luŗke

Riyan

Etymology

From Old Riyan luŗke, from Proto-Riyanic *lúḡke, from Proto-Hirdic *luḡkés (“body”), from Proto-Laenkean *lugkʼés, a nominal derivation from *liwg- (“to breathe”). Cognate with Laefevian lygge.

Pronunciation

• (Kuoma) IPA^(key): /ˈlyɣkɛ/, [ˈlʏhkə]
• Rhyme: -yɣkɛ ⁽³⁾
• Syllabification: luŗ·ke

Noun

luŗke (dual luŗkad, plural luŗkis, collective luŗkiva)

1. body (of a person, animal, etc.)
2. body, corporation, group (with a common purpose)
3. (physics) body
4. (geometry) body, solid

Derived terms

• alluŗke (“university”)

Related terms

• loi (“face”)
• lyd (“to live”)
• lyŗte (“person”)

Mutation

Riyan mutation
radical	lenited
luŗke	unchanged