Guess the Word in Romlangs 2

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shimobaatar wrote: 06 Dec 2021 00:52
thomasp3864 wrote: 06 Dec 2021 00:06 is it a type of car used in the car industry?
[cross] It is not.

VaptuantaDoi wrote: 06 Dec 2021 00:26 Did the thing it refers to exist before 1900?
[tick] The way you've worded this actually makes it a bit tricky to answer without potentially giving too much away, but yes, the word would/could have already been in use before the 20th century.
VaptuantaDoi wrote: 06 Dec 2021 00:26 Ie is it a modern invention?
[cross] The word does not refer to a modern invention.
Does it refer to something lard related?
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thomasp3864 wrote: 08 Dec 2021 03:31 Does it refer to something lard related?
[cross] This is another one that I'm finding a bit tricky to answer, but I'm going to say that no, it probably won't be helpful to think of it as something related to lard. The connection between what cuayexoñas refers to and what xoña(s) typically means by itself is likely not going to be obvious.
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shimobaatar wrote: 08 Dec 2021 18:28
thomasp3864 wrote: 08 Dec 2021 03:31 Does it refer to something lard related?
[cross] This is another one that I'm finding a bit tricky to answer, but I'm going to say that no, it probably won't be helpful to think of it as something related to lard. The connection between what cuayexoñas refers to and what xoña(s) typically means by itself is likely not going to be obvious.
Is it a piece of equipment used for cooking?
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thomasp3864 wrote: 08 Dec 2021 21:08
shimobaatar wrote: 08 Dec 2021 18:28
thomasp3864 wrote: 08 Dec 2021 03:31 Does it refer to something lard related?
[cross] This is another one that I'm finding a bit tricky to answer, but I'm going to say that no, it probably won't be helpful to think of it as something related to lard. The connection between what cuayexoñas refers to and what xoña(s) typically means by itself is likely not going to be obvious.
Is it a piece of equipment used for cooking?
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Is it a derogatory term for some sort of disliked group. Perhaps an overweight person, or a tax collector? (I'm not sure why that last one popped into my head, but I can't shake it.)
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Mándinrùh wrote: 09 Dec 2021 04:22 Is it a derogatory term for some sort of disliked group. Perhaps an overweight person, or a tax collector? (I'm not sure why that last one popped into my head, but I can't shake it.)
[cross] Good guesses, but I'm afraid not.

However, I'd say that you're closer to being on the right track than anyone else so far.
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Is it a person?
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Mándinrùh wrote: 09 Dec 2021 20:25 Is it a person?
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I think it would be misleading to say that it refers to a person, but you're still closer to being on the right track than anyone else so far.
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Is it an animal?
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Mándinrùh wrote: 10 Dec 2021 20:50 Is it an animal?
[cross] Good guess, but I'm afraid not.
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Does it mean soap?
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VaptuantaDoi wrote: 12 Dec 2021 22:49 Does it mean soap?
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Could it be understood in the semantic space of government or society? If so, does it refer to "pork barrel"?
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qwed117 wrote: 15 Dec 2021 22:33 Could it be understood in the semantic space of government or society? If so, does it refer to "pork barrel"?
[cross] [cross] Very creative thinking, but the answer to both questions is "no", I'm afraid.
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Does it refer to something concrete or abstract?
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VaptuantaDoi wrote: 16 Dec 2021 03:37 Does it refer to something concrete or abstract?
Hmm… Simply saying that it's either concrete or abstract and just leaving it at that would feel misleading to me, I'm afraid. I'd say that it's less concrete than a "table" or "chair", but not as abstract as something like "awareness" or "disadvantage".

This is another question that I'm not quite sure how to answer without feeling like I'm giving too much away. I apologize, since I know this isn't very helpful. Hopefully, though, the reasons for my hesitance will become clear once the meaning of the word is discovered.

Hopefully this brief summary will be more helpful:
shimobaatar wrote: 27 Oct 2021 14:33 Language: Something Iberian
Word: cuayexoñas
IPA: [kwaʑeˈʃoɲas]
  • It's a noun. The form cuayexoñas can be either singular or plural.
  • cuaye- and -xoñas are from (inflected forms of) Classical Latin colligō and axungia, respectively.
  • On its own, cuaye is the third-person singular present indicative form of the verb coyer "to harvest, to reap, to pick (fruit), to grab, to seize, to take, to collect, to remove, to extract, to pull out".
  • On its own, xoñas is the plural form of the noun xoña "grease, fat, lard, suet, butter, bacon".
  • The word would/could have already been in use before the 20th century.
  • It does not refer to a type of car, anything with a particularly obvious connection to lard, any kind of cooking equipment, soap, or anything related to the government or politics.
  • It does not exactly refer to a person or animal, although this is the closest that anyone has come to being on the right track.
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Does it refer to some sort of process?
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I Lorik wrote: 17 Dec 2021 11:37 Does it refer to some sort of process?
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I do not know if this has already been asked but does xoña carry the metaphorical meaning of "well being" that its cognates have in the Eastern Romance branch?
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qwed117 wrote: 30 Dec 2021 19:26 I do not know if this has already been asked but does xoña carry the metaphorical meaning of "well being" that its cognates have in the Eastern Romance branch?
[cross] This has not already been asked. Good guess, but I'm afraid not.

The relevant meanings of cuaye and xoñas are listed here:
shimobaatar wrote: 16 Dec 2021 17:12
  • On its own, cuaye is the third-person singular present indicative form of the verb coyer "to harvest, to reap, to pick (fruit), to grab, to seize, to take, to collect, to remove, to extract, to pull out".
  • On its own, xoñas is the plural form of the noun xoña "grease, fat, lard, suet, butter, bacon".
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