Conlanging, in plain English.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Smell words

New words for 8/15/07


nèlü - plants like rosemary or phlox
rosemary - nèlü sàlmai or (oh dear) salmanèlü
phlox - nèlü küèbi or nèlü lúpi; maybe küembèlü

Smell words


chéva - to smell
chëvàia - sense of smell
chëvàfia - scent, odor, aroma (neutral)
búlj - smell, unpleasant or strong odor, stink, stench
tòron - reek, stench, extremely unpleasant (and usually strong) smell of waste or death
sénë - sweet, floral scent
hàva - savory scent (cooking, garlic)
jíki - tang (mineral/chemical, sea, urine)
sàlma - aromatic sharp clear scent (rosemary, pine, citrus)
tèkshe - spicy scent (cinnamon, sandalwood)

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