Chlouvānem/Lexicon

Lexicon of the Chlouvānem language, in Latin alphabetical order.

→ See Chlouvānem phrasebook for a list of common expressions.

Abbreviations used

• A - a-class verb
• ABL - ablaut (with a)
• ADJ - adjective
• ADV - adverb
• DVA - dvandva compound
• IRR - irregular
• PL - plural only
• R.ABL - root ablaut
• ROOT - root (no ablaut)
• SG - singular only

A, Ā, Ą

• abanda - turban
• abghīdṛke R.ABL (√dṛ-) - to screw in, to insert and fasten a screw
• abghīs - screw
• abhūmi - (arch.) skin, tree bark
• āḍhyāsa - brain
• āḍhyāsnūlia - brain meninx
• āḍhyāsnūlieipin - meningitis
• āḍhyāsūkas - retroflex (consonant)
• agan - hunger
• ajadhārāmašāh - monk of the "naked thinkers" sect
• ajadhāras - naked
• ajadhārmita - nakedness
• ajodhambaɂas - free practice session (motorsports)
• ajodhas - free, independent
• ajodhyāva - freedom
• ājva - dawn; (poetry) gold
• alūs - bottle
• amaha - (honorific or liter.) residence, abode
• amahajānake A (√jān-) - to reside, to inhabit, to live in a place
• āmaya - collection
• āmayadarlila - collector
• āmayadṛke R.ABL (√dṛ-) - to collect
• āmflonanah - climb, ascent
• āṃhālkadṛke R.ABL (√dṛ-) - to lay down on the bed
• āṃhånna - sunrise
• āṃlāṇṭake A (√lāṇṭ-) - to wear something on the head
• āmmęliāmita - passion
• āmmęlikā - mental dedication
• āmmęlike ROOT (√męlь-) - to dedicate oneself mentally
• āṃskaglake A (√skagl-) - to wear something with sleeves
• āṃspṛšagis - switch to turn off something
• āṃspṛšake ABL (√spṛš-) - to turn off
• amyære - today ADV
• amyærpārṇam - today
• ānasmrāṇa - (water) well
• āndara - construction, building
• āndaralila ABL - artisan
• āndarīn - builder
• āndaroe - production
• āṇḍhūlā - defense
• āṇḍhūlake ABL (√ḍhūl-) - to defend
• āndīdake ABL+ (√dīd-) - to get used to
• āndīdalāṇa - routine
• āndīdeh - habit
• āndṛke R.ABL (√dṛ-) - to build
• anichlitmā - adultery
• aniprilyake ABL (√prily-) - (computers:) to delete
• āñjāliausis - fantasy ADJ
• ānkitte ABL (√kit-) - to put on top of something
• āntiṃlilaABL - champion
• āpadram - demon
• aphake A (√aph- ; perf. stem: adī-va-) - to turn
• arāmi - peace
• arāmilejīn - pacifist
• arūppum - rival
• asena - month
• aṣṭras - tooth
• aṣṭrūkas - dental (consonant)
• aveṣyotāras - respectable (honorific)
• avṛcah - neck
• avyāṣa - moment, time
• 
avyāṣmaita - History
• avyāṣmaitūkas - historic
• avyāṣūkas - temporal (related to time)

