March 13th (Day 1)
ñosaiko
hello; basic greeting, with slightly formal or polite undertones (due to existence of shortened "ñoi")
etymology
unknown; likely something to do with ños "stranger, the other". recently backformed into ños taiko "(to) meet a stranger" and formed the verb taiko "meet, encounter"
notes
and ñosaiko to you too! this is the first Selsimicu Word of the Day. if you're here March 13th 2026, say ñoi! ...well, or ñosaiko! 👋
March 14th (Day 2)
cutzirkas
the ratio of the length of a circle's circumference to the length its radius; tau, 6.283185307...
etymology
nominalization, via suffix -(a)s, of verb cutzīr "swing arm around, slap", referring to the motion one would exhibit while drawing a circle with a compass
notes
happy half-of-tau day! got late really quickly so ignore my tardiness...
posthumous commentary: why did i post this on day two of the whole thing. i mean i know why but damn talk about tonal whiplash
March 15th (Day 3)
batamui
late, tardy, after specified time
etymology
clipping of (cawa) batawn muj, "at empty water". named after the selsian water clock, which fills with water such that at hour 0 (rough sunrise), the water is syphoned and drains. waking up after hour 0 (and thus late) means seeing the water clock mostly empty, because it just recently drained
notes
yeah guess who was busy and forgot yesterday's word haha. that's this one. i'll post today's actual word later
posthumous commentary: posted this in the morning of day 4
March 16th (Day 4)
lutamui
early, before specified time
etymology
clipping of (cawa) lutān muj, "at full water". named after the selsian water clock, which fills with water such that at hour 0 (rough sunrise), the water is syphoned and drains. waking up before hour 0 (and thus early) means seeing the water clock mostly full, since it's just about to drain
notes
i'm actually on time for this and not early but i might as well put this pair together! i feel like you can tell what tomorrow's word is gonna be too... but let's keep the suspense!
March 17th (Day 5)
mi'amui
on time, punctual, at / within the specified time
etymology
backformation from lutamui and batamui, as well as the verb omia "pour, drain". named after the selsian water clock, which fills with water such that at hour 0 (rough sunrise), the water is syphoned and drains. waking up at hour 0 (and thus on time) means what wakes you is the syphoning sound of the water itself, and if not that, the couple of bells and other noisemaking instruments that use the running water to alarm. hence why omia itself may also mean "wake"
notes
ok here's this little trio done. i was eating lunch and went into class and forgot to send this but there. word tomorrow will be unique!
posthumous commentary: posted at like 10:35PM. i had a class that ends at 9PM so this happened a lot
March 18th (Day 6)
tempep
remember or try to, keep in mind, recall
etymology
clipping of tempu um pep "wax brain", or otherwise a compound of tempu "brain" and pep "wax", equating memory to writing on wax tablets
notes
maybe i'll push up the time window for these an hour. i did tempep though :}
posthumous commentary: i initially set the posting window for these at like. 5PM to 7PM? i think? which now that it's like six hours (3 to 9) that's insane what was i thinking
March 19th (Day 7)
tifi
clean (ideally with water and/or a low-sharpness scrubbing implement), wash, rinse
etymology
root verb. origin of leitifi "rag, towel" via instrumental prefix lei- and that's about it
notes
washing dishes. keeping it simple today
March 20th (Day 8)
mir
spin, turn, rotate
etymology
root verb. found in many other words, such as wanmir "retreat, curl inwards", jomfir "devolve into chaos", lipomir "wheel", ñimiru "twist", etc.
notes
spin spin spin! spin spin spin!
March 21st (Day 9)
tempwa
fight back, take revenge, retaliate
etymology
from tempu "brain (tendril on a selsian)", which has the ability to swing back if hit itself like a pendulum, hence the metaphor
notes
i'm not gonna comment on being late every time i'm late okay i promise
posthumous commentary: mhm sure girl
March 22nd (Day 10)
leipitāza
(mercury) thermometer
etymology
from lei- "tool of X" and Pitaza, named after selsian inventor Pitaza Micemtama ("Pitaza from Micemta, the Language Capital") who invented said device
notes
wanted to do start doing nouns. hi Pitaza. also hello new suffix -ma! it's for attaching places of origin, similar to -ish, -ese or -ian. Pitaza Micemta-ma. you could also say mañōt Micemtaman ("Micemtian" tablet) or stuff of the sort
posthumous commentary: well it was new when i posted this. probably the first instance of me making something to suit some part of the Word of the Day entry. will not be the last
March 23rd (Day 11)
peltesu
freeze, chill, harden, [❌] dry out (becoming hard)
etymology
clipping of peqi tepsu "give ice"
notes
technically tepsu doesn't really work here but uhhhh :3
posthumous commentary: first time i've had a WOTD change meaning. yeah it does not mean "dry out" anymore unless it's specifically from the cold. ok? i'm trying not to change these very much compared to how they were published since this is intended to be an Archive but like. what's wrong is wrong.
March 24th (Day 12)
ñawbī
today
etymology
combo of ñawba pi "this day"
notes
somehow took me this long to post the very word that i had to make for this channel's name because i forgot a word for today for quite a while. hello!
March 25th (Day 13)
imūr
tweak, alter, work on, change; fix, improve, worsen (value neutral)
etymology
root verb
notes
hi my dad's got me making posters
March 26th (Day 14)
sinfiana
farm, cultivate
etymology
derived from sinf "plant", likely sinfjan, itself sinf + -jan, + -(')ao
notes
plant jumpscare
posthumous commentary: this one and the next four are all dinky and barebones since i did them all on the same day because i forgot for like a whole school week. whoooops!
