Miyu/lexicon

Abbreviations for Source Languages

• ARA - Arabic
• ELL - Greek
• ENG - English
• FRE - French
• GER - German

• HIN - Hindi
• JPN - Japanese
• KOR - Korean
• MIY - Miyu
• MUL - Multiple

• PIE - Proto-Indo-European
• SPA - Spanish
• TUR - Turkish
• ZHO - Mandarin

Lexicon

a e i k l m n o p s t u w y

a

aku

• (JPN hyaku)

• n. a very many, lots, a lot; much
• num. hundred; 100

note: also used as -ku

an

• (ARA ʔān)

• n. time; age; period; passing of events

anta

• (HIN andherā)

• n. a lack of light; obscurity
• v. be dark; dim; obscure

awa

• (ARA ʔaw)

• conj. or; either; other
• n. option; selection

ayo

• (ARA ʔayy)

• pro. any; which/whatever (INDEF)

e

e

• (SPA / ZHO e / hé)

• conj. and; also; too; as well

i

ila

• (ARA ʔilā)

• prep. toward; at; in direction of; near; until
• v. go (toward); walk; travel

in

• (ARA ʔin)

• conj. if (assuming that); (possible, not contrary to fact)

• in ne - if not; unless

ipin

• (ARA ibn)

• n. child; offspring; kid; daughter; son

note: Can also be pin.

• pinapa n. son; nephew (pin + apa)
• pinuma n. daughter; niece (pin + uma)

ita

• (ARA ʔiḏā)

• conj. if (then); whether (therefore)

note: When used as the conditional particle in a conditional clause, it may be followed by a past-tense verb regardless of natural time-reference.

k

kai

• (ZHO gāi)

• v. should; ought to; need to; have to
• v. need; require; must

kali

• (ARA / SPA ḥārr / cálido)

• n. heat; warmth
• v. heat; be hot; warm

kana

• (ARA kāna)

• n. existence; occurrence
• v. be; exist; occur

note: can also be kan

kasa

• (SPA casa)

• n. house; building
• v. dwell; reside

ke

• (ZHO gè)

• part. number marker; referent

ko

• (JPN ko)

• n. person; individual; adult / he; she (3sg)

kono

• (SPA conocer)

• n. knowledge; awareness
• v. know; be aware; understand

kula

• (ARA kull)

• n. all; whole; each; every
• v. be complete; whole

kun

• (SPA / ZHO con / gēn)

• prep. with; together; by means of
• v. accompany; join
• v. use; employ

l

lalo

• (HIN lāl)

• n. redness
• v. be red

• lalo poka n. pale red
• lalo ta n. dark red

lapa

• (HEB lāḇān)

• n. whiteness
• v. be white; blank

note: can also be lapan

lawa

• (SPA lavar)

• v. wash; clean; wipe; clear

le

• (ZHO le)

• part. completive aspect particle (COMP)

li

• (ZHO liǎng)

• num. two; 2; double; duo

lo

• (ZHO luò)

• n. stack; pile
• part. plural particle (PL)

lon

• (ARA lawn)

• n. color; shade; hue

lu

• (ZHO lǜ)

• n. green; greenness; verdant

m

ma

• (ARA / ZHO mā / ma)

• part. interrogative particle [Q]
• pro. what; that; which

me

• (FRE mais)

• conj. but; however; although; yet

n

na

• (JPN nana)

• num. seven; 7

nasa

• (ARA naẓara)

• v. look; see; observe; watch; read

nai

• (JPN nai)

• prep. in(side); interior; during; among; middle

ne

• (ENG nay)

• part. no; not; negative; neither

ni

• (ZHO nǐ)

• pro. you (2sg)

nun

• (PIE h₁néwn̥)

• num. nine; 9

o

o

• (JPN o)

• part. direct object marker (DO)

oya

• (SPA olla)

• n. pot; pan; kettle (vessel used for cooking or storing food)
• n. stew (dish cooked by stewing)

p

pa

• (ZHO bā)

• num. eight; 8

pali

• (ARA / SPA fariḥa / feliz)

• n. happiness; joy
• v. be happy; cheerful; joyous

pan

• (SPA / ZHO pan / fàn)

• n. food; bread; meal; sustenance

poka

• (SPA poca)

• num. few; not many
• v. be small; little

pen

• (ELL pénte)

• num. five; 5

pon

• (ENG phone)

• n. phone (mobile; smart)
• v. use ~

s

sa

• (ARA sa-)

• part. future tense (FUT); prospective aspect (PROS)

saki

• (ARA šaqīq / ʔaḵ)

• n. sibling; cousin; shared (grand)parents

note: can also be aki

• akipa n. brother; male cousin (aki + apa)
• akima n. sister; female cousin (aki + uma)

san

• (ZHO sān)

• num. three; 3

sawa

• (ARA šaqīq)

• n. spouse; husband; wife; sweetheart; mate; partner

• sawapa n. husband; boyfriend (sawa + apa)
• sawama n. wife; girlfriend (sawa + uma)

so

• (ENG / ZHO so / suǒyǐ)

• part. so; therefore; consequently

note: used as conjunction, adverb, and interjection

t

ta

• (ZHO dà)

• v. be large; big; grand; in an extreme manner; greatly

te

• (SPA / ZHO de / de)

• prep. of; from; about

u

u

• (ZHO wù)

• n. thing; entity; object; quality or concept

uma

• (ARA ʔumm)

• n. mother; woman; wife

• -ma aff. marks the feminine of a noun

see also: Family Terms

w

wa

• (ARA / ZHO wāḥid / wǒ)

• num. one; 1; single; singular; alone
• pro. I; me (1sg)

wan

• (ENG want)

• v. want; desire; wish (for)

wata

• (ENG water)

• n. water; liquid; fluid
• v. be wet

y

yamu

• (HIN jāmunī)

• n. purple; violet

yu

• (ZHO yú)

• prep. in; at; to; by; than; out of
• n. place; location; point; spot