B

• bāḍhim - face
• bāḍhmān - wølf
• bāgam - group, patrol
• bąida - father's sister
• bąidūras - father's sister's spouse
• baigake A (√baig-) - to comb
• baigas - comb
• bakthā - magazine
• balėkas - ripe; adult
• balėkišam - ripeness; adulthood
• balėklila ABL - legal adult (in the Inquisition, having started the 17th year of age)
• balьnanūkas - ammonia
• bānam (literary, very formal): child
• barkakita - Chlouvānem equivalent of Plattenbauten, Paneláky, and similar. Most common housing in the Inquisition today.
• bārvāka - garlic
• baucake A (√bauc-) - to teach; interior: to learn
• baucalila ABL - teacher (in a first- or basic school)
• baucāmis - lesson
• bautė - pencil
• beakum - Eastern Calemerian lemon (black lime)
• bęḍhraṇah - digestion
• bęmarcā - trolleybus
• bembīh - afternoon
• benahīra - tomato
• bendė - cabin
• bęnta - thread
• betaras - corn
• bīdaraṇah - destruction
• 
bīdębanah - dismissal (of an employee)
• bīdįbge R.ABL (√dįb-) - to fire, sack, dismiss (an employee); to kick away
• bīdṛke R.ABL (√dṛ-) - to destroy
• bīguṃsake ABL (√guṃs-) - to cut away
• bīgyake IRR (√gya-) - to not be (in some place), to be absent
• biṃsa - vending machine
• 
binake ABL (√bin-) - to sell
• birda - resemblance
• birdake ABL (√bird-) - to be like, to resemble
• birṣas - storm
• biskeṃšake A (√keṃš- ; pres. stem.: biš-caṃš-) - to consume
• bislišvake ABL (√lišv-) - to wipe away
• bismęlīn - average
• bisprilyake ABL (√prily-) - to erase sm completely; to clean up sm completely
• bīspunake ABL (√spun-) - to kill by poisoning
• bīspunas - lethal poison
• bistiāmita - distance
• bisyahike R.ABL (√yahь-) - to read loudly
• blautāmita - cultural/racial/ethnic cleanliness
• bliągai - guest
• bliągāyāmita - hospitality
• blība - public bath (Chlouvānem sentō)
• blīceika - moldy and aged pulp of bulnā berries, a typical delicacy of the Līlasuṃghāṇa area, considered an acquired taste. Its taste is similar to Gorgonzoeula cheese
• blidha - decoration

• blikā - girl (colloquial, affectionate) ; often used as a second person pronoun among sisters (with an effect like Japanese -chan).
• blotanah - cleaning
• blotīn - cleaner
• bluñjis - cleaning product
• blutake ABL (√blut-) - to clean, to purify
• blūtyāva - cleanliness
• 
brausa - sainthood, sacredness
• brausamailenia - Baptist (second-highest charge in the Inquisition)
• brausas - saint, sacred
• braushįnna - prayer wheel
• brauslaijyā - (Yunyalīlti) liturgy
• bṛdha - monkey, ape
• brendanah - the act of hindering
• brilge ABL (√brind-) - to hinder, get in the way, obstacle
• brinda - obstacle
• broṃšas - corpse, carcass
• būham - owl
• bulnā - beige-coloured edible berry, especially common in the southeastern Jade Coast
• būmājas - paper sheet
• būṃṣagis - hairdryer
• būṃṣake A (√būṃṣ-) - interior only: to be dry; causative ext.: to dry (transitive); causative int.: to dry (intransitive)
• būṃṣayāva - dryness
• būṃṣeɂūh - dried plum
• būṃṣoe - dry season
• bunā - father
• bunāyāva - the state of being father
• būndhra - malt
• buneya - older sister (for a female)
• buñjñake ABL (√buñjñ-) - to run (for rivers, or water in general — note that it is transitive)
• buñjñas - river course

BH

• bhadva - cotton
• bhagam - pillow
• bhaivyāvam - oboe
• bhaketanah - publishing
• bhakitte ABL (√kit-) - to publish
• bhāmarah - (for a woman) brother's wife
• bhārmāmita - courage
• bhārmatah - lion
• bhaudikā - respect
• bhaudūkas - respectful
• bhayā - care
• bhešā - drop
• bhike R.ABL (√bhi-) - to take care of
• bhudake ABL (√bhud-) - to bow
• bhugrā - wing
• bhyodas - soft
• bhyodilūdvyūkas - velar consonant
• bhælā - land, plot

