The T́uliǹgrai Etymological Dictionary

LAP–

Etymology: Er. ala, little (adjective)

lapa — To make something small or little; to shrink, minimize, belittle (transitive verb, zalapax).

Lapai — A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Lapo (proper noun).

lapakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of small or little, as an ant (count noun, elapakorai).

lapakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elapakorestai).

lapakristei — A dream of smallness, or a dream of shrinking or becoming small (event noun, eilapakristai).

lapakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilapakristestai).

laparnē — A person who makes something small or little, or shrinks, minimizes, or belittles it (animate noun, ēlaparnai).

lape — A little thing, something small (count noun, elapai).

lapeste — A collection of small things, as marbles, interesting pebbles, charms for a charm bracelet, and so forth (count noun, elapestai).

lapê — Smallness, littleness (mass noun, êlapai).

lapei — The act of making something small or little, or becoming small or little (event noun, eilapai).

lapē — A person or other living thing which is small, as a mouse, a berry, or a plant less than an inch tall (animate noun, ēlapai).

lapi — To become small, or smaller; to shrink (intransitive verb, zalapix).

lapirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēlapirnai).

lapo — Small, little (adjective, lapol).

lapy — As above, but an adverb; in a small way, a little at a time, by small steps (adverb, lapyr).

LAĴ–

Etymology: Er. lajha, impartial (adjective)

Alaĵai — A greater household of the Winter People in the Second History. Insignia: Two hands, fingers together and palms out, the left hand upright and the right hand upside down, one white, the other blue. On a white background, both hands blue; on a blue background, both hands white. Colors: Blue and white (proper noun).

laĵa — To make something fair, impartial, or liberal, as by removing bias from it (transitive verb, zalaĵax).

Laĵai — A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Laĵo (proper noun).

laĵakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of something emblematic of fairness or impartiality (count noun, elaĵakorai).

laĵakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elaĵakorestai).

laĵakristei — A dream of impartiality or fairness (event noun, eilaĵakristai).

laĵakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilaĵakristestai).

laĵarnē — A person who makes something fair, impartial, or liberal, as by removing bias from it (animate noun, ēlaĵarnai).

laĵe — Something fair, impartial, or liberal, as a measuring instrument that's been calibrated (count noun, elaĵai).

laĵeste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, elaĵestai).

laĵê — Fairness, impartiality, liberalness, or liberality (mass noun, êlaĵai).

laĵei — The act of making something fair, impartial, or liberal, as by removing bias from it; or the act of becoming so (event noun, eilaĵai).

laĵē — A person who's fair, impartial, or liberal (animate noun, ēlaĵai).

laĵi — To become fair, impartial, or liberal, as by intense thought or study (intransitive verb, zalaĵix).

laĵirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēlaĵirnai).

laĵo — Even-handed, impartial, fair-minded, liberal (adjective, laĵol).

laĵy — As above, but an adverb; even-handedly, impartially, fairly, fair-mindedly, liberally (adverb, laĵyr).

LAV–

Etymology: Er. lav, run (verb)

lava — To make someone run, cause someone to run, order someone to run (transitive verb, zalavax).

Lavai — A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Lavi (proper noun).

lavakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of a person or animal running, or running legs (count noun, elavakorai).

lavakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elavakorestai).

lavakristei — A dream of running, or being in a race (event noun, eilavakristai).

lavakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilavakristestai).

lavarnē — A person who causes or orders another to run (animate noun, ēlavarnai).

lave — A piece of equipment for running, as a running shoe; or a token or memento of a race (count noun, elavai).

laveste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, elavestai).

lavê — The joy of running, the love of running (mass noun, êlavai).

lavei — The act of causing or ordering another to run; the act of running (event noun, eilavai).

lavē — A person who runs regularly for exercise or sport, or who enters a lot of races; also, a living thing that lives by running, as a member of a prey species (animate noun, ēlavai).

lavi — To run (intransitive verb, zalavix).

lavirnē — A person who run; a runner (animate noun, ēlavirnai).

lavo — Like or pertaining to running; also, cursory, fleeting, passing (adjective, lavol).

lavy — As above, but an adverb; cursorily, fleetingly, in passing, passim (adverb, lavyr).

LAM–

Etymology: Er. ulam, a triangle (noun)

lama — To enclose something in a triangle, as a drawing or a three-sided fence (transitive verb, zalamax).

Lamai — (1) A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Lamu. (2) A lesser household of the First History. Insignia: A black equilateral triangle with convex sides (proper noun).

lamakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of a triangle, or made up of triangular pieces (count noun, elamakorai).

lamakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elamakorestai).

lamakristei — A dream of triangles, or three-sided things (event noun, eilamakristai).

lamakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilamakristestai).

lamarnē — A person who draws or builds a triangle around something (animate noun, ēlamarnai).

lame — A triangle (count noun, elamai).

lameste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, elamestai).

lamê — Triangle-ness, triangularity (mass noun, êlamai).

lamei — The act of drawing a triangle around something; the act of playing the triangle (event noun, eilamai).

lamē — A person or other living thing shaped like a triangle, as a leafhopper; or with a triangular face, as a praying mantis; or with triangular markings (animate noun, ēlamai).

lami — To play the triangle (intransitive verb, zalamix).

lamirnē — A person who does the above; a triangulist (animate noun, ēlamirnai).

lamo — Like or pertaining to triangles; triangle-shaped, triangular (adjective, lamol).

lamy — As above, but an adverb; triangularly, in a triangular path or route (adverb, lamyr).

