Lexember 2024

[Lērisama]

Given the advent calendar runs out today, and I am the earliest-timezoned participator, I decree that I will use these last few days to fill embarrassing holes in my lexicon, unless anyone has a better idea, in which case I may switch to that.

27^th Lex: Water
水
vīl, vīlwi
ビーラゥ　/biːl/

• (Drinking) Water
• A body of water

Etymology:
From PS *βërī

[äreo]

grateful

• Old Gothic *biskalkinōþs "enslaved, indentured" > Middle Gothic baiskalginoþs [bɛskálʣɛnoðz] "enslaved, indentured" > Early Modern Gothic beskalzenulz [bɛskælzénʊlz] "indebted" > Modern Gothic beskozenls [bɛskɔzénəls] "grateful, thankful"
• Old Gothic *awiliudags "grateful, thankful" > Middle Gothic awaujiudags [ávɔjyðaɣz] "grateful, thankful" > Early Modern Gothic awjilwz [ávjɪlvz] "obsequious, servile" > Modern Gothic awjuws [wávjəfs] "dishonest, untrustworthy

I like these semantic changes

Given the advent calendar runs out today, and I am the earliest-timezoned participator, I decree that I will use these last few days to fill embarrassing holes in my lexicon, unless anyone has a better idea, in which case I may switch to that.

Only fair that you should make this determination since the rest of us still appear to be behind. And I had suggested (in another thread) it be a free-for-all anyway

[Travis B.]

water

'water' (n. f. anim.): gahr [ʁɑhr]
'water' (v.): pfv. dawl [dɔːl], ipfv. dewl [dzæwl], imp. adawl [ɐˈðɔːl]

thank

'thank' (v.): pfv. bast [bɑst], ipfv. best [bæst], imp. ubast [oˈβɑst]
'thanks', 'thank you' (interj.): 2nd sg. m. anim. mabesti [mɐˈβæʃtse], 2nd sg. f. anim. mebesti [mɐˈβæʃtse], 2nd du. m. anim. matbesti [ˈmɑtbɐʃtse], 2nd du. f. anim. metbesti [ˈmætbɐʃtse], 2nd pl. m. anim. dabesti [dɐˈβæʃtse], 2nd pl. f. anim. debesti [dzɐˈβæʃtse]

[Travis B.]

drink

'drink' (v.): pfv. faar [fɑːr], ipfv. feer [fæːr], imp. afar [ɐˈfɑr]
'drink', 'alcoholic beverages', 'wine' (n. m. inan.): q'arram [ˈqʼɑrːɐm]

food

'food (for humans)' (n. f. inan.): dart [dɑrt]
'food (for animals)' (n. m. inan.): niiba [ˈɲiːβɐ]

think

'think' (v.): pfv. lida [ˈʎiðɐ], ipfv. leda [ˈʎæðɐ], imp. alid [ɐˈʎid]

believe

'believe' (v.): stat. meera [ˈmæːɾɐ], imp. ameer [ɐˈmæːr]

mean

'mean', 'intend' (v.): pfv. t'ixa [ˈtsʼeχɐ], ipfv. t'exa [ˈtsʼɑχɐ], imp. a'tix [ɐˈtsʼeχ]

[äreo]

Lexember 16 - 20:

G - grandmother

onno
[ˈɔnːu]
grandmother

U - urine

fist
[fɪst]
urine, possibly related to ficcir to befoul; the plural, firri, refers to ammonia and sometimes other alkali.

I originally got unfair from the generator, but I realized I didn't need any undiscovered morphemes to derive faradmen "to not be fair," dmefarar "to be unfair," or sáthilam "without justice."

