lev

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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

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

Mutation

Riyan mutation
radical lenited
lev unchanged