Reference:Lexember 2021

From Guild of Archivists

On December 2021, on the occasion of "Lexember",[1] Cyan released new D'ni word definitions via Twitter.

Transliteration[edit | edit source]

  1. h'rot, /hᵊ.ɾot/, n. tower[2]
  2. direbo, /dɪ.ɾɛ.bo/, n. wheel[3]
  3. istah, /ɪs.tɑ/, prep. through[4]
  4. nahn, /nɑn/, v. to act (i.e. perform an action)[5]
  5. Jenahkai, /d͡ʒɛ.nɑ.kai/, n. a neighborhood in D'ni[6]
  6. nahgah, /nɑ.gɑ/, v. to reward[7]
  7. go, /go/, n. soup[8]
  8. tsahnlee, /t͡sɑn.li/, n. mountain[9]
  9. senper, /sɛn.pɛɾ/, adj. triple, threefold[10]
  10. leeahm, /li.ɑm/, n. question[11]
  11. bor, /boɾ/, n. page, specifically of the special paper used in Linking Books[12]
  12. vor, /voɾ/, n. page (ordinary paper)[13]
  13. rinal, /ɾɪ.næl/, v. to honor, to venerate[14]
  14. oytahg, /oi.tɑg/, v. to teach[15]
  15. rilnahr, /rɪl.nɑɾ/, adj. insignificant[16]
    • nahr, /nɑɾ/, adj. significant
  16. irah, /ɪ.ɾɑ/, n. darling, honey (endearment used with spouse or close friend)[17]
  17. khahg, /xɑg/, v. to choose[18]
  18. shelahtahn, /ʃɛ.lɑ.tɑn/, n. scribe[19]
  19. zahgah, /zɑ.gɑ/, adj. prolonged[20]
  20. zandnee, /zænd.ni/, idiomatic n. the Call to D'ni[21]
    • zander, /zæn.deɾ/, n. gravity
  21. winis, /wɪ.nɪs/, adv. together[22]
  22. todelmer, /to.dɛl.mɛɾ/, n. planetarium[23]
  23. trov, /tɾov/, v. to spin[24]
  24. cheecho, /t͡ʃi.t͡ʃo/, n. temperate grassland biome[25]
  25. yayshah, /je.ʃɑ/, n. joy[26]
  26. gerah, /gɛ.ɾɑ/, n. sun[27]
  27. teegtahg, /tig.tɑg/, n. study (also used as a suffix, like -ology)[28]
  28. veechtahv, /vit͡ʃ.tɑv/, n. scream[29]
    • veech, /vit͡ʃ/, v. to scream
  29. dhelim, /ðɛ.lɪm/, n. right, legal claim[30]
  30. tsaydortahn, /t͡se.doɾ.tɑn/, n. generic term for burrowing animals[31]
    • tsaydor, /t͡se.doɾ/, v. to burrow
  31. hahrtah choylahnaytahv, /hɑɾ.tɑ t͡ʃoi.lɑ.ne.tɑv/, n. (idiomatic) anniversary (lit. complete cycle)[32]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Lexember", The Fantastical Devices of Pete the Mad Scientist, accessed December 5, 2019.
  2. Cyan Twitter, h'rot.
  3. Cyan Twitter, direbo.
  4. Cyan Twitter, istah.
  5. Cyan Twitter, nahn.
  6. Cyan Twitter, Jenahkai.
  7. Cyan Twitter, nahgah.
  8. Cyan Twitter, go.
  9. Cyan Twitter, tsahnlee.
  10. Cyan Twitter, senper.
  11. Cyan Twitter, leeahm.
  12. Cyan Twitter, bor.
  13. Cyan Twitter, vor.
  14. Cyan Twitter, rinal.
  15. Cyan Twitter, oytahg.
  16. Cyan Twitter, rilnahr.
  17. Cyan Twitter, irah.
  18. Cyan Twitter, khahg.
  19. Cyan Twitter, shelahtahn.
  20. Cyan Twitter, zahgah.
  21. Cyan Twitter, zandnee.
  22. Cyan Twitter, winis.
  23. Cyan Twitter, todelmer.
  24. Cyan Twitter, trov.
  25. Cyan Twitter, cheecho.
  26. Cyan Twitter, yayshah.
  27. Cyan Twitter, gerah.
  28. Cyan Twitter, teegtahg.
  29. Cyan Twitter, veechtahv.
  30. Cyan Twitter, dhelim.
  31. Cyan Twitter, tsaydortahn.
  32. Cyan Twitter, harta choylahnaytahv.