V - volcano

táhaváns
[ˈtoːxavoːns]
volcano, from táha fire + váns mountain

Z - zone

cittos
[ˈcɪtθɔs]
zone, area; from the dative/locative plural of cíth hedge, border

N - nap

nuricca
[ˈnʏɾɪkːa]
nap, siesta; possibly from niri "of [the] six[th hour of daylight]" + diminutive -cca, with alteration of the first syllable by analogy with nummar to sleep

[Lērisama]

28^th Lex: Wheat¹
麦
pātel, pātelui
パータㇻゥ　/pɔːtəl/

• Wheat, buckwheat, barley
• Cereal crops
• Grains of cereal crops

Etymology:
From PS *pëtārë

¹ My embarrassing gaps do seem to be concentrated in the Ws. Wheat is a staple crop for LZ speakers

[Pedant]

K is for Knife
High Arrahng: gumaw, gubi (n04) "knife"

B is for Brain
High Arrahng: djilawh, djirdah (n03) "brains (part of an animal)"

I is for Invasion
High Arrahng: dhardil, dhatil (n14) "invasion, encroachment, trespassing"

[Man in Space]

R is for…

…rack
- rack (server ~, clothes~): rsagŏ /ɾsagə/
- rack (the torture instrument): gezgris /jɛzgɾis ~ ʑɛzgɾis ~ jɛzgjis ~ ʑɛzgjis/

…rage
- rage (the waters ~d): vrerx /vdɛɾks ~ vɾɛɾks/
- rage (~ against the machine): arxvŭc /aɾkswɨk ~ aɾksvɨk/
- rage (I ~ with the fire of a thousand suns): ctnuc /ktnuk ~ kɾnuk/
- rage (he ~ on and on for hours): trŏrx /tsəɾks ~ tɾəɾks/
- rage (to ~, for one's anger to ~): rsogaqvam /ɾsɔgat͜ɕwam ~ ɾsɔgat͜ɕvam/

…rap
- rap (to ~), to be of a musical genre extensively emphasizing rhythm and vocals in practice): aegde /aɛgdɛ/ (this often bears some resemblance to kargyraa rap—cf.Kongur-ol Ondar's track of the same title off Back Tuva Future)
- rap (to battle-~, to exchange volleys of ritual insults): rganc /ɾɣaŋk ~ ɾjaŋk/

…reckon
- reckon (I ~ it's busted): dex /dɛks/
- reckon (I ~ it at 50 men): dgŏdbduv /dɣədbɾuw ~ djədbɾuw ~ dɣədbduw ~ djədbduw ~ dɣədbɾuv ~ djədbɾuv ~ dɣədbduv ~ djədbduv/

…roast
- roast (chestnuts ~ing on an open fire): ŏzid /əzid/
- roast (to roast s.t. on an open fire): jgets /d͜ʑgɛts/
- roast (the Western male tradition of ~ing each other, celebrity ~): ctgejets /ktjɛd͜ʑɛts ~ kt͜ɕɛd͜ʑɛts/

…rock
- rock (and the cradle will ~, ~ gently): rsegi /ɾsɛj ~ ɾsɛʑ/
- rock (~ the task, ~ the vote, ~ the paradigm, ~ the world, let's ~! [Aliens] sense]): xud /ksud/
- rock (~ out to s.t.): ŏim /əim/
- rock (let's ~! [musical sense]): rgid /ɾɣid ~ ɾjid/

…rookery
- rookery (penguin ~): enxŏts /ɛŋksəts/

…rubber
- rubber (the tire is made of ~): devrec /dɛvdɛk ~ dɛvɾɛk/
- rubber (the ~ works on mechanical pencils): ctros /ktɾɔs ~ ktsɔs ~ ktjɔs/
- rubber (prophylactic ~): trizjvaq /tsizd͜ʑwat͜ɕ ~ tɾizd͜ʑwat͜ɕ ~ tsizd͜ʑvat͜ɕ ~ tɾizd͜ʑvat͜ɕ/

[äreo]

Lexember 21 - 26:

H
sponnafori
[ˈspɔnːafɔɾɪ]
hospitality, a plural noun; from sponna guest + fori kindnesses, indulgences (singular fos is rare), related to fossir to grant, allow

K
sávir
[ˈsoːvɪɾ]
to know, be familiar with, take to heart; similar to Spanish saberse

B
tórir
[ˈtøːɾɪɾ]
to be basic, fundamental (to); from tórea floor, ground, baseline

I
cbifturi
[ˈgvɪftʏɾɪ]
interference, entanglement, lexicalized plural of cbiftus body hair

O
cmara
[ˈgmaɾa]
orange (fruit); the color might be cmaralísce "orange-light"; to be orange might be cmaralírettir "to be seen [as] orange."

