Chlouvānem/Lexicon

Lexicon of the Chlouvānem language, sortable.

→ See Chlouvānem phrasebook for a list of common expressions.

NOTE (Nov 23, 2017): I am rebuilding this page once again - I just thought this format suits a thematic wordlist more than simply dumping 3500+ words here.

Calemerian countries and peoples

All country names are singular nouns; demonyms are plural-only nouns of the 1h declension - the singular for each one is GEN + lila (e.g. chlouvānumi lila "a Chlouvānem person"). The genitive plural is also used as an adjective.

Note how many country names (and their associated demonyms) for major Evandorian countries (plus Spocius) come from Nähäri, the lingua franca in the large area east of Evandor called Eppillænan (itself a Nähäri borrowing) - which even today is exactly between Evandor and the Inquisition. Only Chlouvānem and Fathanic kept such toponyms for all of these countries - nowadays even languages of the Nähärosphere that had them have shifted to more Evandorian names for all or at least most of them.

The -tave or similar endings in countries of eastern Eppillænan/former Kaiṣamā (all with related languages) are always -tava in Chlouvānem.

Country	Demonym	English/general name	Language (official or most spoken)	Continent	Source language
arcatah	arcatarai	Arkjatar	ṣkurdauryumi dældā (Skyrdagor)	Márusúturon	(Early Modern) Skyrdagor Arkjatar
āṣkanda	āṣkandūrai	Askand	ṣkurdauryumi dældā (Skyrdagor)	Márusúturon	(Early Modern) Skyrdagor Askand, demonym partially from modern Askandor [ɔʃkaːˈtur]
bronuh	bronyai arch.: bromvai	Brono	bronyumi dældā (Bronic) (bronufatalumi dældā)	Márusúturon	Bronic Barôno [bəˈronʷ]
bryudvasuntava	bryudvasunai	Brydwezon-tavi	bryudvasunumi dældā (Brydwezonk)	Márusúturon	Brydwezonk Brydwezon-tavi [ˈbɾydwæzon-]
chlouvānumi murkadhānāvīyi bhælā (commonly murkadhānāvi)	chlouvānem	the Chlouvānem Inquisition	chlouvānumi dældā (Chlouvānem)	Márusúturon	Chlouvānem
ebeditava	ebedyai	Ebed-dowa	ebedyumi dældā (Ebedian)	Márusúturon	Ebedian Ebed-dowa
elkarunda	elkarundūnai	Enkorund	elkarundūnumi dældā (Enkorundún)	Márusúturon	Enkorundún Enkorund
elvoṣṭuh	elvoṣṭūdarai	Ylvostydh	ṣkurdauryumi dældā (Skyrdagor)	Márusúturon	(Early Modern) Skyrdagor Ylvostydh (dem. ylvostyzdor)
enegentava	enegenai	Enegen-toven	enegenumi dældā (Enegenic)	Márusúturon	Enegenic Enegen-toven
fatan	fatalai	Fathan	fatalumi dældā (Fathanic) (bronufatalumi dældā)	Márusúturon	Bronic Fatang [ˈfataŋ]
goryan	gorinai	Gorjan	ṣkurdauryumi dældā (Skyrdagor)	Márusúturon	(Early Modern) Skyrdagor Gorjan
hålinaika	hålinaifikai	Holenagika	hålinaifikumi dældā (Holenagic)	Evandor	Holenagic Hgoailnaigkäe (dem. hgoailnaigkäfäeq)
ikaluriluta	kalurilutai	iKalurilut	kalurilutumi dældā (saKalurilut)	Márusúturon	saKalurilut iKalurilut
