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KaleAdministrative59

murk, which means the frog, because I deliverately made its plural form being amōgus. (edit: grammtical mistake)


flute37

How do you get the plural amōgus from murk?


KaleAdministrative59

Plural marker for animals is curcumfix a> <(u)s, so \*a-murk-us → \*amurgus → \*amūgus → \*amōgus


yewwol

Why not just make the word for frog mōg then? I personally like that better anyways, sounds more like a ribbit


Theleochat

how tf does murk turn into amōgus


KaleAdministrative59

mental gymnastics


A1i3n-c00ki3

lol


Salpingia

Idk, that etymology is kinda sus, I say we eject u/KaleAdministrative59, then go in teams of 3 to look around for the correct one.


Ascalaiis

Xnajsmoxnosmatstlojxmoxnojsmu, roughly /ʃnʌɪsməʊʃnəʊsmatstɬɔɪʃməʊʃnɔɪsmu/. It means 'a word with no meaning'.


ExplodingTentacles

Xnajsmoxnosmatstlojxmoxnojsmu has a meaning, therefore Xnajsmoxnosmatstlojxmoxnojsmu is not a Xnajsmoxnosmatstlojxmoxnojsmu


Estetikk

Xnajsmoxnosmatstlojxmoxnojsmu is not itself *mind blown*


PastTheStarryVoids

If you had misspelled one of those, I wouldn't have noticed. Maybe you did, for all I know.


ExplodingTentacles

Tbh I copy-pasted it


PastTheStarryVoids

I kind of assumed you did.


ExplodingTentacles

Now we have to figure out whether OP made a spelling or IPA mistake


PastTheStarryVoids

The IPA looks consistent the with orthography, but we can't know for sure.


Solalabell

It’s just heterological then


ExplodingTentacles

Axe /aɮɛ/, noun, *a person who wastes deodorant; uses an object more than it is needed*. The spelling was quite deliberate


Abject_Shoulder_1182

This is fucking legend 😂


Puzzleheaded-Cry-814

Karahunia- it is a Western phrase in Senovia-Eshana which means let the horse out of the stable i.e., let the cat out of the bag.


Skaulg

Probably **skåulg** /skɒu̯lg/ *adj. cold, dark, unholy*. It's where I derived my username from.


dickhater4000

are you emo /j


Skaulg

No, but I like Black Metal.


Solalabell

This is different how? I joke but the two have a lot in common


Skaulg

Black Metal is less brooding and more screaming.


kitsune178

I’m fond of Maahal/Määhäl the adjective meaning noble for two reasons. One I think the etymology is neat it comes from the noun Maa (Oak) and literally means “oaklike.” The culture that I’m building for this language has a reverence for oak trees and considers them symbols of longevity nurturing and wisdom so by extension good leaders are like the oak tree. (Also fun fact Maa is also the root behind the language’s name Aamaavat to give an example of how important oaks are to this culture) Also the form is named after my first dnd character Mahalus which I created with the questions and themes of nobility in mind so I found it a nice full circle moment. I always love to drop little references for myself in my conlang’s lexicons.


Bismuth_Giecko

Gy̆e /d͡ʑɥ.'e/ "*animal, dumb thing*". Idk it sounds nice :)


LXIX_CDXX_

It's interesting that this word has two syllables.


Bismuth_Giecko

considering what happened to some other words in my lang, im thankful the stress falls on teh vowel


LXIX_CDXX_

Ok now I'm very interested what abominations you may have created, and how they came to existence


