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DRABÀSHABAL DICTIONARY

This living lexicon records the growing tongue of the Nodilani. Words are listed alphabetically by their root letter. Select a letter down below to explore.

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Drabàshabal → English

balan (n.) – father
bao (adj.) – global, all-around, comprehensive, overhanging
baodjan (n.) – forest (bao + djan = overhanging land)
baogwen (n.) – wood (bao + gwen = material of forest)
bebe (n.) – baby

bes (adv.) – too, also, as well
bora (v.) – to work
boran (n.) – work (noun form of bora)
boran (n.) – day (figurative use: time of work aboard the Theseus)

borandun (n.) – Madun day (boran +  madun = borandun)

boraninsha (n.) – Daninsha day (boran +  daninsha = boraninsha)

boredul (n.) – Boredul (from boro + nedul = safe heart)
borojul (n.) – house (from boro + jul = secure sleep)
boro (adj.) – strong, safe, secure

borobural (n.) – horn, trumpet (boro + bural = strong sound)

boroburàlgur (n.) – ass trumpet (borobural + gur = trumpet ass or ass trumpet; vulgar insult)

boroluk (prop. n.) – Boroluk (boro + maluk = strong bear)
borovij (v.) – to protect (boro + vij = to make safe)
borovil (n.) – protector (boro + vil = one who makes safe)

borumal (n.) – lying in embrace, spooning (boro + dumal = safe embrace)
borùmvil (n.) – harbour, port (boro + ùmvil = secure anchor-place)
braka (v.) – to wake

bural (n.) – sound, resonance (root noun for non-verbal acoustic vibration)
brakaran (n.) – morning, tomorrow (braka + ran = time of waking)
bvaborul (n.) – hall (bva + borul = large house)
bvaborul kòu shint'wal (phrase) – hall of knowledge (title of Endulani temple)
bvalan (n.) – adult (from lan = person)
bvar (adj.) – big, tall
bvaraf (prop. n.) – Bvaraf (bvar + wuraf = big wolf)
bvarak (n.) – war (bvar + tarak = great violence)
bvaranapash (prop. n.) – the Great River (bvar + ana + pash = great flowing water)
bve (num.) – six
bveng (num.) – sixty

English → Drabàshabal

babybebe
backside / butt / ass
gur
bad / evil
raku
badness / evil (noun)
rakul
bad dream / nightmare
rakulijul
bandit / outlaw / pirate
drabash
bandit hideout
drabàshendol
bark (verb)
wura
bear
maluk
beautiful
vynutema
beauty
vynutemal
because / therefore / why
vynute
beer / ale
ronava, sulborol
before (time/space)
pan
begin / new (adj)
jiwa
believe / think
kis
belief / thought
kisal
beloved (noun)
emalan
bitter
(no lexical entry)
blood / to bleedrana
boat / ship (water-vessel)
pashadjun
body / flesh
shulun
body tree (Mirewood Tree)
shulunbao
book / writing
ledja (verb “to write”), abaledjal (record/script)
born (child)(no specific lexeme; use context)
boss / leader (commander)subrim (title)
brotherwabor
build / make
vij
building (structure)
(use borojul if house; otherwise ùmdjan “field/ground place” depending on usage)
but / howeverorag

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