Occasional Word in Merechi: síri

síri ['si4i] adj. containing moisture, humid; wet through; not dried out.

Today's word continues the theme introduced in our first word, làri. We have had some rain recently, and in addition to making things wet, rain makes the air humid and the plants hydrated. The merechi have separate words for wet (on the surface) and síri. Humid air would be síri, and well-watered plants and animals, and anything not all dried out.

Examples:

büràiahla sinítnö, enëtív të'sírisöp'n: After the rainfall, conditions were humid.

nëdís síri clinípi ki'lalàrisöv'n: Wet hair will soon dry.

Occasional Word in Merechi: làri

Hello! I'm jumping on the bandwagon of word-a-day conlangy goodness, sortof, with my new Occasional Word in Merechi series. Herewith the first entry:

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làri ['la4i] adj. arid, dessicated; without moisture inside, dried out; used as an exaggeration for "thirsty".

I picked this word to start with because we've been experiencing a bit of a drought and very high temperatures on the East coast. The merechi have separate words for dry (on the surface) and dried-out (through and through). A lack of humidity in the air is làri, dried-out.

Examples:

enëtív jalàrisöp'n: Conditions are recently arid.

shiréata làri ki'màtav'n: The dessicated plant will die.

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