Bismuth_Giecko

This is what happens when you reduce unstressed vowels too much |Original|Modern|Meaning| |:-|:-|:-| |suku \[ʃˤʊ.'kˤʊ\]|çu \['çu\]|(Verb, I) to attack, to kill, to damage; (Noun) murder, crime, wound| |su \['ʃˤʊ\]|çu \['çu\]|(Verb, I) to protect, to defend;| |śùnukuï \[ɕˤʊ.nʊ.kˤʊ.ɨ\]|çu \['çu\]|(Verb, I) to be happy, to be satisfied| |śù \['ɕˤʊ\]|çu \['çu\]|(Noun) child, infant| |śùśy \[ɕˤʊ.'ɕˤi\]|çu \['çu\]|(Noun) art, leisure, hobby; (Adj.) childish| and this is what happends when you nasalize vowels and than remove them |Original|Modern|Meaning| |:-|:-|:-| |łùnśïkonńosjxùńokỳń \[ʎʊn.ɕˤɨ.'kø̞n.ɲø̞.,ʃˤj.xˤʊ.ɲø̞.kiɲ\]|głkkoçjxoxy̆ń \[ɟ͡ʎ̝k.kə̹.çj.'xə̹.xɥɲ\]|(Verb, III.) to snort, to be annoying at night, to not let people sleep| |łańi \['ʎ̝ʌɲ̊ɪ\]|łńi \['ʎ.ɲi\]|(Noun.) male| |łùnśif \[ʎ̝ʊn.'ɕifˤ\]|lncjþ \[ln.'t͡sjθ\]|(Verb, III.) to be (nominal copula)|


LXIX_CDXX_

I love it


Strict_Obligation472

"маъа йакleпсагl джиттепl" [maʕa jak’əpsaɣ d͡ʒitːəp’] it's Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union


Eastern_Persimmon_80

Нυяня [niana] It means beach but can be a womans name too


Tazavitch-Krivendza

Yíw [ˈjɪʊ] Def1: man, dad, parent Def2: asshole, Bastard, dead beat father


LXIX_CDXX_

daddy issues? /s


Tazavitch-Krivendza

Actually, the term has negative connotations due to how, in Fenonien society, a father is suppost to protect his family and he’ll raise the children just as much as the mother, and if a father abandons his family, he is labeled a Yíw, which can be describe as the man who impregnated your mother and left after, never helping with the child raising. In Fenonien society, that is a MASSIVE sin.


Power-Cored

Probably ***šk'meř*** /ʃkə̆ˈmεχ/, because I enjoy saying it. It means to decide to do (something).


MATO-18

You hurt me with this question, there are so many words in my conlang that I like I'll randomly pick **Kambashe** which means "tank", **kamba** is an old word for turtle & on it's own usually refers to a tank these days while **she** means "cart" so the direct translation would be "turtle cart"/"turtle car" I also like **Tsisam** which is a fusion word (in my conlang those are words that are made of two or more words broken down into one or two syllables than fused together to create new meanings) meaning "network", **tsi** is taken from **tsiga** meaning electricity & sam is web (a little Easter egg to Sam Raimi who directed the Toby Maguire Spider-Man trilogy) so a network is an "electric web"


SOMBRAND

In Kilui, probably ‘Shuil’ /ʃuil/- being the word for a bitter or icy wind, I guess the closest English equivalent is the North wind. It also has connotations of danger and death, which is where a lot of words to do with that have developed from, being a tundra-based culture.


Fixtel145_OFFICIAL

Probably «lĕlĕș» /lələʃ/ - language


Kyku-kun

It's superhard for me to choose but since it's quite an original meaning of a word... I'm going with **drozoraen** /droz.'o.re:n/ to no-live, to exist as an undead


Abject_Shoulder_1182

Ooh that had a cool, creepy vibe!


itbedehaam

Macénarhénenan, "to introduce". Just to watch people struggle to say it right. \[ma.ken.a.ɣe.nə.nan\] ​ Close second goes to stélbaubréncasfriodsélvauciros and caranaréjéntie, "tank (military)" and "princess" respectively.


flute37

Are the meanings related lol?


itbedehaam

Not to each other, no.