C

• cabmā - vanilla
• cambhugrā - eagle
• cami - great, large, important
• camiā - something important, essential
• camibuñjñasusas - complete, whole, total
• camihånna - zenith
• camijaṃšā - large celebration, festical
• camikiloe - moral
• camikirake A+ (√kir-) - to desperately love
• camilijas - national anthem
• camilīlta - the Yūnyalilta
• camimaivikā - territorial subdivision of the Inquisition
• camimurkadhāna - the Great Inquisitor, the most important charge in the Chlouvānem Inquisition
• camitorai - president
• camivaḍa - firmware
• camiyāṃsa - vowel
• cāṃkrake A (√cāṃkr-) - (interior only): to end (intr.), to limit, to border
• cāṃkraya - end, limit, border
• cāṃkręe ADV - in the end
• camūdhartāna - collective farm
• camūdhṛtvī - farmer in a collective farm
• camyūnima - motorway
• cārake A (√cār-) - to have, possess
• cārūkas - genitive
• cerṇūṣah - motherland
• cerṇūṣalila ABL - patriot
• cerṇūṣāmita - patriotism
• combake A (√comb-) - to receive (humble)
• comboe - present, gift (received by the speaker)
• coranah - the act of squeezing
• cūlla - car; (arch.) cart
• cūllanagdha - race track (for motor vehicles)
• cūllarašvātra - motorsport
• curake ABL (√cur-) - to squeeze
• curūm - squeeze

CH

• chiṣa - staircase, flight of stairs
• chiṣasmrāṇa - stepwell
• chiṣlaukas - step (in a flight of stairs)
• chladyake A (√chlady-) - to tie, bind
• chlairaikā - turmeric
• chlamiah - gold
• chlamiaukas - golden
• chlamiṣvatrā - (proper noun) Lelāgṇyāviti, the Great Prophet of the Yunyalīlta
• chlamuɂah - naginata
• chlašake A (√chlaš-) - to do (humble)
• chlašas - favour, courtesy
• chlåvdias - certain, real
• chlåvdika - reality, certainty
• chlebam - sand
• chleidā - smile
• chleidake A (√chleid-) - (interior only) to smile
• chleidāmis - (literary) happiness
• chlemyoe - stew
• chlimyake ABL (√chlim-) - to stew
• chlirāma - golden yellow
• chlirās ADJ - golden yellow
• chliṣām - cactus
• chlitmā - sex (general term, not vulgar)
• chlitmādṛke R.ABL (√dṛ-) - to have sex
• chlitmaišam - sexual attraction
• chlitmātamaimešyāva - sexual orientation
• chlitmausis - erotic, sexual
• chlitmāvāyam - pornography
• chloucædaudė - wish (e.g. happy birthday)
• chloucædaudike ROOT (√daudь-) - to wish
• chloucækiloe - congratulation
• chloucækṣis - best (superl. of miąre)
• chloucækulke R.ABL u>i (√kul-) - to congratulate
• chloucæm - better (compar. of miąre)
• chlouvānem PL - Chlouvānem
• chlūgus - soap
• chluvaikā - wealth
• chlæcake A (√chlæc-) - to plant, grow
• chlæcāmita - agriculture
• chlæraprasādham - statue of the Chlamiṣvatrā
• chlærausīn - something that makes something simpler
• chlærausis - easy, simple
• chlærausyāva - simplicity
• chlærdhūs - part of the day with daylight
• chlærhæṃdike R.ABL ah (√hæṃdь-) - (interior only) to experience a hallucination
• chlærhæṃdioe - hallucination
• chlærikiloe - declaration
• chlærikulke R.ABL u>i (√kul-) - to declare
• chlærim - light
• chlærlīltāvi - first lānimpeɂila ("lunar phase", or 17-day period) of a lunar month in the Chlouvānem calendar
• chlærvāṇa - aloe
• chlærvāyam - television (technology)
• chlæviṭa - TV set
• chlævlīmih - news on TV
• chubdā - pair of chopsticks
• chubdlaukas - a single chopstick
• chuvakā - turtle

