Lexicon:Modern/Ubaen
| Ubaen | |
|---|---|
| Stage | Modern CLT |
| Pronunciation | /u.ˈbaɪn/ |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Etymology | Eldershore substrate; resists CRT sound change |
| Related words | Chiaz, Ireis, Graen, Feiruna |
Ubaen — the great tropical tuber of Eldershore. The southern staple of last resort.
Notes
Grows enormous, stores badly in the heat but keeps well once dried and ground, and will crop in ground too poor and too wet for Ireis. Where the northern cities lean on Chiaz when the Graen fails, Eldershore leans on Ubaen, and it has carried the city through every bad season since its founding. Eldershore substrate. The word is as old as the settlement and never took the sound changes that reshaped the tongue around it.