lev

Riyan

Etymology

From Old Riyan leb, from Proto-Riyanic *lébe, from Proto-Hirdic *lehkhwés (“core, nucleus”), from Proto-Laenkean *lĭhkʰwés, a partitive derivation from *læh- (“in”). Cognate with Radestrian leà (“nucleus”) and Laefevian lihwe (“into, inside”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɛv/
• Rhyme: -ɛv

Noun

lev (dual lebad, plural lebis, collective lebiva)

1. core, nucleus

   Synonym: rala

   Na la lev ŗlírme hurușe fior.

   At the core of the fruit, there's a hard stone.

2. (chemistry, physics) nucleus

   Na ișús spirte elent la lev.

   Most of an atom's mass is in the nucleus.

3. (cytology) nucleus
4. (computing) kernel
5. (phonology) nucleus (of a syllable)

   Coordinate terms: dirt, ŗult

Derived terms

• jeșefka (“prokaryote”)
• lefiŗús (“kernel panic”)
• lefkue (“kernel space”)
• oșefka (“eukaryote”)
• rêmlivutta (“ribonucleic acid”)

Mutation

Riyan mutation
radical	lenited
lev	unchanged