jelešvitava	jelešvyai	Džemleštew	jelešvyumi dældā (Džemlešen)	Márusúturon	Džemlešen Džemleštew
karinåcha	karinåchurai	Karynaktja	ṣkurdauryumi dældā (Skyrdagor)	Márusúturon	(Early Modern) Skyrdagor Karynaktja (dem. karynaktjur)
kāturilænan	kāturai	Gathurani	kāturumi dældā (Gathura)	Evandor	Nähäri Kaaturiläinen (dem. kaatura)
kuyugvaṣṭava	kuyugvaṣai	Kŭyŭgwažtov	kuyugvaṣumi dældā (Kŭyŭgwažen)	Márusúturon	Kŭyŭgwažen Kŭyŭgwažtov
leñetava	leñeyai	Leny-t​ḥewe	leñeyumi dældā (Lenynik)	Márusúturon	Lenynik Leny-t​ḥewe
lūmaiseta	lūmaisešinai	Auralia	lūmaisešinumi dældā (Auralian)	Evandor	Nähäri Luumaiset (dem. luumaisesin)
naidralænan	naidralælkinai	Helinetia	naidralælkinumi dældā (Helinetian)	Evandor	Nähäri Noideraläinen (dem. noideraläinkin)
nerėktun	nerėktai	Nerekton	nerėktumi dældā (Nerektic)	Márusúturon	Nerektic Nerekton
nīvaleh	nīvaryonai	Nivaren	nīvaryonumi dældā (Nivarese)	Evandor	Nivarese Nívare (dem. nivariói)
ovantelænan	ovantelælkinai	Rūfīyya	ovantelælkinumi dældā (Rūfyan)	Márusúturon Evandor	Nähäri Oovanteläinen
oyisetava	oyisyai	Ois-säb	oyisyumi dældā (Oisan)	Márusúturon	Oisan Ois-säb
pirdhāda	pirdhādiyai	Pirdoda	pirdhādiyumi dældā (Pirdan)	Márusúturon	Pirdan Pirdoda
pūṣṭilænan	pūṣṭilælkinai	Nordulik	pūṣṭilælkinumi dældā (Nordulaki)	Evandor	Nähäri Puostiläinen
saɂenitava	saɂeniai	Soenyŏ-tave	saɂeniumi dældā (Soenyŏk)	Márusúturon	Soenyŏk Soenyŏ-tave
šikṣelænan	šikṣelælkinai	Hyxyn	šikṣelælkinumi dældā (Hyxynen)	Evandor	Nähäri Hikseläinen
ṣkurdaura	ṣkurdauryai	Skyrdagor	ṣkurdauryumi dældā (Skyrdagor)	Márusúturon	(Early Modern) Skyrdagor Skyrdagor
sofilænan	sofilælkinai	Spocius	sofilælkinumi dældā (Spocian)	Védren	Nähäri Sohyläinen
šūlliseta	šūllisešinai	Kalo	šūllisešinumi dældā (Kalese)	Evandor	Nähäri Syylliset (dem. syyllisesin)
tarulėbus	tarulėbai	Taruebus	tarulėbumi dældā (Tarueb)	Márusúturon	Tarueb Taruʿēbus [tʌruˈħeːbus]
tulfaṣus	tulfaṣūṣai	Tulfasysz	ṣkurdauryumi dældā (Skyrdagor)	Márusúturon	(Early Modern) Skyrdagor Tulfasysz
umpras	umperai	Oempras	umperumi dældā (Oemprian)	Márusúturon	Oemprian Oempras [ˈumpɾæs]
—	yosyai	the Yuy people	yosyumi dældā (Yuyši)	Ceránento	Yuyši yuyši through Auralian jeusi [jœɕi]
yalaṣmārya	yalaṣmākhai	Yalašmořea	yalaṣmākhumi dældā (Yalašmařian)	Márusúturon	Yalašmařian Yalašmořea
yumindætha	yumindæšinai	Ceria	yumindæšinumi dældā (Cerian)	Evandor	Nähäri Ymindähtä (dem. ymindähsin)

Food and eating

Fruit

Note that Chlouvānem cuisine has less of a distinction between fruit and vegetables than we do; many Chlouvānem dishes include both, as part of a general trend of having opposite tastes in the same dish.

All fruits are quite different from those of Earth - some have no translation as they do not exist here, while for other ones I've chosen to translate them using the words for similar-looking, similar-tasting, or similarly used ones.

