ithkuilとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

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

発音

• (英国発音, 米国発音) IPA: /iθˈkwɪl/(Can we verify this pronunciation?)
• 韻: -ɪl

固有名詞

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, 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, 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.

Further reading

• Ithkuil on Wikipedia.Wikipedia