LAŃ–

Er. alanna, spellbinding, entrancing (adjective)

NOTE: All the following meanings are romantic metaphors derived from Er. belief in magic. No one since that time believes in magic.

lańa — To enchant or entrance someone, to put someone under a spell (transitive verb, zalańax).

Lańai — A very common female personal name, transcribed in fiction on this site as Lańa (proper noun).

lańakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of something enchanting, or emblematic of an alluring female, or of magic (count noun, elańakorai).

lańakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elańakorestai).

lańakristei — A dream of enchanting or entrancing someone, or falling under a spell (event noun, eilańakristai).

lańakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilańakristestai).

lańarnē — A person who enchants or entrances another; a vamp (animate noun, ēlańarnai).

lańe — A token, favor, or memento of someone who's spellbinding, entrancing, or enchanting (count noun, elańai).

lańeste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, elańestai).

lańê — Enchantment, entrancement, the quality of being spellbinding (mass noun, êlańai).

lańei — The act of entrancing or enchanting someone, of putting someone under a spell (event noun, eilańai).

lańē — A person who is spellbinding, entrancing, or enchanting, but unaware of it; or a person considered so by someone else (animate noun, ēlańai).

lańi — To become spellbinding, entrancing, or enchanting; to have these qualities already, and become aware of it (intransitive verb, zalańix).

lańirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēlańirnai).

lańo — Spellbinding, entrancing, enchanting (adjective, lańol).

lańy — As above, but an adverb; spellbindingly, entrancingly, enchantingly (adverb, lańyr).

LAR–

Etymology: Er. lara, yellow (adjective)

lara — To make something yellow (transitive verb, zalarax).

Larai — A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Lara (proper noun).

larakore — A piece of jewelry which is yellow (count noun, elarakorai).

larakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elarakorestai).

larakristei — A dream of yellow (event noun, eilarakristai).

larakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilarakristestai).

lararnē — A person who makes something yellow (animate noun, ēlararnai).

lare — A shade or hue of yellow; the color yellow; a discrete thing which is yellow (count noun, elarai).

lareste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, elarestai).

larê — Yellowness; a substance which is yellow (mass noun, êlarai).

larei — The act of making or coloring something yellow; the act of turning or becoming yellow in color (event noun, eilarai).

larē — A person or other living thing which is yellow, as a flower, a fruit, or a bird (animate noun, ēlarai).

lari — To turn yellow, to become yellow in color (intransitive verb, zalarix).

larirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēlarirnai).

laro — Yellow (adjective, larol).

lary — As above, but an adverb (adverb, laryr).

LANT–

Etymology: Er. olant, the color blue (noun)

lanta — To make something blue, as by painting it; or to make something mysterious (transitive verb, zalantax).

Lantai — A personal name, usually female, transcribed in fiction on this site as Lanta (proper noun).

lantakore — A piece of jewelry that's blue, or depicting or evocative of something mysterious (count noun, elantakorai).

lantakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elantakorestai).

lantakristei — A dream of blue things, or a dream of mysteries (event noun, eilantakristai).

lantakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilantakristestai).

lantarnē — A person who make things blue, and by painting them; or someone who makes something mysterious, a mystifyer (animate noun, ēlantarnai).

lante — A discrete item which is blue; or a shade of blue; or a mystery (count noun, elantai).

lanteste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, elantestai).

lantê — Blueness, mystery (mass noun, êlantai).

lantei — The act of making something blue, or mysterious; or the act or process of becoming blue, or mysterious (event noun, eilantai).

lantē — A person or other living thing who is blue, as a bluebird; or mysterious, as a woman or a cat (animate noun, ēlantai).

lanti — To turn blue, to become blue; also, to become mysterious (intransitive verb, zalantix).

lantirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēlantirnai).

lanto — Blue; mysterious (adjective, lantol).

lanty — As above, but an adverb (adverb, lantyr).

LÂJ–

Etymology: Er. laja, wide (adjective)

lâja — To make something wide, or wider; to widen (transitive verb, zalâjax).

Lâjai — A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Lâjo (proper noun).

lâjakore — A piece of jewelry that's wide, or made of a lot of wide pieces, or depicts things whose outstanding property is wideness (count noun, elâjakorai).

lâjakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elâjakorestai).

lâjakristei — A dream of making something wider, as a hole in a barrier, or of becoming wider (event noun, eilâjakristai).

lâjakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilâjakristestai).

lâjarnē — A person who makes something wide, or wider; a widener (animate noun, ēlâjarnai).

lâje — Something that's wide; a wide thing, as a sail, a flag, or a wall (count noun, elâjai).

lâjeste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, elâjestai).

lâjê — Wideness, width (mass noun, êlâjai).

lâjei — The act of making something wide, or wider; the act or process of becoming wide, or wider; widening (event noun, eilâjai).

lâjē — A person or other living thing which is wide, as a flying snake when it spreads out to glide (animate noun, ēlâjai).

lâji — To become wide, or wider; to widen (intransitive verb, zalâjix).

lâjirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēlâjirnai).

lâjo — Like or pertaining to width; wide (adjective, lâjol).

lâjy — As above, but an adverb; widely (adverb, lâjyr).

LEV–

Etymology: Er. ylev, a disc (noun)

leva — To cover something with discs, roundels, or plates, as for decoration, or to make a suit of armor (transitive verb, zalevax).