• hælveh — fruit
• bauba — a bittersweet golden yellow fruit from the Southern rainforest; it has a somewhat hard cream-coloured flesh that becomes whiter and more jelly-like when rotting.
• bulnā — a green-yellowish, somewhat sticky berry typical of the northern border of the Rainforest (particularly the southern Jade Coast), with an umami and slightly sour taste. It is sometimes added raw to some dishes (particularly fish ones), but its most common use is in producing blīceika (see below).
• grāšatis — persimmon
• haisah — pineapple (Calemerian ones are more similar to large peaches with a rough, tawny skin, but they taste quite like pineapples (and still have yellow flesh)).
• jahūs — pomelo
• javileh — apple
• jolan — melon
• julkhis — peach
• jvyara — a beige-cream-coloured berry from the Plains, mildly sweet, used for jams and for jvyarñuɂah (see below).
• kǣɂūh — plum
• kælitsa — orange banana - sweeter than jaɂukas, which are those used for cooking.
• laṃšāvi — coconut
• lgrån — grape (note that Calemerian grapes are not used for winemaking - in the Inquisition, wine is usually made from plums).
• māra — mango

Vegetables and cereals

Chlouvānem use does not make a big distinction between vegetables and fruit; tomatoes and carrots are considered "fruits" (hælvyai) just as pineapples or strawberries are. Those listed in this separate section are those that are exclusively used as parts of savoury dishes (except legumes, which are however not considered fruits). Cereals (lāsīm) are also included here, which are, unlike vegetables, a distinct category.

Note that when listing ingredients, particularly in the names of dishes, the singular is used and not the plural, e.g. "baked potatoes" are lьtvogė nåmā; "eel kebab with blīceika, okra, and tomatoes" is blīceikęs ḍuyęs no benahīręs no lā saikhat rāltaika.

• bågras (sg. only) — legumes
• mæchlišam (sg. only) — leafy greens
• benahīra — tomato
• dāhāma — an edible tuber, quite like sweet potatoes but with a distinct reddish colour
• dīlla (sg. only) — peas
• ḍuya — okra
• gubham (sg. only) — chickpeas
• hauša — (green-white) cabbage
• hunai — lilac yam
• jaɂukas — cooking plantain, large yellowish-greenish banana
• jęšah — a type of crunchy leafy green
• kīnaška — cauliflower (typically purple)
• lājanah — carrot
• lambā — a tuber, mostly used for its flour (called læmāh)
• leiɂa (sg. only) — red beans
• mahīra (sg. only) — lentils
• marėšin — Calemerian avocado (with an apple-like appearance and texture); one of the main crops originating from Evandor (its Chlouvānem name is a Cerian borrowing).
• miltai (sg. only) — soybeans
• mulājha — a leafy green with long, narrow leaves, and mild bitter flavour
• mæcichā (sg. only) — spinach
• nåmā — potato
• oeyiša — fennel
• parkṣīn — Chili-like pepper
• poniā — a leafy green with typically big, light green leaves. It is one of the most widely grown leafy greens in the Inquisition.
• prāšan — orange cauliflower-like plant, quite sweeter than other cabbages or cauliflowers
• pulkus — onion
• reiba — olive
• špṛmvā — green seaweed
• šųlah — a green, leafy cabbage, reminescent of Savoy cabbages; it is one of the most grown vegetables across the Inquisition and is considered abroad as a signature ingredient of Chlouvānem cuisine.
• tamba — mushroom (in general)
• taɂūh — red seaweed
• thaisah — brown seaweed
• ǣṣinam — radish

• lāsīm (sg. only) — cereals
• karūdas — millet
• kunādih — black sesame
• lūdya — rice, particularly non-sticky and white ones, but also a cover term for all kinds of rice (note that uncooked rice is maɂika)
• ñaṃryah — rye
• ñañām — sticky rice
• prādvām — sesame
• tīppa — wheat

Meat (incl. fish)

Chlouvānem culinary conventions do not separate meat and fish: mædhram means both meat from land animals (bhælāchokvāman mædhram) and meat from fish (dalьtāmān mædhram). Note that the basic word for "fish", dalьtah, is only used for the animals and never in culinary contexts.

