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dragon, troll, orc, werewolf, gnome, elf, vampire, zombie, nest, lair, hive, pollinate, swarm, graze, herd, tame, hunt, stalk
dragon, troll, orc, werewolf, gnome, elf, vampire, zombie, nest, lair, hive, pollinate, swarm, graze, herd, tame, hunt, stalk
== Art ==
== Art ==
art: audience: culture: dance:
academy, exhibit, gallery
Language arts
book brush chapter history letter mystery page perform play read record scene stage story tale write
poem, rhyme, alliteration, rhythm, chant, ballad, refrain, chorus, metaphor proverb, maxim, oratory theater, comedy, tragedy, fantasy, romance, epic, myth pen, pencil, typewriter, ink, script essay, edit, translate, fiction, manifesto, newspaper, magazine
Visual arts
draw picture paint statue map
Music
beat measure meter music note sing
melody, lyrics, chord, harmony
Instruments
woodwind, brass, percussion, strings, keyboard soprano, alto, tenor, bass
== Astronomy ==
== Astronomy ==
The Wedd's view of the heavenly bodies is quite complicated.  They conflate English ''astronomy'' and ''astrology'' in a way most outsiders find very confusing.  To them, the correct viewpoint from which to view the heavens is precisely that, as the ''heavens'' {{C|המל}} '''himěl'''.  Just as ''planets'' comes from a Greek root meaning "to wander (around the sky)" and originally included lots of things which are not "rocky bodies in Outer Space", so too {{C|מזל}} '''mazěl''' are sky-objects which move, including the sun, the moon, Mars, Jupiter, etc.  Because the constellations/zodiac signs also traverse with the season, they too are considered מזל, even though the starts that make them up are not.  The Weddish split point-of-view affects most objects visible with the naked eye.  The ''sun'' {{C|שמש}} '''łeměł''' is not a hot ball of fusing gas, it's more like an angel on fire, driving across a dome.  The scientific idea of ''Sol'', is a מזל.  The amazing reality is that pagan connotations might be "true", but not the most important aspect of something.
The Wedd's view of the heavenly bodies is quite complicated.  They conflate English ''astronomy'' and ''astrology'' in a way most outsiders find very confusing.  To them, the correct viewpoint from which to view the heavens is precisely that, as the ''heavens'' {{C|המל}} '''himěl'''.  Just as ''planets'' comes from a Greek root meaning "to wander (around the sky)" and originally included lots of things which are not "rocky bodies in Outer Space", so too {{C|מזל}} '''mazěl''' are sky-objects which move, including the sun, the moon, Mars, Jupiter, etc.  Because the constellations/zodiac signs also traverse with the season, they too are considered מזל, even though the starts that make them up are not.  The Weddish split point-of-view affects most objects visible with the naked eye.  The ''sun'' {{C|שמש}} '''łeměł''' is not a hot ball of fusing gas, it's more like an angel on fire, driving across a dome.  The scientific idea of ''Sol'', is a מזל.  The amazing reality is that pagan connotations might be "true", but not the most important aspect of something.
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=== Planets ===
== Body ==
== Body ==
== Buildings ==
== Buildings ==
=== The City ===
arch
block
bridge
city
gate
road
square
street
town
tunnel
village
port, neighborhood, alley, sewer, forum, plaza, courtyard, cemetery, park
=== Buildings ===
bath
home
hotel
house
office
palace
prison
station
tower
==== Government  ====
palace, castle, office, prison, ministry, customs, house, archives, constabulary
==== Cultural ====
scriptorium, forum, library, school, academy, university, monument, theater, museum, concert hall
==== Religious  ====
church, temple, monastery, shrine, cemetery
==== Recreational  ====
bath, pool, tavern, inn, hotel, restaurant, brothel, arena, stadium, race track, park, garden, gambling den, opium den
==== Infrastructure  ====
port, warehouse, stable, railroad station, airport, spaceport, aqueduct, reservoir, fountain, sewer, hospital
==== Commercial  ====
market, shop, bank, brokerage, factory, brewery, mill, department store, tannery
=== House ===
ceiling
cell
chamber
door
floor
hall
kitchen
roof
room
stair
step
wall
window
attic, basement, closet, vestibule, balcony, foundation
=== Furniture ===
bed
chair
curtain
desk
seat
table
bench, couch, stool, cradle, shelf, bathtub, toilet, stove, sink, refrigerator
mattress, sheet, blanket, pillow, tapestry, carpet
== Clothing ==
== Clothing ==
== Color ==
== Color ==
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== Conflict ==
== Conflict ==
== Containers ==
== Containers ==
bag
bottle
box
chest
close
collect
contain
content
cover
empty
fill
full
gather
group
include
individual
key
lock
member
open
pack
pocket
shut
== Dimensions ==
== Dimensions ==
== Directions ==
== Directions ==

Revision as of 15:15, 22 December 2018

The following sections are derived from "The Conlanger's Lexipedia" by Rosenfelder, which serves to divide vocabulary into helpful sections.

