Ung

Veda

Etymology

From Proto-Veda *wŋ.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈuŋ/

Orthographic Form

ung

Adverb

ung

1. down, downward
2. less, least (used to form the contrastive and sublative adjectival forms)

Related Terms

• ung dzok
• ung ... ghor
• ung ... ghor mem

 

Noun

ung

1. base, bottom, nadir

Creation and Usage Notes

When I was putting together Dothraki I came up with a contrastive and sublative form. At this stage I can't even remember why I did it. Perhaps I was trying to push the envelope—do something I hadn't seen. But I hadn't done it since—until this language, where, as I was coming up with comparative and superlative strategies using the lexemes available to me, I saw an obvious and irresistible opportunity to do a contrastive and sublative again. And so here they are—and it makes sense! -David J. Peterson 17:12, 21 January 2020 (PST)