Friday, April 11, 2014

moon is kúld

kúld = moon
alternate spelling: kuld

Some things Google found for "kuld":
Kuld is an unusual last name. Saku Kuld is an Estonian pale lager beer. In Estonian kuld means gold. In Danish kuld means litter (animals born in one birth). In Hungarian similar küld means send.

Word derivation for "moon" :
Hungarian = hold
Finnish = kuu (which I transliterate to kú)
Samgur = kúld

Friday, March 21, 2014

flower is vikka

vikka = flower

Some things Google found for "vikka":
Vikka is a rare usually feminine first name. Vikka is a rare last name. Vikka is a Japanese fashion magazine. Vikka is the name of a TV station in Cherkasy, Ukraine. Vikka is the name of a place in Norway.

Word derivation for "flower" :
Hungarian = virág
Finnish = kukka
Samgur = vikka

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

tree is fú

fú = tree
alternate spelling: fu

Some things Google found for "fú" and "fu":
Fu is a Chinese last name and first name. Fú is a Chinese character and ideograph meaning good fortune or happiness. In Hungarian similar fű means grass.

Word derivation for "tree" :
Hungarian = fa
Finnish = puu (which I transliterate to pú)
Samgur = fú

Friday, February 21, 2014

mouse is géri

géri = mouse
alternate spelling: gehri

Some things Google found for "geri":
Geri is an uncommon feminine first name which can be short for Geraldine. Geri is an unusual last name. In Turkish geri means back, rear, reverse. In Portuguese a form of the verb to manage, to administer. Geri is the name of places in Turkey, Sudan, Georgia, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Russia.

Word derivation for "mouse" :
Hungarian = egér
Finnish = hiiri (which I transliterate to híri)
Samgur = géri

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

bear is madu

madu = bear
alternate spelling: maduh

Some things Google found for "madu":
Madu is an unusual to uncommon last name. Madu is an unusual masculine first name. In Indonesian madu means honey. In Estonian madu means snake. Madu Station is a station on the Seoul Subway Line 3 in South Korea. Madu is the name of places in China, Indonesia, South Korea, Mozambique, and Sierra Leone.

Word derivation for "bear" :
Hungarian = medve
Finnish = karhu
Samgur = madu

This Samgur word takes consonants from the Hungarian word, and vowels from the Finnish word.

Saturday, January 11, 2014

snow is loy

loy = snow

Some things Google found for "loy":
Loy is an unusual to uncommon masculine first name. Loy is an uncommon last name, notably actress Myrna Loy. A loy is an Irish spade used for manual plowing (or ploughing). Loy is the name of places in Germany and in the US in Arkansas.

Word derivation for "snow" :
Hungarian = hó
Finnish = lumi
Samgur = loy

I decided to include several diphthongs in Samgur. I dropped the accent from the O in the Hungarian word, added it to the I in the Finnish word to get OI, then transliterated OI to OY.

Wednesday, December 11, 2013

forest is mersö

mersö = forest
alternate spelling: merseu

Some things Google found for "merso":
Merso is an unusual to rare last name. Merso is a rare first name. Merso Art School in Greece. In Latin merso means I immerse. Merso Soprano is the name of a place in Italy.

Word derivation for "forest" :
Hungarian = erdő (which I transliterate to erdö)
Finnish = metsä
Samgur = mersö