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The two kinds of night⊠ashĂĂ«mĂșr: âstarlit nightâ; the night-half of the cycle in that half of the year in which SĂșnĂĄris is in opposition to Lumenna, and the sky remains in twilight throughout the night, never becoming truly dark. From ashĂĂ«l âstarâ + mĂșrna ânightâ. falsamĂșr: âblack nightâ; the night-half
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aelvthal: aesthant, from aelva âbeautyâ + thal âfunctional nicheâ. arĂdamaen: dusk; from arĂdan âsunâ + maen âfallâ arĂdaqerach: laser; from arĂdan âsunâ + qerach âlightningâ. Ă©Ă€ndrycmesi: enlightenment, from andra âfireâ + cmĂ©sĂ âkissâ. ictoch: (expl.) âglitchâ; colloquially, any annoying thing that you need to work on. klaith: shadow; shade cast by a radiation-source. laranlĂr:
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A couple of words that are likely to be relevant in explaining many of the complexities of explaining to the audience the background needed to understand Black Panther, when we get there: mahamonĂĂ«: Colony; literally âmade-polityâ. Applies specifically to polities created ex nihilo on terra nullius; there are variants of
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leirlaras: (lit. âmist-word(s)â). A term referring specifically to words, phrases, paragraphs, or even entire works deliberately so constructed as to be void of meaning, misleading, or obfuscatory. Depending on circumstances, it may be pejorative (when used to describe a collocutorâs evasions, for example), or complimentary (describing a skillful
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maharargyr: makerâs merit; from mahav (make, maker) and argyr (quantized merit), the excellence which one accrues from a worthy creation. Note: refers only to the excellence itself, rather than the repute derived from it. This latter is mahadĂĄrsĂșnar, from mahav and dĂĄrsĂșnar (glory), which in turn is from darĂĄv
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So, we had already established one word for a celestial body. As youâll recall, that would be: ashĂĂ«l: star From there, ancient astronomers gave us: affĂĂ«nĂel: (from traĂ€ffiĂ«n ashĂĂ«l, âdancing starâ), planet; and chalĂĂ«l: (from trachĂĄlporis ashĂĂ«l, âcircling starâ), moon. And slightly less ancient ones provided: alĂ©lazik: (from traĂ€lĂ©l
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trakhĂĄln ulalath: (lit. âpainful ignoranceâ); the things you donât know that can hurt you. Originally Military Service slang, before entering into general usage.
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Randomness: Iâve just rewatched Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Thus, for anyone who wasnât around the first time it came up, this is your reminder that wuxia is a good model for what classical melee combat looks like in the âverse â only glowier, since space magic, unlike qi, has
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(Loosely inspired by a G+ post in which I contemplate trying to phrase Eldraeic self-concepts into Japanese pronouns and honorifics: I went with a baseline of watakushi-sama, if youâre curious.) Did you know (you did not) that archaic â or bearing in mind that itâs a deliberately designed language,
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A quick word or two for your pleasure: deshalĂr: beer, encompassing non-distilled brews made from grain- or grain-analogs, literally âgrain-waterâ. delĂ©kalĂr: wine, encompassing all non-distilled brews made from fruit, literally âpleasing-waterâ. qerachalĂr: distilled spirits, literally âlightning-waterâ. (andrakalĂr, âfire-waterâ, had already been taken. By naphtha.) âŠoh, and who could forget⊠xindaralĂr:
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cagĂĄl (n.): faeces; excrement; shit; solid animal biowaste. Note for translators: This is the word youâre looking for, which serves equally for technical, medical, and casual usage. It is not considered pejorative or vulgar per se, but certain comparisons or equivalencies may be depending on context. Variants include tracagĂĄl
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sashĂr: Most usually glossed âglamourâ, sashĂr refers to a willfully accepted ambijective illusion embracing and enhancing beauty (aelva) and attractiveness/pleasingness (delĂ©kith); a concept foundational to high culture (meressif), fashion, and the personal arts. raĂŻthal: The plenum; the âuniverseâ; the cosmos as a whole. Literally âall objects/entitiesâ, it conveniently