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Trurian word of the day: elytä

elytä (noun): forest, wood. “doom awaits in the forests up the valley” Etymologically, elytä is not a native Carbian word, but is most probably derived from Pelenic *hèliéd ‘barrier’. The ‘original’ Trurian word for ‘forest’ reflects as önéb in the modern … Continue reading

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Trurian word of the day: gylaí

gylaí (adjective): fat, fattened (especially of animals). “she owns many fat sheep” The word gylon, derived from the same root as gylaí, means ‘fat or lazy person’, and is especially offensive given its implications that the referent is closer to an … Continue reading

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Trurian word of the day: ilim

ilim (noun): top, summit, mountain peak. “the peaks are still covered with snow”

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Trurian word of the day: eylimono

eylimono (perfective verb): to learn of, learn (something), come to the realization (that). “you will learn that he is a traitorous man”

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Trurian word of the day: tör

tör (noun): rite, ritual, ceremony. “she has already prepared everything for the ritual” The word tör also occurs as an element in the word törchan ‘three consecutive days’, stemming from the fact that three consecutive days were the time needed to … Continue reading

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Trurian word of the day: walaí

walaí (adjective): warm, warmed up. “we [will] not have a warm meal until tomorrow” walaí contrasts in meaning with waleí (with the ‘agental’ adjectival suffix -eí), which means ‘warm, emitting warmth’ (rather than being used for objects or entities that have … Continue reading

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Trurian word of the day: warin

warin (noun): child. “I forced the child to cough”

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Trurian word of the day: tigreí

tigreí (adjective): lazy; careless. “her son is too lazy to help [her]”

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Trurian word of the day: wilt

wilt (noun): body; trunk, tree trunk; girth, circumference. “you have to wrap this around your body”

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Trurian word of the day: tureon

tureon (imperfective verb): to wear (clothes); to shine (sun). “he’s wearing an ostentatious hat today” Originally, the verb tureon meant ‘to expose, bring to light’, but no longer has this general implication . Now it is used to convey the process … Continue reading

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