E
nixambir
[ˈnɪksambɪɾ]
to elaborate, from nixis string, thread + ambir to open

[Lērisama]

Oops, I missed yesterday. I'll do two today then

29½^th Lex: Peppan
ピパン
Peppan, Peppani
ﾋﾟ̄パン　/pəppan/

• Faeces
• (Childish) An annoying person

Etymology:
Unknown. Probably from baby talk, or taboo deformation from Pīç

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30^th Lex: Pīç
ピーキ
Pīç, Pīcui
ピーキ̞ゥ　/piːsʲ/

• Diarrhoea, especially with blood
• (Colloquial, vulgar, in the oblique) Dirtied, esp. by excreta, soiled
• (Colloquial, vulgar) Something judged bad, esp. morally lacking

Note: in sense 2, the oblique used is often the analogical pīçui

Etymology:
From PS *pihkjë ‘faeces’, displaced by newer Peppan

[Travis B.]

mother

'mother' (n. f. anim.): ammah [ˈɑmːɐh]
'mom', 'mama' (n. f. anim., hypo.): maah [mɑːh]

father

'father' (n. m. anim.): adda [ˈɑdːɐ]
'dad', 'papa' (n. m. anim., hypo.): daa [dɑː]

older sister

'older sister' (n. f. anim.): alnah [ˈɑlnɐh]
'older sis' (n. f. anim., hypo.): naah [nɑːh]

older brother

'older brother' (n. m. anim.): alba [ˈɑlbɐ]
'older bro' (n. m. anim., hypo.): baa [bɑː]

younger sister

'younger sister' (n. f. anim.): innah [ˈinːɐh]
'younger sis' (n. f. anim., hypo.): inha [ˈinhɐ]

younger brother

'younger brother' (n. m. anim.): ubba [ˈubːɐ]
'younger bro' (n. m. anim., hypo.): ubb [ubː]

[Travis B.]

live

'live', 'be alive' (v.): stat. xalla [ˈχɑlːɐ], imp. uxall [oˈχɑlː]
'live at', 'live in' (v.) stat. weyra [ˈwɛːɾɐ], imp. aweyr [ɐˈwɛːr]

sit

'sit' (v.): stat. fuur [fuːr], imp. afur [ɐˈɸur]

stand

'stand' (v.): stat. weza [ˈwæzɐ], imp. awez [ɐˈwæz]

lie

'lie' (v.): stat. seeri [ˈʃæːɾe], imp. useer [oˈʃæːr]

walk

'walk' (v.): pfv. yasse [ˈjɑʃːɐ], ipfv. yesse [ˈjæʃːɐ], imp. ayass [ɐˈjɑsː]

run

'run' (v.): pfv. t'awm [tʼɔːm], ipfv. t'ewm [tsʼæwm], pfv. at'awm [ɐˈtʼɔːm]

ride

'ride', 'drive' (v.): pfv. zayr [zɑjr], ipfv. zeyr [ʒɛːr], imp. azayr [ɐˈzɑjr]

go

'go', 'travel' (v.) pfv. maayt [mɑːjt], ipfv. meeyt [mɛːjt], imp. umayt [oˈmɑjt]

[Lērisama]

31^st Lex: Goodbye¹
目ギピン
Azi-pin
アギピン　/ɔːzʲɪpɪn/

• A remark said on farewell, typically understood to express a wish to see the other person again