• mædhram — meat, including fish
  • bhælāchokvāman mædhram — meat (not fish)
  • dalьtāmān mædhram — fish (when used as food)
• saikha — eel

Pastes, dressings, other foods

• blīceika — paste made from moldy and aged bulnā berry pulp, with a taste similar to strong blue cheeses such as Gorgonzoeula. It is Līlasuṃghāṇa's most typical food and a prime example of acquired taste in Chlouvānem cuisine.
• 〜 damlātas — syrup
• ḍeñam — plant milk
• gaiškas (sg. only) — noodles
• haikra — vinegar
• ilьnīka — fried vegetable nugget
• jvyarñuɂah — literally "jvyara cream"; it is a paste made from moldy and aged jvyara berry pulp, a delicacy of the northern Jade Coast. It is similar to blīceika, but has a milder taste, is somewhat sweeter and is a bit more "foamy".
• lameṣiḍeñam — coconut milk
• lameṣmædhram — coconut jelly
• lьsāṭa — tofū
• miltaiḍeñam — soy milk
• 〜 ñuɂah — cream, sauce
• oegas — brine
• oeglьsāṭa — fermented and brined tofū
• paren — a vegetable cheese-like paste, used as a spread
  • rahīmparen — mint-flavoured paren
• plipai — stock
• rāltaika — kebab-like skewed dish, most commonly with fish. In older Chlouvānem, it meant anything cooked on a skewer (now simply rālte 〜).
• talьšūh — oil
  • prādvātalьšūh — sesame oil
  • reibdalьšūh — olive oil
• širṣṭis — chutney, sauce (thicker than ñuɂah)
• uram — cooked fruit
  • yālvire uram — varen'je
  • nanūką lā uram — mostarda
• yālvoe — sugar
  • lameṣyālvoe — coconut sugar
  • pėmbāvi — cane sugar

Cutlery

People in most of the Inquisition eat with bare hands or with chopsticks; forks and knives are typically used as cutlery only in the Northwest and parts of the North. Spoons are used everywhere for thick soups, but less thick broth soups, common in the Plains and the Jade Coast, are eaten by picking things in them with chopsticks and then drinking the broth from the bowl.

• vailašaus (pl. only) — cutlery
• chubdā — chopsticks (a pair of)
  • chubdlaukas — a single chopstick
• kælpen — fork
• segen — spoon
• tanega — knife

• šūlyakāše (pl. only) — dishes (plates, bowls...)
• jaɂukinūlia — banana leaf. In the South, each diner traditionally uses one of these instead of other plates.
• kayæṣṭera — bowl used for serving many stews and especially side dishes of stewed vegetables. There can be a large communal kayæṣṭera, or each diner gets a smaller one.
• lallaika — platter
• maldānis — the main plate each diner uses
• plaipāgis — bowl used for soups
• rāltah — skewer
• voleya — the smallest bowl, typically containing side creams or small, pickled foods (typically vegetables, sometimes fruit or fish). Each diner has one.

Eating establishments

• dhāvala — inn (restaurant + hotel, found outside cities)
  • martidhāvala — city inn (always has a restaurant and functions as a hotel, albeit with a small number of low-priced rooms (typically 6 to 8))
  • predhakena — hotel (in cities; may have a restaurant but often does not)
• hælvekita — "fruit bar" (a place which serves mostly fruit- or plant milk-based drinks; often just a tent or a moving cart).
• javihumāyikā — liqueur bar (a bar which produces and serves its own liqueurs and wines, eaten along with poucicænah or other simple foods)
• ladragyala — tavern, restaurant (the main type of restaurant in the Chlouvānem world)
• lunaikeika — tea house (the Chlouvānem equivalent of cafés). Tea is their main focus but often serve also fruit-based drinks (like hælvekitai) and/or liqueurs.
• yaridhūs — brewery bar (just like javihumāyikai but with beer instead of liqueurs or wines)
• yųlkita — an upscale, formal restaurant, not really common except for large cities. Commonly they are still referred to as ladragyalai.

Abbreviations used

In the PoS (part of speech) column:

• Ad adverb
• At adjective
• N noun
• V verb

In the Class/principal parts column:

• -T thematic verb
• -A athematic verb
• irr irregular
• 1 Class 1 verb (no vowel changes). Principal parts for this class are not included as they always use the same vowel as the infinitive.
• 2 Class 2 verb (regularly ablauting)
• 3 Class 3 verb (higher grade ablaut)
• ah Class 11 (-ah) verb
• tr (di-)transitive verb (when not causative)
• it intransitive verb
• eo only has exterior forms (when not causative)
• io only has interior forms (when not causative). A verb with neither eo nor io has both interior and exterior forms.
• 5h 5th declension h-noun (ablauting). Direct and genitive plural forms given.