D

• dāḍa - bit (information unit)
• dadṛnā - skill, ability
• dadrṇādhama - skill level
• dahįṃrašvātra - cycling (sport)
• dahįn - bicycle
• dahįnnagdha - velodrome
• daivikā - (literary) life
• dakhītah - girl, lass (aged 9-18)
• dalьtah - fish
• dāṃden - past
• dāṃdenias ADJ - past
• damītah - petal, (finger)nail
• daṃlātas - syrup
• daṃṣrāṇa - palace
• danaike ROOT (√danai-) - to desire (intensive), to strongly wish for something
• daṇḍa - stick, cane, staff
• dāneh - nut
• daniāmita - half
• dara - activity
• daradhūs - verb
• daramaita - procedure
• darañcamūh - enterprise
• daratarlā - technology
• daratarlausis - technological
• darī - society, the public
• darīn - (grammar) agent
• darīnah - court (in a farmhouse)
• darišam - verbal mood
• darīssūgis - social issue
• dārṇā - figurative art
• dārṇājeldinā DVA - the arts (dual only)
• dārṇālila ABL - figurative artist
• dārṣiṭya - laurel (as a spice)
• dārṭa - laurel (plant)
• dārvādhya - glory
• daryā - way of doing something
• daryāgichlærim - certification
• daryāgis - education
• daša - rain
• dašajilde R.ABL (√jild-) - to rain
• dāšikā - monsoon
• dašilaukas - raindrop
• dašoe - rainy season
• daudė - something wanted
• daudianah - will
• daudike ROOT (√daudь-) to want
• deganah - the act of pouring
• degoe - sip
• dehām - mouth
• dehāṃlūdven - palate
• dehāṃlūdvyūkas - palatal (consonant)
• dehāñchlitmā - oral sex
• deiša - orchid
• demibuñjñasusah - season (of time)
• demikamidīdeh - self-discovery
• demikaudaranah - suicide
• demiprifluṃsusas - obvious
• demipūnūkas - automatic
• derai - office
• deṣā - city wall
• dešanah - selection
• devanah - breathing
• deveṃrauga - mental illness
• deventarlā - psychology
• deventarlālila ABL - psychologist
• devoe - soul
• dįba - kick
• dįbge ABL (√dįb-) - to kick
• dīdake ABL+ (√dīd-) - to know (a person); interior: to be aware, conscious ; colloquial, int.: to know what is possible to do ; religious, int.: to be aware of one's own qualities and attitudes
• dīdeh - knowledge of someone
• dilas - same
• dildhā - huge (elephant-sized) land lizard, land dragon (one of the largest land animals on Calémere)
• dilge ABL (√dig-) - to pour
• dīlla - pea
• dilṭha - desert
• diṇḍha - throat
• diṇḍhūkas - laryngeal consonant
• ḍirake ABL (√ḍir-) - (interior only) to be thick
• dirūn - role
• dirūnnevya - (grammatical) case
• dišake ABL (√diš-) - to point to, to select
• diškelgis - computer mouse
• dīva - breath
• dīvake ABL ah (√dīv-) - to breathe
• dolkake A (√dolk-) - to admire
• dolkas - admiration
• doman - room
• dorša - (colloquial, regional (Jade Coast, South, Eastern Plain):) something cool, fantastic, super
• doršas ADJ - (colloquial, regional (Jade Coast, South, Eastern Plain):) something cool, fantastic, super
• dourah - road (esp. interurban ones and those of national importance)
• dralāṇa - equipment
• dralkam - man
• dralkapomai - testicle
• dralkhulin - demigirl
• drāltake A (√drālt-) - to greet
• drāltoe - respect
• drāltūm - greeting
• dras - tool, instrument
• drausis - instrumental
• drāvi - result of an action
• drildyāva - causative verb
• drippus - permission
• dṛke R.ABL (√dṛ-) - to do, make
• droga - savannah, dry plain
• dṛṣūs - (grammar) patient
• dūdha - seed
• dulda - movement
• duldildasusas - motivation
• duldaradhūs - motion verb
• dulde R.ABL (√duld-) - to move; causative: to move (int.: oneself) many times
• duldvaḍa - movable block (in railway signalling)
• duldvaḍmaichlærorlāṇa - movable block railway signalling system
• duldvaiṃchlærṣūs - projector
• duldvaiṃkeika - cinema (the place)
• duldvāyam - cinematography
• dumbhake ABL u>i (√dumbh-) - to carry (on foot) (monodirectional)
• dumoe - film
• duṇā - telephone, (colloquial:) smartphone
• duṇādhyuɂas - phone number
• dunai - rose
• duṇāniañas - phone number
• durḍhāsuma - radio
• durḍhāsuṃlatirė - radio wave
• durḍhaukas - rare, uncommon
• durḍhāvas - far (compar.: duryāḍhivas; superl.: dudhorasis)
• duva - laugh
• duvake ABL ah (√duv-) - to laugh
• dvāhāna - sand or gravel bank in a river
• dvairkyāva - weirdness, strangeness
• dverkas - strange, weird
• dældā - language
• dældake A (√dæld-) - (interior only) to speak, to express oneself (+ instrumental case)
• dældinnān - voice
• dællaukas - expression
• dårbhake ROOT (√dårbh-) - to carry (on foot) (multidirectional)
• dårbhas - transport
• dårbhenai - transport net
• dårbhṛṣūs - means of transport
• dåṣṭis - bucket

