Thursday, March 21, 2013

spring is teväs

teväs = spring (seasons)
alternate spelling: tevaes

Some things Google found for "tevas":
Similar Teva is a brand name of sandals and shoes. Tevas is a rare last name. Tevas is a rare first name. In Lithuanian tėvas means father.

Word derivation for "spring" :
Hungarian = tavasz (which I transliterate to tavas)
Finnish = kevät
Samgur = teväs

Both the Hungarian and the Finnish words have a V in the middle, so I made my Samgur like that too.

Monday, March 11, 2013

crow is varsú

varsú = crow (birds)
alternate spelling: varsu

Some things Google found for "varsu":
Varsu is a rare last name. Similar Värssu a the name of a place in Estonia.

Word derivation for "crow" :
Hungarian = varjú (which I transliterate to varyú)
Finnish = varis
Samgur = varsú

Note the similarity of the Hungarian and Finnish words.

Friday, March 1, 2013

snake is kädye

kädye = snake (reptiles)
alternate spelling: kaedye

Some things Google found for "kädye":
Similar Kadye is a rare feminine first name. Similar Kadye is a rare last name that can be Zimbabwean.

My word definition should not be seen as a comment about people named Kadye. I have nothing against anyone named Kadye. This is merely a word in my made-up, conlang language. Kädye is a mix of letters from the Hungarian and Finnish words. Besides, my word has an "ä" in it and is pronounced like "KAH-djeh".

Word derivation for "snake" :
Hungarian = kígyó (which I transliterate to kídyó)
Finnish = käärme
Samgur = kädye