Levai — A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Leva (proper noun).

levakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of discs, roundels, or plates, fastened together somehow (count noun, elevakorai).

levakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elevakorestai).

levakristei — A dream of discs, roundels, or plates (event noun, eilevakristai).

levakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilevakristestai).

levarnē — A person who covers something with discs, roundels, or plates (animate noun, ēlevarnai).

leve — A disc, plate, or roundel (count noun, elevai).

leveste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, elevestai).

levê — Flatness and roundness, as discs, roundels, or plates (mass noun, êlevai).

levei — The act of covering something with discs, roundels, or plates; or collecting them; or making them (event noun, eilevai).

levē — A person in armor made by fastening metal discs to leather or other tough material; a living thing with discs on or in its skin, as for a natural form of armor or a mating display (animate noun, ēlevai).

levi — To collect discs, roundels, or plates; to fashion them (intransitive verb, zalevix).

levirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēlevirnai).

levo — Like or pertaining to discs, roundels, or plates (adjective, levol).

levy — As above, but an adverb (adverb, levyr).

LÊS–

Etymology: Er. iless, a book (noun)

lêsa — To read something, usually a book (transitive verb, zalêsax).

Lêsai — A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Lêsi (proper noun).

lêsakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of any kind of a book, including a scroll or a fan-fold book (count noun, elêsakorai).

lêsakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elêsakorestai).

lêsakristei — A dream of reading, a dream of books (event noun, eilêsakristai).

lêsakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilêsakristestai).

lêsalate — A bunch of readings or quotes by the same author or group of authors, or on the same topic, especially when compiled into a book (count noun, elêsalatai).

lêsarnē — A person who reads, a reader (animate noun, ēlêsarnai).

lêsarnestē — A group of readers, as the members of a book club (animate noun, ēlêsarnestai).

lêse — A book (count noun, elêsai).

lêseste — A bunch of books, a book collection, a multi-volume set of books (count noun, elêsestai).

lêsê — The art of reading, the ability to read, literacy (mass noun, êlêsai).

lêsei — The act of reading something; the act of learning to read (event noun, eilêsai).

lêsē — A person who can read, a literate; or someone who reads a great deal, a bibliophile or bookworm; one who participates in literary events, as poetry readings and book clubs. Also, a living thing that eats books, as an actual bookworm, insect, or rodent (animate noun, ēlêsai).

lêsi — To learn to read, to become literate (intransitive verb, zalêsix).

lêsirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēlêsirnai).

lêso — Like or pertaining to books or reading; bookish, literate (adjective, lêsol).

lêsy — As above, but an adverb (adverb, lêsyr).

LIK–

Etymology: Er. iliki, fire (noun)

lika — To burn something with flame, to set something on fire (transitive verb, zalikax).

Likai — A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Liki (proper noun).

likakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of a flame, or depicting fire, or colored like fire (count noun, elikakorai).

likakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elikakorestai).

likakristei — A dream of fire or flames (event noun, eilikakristai).

likakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilikakristestai).

likarnē — A person who burns something with fire, or sets something on fire; a burner, an arsonist (animate noun, ēlikarnai).

like — A flame (count noun, elikai).

likeste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, elikestai).

likê — Fire, or flame as a mass noun (mass noun, êlikai).

likei — The act of burning something with fire, or setting something on fire; the act of burning, or being on fire (event noun, eilikai).

likē — A person or other living thing with scars and injuries from fire; a living thing that can live in fire, as a fire elemental or "salamander"; a living thing that requires fire to live or reproduce, as certain trees whose seeds can only sprout after being singed by fire (animate noun, ēlikai).

liki — To burn in flames, to be on fire, to be wreathed or wrapped in flames or fire (intransitive verb, zalikix).

likirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēlikirnai).

liko — Like or pertaining to flames or fire; fiery, flaming (adjective, likol).

liky — As above, but an adverb; as if on fire, flamingly (adverb, likyr).

LOD–

Etymology: Er. lo, be, exist (intransitive verb and linking verb)

NOTE: The roots LOH– and LOD– both derive from lo, have the same meaning as each other, and generate the same stems. See LOH– for stems and words generated by both roots.

LOS–

Etymology: Er. ilos, a pear-apple (noun)

losa — To furnish or provide something with pear-apple trees, as a garden, or a hall or solar with pear-apple trees in tubs (transitive verb, zalosax).

Losai — A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Losa (proper noun).

losadene — A pear-apple tree, literally "tree of the pear-apple". See lose, below (count noun, elosadenai).

losakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of a pear-apple, or a bunch of them in a bowl, or a pear-apple tree (count noun, elosakorai).

losakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elosakorestai).

losakristei — A dream of pear-apples, or pear-apple trees (event noun, eilosakristai).

losakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilosakristestai).

losalôlê — Pear-apple juice. See lose, below (mass noun, êlosalôlai).

losarnē — A person who furnishes or provides something with pear-apple trees (animate noun, ēlosarnai).

losaθure — A pear-apple fruit. See lose, below (count noun, elosaθurai).

lose — A pear-apple fruit; also, a pear-apple tree. The Alteřans particularly liked the fruit, and planted the trees wherever they went, in their Syorkai and Loraon colonies as well as all over Alteřa. In the Second History, there was no Alteřan Empire, but the Iǹgrē remembered pear-apples and found them growing wild in the smaller Alteřa of the Second History. They now grow all over the World except for Syorkai, and on many colony worlds as well.

