Contionary:līlta

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Chlouvānem

Etymology

Possibly a Laiputaši borrowing, or a Lahob word with a proposed cognate in Kȯtıme Qoşazırme met "footprint".

The city was named after the religion.

Pronunciation

(Standard): IPA: [ɴ̆iːɴ̆tä]
(Līlasuṃghāṇi): IPA: [ɴ̆iːɴ̆tɐ]

Noun

līlta (1h declension)

  1. path (in a forest or countryside)
    nærlanom nenǣ līlte peithmim.
    We [often] walk this path to harvest firewood.
  2. alley, narrow street; (archaic, literary): street, road
    poga sārvire sama taili līltęs virā.
    This village is old, so it has many narrow streets.
  3. career, "life path"
    lilyā nēmabuneya murkadhānęs līltu elenate.
    My older female first cousin, daughter of my maternal aunt, has chosen a career as Inquisitor.
  4. path (metaphorical), religion
    yunyalīlta — lit. "path of nature, of the Goddess of Nature; path of Yunya"
  5. (in compounds): religious, Yunyalīlti
    līltanorīn — clergy member (lit. "one who brings religion forward")
    līltanaviṣya — religious book
  6. A city (eparchy) in the Jade Coast, episcopal seat of Mīḍhūpraṇa, 4th largest city of the Chlouvānem Inquisition.
    pūnan lilyā meinā līlte vi.
    My mother is in Līlta for work.

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Related terms

  • deṣā (road following the outer path of a city wall)
  • dorah (national road)
  • jūlla (esplanade)
  • nadeṣā (road following the inner path of a city wall)
  • ūbgiras (approach - term for roads leading to important buildings or areas)
  • ūnima (street, road)
  • aira (boulevard)