March 27th (Day 15)
fonka
plant, seed; put something to grow within something else
etymology
derived from fab "egg, seed" in some way
notes
plant 2
March 28th (Day 16)
melu'o
dense, jam-packed, compact
etymology
from melu "shove inside, compact, press" + dummy suffix -'o (qinta'o, bātu'o). also origin of melu'os "density"
notes
uhhh insert joke here
posthumous commentary: this would be me calling you dense (yes that is the uninserted joke) but you're chill i wouldn't do that
March 29th (Day 17)
samezi
bed; cushion, doughnut pillow*, dog bed*
etymology
from sama "soft" and lenzi "bend, fold"
notes
a bowl-shaped pillow (stuffed heavily around the edges, less into the center), around the diameter of a selsian's torso, used for holding the selsian comfortably while they sleep, usually either raised above the ground slightly or indented in it. check image
posthumous commentary: woah what is that how did she do that
March 30th (Day 18)
frotsi
wait; wait for, await
etymology
doesn't seem to be related to anything
notes
this made me look it up and yes "ambitransitive" exists. will be using that more often
March 31st (Day 19)
pixil
joke, jest
etymology
doesn't seem related to anything. origin of paxplix "laugh*"
notes
blame my dishes. no april fools tomorrow i didn't come up with anything lol
April 1st (Day 20)
kaemo
bridge, crossing
etymology
doesn't seem related to anything. origin of the ke'o in femke'o "doorway, passage"
notes
i was watching mario galaxy movie
posthumous commentary: yeah i actually didn't come up with anything. also first month switch hi
April 2nd (Day 21)
remketzu
tentacle; arm, leg
etymology
clipping of rem (nen) kew (li) tzu, "stick that moves and grabs". replaced native tupfa when it came to mean "tentacle length; 75cm".
notes
yea
posthumous commentary: another school week where i forgot to post like. anything. so again some of these next four are afterthoughts. girl fym "yea"
April 3rd (Day 22)
mosompoke
unintentionally audible; quiet but not quiet enough, audible from outside the conversation, eavesdropable
etymology
clipping of mos ompor ken "was not quiet"
notes
gossipmaxxing
April 4th (Day 23)
bewtel
identifying feature, trait or characteristic of a person or thing
etymology
from bewtoz(as) lenua "giving off (an air of / a faint sound of) recognition"
notes
doesn't have to be physical either! it can be just about anything that you can sense and come to the conclusion that you know who/what it belongs to. selsians care about these a lot, as they're a species with little physical variation.
April 5th (Day 24)
bewte
characteristic, defining, identifiable, iconic
etymology
backformed from "bewtel"
notes
same thing as above. pairing these up because why not
April 6th (Day 25)
mable
be named, be called
etymology
doesn't seem related to anything
notes
works like the german heißen, in that the one with the name is the subject and the name is the object: asa Silvia mable!
posthumous commentary: example sentences ground zero... woah... uncharted territory
April 7th (Day 26)
kuxica
distinguish; to name, to number, to label
etymology
cognates with kaxu "bowl", likely as a storage and organization metaphor
examples (new!)
asa texi pi olekas fej kuxica - i label this fruit yellow
wawato oto joñauto fej raj kuxica - the people will name you a leader
abfauto nata sainōk fej leq kuxica - the elder has named her the first
notes
this one's a bit complicated to get the hang of. even for me. i was NOT cooking when i made this definition. still a fun word though. also i'm on time! on a tuesday! you don't see that every day! well, yeah, by definition. ok bye
posthumous commentary: ok well we charted the territory. welcome home example sentences
April 8th (Day 27)
leuja
pasty, creamy, thick
etymology
from lew "taste, savor" + -jan, forming something akin to "tasted heavily / perpetually / many different times"
examples
sefēms asan suan raj leuja wañ - my new smoothie will be very pasty!
notes
mmm... yummy... selsians absorb liquids through certain patches on their skin, so thickening them into paste is a common method to make them last longer sensorially
April 9th (Day 28)
iñleuja
1) favorite, adored, preferred
2) have as favorite, adore, prefer
etymology
from leuja "pasty, thick" + iñ- (prefix derived from īñoke "above" that has shifted to mean exceedingly or high-key)
examples
asa bonxa ta Rumi iñleuja - I adore Rumi's chorus
Mira iñleuja - Mira's the favorite
notes
one of my favorite words in the language it's so good
April 10th (Day 29)
pla'a
(slang, informal) person who you are close to and/or admire heavily; bestie, bro, queen, goat, dude, etc. gender neutral
etymology
from pla "stylish, glamorous, gorgeous, slay", itself from plafūñ "woman"
examples
pla'a, samezi fe oto kotze toi - bestie, that bed is less big than you (sic.)
asa papla'a asan nu'an fem - i love all my bros
notes
another word i quite like. no bias in the slightest. anyways sorry for not posting this yesterday that totem Mimikyu was beating me up like crazy
posthumous commentary: again, posted off the day and thus in the morning of the next day. i'd love to cut these out for polish but... archive... grrr
April 11th (Day 30)
pfaile
lie, trick, deceive
etymology
likely root
examples
az nitsas oton zer pfaile watken - never lie about your wellbeing!
notes
there's a reason for this word being today but i can't tell you (#vagueposting)
posthumous commentary: i lowkey forgot what i was even referring to here i know it was something
April 12th (Day 31)
sefēms
mixture, blend; smoothie, shake, drink, cocktail
etymology
from sefēm "mix, blend, homogenize" + -(a)s (nominalizer)
examples
asa sefēms oton um lacoñe piris. cenar oto pokao? - i want one of your lacoñe drinks. what do you charge?
notes
mm mm mm yummy liquids