The trees have smooth grey trunks, and long upward-slanting branches, supporting spade-shaped masses of dark green, dagger-shaped leaves. The fruit tastes like Inside pears, but its flesh doesn't contain stone cells, and the fruit is round like an apple, not pear-shaped. They are usually light green in color, but sometimes yellow or bright red.

Pear-apple juice combines the juice from the fruit with an extract from the flower, giving a drink that tastes like pear juice and uncarbonated cream soda mixed; that is, pear juice and vanilla extract.

Actual pears and apples and their cousins don't exist in the Outside; they're imaginary Inside plants. (count noun, elosai).

loseste — A group or set or collection of pear-apples, pear-apple trees, or glasses of pear-apple juice (count noun, elosestai).

losê — The sweetness or the taste of a pear-apple, or of pear-apple juice; the shade and moisture around a pear-apple tree; pear-apple juice (mass noun, êlosai).

losei — The act of providing or furnishing something with pear-apple trees; the act of tending a pear-apple tree or grove or forest, or picking the fruit, or wearing a pear-apple flower in one's hair (event noun, eilosai).

losē — A person or other living thing that smells like a pear-apple; or that lives off the fruit or in the tree, as some insects, birds, and small mammals (animate noun, ēlosai).

losi — To tend a pear-apple tree, grove, or forest; to harvest the fruit; to wear a pear-apple flower in one's hair (intransitive verb, zalosix).

losirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēlosirnai).

loso — Like or pertaining to pear-apples (adjective, losol).

losy — As above, but an adverb (adverb, losyr).

LOH–

Etymology: Er. lo, be, exist (intransitive verb and linking verb)

NOTE: The roots LOH– and LOD– both derive from lo, have the same meaning as each other, and generate the same stems. Some people consider LOH– the more stylish of the two, some LOD–, while others use them interchangeably, with no preference for one or the other.

loha or loda — To cause to exist, bring into existence (transitive verb, zalohax or zalodax).

Lohai or Lodai — A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Lohi or Lodi (proper noun).

lohakore or lodakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of a symbol of existence, reality, life, or the universe (count noun, elohakorai or elodakorai).

lohakoreste or lodakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elohakorestai or elodakorestai).

lohakristei or lodakristei — A dream of being, of existence (event noun, eilohakristai or eilodakristai).

lohakristestei or lodakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilohakristestai or eilodakristestai).

loharnē or lodarnē— A person who causes something to exist, who brings something into existence (animate noun, ēloharnai or ēlodarnai).

lohe or lode — A something which exists, an existing thing (count noun, elohai or elodai).

loheste or lodeste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, elohestai or elodestai).

lohê or lodê — Being-ness, existence, existentialism; an existing substance (mass noun, êlohai or êlodai).

lohei or lodei — The act of causing something to exist, or bringing something into existence; the act of existing; existence (event noun, eilohai or eilodai).

lohē or lodē — A living thing which exists (animate noun, ēlohai or ēlodai).

lohi or lodi — To be, to exist, NOT a linking verb! (intransitive verb, zalohix or zalodix)

lohirnē or lodirnē — A person who exists (animate noun, ēlohirnai or ēlodirnai).

loho or lodo — Like or pertaining to existence; existing, in existence (adjective, lohol or lodol).

lohy or lody — As above, but an adverb; in the existing conditions, given the existing circumstances, under the existing considerations (adverb, lohyr or lodyr).

LORET–

Etymology: lo, informal name for the letter L, + ret, a letter of the alphabet (count noun)

loreta — To mark something with the letter L (transitive verb, zaloretax).

loretarnē — A person who marks something with the letter L (animate noun, ēloretarnai).

lorete — The letter L of the T́uliǹgrai alphabet (count noun, eloretai).

loreteste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, eloretestai).

loretekore — A piece of jewelry in the form of the letter L of the T́uliǹgrai alphabet (count noun, eloretekorai).

loretekoreste — A group or set or collection of the above; or a box to keep them in (count noun, eloretekorestai).

loretê — L-ness, the balance, shape, design, or composition of the letter L (mass noun, êloretai).

loretei — The act of marking something with an L, or making art incorporating the letter L (event noun, eiloretai).

loreti — To make a piece of art that incorporates the letter L (intransitive verb, zaloretix).

loretirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēloretirnai).

loreto — Like or pertaining to the letter L (adjective, loretol).

lorety — As above, but an adverb (adverb, loretyr).

LORESTAR–

Etymology: Er. Lores-Tara, a city (name)

lorestara — To send someone, order someone, or make someone go to Lores-Tara (transitive verb, zalorestarax).

Lorestarai — A place name, transcribed in fiction on this site as Lores-Tara. The oldest city on the island of Heki, in the continent of Loraon, it was originally two towns, Lores and Tara, separated by a river. Over time, the river was bridged at many places, and the two cities became one, and the capital of the Hekai kingdom (proper noun).

lorestarakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of one of the bridges of Lores-Tara, or something else from or about the city (count noun, elorestarakorai).

lorestarakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elorestarakorestai).

lorestarakristei — A dream of Lores-Tara (event noun, eilorestarakristai).

lorestarakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilorestarakristestai).

lorestararnē — A person who makes someone go to Lores-Tara (animate noun, ēlorestararnai).

lorestare — A memento of, or emblem of, or artifact of Lores-Tara (count noun, elorestarai).

lorestareste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, elorestarestai).

lorestarê — lorestarness, lorestarity (mass noun, êlorestarai).

lorestarei — The atmosphere or culture of Lores-Tara, or homesickness or longing for it (event noun, eilorestarai).

lorestarē — A person or other living thing native to Lores-Tara, or resident there (animate noun, ēlorestarai).

lorestari — To visit, tour, or go on vacation in Lores-Tara (intransitive verb, zalorestarix).

lorestarirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēlorestarirnai).

lorestaro — Like or pertaining to Lores-Tara; Lores-Taran (adjective, lorestarol).

lorestary — As above, but an adverb; in a Lores-Tarian manner (adverb, lorestaryr).

