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So, do we just bring in the words we'd like to see, or how do we decide what to include? Should we just add the lemmas for now in case others disagree, or make complete entries? Roger 02:49, 6 March 2010 (UTC)
Roger working list
I'm starting to collect basic words from multilingual (European) dictionaries (& things they remind me of) because I think we may overlook a lot of useful but unremarkable basic everyday words. These are not from the forum. Please compact/hide this if there is an appropriate template on this wiki.
to call one's banshee (hey, Kobon has a single verb used for all sound w the exception of calling a pig, which is a special verb)
belt, girdle
hum, buzz
to wound, damage
a wound, ulcer
kindling, firewood
veil, to veil, to hide, conceil
vomit, nausea
piss
shit
sweat?
roll up
turn around
wind, twist, braid
willingly (G. gern)
voice
visit
grass
to wipe
virtue, honor
vitriol, hate
whip
berry
dried berries/raisins?
alcohol/intoxicant?
awake, vigilant, aware
rank (social)
row, series, line
column
meat = muscle flesh
meat = substance
sap
blood
bladder
blister
canteen, water bladder
bet, wager
wart, mole
vertical, horizontal
inclusive, exclusive (in counting)
spine, vertebra
spine, thorn
crown of head
nape of neck
throat
entryway, vestibule
dizziness, vertigo
verse, poetry, prose, story
rod, switch
compose (song, poem)
ventilate (passive, an open room), to fan (active)
dry (s.t. gotten wet)
dry (after a swim)
dry (meat, fruit, etc.)
moss (ground, trees), lichen (rocks, trees), mold, algae
seaweed, sea/lake grass (underwater pasture)
conquer, defeat
avenge, vengeance
buy, sell, barter, exchange, negotiate
yoke, harness, pole carried on shoulders w buckets or baskets at each end
bucket (water basket)
fade, wilt
waken, arouse
woe! alas! oy ve!
wad, ~cotton used to fill in or pad s.t.
opposite, facing, on the other side, on the other bank/shore ()
grow (of plants), "vegetate"
bear fruit, go to seed
vast, wide open
enclosed, hidden, in-forest
vassal, slave, servant
nurse (take care of sick, elderly)
vain, frivolous
vain, conceited
in vain, useless
needless
serious (not joking)
serious (grave, deadly, important)
fat, oil, grease ()
fat, oil, grease ()
fat, oil, grease ()
needle
to sew, stitch
string, thread
sinew
tendon
cheek
wander
waggon, sled, s.t. (w/o wheels?) pulled behind person or horse
usurp
use up, wear out, finish off
abuse, over use, take advantage of
take advantage of = seize oportunity
useful, handy
noxious (gas)
Fr. nuisible, opp. of 'useful'
womb
grave
common = universal
common = frequent
common = banal, mediocre, vulgar
rare
refined
unique
claw, nail
umbilicus
whole = intact
whole = all
cough, sneeze, hiccup?
tear (from weeping)
to tear, rip, shred
cup, drinking vessel
eating utensils
tumult, chaos, melee
berserk
fury
tuft
immediate(ly)
cloth
walk/run of person, trot/gallop of horse, flutter/soar
cheat, deceive?
too much (as opposed to 'very much')
to knit vs. to weave
treasure, precious
drag, trail
to train (excercise, learn, & master, of person or beast)
to train a plant (get it to grow as you want)
tremble (w fear, w cold)
a club
trachea/wind pipe
characteristic s.t. of a face etc.: that thing which distinguishes one from another, which makes a person's face memorable
trait (of a plant, animal, etc.), notable characteristic
join up, fall in with
hit a target
beam
through air vs. through water vs. through forest vs. through the plains vs. bore through wood vs. arrow through a body
hole which you can see through vs. pit/cavity which you cannot
knapsack, day pack
clip, trim, sheer
tolerate, put up with (annoyance, idiot, bad behavior)
tolerate = deal with well (illness, poison, climate)
title (tsahik, etc.)