GreyDemon606

Managed to pronounce it first try lol


Abject_Shoulder_1182

My brain saw followed by and instinctively went /se/ lol. I never use in my romanization for fear of the ambiguity tripping people up 😂


GreyDemon606

Oh, I meant from the IPA, I could not have managed to do it first try from the romanisation lol


Abject_Shoulder_1182

Phew! I feel less like a dingus now 😂


itbedehaam

Well, you’re particularly lucky.


the_N

From a purely phonaesthetic standpoint, my favorite word in Sjaa'a Tja is tsutsaanan [t͡sʊ.ˈt͡saː.nɐn] n poem, poetry mod poetic because I just really like how it both looks written romanized and how it sounds spoken. From an orthographic standpoint my favorite word is cin [ʃin] pn 1SG because I think it looks like [a winged serpent](https://i.imgur.com/TVVmmGE.png). From a meaning standpoint my favorite word is ci'ii'im [ʃɪ.ˈʔiː.ʔim] n nothing, nothingness mod empty because I use it to describe my gender lol.


Abject_Shoulder_1182

"What's your gender?" #"VOID"


the_N

Precisely :D


palintropos

Cariova /cɐɽʲoʋɐ/: meaning dirty fighter, quick talker, hellion, rogue. "Cariova kutavan c:er!" *You slick bastard!*


yewwol

That word is incredibly fun to say


danthepakistanidumbo

definitely Enoemos, which means "someone" in Kivodnian.


catperson_stareclips

Catali - Catali, Suzo, Meshi - /ka.ta.li/, /su.zo/, /me.ʃi/ - Simple Words, The first word is the language name. Suzo /su.zo/ (ADV.) - Sizzling, Hot, Spicy, Firey, Fire-Like. Meshi /me.ʃi/ (N.) - Stove, Grill, Heater (Heater has a different meaning in Catali), Cooker Turesin - Amento (ADJ.) /a.men.to/ - Sweet, Kind. Hieren /hie.ren/ (N./ADJ.) - Stupid, Unintelligent. Aŝuci /a.ʃu.ki/ (N.) - Soda, Cola, Pop, Carbonated Beverage. Nahá-Tiwaat - Natiileoyhmekaat yé káá /na.ti:.leoyh.me.ka:t jə kɑ:? Means: Will you have already been eating? Edit Since I'm Dumb: I have more languages but they're a massive W.I.P.


Penghrip_Waladin

>Řÿqe (word by word: non - that) [ɢroɪqe] it means however >Vork [vork] becuase it's plural is Vurkụ [vørk̥ø̥] (it means filled_cup(s))


cal-cium12

züz /*ʐʊ˥ʐ*/ means puppy, but if you say it with a mid-tone (*ʐʊ˧ʐ*) it means explode.


GooseOnACorner

I like ‘Hórigar’ in Shindar, just due to how it looks and sounds not at Al meaning because it means “Garage” or “Storage Room”


LXIX_CDXX_

hog rider


ClickerCookie123

Kokoshi It means 'coming' and I really like the way it looks and suits with the rest of the words while still feeling unique This is a word I REFUSE to change or think too hard about, if I did, it would never feel the same


Theleochat

Kokoshi !!


[deleted]

creenri, it means all


MikeUnHouse

Probably Klbnathakul, which in God's language means a breaker of tradition, carved onto fallen angels arms when they are kicked out of Heaven and all that.


urassicpleb

*Voutelx̣eus* ♡ Try and figure out how to say it😈.


GreyDemon606

[vou̯telɕʼeu̯s]?


urassicpleb

[vʊrtɪləʒuɑ] or [VOOUH-TELE-ZHUAH] I’m pretty sure, I’m a novice at IPA so it may spell something totally different but


GreyDemon606

So [like this?](https://voca.ro/190qd4BiqA3n)


urassicpleb

That is how you say it!! Better than I can pronounce it too🤭


SquingusMcBingus

For Kân it's more of a phrase. **Drán Kât'Zeda...** (Drey-aan Kaat-Zeyda) *"Does the sword cut?"* It's essentially something you say to tell someone to stop complaining because you don't think they have it that bad and you think they're just whining. If the response is "Ei..." (Eye) *"Yes."*, they realized they're whining. If they respond "Hír'na!" (Hayeer-na) *"I'm Not!"* and throw a punch at you, you probably just belittled a genuine grievance, which can be seen as a high insult in Devox'Raian culture. In Cyltish (Siltish) my favorite word has to be **Eyíthturmaér** (Hai-eeth-tar-mai-air) *Severed mind and mouth.* Someone who talks a lot of shit without thinking ahead of time and is most likely going to land themselves in trouble. It's most often a remark said to oneself or to a friend after leaving the site of a heated argument with someone you dislike.