Note: Typically used with friends and family, less so with clear social inferiors or superiors

Etymology:
Probably related to āgeh ‘to see’, possibly with the pseudomorpheme -i mentioned on the 8^th. The clitic is =pin ‘again, still’, from PS *pin

¹ Goodbye to Lexember, as well as making the word. I've quite liked it – thanks to Äreo for organising, and to Xxx for making the advent calendar

[Travis B.]

see

'see', 'watch' (v.): pfv. k'aay [kʼɑːj], ipfv. k'eey [cʼɛːj], imp. uk'ay [oˈkʼɑj]

hear

'hear', 'listen' (v.): pfv. suur [suːr], ipfv. siir [ʃiːr], imp. asur [ɐˈsur]

feel

'feel', 'touch' (v.): pfv. sin [ʃin], ipfv. sen [ʃæn], imp. asin [ɐˈʃin]

taste

'taste' (v.): pfv. nat' [nɑtʼ], ipfv. net' [ɲætʼ], imp. unat' [oˈnɑtʼ]

smell

'smell' (v.): pfv. tall [tɑlː], ipfv. tell [tsælː], imp. utall [oˈtɑlː]

[Pedant]

O is for Oven
High Arrahng: naamor, naabir (n04) "oven, cooking-hole filled with coals"

E is for Experience
High Arrahng: ikep, indup (n20) "experience, carrying"

And that is all!

[äreo]

Now that I've finished the quasi-Advent letters I'll just do what others are doing and fill in some more lexical gaps/make words I'd been meaning to get around to.

sývar
[ˈsyːvaɾ]
identity, essence, from sý self, reflexive pronoun + var to be

dectir
[ˈdɛktɪɾ]
to show, exhibit, feature prominently; doublet of dexir to inherit

céadir
[ˈcɛːðɪɾ]
to rub, stroke, (with dative) imply

(su) plávondir
[sʏ ˈploːvɔndɪɾ]
to revoke, undo, literally to throw behind (oneself)

tmílir
[ˈtmiːlɪɾ]
to be smart, clever, keen; originally to strike

And that makes another Lexember! Thanks for playing, guys.

[Emily]

i'm pretty darn behind so i'm gonna keep going until i get through the whole alphabet lol. we'll just rename it lexuary

December 16: U

uniform

• Modern Gothic samqwozjes [sæmgvɒ́ʒɨs, sæŋgvɒ́ʒɨs] "uniform" (civilian), from:
  • Old Gothic sama(-) "same" > Middle Gothic sama- [sáma-] "gate" > Early Modern Gothic sam- [sám-, sæm-] > Modern Gothic sam- [sám-, sáum-, sæm-]
  • Old Gothic gawaseins "clothing" > Middle Gothic gawausins [gavɔ́ʃinz] "outfit" > Early Modern Gothic gewozjes [gɛvóʒɛs] > Modern Gothic qwozjes [gvɒ́ʒɨs] "suit"
• Russian mundir "uniform" ->>> Modern Gothic mundirs [mʊndérs] "uniform" (military or police)

ugly

• Old Gothic *faúrhteigs "fearsome, scary" > Middle Gothic faurhddjigs [fɔ́jʝʤiɣz] "bewildering, intimidating" > Early Modern Gothic fojzjdiwz [fójʒdɪvz] "unsightly" > Modern Gothic fojhdjiws [fwíʒdɨfs] "ugly"

use, utilize

• Old Gothic *anabrūkjan "to use up" > Middle Gothic anabrukjan [ánabruʦan] "to use up" > Early Modern Gothic anbruzo [ænbrúzɔ] "to use" > Modern Gothic andruzo [ændrózə]
• Old Gothic brūkjan "to use, make use of" > Middle Gothic bokjan [bwáʦan] "to use, make use of" > Early Modern Gothic bwozo [bvózɔ] "to employ, hire" > Modern Gothic bwozo [bvɒ́zə] "to manage, oversee (work or workers)"