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Fronlaasfrin
February 11, 2018

Dinosaur name translating

I like dinosaurs. A lot. And I was wondering if this is how you'd translate their names:

Take tyrannosaur Rex, for example. It's name translates to "tyrant lizard king" in English. Then those words in Dovahzul make "thursiigonis jun". Would this be an accurate way to translate them?

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Ruvgein
February 11, 2018

Though that works, to be more concise you may want to replace Siigonis with Qah, which means hide or scales. 

Now T-Rex has a proper, three syllable dragon name:  Thurqahjun


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Hahdremro
February 12, 2018

I'm a bit late here, but "thur" means a more righteous ruler, whereas "drog" is someone who rules by force. If there's one thing I know about T-Rex, it's that it was a nasty beastie. The word "drog" might be more appropriate for them, although "Drogqahjun" doesn't roll off the tongue quite as nicely.