In the English column:

• arch. archaic in this sense
• caus. specific meaning of causative forms
• hon. honorific word
• int. specific meaning of interior forms
• lit. meaning/word used only or mostly in literature

In the Etymology column:

• LLS Lällshag
• MTW Dab. Mid-Third-Era Western Dabuke
• PLB Proto-Lahob

Lexicon

Chlouvānem	PoS	Class/principal parts	English	Notes	Etymology
abanda	N		turban		MTW Dab. abanda (turban)
abhūmi	N		arch.: skin, bark
āḍhyāsa	N		brain		PLB *azdə-hēsə (head [for] words)
āḍhyāsnūlia	N		meninx		āḍhyāsa (brain) + nūlia (leaf)
āḍhyāsnūlimåkṣan	N		meningitis
āḍhyāsūkas	N		retroflex consonant
agan	N		hunger	"I am hungry" = lili mæn agan
ajhārake	V	1T it io	to be naked		PLB *oš-dodʱārs (not covered)
ajhārāmašāh	N		monk and monastic current of the "naked thinkers"		ajhār- (naked) + āmaha (abode)
ajhārmita	N		nakedness
ajodhambaɂas	N		free practice session (in motorsports)		ajodh- (free) + mbaɂas (practice, attempt)
ajodhake	V	1T it io	to be free, to be independent
ajodhyāva	N		freedom, independence	for "freedom" also mānīh
ājva	N		dawn (nautical + civil twilight); the last hour of the Chlouvānem day; poetry: gold		LLS aashiwa (dawn)
ājvalunai	N		breakfast	to have breakfast = ājvalunai yųlake	ājva (dawn) + lunai (tea)
ālketanah	N		the act of putting something on top of something else
ālkitte	V	2T ālketė - ālkitek - ānikita tr	to put on; caus.: to carry something on top of something else		ān- (up, on) kit- (to put)
alūs	N		bottle
amaha	N		lit., hon.: abode		from a pre-Chl. language of the Eastern Plain
amahajānake	V	11T amahajānah - amahajānek - amahājāna it eo	to live, reside, inhabit		amaha (abode) + jān- (to feel)
āmaya	N		collection
āmayadarlila	N	5h āmayadarleliė, āmayadarlaili	collector		āmayadṛ- (to collect) + lila (person)
āmayadṛke	V	2A irr āmayadarė - āmayadṛk - āmayadadrā tr	to collect		āmaya (collection) + dṛ- (to do, make)
āmflonanah	N		ascent, climb, way up		āmflun- (to go/walk up (monod.))
āṃhālkadṛke	V	2A irr āṃhālkadarė - āṃhālkadṛk - āṃhālkadadrā tr	to go to bed, to position something on the bed		ān- (up, on) + hālkah (bed) + dṛ- (to do, make)
āṃhånna	N		sunrise		ān- (up, on) + hånna (sun)
āṃlāṇṭake	V	1T tr	to wear/put on something on the head		ān- (up, on) + lāṇṭam (head)
āmmęliāmita	N		passion
āmmęlikā	N		mental dedication
āmmęlike	V	1A āmmęliė - āmmęliek - ānemęlia tr	to mentally dedicate oneself, to put a lot of effort in
āmmirgis	N		seat
āṃskaglake	V	1T tr	to wear/put on something with sleeves		ān- (up, on) + skaglas (cover)
āṃspṛšagis	N		switch in order to turn off something; the "off" position of a switch
āṃspṛšake	V	2T āṃsparšė - āṃspṛšek - ānaspṛša tr	to turn off, shut down; close (a window)		ān- (up, on) + spṛš- (to close)
amyære	Ad		today		PLB *ami ēvre (this day)
amyærpārṇam	N		today, the current day		amyære (today) + pārṇam (day)
ānasmrāṇa	N		well (place with water)		ān- (up, on) + smrāṇa (spring, source)
āñchiṣagis	N		stairlift		ān- (up, on) + chiṣa (stairs)
āndaidanah	N		acclimatization; the process of getting used to something
āndara	N		building; something built; creation (result of)
āndaralila	N	5h āndaraleliė, āndaralaili	artisan		āndṛ- (to build, create) + lila (person)
āndarenausake	V	1T it io	to be productive
āndarīn	N		builder
āndaroe	N		production