LORAON–

Etymology: Er. Loraon, from Mižinai Loraonesihekililuazhodeshi, "Witch Land" (proper noun)

loraona — To exile, send, or make someone go to Loraon (transitive verb, zaloraonax).

Loraonai — One of the continents of the human homeworld in the Second Universe. In the First History, Loraonai was east of Kantos, and west of Syorkai. The smallest continent, Alteřa, was in the north, east of Heki and the Sentinel Islands, west by northwest of Syorkai. In the Second History, Loraon was a north polar continent, Kantos was south of it, Syorkai southeast of it, and a smaller Alteřa lay northeast of Syorkai. Note:  Loraonai is not a personal name in either History (proper noun).

loraonakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of something distinctly Loraonian, as the outline of the continent, in either History; or a replica of an Loraonian piece of jewelry, artifact or animal native to the continent (count noun, eloraonakorai).

loraonakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, eloraonakorestai).

loraonakristei — A dream of Loraon (event noun, eiloraonakristai).

loraonakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eiloraonakristestai).

loraonarnē — A person who exiles someone to Loraon, sends someone there, or makes someone go there (animate noun, ēloraonarnai).

loraone — A symbol, relic, artifact, or memento of Loraon (count noun, eloraonai).

loraoneste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, eloraonestai).

loraonê — Homesickness for Loraonai, or the feeling of being at home while there; Loraonian culture, Loraonai-ness (mass noun, êloraonai).

loraonei — The act of sending someone to, exiling someone to, or making someone go to Loraon; or of going to, returning to, visiting, or living in Loraon (event noun, eiloraonai).

loraonē — A person or other living thing from or native to Loraon (animate noun, ēloraonai).

loraoni — To go to, visit, return to, or dwell in Loraon (intransitive verb, zaloraonix).

loraonirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēloraonirnai).

loraono — Like or pertaining to Loraon, Loraonian (adjective, loraonol).

loraony — As above, but an adverb; in a Loraonian manner (adverb, loraonyr).

LÔL–

Etymology: Er. lul, water (noun)

lôla — To water something or pour water on something, as a plant or a mass of vegetation; to give water to something or someone, as an animal or a person; to provide or furnish with water, as an pond or fountain (transitive verb, zalôlax).

Lôlai — A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Lôla (proper noun).

lôlakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of a fountain, an heraldic fountain (a roundel barry wavy argent and azure), a blue drop, or any emblem of or symbol for water (count noun, elôlakorai).

lôlakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elôlakorestai).

lôlakristei — A dream of water, especially fresh rather than salt water (event noun, eilôlakristai).

lôlakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilôlakristestai).

lôlarnē — A person who provides or dispenses water, as a water-carrier (animate noun, ēlôlarnai).

lôle — A drop of water (count noun, elôlai).

lôleste — A drip or trickle of water (count noun, elôlestai).

lôlê — Water; by extension, any potable liquid, including milk, fruit juice, and chocolate, but not including salt water, or liquids contaminated with alcohol or other poisons (mass noun, êlôlai).

lôlestê — The waters or water sources of an area, as the rivers, lakes, wells, and so forth (mass noun, êlôlestai).

lôlei — The act of watering something, pouring water on something, or furnishing something with water; also, living in, on, or on the shore of a body of fresh water (event noun, eilôlai).

lôlemne — Any container for water, as a water bottle, canteen, barrel, tun, water bag, or water tank; any vessel for drinking water, as a cup, mug, beaker, goblet, or glass; any utensil for pouring or dispensing water, as a pitcher, funnel, dipper, or barrel with a spigot. This is a very general term; the specificity is that these items are used for water. Specific terms exist for cup, barrel, and so on (count noun, elôlemnai).

lôlemneste — A bunch, matched set, or collection of the above (count noun, elôlemnestai).

lôlē — A living thing that lives in fresh water, as a fresh-water fish, or in the shallows or along the shore of a body of fresh water, as a wading bird, water-spider, or aquatic insect. (animate noun, ēlôlai).

lôli — To live in water, especially fresh water (intransitive verb, zalôlix).

lôlirnē — A person who lives in, above, or or the shore of a body of fresh water, as in a house boat, stilt house, or a home right at the edge of the water (animate noun, ēlôlirnai).

lôlo — Like or pertaining to water; watery, aquatic, aqueous (adjective, lôlol).

lôly — As above, but an adverb (adverb, lôlyr).

LUT–

Etymology: Er. olut, ale, beer (noun)

luta — To brew something; to make something by fermentation, as ale, beer, or mead (transitive verb, zalutax).