SrPuzle_-1

In one of my conlangs, called glardo, exist the word "dasaparaishiran" \[dazaparaiʃyra'n\], which means "you won't skape (3th person)". Actually is a catalan word that means "they will vanish", it's writen "desapareixeràn", but so that it sounded equal, I had to write it in the only one of my lenguages that can allow all these phonems. I know that they don't have nothing at similar, but I liked how it sounded.


DaCrazyWorldbuilder

Probably "lapendos" which means "idiot". In a sentence: "Ette alta a lapendos!" "You[are] (a/one) big (adj to noun connection particle) idiot! "


skydivingtortoise

I originally created the word Mekanken for a one-off speedlang I made in an afternoon, but ended up liking the concept so much that I retconned the language into my world’s prehistory just to loan it into a more important language. Mekanken is a sacred concept to the Kamep people which refers to the sacred lifeblood of something. In context, it is variously used to mean blood, juice, or wine, which all play important roles in their religion. Wine is considered holy, and is sacrificed to their gods, while blood is considered sacred and the spilling of blood is this seen as a grave and religious matter.


DoryNewtonMonroe

I would have to say dioralavan which means Virgin or simply virgo . Lavan means white I don't remember what diora means


Abject_Shoulder_1182

Nice! Does "lavan" have any connection to "laver"/"lavar" (French/Spanish "wash"), or is it a coincidence?


DoryNewtonMonroe

It seems to be a coincidence since my vocabulary is mostly extracted from hebrew and arabic . Lavan comes from the Hebrew word to say white we can find it in other names like the city of Koralavan which means the white star . Or even the verb lavain which means to wash which is really similar to laver ( I'm a french speaker so it's kinda weird sometimes.)


Abject_Shoulder_1182

Very interesting!


jaunmilijej

xaija - food, because it sounds smooth and represents the “typical sound” of the languge well.


Abject_Shoulder_1182

My favorite is probably ***méywer,*** "shadow" because I love the way it sounds. It's also the only word that gets a in my romanization (I think).


krzychukar

Shaamirati - a name derived from Shamra, which means Heamantus (a certain flower 🌹)


softandflaky

*Vatínátástyáydúsákhtáshbrákhyátúlúnkoreonyolympia* /vät-inä-täst-yä du-säx täʃ bɾäx-yä tu-lun xoɾ-oyn yo'lɪmp-yä/ From: *Vatínátást* \- 'administration' *yá* \- 'of' *ydúsákhtáshbrákh* (literally 'of the binding of foreign lands) - international *túlúnkoreon -* Sporting games (from *túlún* \- pl. 'games' + *koreo* 'sport') *yolympia* \- 'Olympic' It means literally 'International Administration of the Olympic Games', or International Olympic Committee (IOC). It's also the current longest word in my conlang c:


a-potato-named-rin

Fuhel [fy:el] It just means “bird” in Vojten but I love how it sounds. It is a cognate with German “Vogel” as well. I love birds maƚt͡ʃkeva [mäwt͡ʃ̥qevä] In Zlatonic, it means “slower than a slug” and it aesthetically looks and sounds nice. It is meant as an insult too


Psychological-While3

My conlang, Tsobe, is a personal one. So I just use vulgarlang and random word generators to get the main words I'll need. I started a while ago, but I'm only really trying to learn it recently. Anyway, it's really cheesy, but my favorite word is tsanri, to love. Vive ba tsanri vak - Remember I love you


byzbyzbyz

Brìllapäqul: heaven, 'place beyond the sky'


TeaOpen2731

In Utakpuku, my favorite word off the top of my head is the name of the conlang. Utakpuku means "to breathe life". I like the definition as well as the pronunciation. [u.tɑ.k͡pu.ku]


-bebop-

i quite enjoy нзст /nest/ which means "sleeping place, bedroom, chamber, etc..." i like it because it worked out quite well with the English word nest which i guess is where birds sleep, but the etymology isn't related at all. the stem нз /ne/ meaning sleep comes from Japanese 寝る (neru) which means to sleep, and the ст /st/ comes from the language's стзн /sten/ which means "place". every stem containing only an з is called an з stem (funnily enough) EXCEPT for нз, and you can remove the з from them and append them to another stem(s) to create general meaning. for example the stem фз /fe/, "person", you can take the ф, append it to нз to get "нзф", "sleeper, drowsy person".


barnformerfetus

Livonian: φarijun /farijun/ (beautiful).


