Monday, October 21, 2013

river is jofi

jofi = river
alternate spelling: yofi

Some things Google found for "jofi":
Jofi is an unusual first name. Jofi is an unusual to rare last name. Salon Jofi in West Orange, New Jersey.

Word derivation for "river" :
Hungarian = folyó (which I transliterate to foyjó)
Finnish = joki
Samgur = jofi

Jofi replaces koyó as the Samgur word for river. I've decided not to transliterate j to y.

Friday, October 11, 2013

mountain is vordy

vordy = mountain
alternate spelling: vorj

Some things Google found for "vordy":
Vordy is a rare first name. Vordy is a rare last name. Domaine Vordy Mayrannes Winery in Languedoc region of France.

Word derivation for "mountain" :
Hungarian = hegy (which I transliterate to hedy)
Finnish = vuori
Samgur = vordy

Note: the dy in vordy is pronounced similar to the dy in Goodyear.

Saturday, September 21, 2013

valley is lávol

lávol = valley
alternate spelling: lahvol

Some things Google found for "lávol" and "lavol":
Lavol is a rare last name. Lavol is a rare generally masculine first name. In Taiwan Lavol is a brand name of the drug Nimetazepam. Similar távol means far, distant in Hungarian. Lavol is the name of a place in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France.

Word derivation for "valley" :
Hungarian = völgy (which I transliterate to völdy)
Finnish = laakso (which I transliterate to lákso)
Samgur = lávol

Lávol replaces vollá as the Samgur word for valley.

Wednesday, August 21, 2013

son is fika

fika = son

Some things Google found for "fika":
In Swedish fika means "coffee break or a light meal or snack". FIKA is a cafe at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis. Fika Coffee House in Parker, Colorado. Fika Recordings is a diy indiepop cassette & vinyl record label based in London. In Esperanto fika can be a vulgar adjective. Fika is the name of a place in Nigeria.

Word derivation for "son" :
Hungarian = fiú
Finnish = poika
Samgur = fika

Sunday, August 11, 2013

daughter is tärny

tärny = daughter
alternate spelling: taerny

Some things Google found for "tarny":
Tarny Inc is a network consulting & training company in Cincinnati, Ohio. Tarny is an unusual often feminine first name. Tarny is a rare last name. Tarny Wood Lane is a street in Independence, Virginia. Similar Tarnyy is the name of a place in Russia.

Word derivation for "daughter" :
Hungarian = lány
Finnish = tytär (which I transliterate to tütär)
Samgur = tärny

Sunday, July 21, 2013

mother is änai

änai = mother
alternate spelling: aenai

Some things Google found for "änai":
Anai is an unusual feminine first name. Anai is a rare last name that can be Japanese. ANAi Global Technologies of Ontario, Canada. Anai Pass in Algeria. Anai is the name of places in Pakistan and Nigeria.

Word derivation for "mother" :
Hungarian = anya
Finnish = äiti
Samgur = änai

Thursday, July 11, 2013

father is asa

asa = father

Some things Google found for "asa":
Asa is a uncommon first name that is generally masculine. ASA is an acronym for Amateur Softball Association. In Indonesian asa means hope. In Portuguese asa means wing. In Spanish asa means handle. In Turkish asa means scepter. Asa is the name of places in Nigeria, Iran, Norway, Sweden and the United States. Asa River in Japan and Kazakhstan.

Word derivation for "father" :
Hungarian = apa
Finnish = isä
Samgur = asa