Lutai — A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Luto (proper noun).

lutakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of a tankard for ale, beer, or mead (count noun, elutakorai).

lutakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elutakorestai).

lutakristei — A dream of mead, ale, or beer (event noun, eilutakristai).

lutakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilutakristestai).

lutarnē — A person who makes beer, mead, or ale; a brewer (animate noun, ēlutarnai).

lute — A tankard or horn or other container customary for beer, mead, or ale (count noun, elutai).

luteste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, elutestai).

lutê — Any drink made by brewing, as ale, beer, or mead; a brew (mass noun, êlutai).

lutei — The act of brewing or fermenting (event noun, eilutai).

lutē — Yeast (animate noun, ēlutai).

luti — To ferment or brew (intransitive verb, zalutix).

lutirnē — A person with a yeast infection; a person with a disease which makes the body rot, as a leper; a drunkard (animate noun, ēlutirnai).

luto — Like or pertaining to brewing or fermenting (adjective, lutol).

luty — As above, but an adverb (adverb, lutyr).

LUM–

Etymology: Er. lum, thunder (noun)

luma — To terrify someone like thunder, to knock something down with a sound like thunder (transitive verb, zalumax).

lumai — "It's thundering" (impersonal verb, zalumaix).

Lumai — A personal name, of any gender (proper noun).

lumakore — A piece of jewelry evocative of thunder, or depicting something that makes a noise like thunder (count noun, elumakorai).

lumakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elumakorestai).

lumakristei — A dream of thunder (event noun, eilumakristai).

lumakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilumakristestai).

lumarnē — A person who terrifies someone like thunder, or knocks something down with a sound like thunder (animate noun, ēlumarnai).

lume — A clap of thunder, a thunderclap (count noun, elumai).

lumeste — A group or set or collection of the above, as a series of thunder claps, one after another, during a storm (count noun, elumestai).

lumê — Thunder (mass noun, êlumai).

lumei — The act of terrifying someone like thunder, or knocking something down with a sound like thunder; the act of roaring like thunder (event noun, eilumai).

lumē — A living thing that roars or bellows like thunder (animate noun, ēlumai).

lumi — To roar like thunder, to make a thunderous sound (intransitive verb, zalumix).

lumirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēlumirnai).

lumo — Like or pertaining to thunder; thunderous (adjective, lumol).

lumy — As above, but an adverb; thunderously (adverb, lumyr).

LU*N–

Etymology: Er. luhne, bug-catcher plant (noun)

lu*na — To pick bug-catcher flowers (transitive verb, zalu*nax).

Lu*nai — (1) The 12th month (10th month digital) of the Verē year (see The Outside Calendars). (2) A rare personal name, usually masculine, transcribed in fiction on this site as Lu*nai (proper noun).

lu*nakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of a bug-catcher flower, or a bug-catcher plant (count noun, elu*nakorai).

lu*nakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elu*nakorestai).

lu*nakristei — A dream of bug-catcher flowers or plants (event noun, eilu*nakristai).

lu*nakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilu*nakristestai).

lu*narnē — A person who picks bug-catcher flowers (animate noun, ēlu*narnai).

lu*ne — A bug-catcher flower, small and oddly beautiful for such an ugly plant (count noun, elu*nai).

lu*neste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, elu*nestai).

lu*nê — A bug-catcher plant, which has a flower (with nectar) to attract pollinating insects, and a trap (that smells like dung or rotting meat, depending on the species) to trap and digest non-pollinators (mass noun, êlu*nai).

lu*nei — The act of picking bug-catcher flowers, or wearing a bug-catcher flower in one's hair (event noun, eilu*nai).

lu*nē — A living thing that feeds on bug-catcher nectar, and pollinates the flowers (animate noun, ēlu*nai).

lu*ni — To wear a bug-catcher flower in one's hair (intransitive verb, zalu*nix).

lu*nirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēlu*nirnai).

lu*no — Like or pertaining to a bug-catcher plant or flower (adjective, lu*nol).

lu*ny — As above, but an adverb (adverb, lu*nyr).

LÛN–

Etymology: Er. lunn, wash, clean (verb)

lûna — To wash something, to clean something with water (transitive verb, zalûnax).

Lûnai — A rare personal name, usually male, transcribed in fiction on this site as Lûn (proper noun).

lûnakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of a wash tub, scrub brush, or other implement for washing (count noun, elûnakorai).

lûnakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elûnakorestai).

lûnakristei — A dream of washing, of cleaning (event noun, eilûnakristai).

lûnakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilûnakristestai).

lûnarnē — A person who washes something, a washer, a cleaner, a scrubber (animate noun, ēlûnarnai).

lûne — An implement for cleaning for washing, as a wash tub or a scrub brush (count noun, elûnai).

lûneste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, elûnestai).

lûnê — Industriousness in cleaning things; "elbow grease" (mass noun, êlûnai).

lûnei — The act of cleaning or washing something; also, the act of getting clean (event noun, eilûnai).

lûnē — A person or other living thing which habitually cleans, as a cat or an otter or a raccoon (animate noun, ēlûnai).

lûni — To become clean (intransitive verb, zalûnix).

lûnirnē — A person who does the above; a cleanly person (animate noun, ēlûnirnai).

lûno — Like or pertaining to cleaning or washing; clean, cleanly (adjective, lûnol).

lûny — As above, but an adverb; cleanly, in a cleanly manner (adverb, lûnyr).

LYM–

Etymology: Er. lymaii, a dog (noun)

lyma — To follow someone with blind, unshakeable devotion, at any cost (transitive verb, zalymax).