clank, jingle
click, creek
chink = hole in armor
tickle
itch
desire, hunger, thist
tired = fatigued
tired = sleepy (= desire for sleep?)
such a (kind of: that kind of, no kind of, what kind of)
thesis, point, moral, lesson
shell, peel, bark, integument, skin
testimony, witness
fear, terror
isthmus (neck of land?), island, peninsula, cape, cove, bay
to bury
to tempt
detain
hold up, make s.o. late
intrude, invite oneself
bewitch, hex, curse
cure, bless
tedious
provoke, taunt
make fun of, laugh at
laugh with, banter
to fit, be appropriate, suitable
tally (keeping track, count)
toss, throw
swing (a club), swipe
swing (from the trees)
to match-make, arrange a marriage
matchmaker
pour (liquid vs. solid)
to suspect
be surprised (good vs bad way = infix?); to surprise, startle, scare
lame, deaf, mute, blind
surface (of water, top of forest, of cliff)
suppose, infer, conclude
soup, stew
furrow, creavase, crack
debt, owe, reciprocate, pay back
gratitude
juice
succeed, fail
to suck, siphon
melt, evaporate, disolve
sudden, unexpected
sudden, fast
step, stair, ladder
to paint (a face, body for war/initiation, a wall, picture)
paint, pigments
study, learn, student
immitate, mimic
stripe, streak, band
to bend
to straighten
to stretch
to strain
bizarre
to squint, to strain the eyes, ears to perceive
a block, log, doorstop
a broom? rake?
a style (of a particular artist, orator, tribe)
a rattle
to lie prone, supine, on the side, to stretch out, extend
to cover (obj = the land, a body, a wall)
to stretch & yawn
to stretch s.t. flexible
to steal (thief)
to sneak, steal up on, stalk
a pole
flag, banner, tribal ID
to spit
to eject mucus ("spit" w the nose)
booger
"sleep" (eye booger)
to spy on, observe while unobserved
to spin thread
to spin (v.i.)
head of grain, ear of corn, spike of flowers or fruit
spice (for food)
salt
mirror? (= looking-REFL glass)
spend (ammunition, reserves, good will, debt owed to one by others one has done favors for)
a favour (altruistic act vs. a kindness or aid to be repaid)
convenient, a convenience
kind, good hearted
be thrifty, sparing
be selfish, greedy
a species or kind
a room in a house
room = sufficient space
wild = not tame, not bonded (animal)
wild = crazy, exuberant, unpredictable
fate, change, luck, destiny
to serve, be of use, be useful
to absorb, soak up, blot
to sip
to sigh over, long for
to miss, be nostalgic
to sound (emit a sound)
to loosen
to tighten
threshold, limit
capacity
sober vs. drunk/intoxicated (w alcohol, power, lust, revenge, love)
to smear, daub
to poison an arrow
to kiss (not a Na'vi custom)
a key (metaphorical sense: the thing or clue which unravels a problem, or the element needed to accomplish a task)
a problem
a solution
a duty, task
slime
a scale (on an animal's body)
a scourge
wood-working tools: chisel, hammer, knife, drill, plane, etc. to make bows, looms, etc.
to carve, to sculpt
to shake (vt)
to scrape a surface
vial, box, case (for the tsahik to hold her herbs, a hunter for his arrow poison, etc.)
a scab (on a wound)
a scar (from a wound; != as tribal marking?)
to stand guard, watch
sincere
simple, complicated; easy, difficult
a signal
a metaphor
to seal
to besiege
a token, mark, sign, symbol
to hiss (animal, in warning)
to wizz, swoosh (arrow flying by)
to joke
to humor s.o.
to play a practical joke
to disect, cut up a carcass
to carry a carcass home (across the shoulders, on a pole)
fat, grease, oil
to save (rescue)
to save (keep, put aside)
foam, bubbles, lather
to sate
to saturate
to neglect, ignore
to be ignorant of
to esteem, respect
to load (a pa'li)
to charge (animal, in war: already have?)
to trample (titanothere)
healthy, ill
wise, foolish
to greet, show respect
subtle
crafty, cunning, sly