Lexicon Building

[masako]

next: to dive, swoop

Kala:

topuela - swoop; move downward quickly

next: conflict; clash of opposing forces/interests; collision

[Chengjiang]

next: conflict; clash of opposing forces/interests; collision

Janaharian: moghâd
Twakani: víkísai

next: loyalty; allegiance

[Yalensky]

next: loyalty; allegiance

Keševan óvessa 'loyalty', an abstract noun derived from the verb ovze 'to swear, vow'.

next: pedestal

[Chengjiang]

next: pedestal

Janaharian: ips
Twakani: ndukâo

next: flea

[Yalensky]

next: flea

Keševan gombu 'flea'. An uninteresting etymology: from Rasal gombo 'flea'.

next: probably

[Chengjiang]

next: probably

Janaharian: nesê
Twakani: mburia
Undrivi: chozvane

Next: inhale and exhale

[masako]

next: inhale and exhale

Kala:

anta - breathe; inhale; absorb
samya - exhale; blow; puff

next: to nail; to pin-up

[Yalensky]

next: to nail; to pin-up

Keševan infinitive udevešše, 3rd p sing. udevešo, pass. part. udevešta 'nail', from the prefix ude- 'into the middle of', veš 'nail', and verbal endings.

next: despite, in spite of

[masako]

next: despite, in spite of

Kala:

nka'e - in spite of; regardless of

next: consultation; to consult

[Yalensky]

next: consultation; to consult

Keševan infinitive buzašše, 3rd p sing. buzašo, pass. part. buzašta 'consult (with), seek advice from', from the prefix bu- 'with or along' and zašše 'hear', itself from the root for 'ear'.

next: sex

[Chengjiang]

next: sex

I’ll do two entries, one for “biological sex” and one for “sexual activity”.

Biological sex:
Janaharian: qlânim
Undrivi: chozóme
Twakani: hônguri
Common Gnomic: glashklong

Sexual activity:
Janaharian: gejel
Undrivi: chozóme (The basic words are the same, as in English)
Twakani: kânga
Common Gnomic: tzeep

Next: boring

[Yalensky]

Next: boring

Keševan dunta 'bored' and dunla 'boring', both from dun 'boredom'. Ultimately from a Proto-Borvic root meaning 'need', the semantic chain going to 'compel', then 'exhaust', then 'bore'.

next: saliva

[masako]

next: saliva

Kala:

tsupa - saliva; spit; drool

next: jetty; pier

[foxcatdog]

next: saliva

Kala:

tsupa - saliva; spit; drool

next: jetty; pier

Proto Oceanic/Lowland
*n-dək "dock/jetty/pier/place where ships park"
Also see
*bájə´r "boat/canoe"

Next LIfe/Living/Death/Dead

[sasasha]

Next LIfe/Living/Death/Dead

Peoppaeq: tuh truth, life, reality / kaoq death, dead.

Next, give me something in the area of 'to iron out the creases in something' - or to get it all neatly finished and rounded off, or do the final bits of work to perfect or mend something.

[masako]

This thread isn't really meant for idioms, I don't think.

But I'll give it a go for lexical entries.

Kala:

setamya - to make smooth/flat/silky (-mya is the causative)

I also have the verb:

makua - iron; press; smooth out; to flatten

next: excessive; undue; overly

[Yalensky]

next: excessive; undue; overly

Keševan ludaîtal [lɯ'de:tal] 'excessive', from lu- 'through', daîta 'a measure', and the adjectivalizing suffix -l.

next: restaurant

[Yalensky]

Hope it's not a faux pas to quote oneself here, but I figured enough time had passed.

next: restaurant

Keševan šavatsa 'restaurant, eatery', originally meaning 'beer place' (cf. šaûta 'beer')

next: please (the word used to make a polite request)

[masako]

next: please (the word used to make a polite request)

Kala:

tsepa - please / from: tse'e - appear; seem + pala - may; possible; able to

next: to solicit contributions; to collect donations

[HourouMusuko]

Selbic:

žankōs thaneutum - "to gather alms"

A žankos is, strictly speaking, a tithe or alms given out of religious obligation, but the term can be broadened to refer to any charitable donation. thaneumi "I gather" is a transitive verb in the active voice, meaning to gather together X, to collect. In the middle voice it means "come together".

Next: to trade, to barter