āndaryāva	N		building, creation (process)
āṇḍhūlā	N		defense
āṇḍhūlake	V	2T āṇḍholė - āṇḍhūlek - ānuḍhūla tr	to defend		ān- (up, on) + ḍhūlam (shield)
āndīdake	V	3T irr āndīdė (3PL: āndaidīran) - āndīdek - ānidīda tr	to get used to; int.: to be abitudinary		ān- (up, on) + dīd- (to know (someone))
āndīdalāṇa	N		routine
āndīdeh	N		habit	āndīdiye (loc.) also means "usually, habitually"
āndṛgis	N		building material
āndṛke	V	2A irr āndarė - āndṛk - āndadrā tr	to build, create	to improvise: lairių āndṛke ("to build from air")	ān- (up, on) + dṛ- (to do, make)
āndrūrah	N		construction site
anichlitmā	N		adultery		ani- (from inside) + chlitmā (sex)
aniguṃsake	V	2T anigoṃsė - aniguṃsek - anyuguṃsa tr	to cut abruptly		ani- (from inside) + guṃs- (to cut)
anilešvanah	N		political purge
anilišvake	V	2T anilešvė - anilišvek - anīlišva tr	to clean from the inside; to erase; to purge (politics)		ani- (from inside) + lišv- (to rub)
aniprelyanah	N		deletion (informatics)
aniprilyake	V	2T aniprelyė - aniprilyek - anīprilya tr	to delete, erase (informatics)		ani- (from inside) + prily- (to erase, to turn off)
āñjāliausake	V	1T it io	to be fantastic		ān- (up, on) + jāleh (victory)
āntimas	N		above; elevated position; position on top of something
āntiṃlila	N	5h: āntiṃleliė, āntiṃlaili	champion		āntimas (top position) + lila (person)
ānutis	N		a place to lay oneself on
āpadram	N		demon; evil creature		LLS awapadaram (demon)
āpadrausake	V	1T it io	demonic, evil
arāmi	N		peace		LLS araami (calm, peace)
arāmilejīn	N		pacifist
arāmilija	N	5h arāmilejyė, arāmilaiji	pacifism; countable: pacifist movement		arāmi (peace) + lija (song)
arṭake	V	1T it eo	to float (on water); to go with a small boat; to row (multidirectional)		PLB *wo<re>tr-o- (to float, row (frequentative))
arūppum	N		rival		LLS aroupupum (against)
asena	N		month		LLS asena (moon)
aṣṭralāṇa	N		teeth (all teeth of a person)
aṣṭras	N		tooth		PLB *astoros (tooth)
aṣṭrūkas	N		dental consonant
aveṣyotārake	V	1T it io	arch.: to be excellent, famous	archaic except for attributive use in set phrases and titles - e.g. aveṣyotariri nani "Your Excellence"	PLB *ovajsi yowtōro (sword guardian)
avyāṣa	N		time, moment		PLB *ovōjšə (time)
avyāṣmaita	N	sing. only	History		avyāṣa (time) + maita (river)
avyāṣmaitūkke	V	1A it io	historical
avyāṣūkke	V	1A it io	temporal
aɂemīh	N		freshwater crustacean, living in the rainforest of the South and southern Jade Coast
nunyake	V	3T naunyė - nunyek - ununya tr	to excite, to be excited		LLS nonjoë (to be excited)
nunyāya	N		excitement
æflike	V	irr æftilu - æflik - iɂæflia, PRES 3SG: æftil tr eo	to plan, to be going to, to have the intention for		PLB *ewpʰətiŋ (to think about)
ætherai	N		marmite, large cooking pot
æthermilkīs	N		potholder		ætherai (marmite) + milk- (to take)
åbdvake	V	1T tr	to swell, bloat		PLB *wō-bədw-o- (to swell)
åbdvoe	N		swelling (= on the body; something concrete which is swollen)
åbdvyāva	N		swollenness, bloating
åldarvin	N		a goblin-like creature (usually good-minded) of Eastern Plain Chlouvānem folklore		PLB *wō-foldorwi (big *foldorwi)
åniake	V	1T tr	to cover		PLB *wofonj- (to hide)
ånirṣūs	N		band-aid
åniūm	N		cover, covering (something that covers; also military)
ås	N	prevocalic stem: av-	ford		PLB *awos (ford)