Ithkuil

English

Etymology

An anglicization of Iţkuîl in the constructed language Ithkuil. Coined by John Quijada, the inventor of the conlang.

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /iθˈkwɪl/(Can we verify(+) this pronunciation?)
  • Rhymes: -ɪl

Proper noun

Ithkuil

  1. An experimental constructed language created by John Quijada, designed to try to minimize vagueness and semantic ambiguity, and to express complex ideas briefly but clearly.
    • 2006, “Ithkuil Q & A”, in The Conlanger's Library‎[1], archived from the original on 14 January 2025, page 11:
      While working on Ilaksh, it occurred to me that the morpho-phonological structure of Ilaksh could be applied to a new version of Ithkuil as well, allowing Ithkuil to be made even more concise than it is now.
    • 2012 December 24, Joshua Foer, “Utopian for Beginners”, in The New Yorker‎[2], archived from the original on 30 July 2018:
      An article titled “The Speed of Thought” noted remarkable similarities between Ithkuil and an imaginary language cooked up by the science-fiction writer Robert Heinlein for his novella “Gulf,” from 1949.
  2. The constructed script used to express the language.

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