DH

• dhālim - ruby
• dhama - level
• dhāmila - swamp water
• dhāṃliva - assistant
• dhāṃlivyāva - assistance
• dhāmvaḍa - hardware
• dhāna - hand
• dhānachlitmā - masturbation
• dhānnūlia - palm of the hand
• dharṣva - shoulder
• dhartāna - farm
• dhāvala - inn
• dhivara - wrist
• dhokajilde R.ABL (√jild-) - to mean
• dhokam - meaning
• dholtanah - writing
• dhomiake A (√dhomь-) - to hope
• dhomiyāva - hope
• dhoya - plain
• dhoyausis ADJ - plain
• dhūbas - neckless shirt, traditional Chlouvānem unisex clothing
• dhuldaidanah - written correspondance with someone
• dhuldīdake ABL+ (√dīd-) to correspond by writing
• dhulta ABL - something written
• dhultalila ABL - writer
• dhulte ABL (√dhult-) - to write
• dhulteṇāh - desk
• dhurvālāṇa - police, militia
• dhusma - truth
• dhusmis - true
• dhyuɂake ABL (√dhyuɂ-) - to call

Ḍ

• ḍaiḍeh - insect
• ḍaiḍepomai - insect egg
• ḍaltaka - percussion instrument, similar to a berimbau
• ḍeñam - vegetal milk
• ḍūka - death
• ḍūkke ABL ah (√ḍūk-) - to die ; causative: to kill
• ḍulṭhīh - bone
• ḍulṭhīlāṇa - skeleton
• ḍurbake ABL u>i (√ḍurb-) - to carve
• ḍurbas - carving
• ḍåtvam - fat

ḌH

• ḍhaiṇām - frog
• ḍhārṣṭya - soup
• ḍhoe - something remembered; (computers:) file
• ḍholāvi - déjà-vu
• ḍhūke ROOT ah (√ḍhū-) - to remember
• ḍhūlam - shield
• ḍhūlāṇa - memory; (computers:) all files saved
• ḍhūrṣūs - chronicle
• ḍhūva - remembrance

E, Ė, Ę

• egåram - stomach
• egdīs - saliva
• elāṭuma - planet
• ėlekulas - contrary opinion
• ėlekulke R.ABL u>i (√kul-) - to express a contrary opinion
• ėmīla - tiger
• ėmīlāmita - nobility
• eṇāh - table
• enaukam - summer
• enaukyutiehånna - summer solstice
• entai - harmonica
• ėreša - tear
• ęriake A (√ęrь-) - to let
• ėriṇa - (penile) erection
• etas - spit
• ette ROOT (√et-) - to spit

EA

• eaṣinam - radish

Æ

• æflike IRR (√æftlь-) - to think about, to have the intention to