Animals

animal, beast, bird, bug, cat, dog, duck, fish, horse, insect, monster, mouse, rabbit, snake, spider

dragon, troll, orc, werewolf, gnome, elf, vampire, zombie, nest, lair, hive, pollinate, swarm, graze, herd, tame, hunt, stalk

Art

art: audience: culture: dance:

academy, exhibit, gallery

Language arts book brush chapter history letter mystery page perform play read record scene stage story tale write

poem, rhyme, alliteration, rhythm, chant, ballad, refrain, chorus, metaphor proverb, maxim, oratory theater, comedy, tragedy, fantasy, romance, epic, myth pen, pencil, typewriter, ink, script essay, edit, translate, fiction, manifesto, newspaper, magazine

Visual arts draw picture paint statue map

Music beat measure meter music note sing

melody, lyrics, chord, harmony

Instruments woodwind, brass, percussion, strings, keyboard soprano, alto, tenor, bass

Astronomy

The Wedd's view of the heavenly bodies is quite complicated. They conflate English astronomy and astrology in a way most outsiders find very confusing. To them, the correct viewpoint from which to view the heavens is precisely that, as the heavens המל himěl. Just as planets comes from a Greek root meaning "to wander (around the sky)" and originally included lots of things which are not "rocky bodies in Outer Space", so too מזל mazěl are sky-objects which move, including the sun, the moon, Mars, Jupiter, etc. Because the constellations/zodiac signs also traverse with the season, they too are considered מזל, even though the starts that make them up are not. The Weddish split point-of-view affects most objects visible with the naked eye. The sun שמש łeměł is not a hot ball of fusing gas, it's more like an angel on fire, driving across a dome. The scientific idea of Sol, is a מזל. The amazing reality is that pagan connotations might be "true", but not the most important aspect of something.

A סֵרֶה serěh is a star, but mainly just the shape: the angels which co-rule over the night are כֹּוכָב ḳowkov. The moon is ירח, while a moon (like Io or Phoebe) is mawn. Nothing like universe exists natively, though עולם is something like "a space-time epoch", which is probably closer to world. However, English world usually means something involving its inhabitance, which is what תֱּבֵל ṭǝvel means.

Planets

Body

Buildings

The City

arch block bridge city gate road square street town tunnel village port, neighborhood, alley, sewer, forum, plaza, courtyard, cemetery, park

Buildings

bath home hotel house office palace prison station tower

Government

palace, castle, office, prison, ministry, customs, house, archives, constabulary

Cultural

scriptorium, forum, library, school, academy, university, monument, theater, museum, concert hall

Religious

church, temple, monastery, shrine, cemetery

Recreational

bath, pool, tavern, inn, hotel, restaurant, brothel, arena, stadium, race track, park, garden, gambling den, opium den

Infrastructure

port, warehouse, stable, railroad station, airport, spaceport, aqueduct, reservoir, fountain, sewer, hospital

Commercial

market, shop, bank, brokerage, factory, brewery, mill, department store, tannery

House

ceiling cell chamber door floor hall kitchen roof room stair step wall window attic, basement, closet, vestibule, balcony, foundation

Furniture

bed chair curtain desk seat table bench, couch, stool, cradle, shelf, bathtub, toilet, stove, sink, refrigerator

mattress, sheet, blanket, pillow, tapestry, carpet

Clothing

Color

According to Rosenfelder, Berlin and Kay say that color words emerge in a certain priority scheme, roughly related to the anatomy of human vision. Black is חְוַרְת cwarþ (cognate to English swarthy). White is וְהִית whiyþ, almost the same. Red – the first color to emerge – is רְהֹוד. Next, languages have words for blue - בְּלֵו bleu, yellow - גֵל jel; and green - גְּרוין. Then comes brown- בְּרוּן brun. Finally, four colors tend to come late in a language: grey -- גְּרֵי grey, orange אֹורֵנְג owrenj, pink רֹוז rowz, and purple פֹּורפֹור porfor.

Color in general is צֵבַעֶה xevaŋěh. Crimson is found in the Bible - אַרְגָּמַן 'argoman, תְּכֵלֶת ṭǝkelět is violet, שַנִי łaniy is scarlet.

Conflict

Containers

bag bottle box chest close collect contain content cover empty fill full gather group include individual key lock member open pack pocket shut

Dimensions

Directions

Efforts

Elements

Emotions

Events

Existence

Food

Government

Grammar

Kinship

Knowledge

Law

Life

Light

Locatives

Love

Measurement

Metals

Mind

Movement

Nature

cave, cloud, country, desert, farm, field, fog, forest, freeze, garden, ground, hail, hill, ice, land, mountain, nature, pleasant, plain, rain, sky, snow, storm, valley, wild, wind, world, yard.

plateau, canyon, cliff, volcano, meadow, glade, jungle, savanna, swamp, glacier, plow, sow, harvest, crop, mist, drought, lightning, thunder, rainbow, leet

Numbers

Physical

Physics

Plants

Possession

Religion

Shape

Sensation

Sex

Sin

Society

Speech

Substances

Time

Christmas - נתליכה

The Day

The Christian-day begins at dawn שחר. That stretch of time is morning, בושק. This last until noon, which can be called מדדג or צהרים. afternoon evening ערבה hour minute second nights vs days tomorrow yesterday

The Week

Months

The months of the year can be marked in a Christian or a Jewish way

Seasons

Tools

Trade

Valuation

War

Water

Work