni [ˈunːuhni] 'helping of soup'
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CC = Common Caber
CK = Classical Khaya
CT = Classical Ĝare n Tim Ar
Kg = Kgáweq'
PB = Proto-Beheic
PO = Proto-O
PTa = Proto-Taltic
STK = Sisỏk Tlar Kyanà
Tm = Təmattwəspwaypksma
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Re: Lexicon sculpting

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Ullxānthaxt
Linguifex wrote:
Lao Kou wrote:Next: vnölöths [ˈvnøløθs] n. victim
PTO *wnolo 'attack'
> CT unolo [ùnòlò] 'overwhelm with numbers'
> PO *wnw > O ơnơ [ənə] 'mug, rob, steal'
ontłho v to attack
Next: Classical Khaya unnuhni [ˈunːuhni] 'helping of soup'
unuhna n broth, soup

Next: māyan n sky
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DesEsseintes wrote:Next: māyan n sky
maians [m͜aɪˈãs] n. line dividing clouds and clear sky that signals an approaching front

Next: vmürs [vmyɾs] n. gadfly, horsefly (tabanid)
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Lao Kou wrote:Next: vmürs [vmyɾs] n. gadfly, horsefly (tabanid)
ymyr [ˈymyr] n. - fly (insect)

Next: ulkaŋril [ˈulkɑŋril] n. - spice, condiment
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Konungr wrote:Next: ulkaŋril [ˈulkɑŋril] n. - spice, condiment
ulkanrils [ˌulkanˈɾɪls] n. spice rack, condiment holder

Next: gbulaukh [ˈgbulɔx] vi. snore
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Ullxānthaxt
Konungr wrote:ymyr [ˈymyr] n. - fly (insect)
uımıtłı n insect, bug
Lao Kou wrote:Next: gbulaukh [ˈgbulɔx] vi. snore
khupkhupac v to gasp for air

Next: pāwaztan n temple
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:con: Frislandian
DesEsseintes wrote:Next: pāwaztan n temple
paavaza [ˈpa:.və̆.zə̆] "holy/sacred site"

Next: havižee [ˈha.vɪ̆.ˌʒeː] "forehead, top half of the face"
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Frislander wrote:Next: havižee [ˈha.vɪ̆.ˌʒeː] "forehead, top half of the face"
Ullxānthaxt

-ahaps restrictive suffix on.the.forehead

Next: tłhıptłey n lightning
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:con: Ätara
DesEsseintes wrote:Next: tłhıptłey n lightning
zibre "lightning" (rather had to mangle that one didn't, I)

Next: nubruk "jelly"
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Frislander wrote:Next: nubruk "jelly"
nubruks [ˈnubɾuks] n. tomalley; (by extension and more commonly used as) something sworn to be a "delicacy" elsewhere but which your own culture (most likely Géarthtörs as your referent) considers gross and wouldn't touch with a barge pole (i.e. undigested coffee beans shat out of a bird's bung hole)

Next: síbs [sibs] n. diadem
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:con: Frislandian
Lao Kou wrote:Next: síbs [sibs] n. diadem
siivis "headband"

Next: pozu "to push, shove"
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Frislander wrote:Next: pozu "to push, shove"
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poyoz v push, shove

Next: ākhaıkhıyıtł n jaguar
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:con: Frislandian
DesEsseintes wrote:Next: ākhaıkhıyıtł n jaguar
haakaill [ˈhaː.kəɪ̯ɬ] "wild-cat"

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neuzu [ˈneʊ̯.zʊ̆] "moon"
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Frislander wrote:neuzu [ˈneʊ̯.zʊ̆] "moon"
neuts [ˈnɛ.uts] n. doily

Next: sheriks [ˈʃɛɾɪks] n. ant
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Lao Kou wrote:
Frislander wrote:neuzu [ˈneʊ̯.zʊ̆] "moon"
neuts [ˈnɛ.uts] n. doily

Next: sheriks [ˈʃɛɾɪks] n. ant
zerïk [ʑeɾɪk]

xonoko [xonoko] "dog"
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LinguoFranco wrote:xonoko [xonoko] "dog"
rhonoks [ˈXonoks] n. guardian lion (one of two stone lions (and so usually in the dual "rhonoksüzh") placed at the entrance of sth., both in the Eastern and Western traditions)

Next: shöbs [ʃøbs] n. magic, sorcery
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Lao Kou wrote:Next: shöbs [ʃøbs] n. magic, sorcery
PTO *ʃweb 'divination'
> Classical Ngade n Tim Ar süh 'magic'
> Proto-O *hwep > O hơp [həp] 'psychedelic experience' (< 'hallucination' < 'seeing the future by using hallucinogenic drugs' < 'divination')

Next: PTO *kwes 'type of plant with hallucinogenic properties'
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CC = Common Caber
CK = Classical Khaya
CT = Classical Ĝare n Tim Ar
Kg = Kgáweq'
PB = Proto-Beheic
PO = Proto-O
PTa = Proto-Taltic
STK = Sisỏk Tlar Kyanà
Tm = Təmattwəspwaypksma
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*kwes - ololiuqui

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hieɂkhse - an arctic or subarctic mammal
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