Lymai — A personal name, of any gender (proper noun).

lymakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of a dog, or a dog's head, or a dog's face (count noun, elymakorai).

lymakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elymakorestai).

lymakristei — A dream of dogs, or doglike devotion (event noun, eilymakristai).

lymakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilymakristestai).

lymarnē — A person who follows someone with blind, unshakeable devotion, at any cost (animate noun, ēlymarnai).

lyme — A discrete item having to do with a dog, as a collar, leash, dog toy, or dog treat (count noun, elymai).

lymeste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, elymestai).

lymê — Caninity, especially doglike devotion (mass noun, êlymai).

lymei — The act of following someone with blind, unshakeable devotion, at any cost; the act of becoming devout, or a devoted follower of someone (event noun, eilymai).

lymē — A dog. Dogs in the Outside world come in fewer varieties than in the Inside, only a handful of breeds instead of hundreds, and most of them the size of a coyote or wolf. One breed, twice the size of a Great Dane, was used as war hounds in the feudal era of the Second History. Outside dogs bell rather than bark; when they attack, they make a sound like a jet engine, loud and high-pitched.

Also, a person or other living thing which exhibits a slobbering devotion and unquestioning obedience, whatever the cost to the "dog", to a real or imaginary person (animate noun, ēlymai).

lymi — To become devout or devoted; to become a follower of someone with blind, unshakeable devotion, at any cost (intransitive verb, zalymix).

lymirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēlymirnai).

lymo — Like or pertaining to a dog; doggy, doglike, canine (adjective, lymol).

lymy — As above, but an adverb; in a doggy, doglike, or canine manner (adverb, lymyr).

LYR–

Etymology: Er. alyr, starsun (adjective)

lyra — To cause a gas cloud to become a star, literally; figuratively, to make someone famous and widely liked, a "star" (transitive verb, zalyrax).

Lyrai — A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Lyra (proper noun).

lyrakore — A piece of jewelry representing a star or sun (count noun, elyrakorai).

lyrakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elyrakorestai).

lyrakristei — A dream of stars, or of suns (event noun, eilyrakristai).

lyrakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilyrakristestai).

lyrakuve — A traditional, named figure, image, or picture given to a set of stars as they appear from a given planet or region of a galaxy, for a specific period of time in which they line up that way from that view point; a constellation (count noun, elyrakuvai).

lyrakuveste — A set of constellations which have a common story, as the Warrior, the Hawk God, the Judge, and the Crown in the northern sky of Eoverai/Habêkai (count noun, elyrakuvestai).

lyrarnē — A person who causes a gas cloud to become a star, literally; figuratively, a person who makes someone famous and widely liked, a "star" (animate noun, ēlyrarnai).

lyre — A star, a sun; a starsun (count noun, elyrai).

lyreste — A group or set or collection of the above; a star cluster; an asterism (count noun, elyrestai).

lyrê — The special quality of a star; starness, star quality; starlight (mass noun, êlyrai).

lyrei — The act of causing a gas cloud to become a star, literally; figuratively, the act of making someone famous and widely liked, a "star"; the act of becoming a star, in the literal or figurative sense (event noun, eilyrai).

lyrē — A person or other living thing which lives on or in a star, as a Drē (animate noun, ēlyrai).

lyri — To become or evolve into a starsun, either literally, as a gas cloud contracting and igniting; or figuratively, as a person becoming very famous and well regarded (intransitive verb, zalyrix).

lyrirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēlyrirnai).

lyro — Like or pertaining to a star or sun, stellar, solar, sidereal (adjective, lyrol).

lyry — As above, but an adverb (adverb, lyryr).

LIUK–

Etymology: Er. liuok, glide (verb)

liuka — To make something glide; to build or operate a glider (transitive verb, zaliukax).

Liukai — A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Liuka (proper noun).

liukakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of a gliding lizard, or anything else that glides (count noun, eliukakorai).

liukakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, eliukakorestai).

liukakristei — A dream of gliding lizards, or gliding (event noun, eiliukakristai).

liukakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eiliukakristestai).

liukarnē — A person who makes something glide, or who builds or operates a glider (animate noun, ēliukarnai).

liuke — A discrete thing that glides; a glider (count noun, eliukai).

liukeste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, eliukestai).

liukê — The ability to glide, skill at gliding; in music, glissando (mass noun, êliukai).

liukei — The act of gliding, or making something glide, or building or operating a glider (event noun, eiliukai).

liukē — A gliding lizard (animate noun, ēliukai).

liuki — To glide (intransitive verb, zaliukix).

liukirnē — A person who glides; a glider or glider pilot (animate noun, ēliukirnai).

liuko — Like or pertaining to gliding (adjective, liukol).

liuky — As above, but an adverb (adverb, liukyr).

LEIK–

Etymology: Er. ileiki, heart (adjective)

leika — To make something the heart, or central, or essential; to paint or decorate something with hearts (transitive verb, zaleikax).