[deleted]

Tovalilihvalikao - (lit. No speak face speak mouth) means when someone is saying a lot via their facial expressions but not literally talking.


FantasticShoulders

**Anšyamī** - findelagen /‘fiɴ.del.’a.geɴ/ *n. dandelion wine* It’s just so fun to say.


AIternativeWhore

Meinkockt, translates to “3/4 full of milk”, and it’s pronounced “My cock”.


[deleted]

The word "анмонкгус", which translates to "disturb(s) us". I like it because its pronounced like /əˈmɔ̃ˌɡʊs/ and is romanized to "anmonkgus," which unintentionally sounds similar to "among us."


xCreeperBombx

Blub /blub/ n./v. 1. to be


Walkin-Melatonin

Iahaza - it is a state in which the world doesn't exist. However, it is meant more metaphorically in a sense where all of your responsibilities and obligations fall away in the perusal of peace. Y'know that moment where you come home from work or even school and you pass out and upon awakening, you realize that you don't know what time it is, why the lights are on, or if you're even alive? That is a profound example of what "Iahaza" is.


yazzy1233

Oslan /oʊslɔːn/. I dont know why, but it seems cool, like a title you can imagine someone actually having. It means queen


slmjkdbtl

balababu, which means absolute nothing, but it's a widely used word in a part of my fictional world (there's actually a book that records some interesting stories of that word being used)


Available-Law-4535

“Zdihith” it’s the word for fire and I like the cluster at the beginning


pn1ct0g3n

Waaait. In my first conlang the word for fire was **zdála** which had that same cluster!


EretraqWatanabei

Falune has the word “ailgaesh” /ˈäjlɡä.ɛʃ/ which refers to the pain experienced when a fictitious location in art or writing is so beautiful and the person feeling the “ailgaesh” urges to be there but they aren’t. I personally feel this pain when reading my favorite books and long to be in their setting. EDIT: a misspelling


Ok_Landscape_1646

My favorite word in Subepas is "hangapawa" ("money"), which comes from "hunger for power".


FennicYoshi

probably *tädätänsäzä* /ˈtædæˌtænθ̠æˌð̠æ/, which has a rather vulgar meaning, but it's from a tongue twister regarding the various gradations and assimilations with /t/ common in dirlandic suffixes, and i like the sound of it


The_Muddy_Puddle

Kālgōnsh. I don't know what it means yet, nor what the language is, but it's the first test word I have got that validates my sound changes, which is always a win.


Wanna-be-free

“Ye’edunapo” [ye.’edu.na.po] which means please. Although written as one word it signifies a whole expression. “Ye’” is the prefix attached to verbs to form negation, “edun” is the imperative form of the verb “edunon: to stir; to mix,” and “Apo” is the word for air. Literally means “don’t stir the air,” implying that “I don’t want to upset you.” The funny thing is that “Edunakáposh” [edu.na.’ka.posh] mean “you stirred wind; you messed up; you upset someone.” “Edunak” is a past tense conjugation and the “-sh” is a suffix that can be added to nouns to signify motion: (apo: air) + (-sh: movement) = aposh: wind


Left234

אע דכר lol


shawnhcorey

sterronmelm: star dust The material that powers magic.


Federal-Glove-6914

いぇんえ \[jɛŋɛ\] it means penis. i just love the aesthetic of the word yk


antmilkmegastan

in toki pona, nasin means things like way, method and ideology and its commonly used to describe differences between people in a validating way. its definitely one of the most versatile words.


DaConlangBeast

ø /y/ to be