conlang
verbUK /ˈkɒnlæŋ/ · US /ˈkɑnˌlæŋ/
Etymology The noun is a syllabic abbreviation of constructed language, while the verb is derived from the noun. By surface analysis, con- (“constructed”) + lang or -lang (“language”).
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Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences Ambitransitive To create or work on a conlang (constructed language).
- I've been conlanging since I was nine years old.
- Brithenig was conlanged with the purpose of looking how Welsh might have developed if it were a Romance language.
- Derived terms
- conlanger, conlanging