Leikai — A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Leiki (proper noun).

leikakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of a heart, or with a heart motif; also, a love token (count noun, eleikakorai).

leikakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, eleikakorestai).

leikakristei — A dream of love (event noun, eileikakristai).

leikakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eileikakristestai).

leikalyre — A heart star, one of the stars in the central bulge of a spiral or barred-spiral galaxy (count noun, eleikalyrai).

leikalyreste — The heart stars, all the stars in the central bulge of a spiral or barred-spiral, especially those of the Second Galaxy. In the First History, a synonym for the Verē Empire (count noun, eleikalyrestai).

leikarnē — A person who makes something the heart, or central, or essential; or paints or decorates something with hearts (animate noun, ēleikarnai).

leike — The heart, in a species that has only one. In a species with two or more hearts, the more or most important one, depending on the species; for the Verē or Iǹgrē, the heart on the left side of the body (count noun, eleikai).

leikeste — A group or set or collection of hearts; in a species with more than one heart, both or all the hearts of a person or other living thing (count noun, eleikestai).

leikê — Heartness, the heart of the matter; essentialness, essentiality, essence; centralness, centrality (mass noun, êleikai).

leikei — The act of making something the heart, or central, or essential; painting or decorating something with hearts; becoming, or learning to become the heart, central, or essential to someone (event noun, eileikai).

leikē — A person or other living thing who is the heart, or central or essential member, as a mother in a family, or the core member who holds a team together (animate noun, ēleikai).

leiki — To become, or learn to become, the heart, central, or essential to someone (intransitive verb, zaleikix).

leikirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ēleikirnai).

leiko — Like or pertaining to the heart; central, essential; cardio-, cardial (adjective, leikol).

leiky — As above, but an adverb; centrally, essentially, in essence (adverb, leikyr).

LEIV–

Etymology: Er. leivaii, a lark or skylark (noun)

leiva — To teach or train someone in gymnastics, ribbon twirling, jumping rope, or rope twirling (transitive verb, zaleivax).

Leivai — A personal name, usually female, transcribed in fiction on this site as Leive (proper noun).

leivakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of a lark in flight (count noun, eleivakorai).

leivakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, eleivakorestai).

leivakristei — A dream of skylarks, or of competing in gymnastics, ribbon twirling, jumping rope, or rope twirling (event noun, eileivakristai).

leivakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eileivakristestai).

leivarnē — A person who teaches gymnastics, ribbon twirling, jumping rope, or rope twirling; or a personal trainer in those arts (animate noun, ēleivarnai).

leive — A lark or skylark nest; also, a gymnasium; also, any item used in gymnastics, ribbon twirling, jumping rope, or rope twirling, as a colored ribbon with a handle on one end, or a colored rope with a handle on both ends (count noun, eleivai).

leiveste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, eleivestai).

leivê — Gymnastics, ribbon twirling, jumping rope, or rope twirling; also, skill at any or all of those arts (mass noun, êleivai).

leivei — The act of practicing or performing gymnastics, ribbon twirling, jumping rope, or rope twirling; also, an event at which people compete in those arts before judges (event noun, eileivai).

leivē — A lark or skylark (animate noun, ēleivai).

leivi — To lark or skylark, to cut capers, to fling oneself about (intransitive verb, zaleivix).

leivirnē — A person who does the above; a gymnast (animate noun, ēleivirnai).

leivo — Like or pertaining to a lark or gymnast; gymnastic (adjective, leivol).

leivy — As above, but an adverb; gymnastically (adverb, leivyr).

LØR–

Etymology: Er. elrotr, a bird (noun)

løra — To hunt birds (transitive verb, zalørax).

Lørai — A personal name, of any gender, transcribed in fiction on this site as Løra (proper noun).

lørakore — A piece of jewelry in the shape of a bird, standing, flying, on the nest; or in the shape of a bird's head (count noun, elørakorai).

lørakoreste — A bunch, set, or collection of such jewelry; or a box to keep them in (count noun, elørakorestai).

lørakristei — A dream of birds (event noun, eilørakristai).

lørakristestei — A group or bunch of such dreams (event noun, eilørakristestai).

lørarnē — A person who hunts birds (animate noun, ēlørarnai).

løre — A discrete object associated with birds, especially a cage, or bells for their legs (count noun, elørai).

løreste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, elørestai).

lørê — The joy of birds (mass noun, êlørai).

lørei — The act of hunting birds; also, the act of keeping pet birds, watching wild birds, studying birds (event noun, eilørai).

lørē — A bird, of any species (animate noun, ēlørai).

løri — To keep birds, as in a cage or aviary; to watch birds; to study birds for scientific purposes (intransitive verb, zalørix).

lørirnē — A person who does the above; a bird owner, bird lover, bird watcher, ornithologist (animate noun, ēlørirnai).

løro — Like or pertaining to birds; avian (adjective, lørol).

løry — As above, but an adverb (adverb, løryr).

*LIRET–

Etymology: *li, informal name for the letter *L, + ret, a letter of the alphabet (count noun)

*lireta — To mark something with the letter *L (transitive verb, za*liretax).

*liretarnē — A person who marks something with the letter *L (animate noun, ē*liretarnai).

*lirete — The letter *L of the T́uliǹgrai alphabet (count noun, e*liretai).

*lireteste — A group or set or collection of the above (count noun, e*liretestai).

*liretekore — A piece of jewelry in the form of the letter *L of the T́uliǹgrai alphabet (count noun, e*liretekorai).

*liretekoreste — A group or set or collection of the above; or a box to keep them in (count noun, e*liretekorestai).

*liretê — *L-ness, the balance, shape, design, or composition of the letter *L (mass noun, ê*liretai).

*liretei — The act of marking something with an *L, or making art incorporating the letter *L (event noun, ei*liretai).

*lireti — To make a piece of art that incorporates the letter *L (intransitive verb, za*liretix).

*liretirnē — A person who does the above (animate noun, ē*liretirnai).

*lireto — Like or pertaining to the letter *L (adjective, *liretol).

*lirety — As above, but an adverb (adverb, *liretyr).