Community Suggestion: Make dictionary words like variables
Make dictionary words like variables
What functionality is missing? What is unsatisfying with the current situation?
I absolutely love the dictionary feature for conlangs, however I really wish that dictionaries could be used like variables. I've sort of been using variables as dictionaries, but I'd like them all to be attached to one language as a dictionary, so I'm not sure how this could be done. Would it be easier to assign a set of variables to a language as a dictionary, or add a feature to the dictionary that would be used like variables?
Anyway, I create a lot of conlangs, and it would be nice to be able to insert a word in certain articles and have people hover over it and be able to see what language that word is from along with the translation of the word.
Example: My world is a different planet, with shorter days and longer years. The people on this planet use the word vareš to basically mean hours, though it's a different way of dividing up time. Saying hours isn't really accurate, since it isn't equal to 60 minutes, it's equal to 36 sileš, a smaller measurement of time. But just saying vareš or sileš in the article isn't really helpful either unless there's some kind of easy translation to remind readers (and honestly myself) what that word means.
Anyway, I looked around to see if anyone had posted a suggestion like this and I saw one that had been closed, but then I lost it and couldn't find it again and couldn't see how long ago it had been posted. So I hope this isn't annoying that I've posted this!
The Team's Response
Thanks for the suggestion! While we think it's a good idea, such a feature would be very heavy for the system and would significantly slow down your articles, especially with very large dictionaries (which many are, because of the use of language generators like VulgarLang). For this reason, we have to decline this suggestion.25/300 Votes · +4303 points
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+100
by starfell_reef
on 2025-10-16 13:25 -
+300
by chairlegcharlie
on 2025-10-14 13:38 -
+300
by A Beloved Dimensional Horror
on 2025-10-11 02:54 -
+300
by tofistig
on 2025-10-09 10:46 -
+100
by tabbyykatt
on 2025-10-07 01:27 -
+300
by AuroraSteel
on 2025-10-04 18:39 -
+1
by CharlesTesta
on 2025-10-02 23:07 -
+100
by Pixelatedrabbit
on 2025-10-01 14:32 -
+100
by cagaaa
on 2025-09-28 22:18 -
+100
by kaixabu
on 2025-09-22 12:13 -
+100
by Lonnie makes mayhem
on 2025-09-22 09:17 -
+100
by PTerry710
on 2025-09-22 03:12 -
+100
by CingCiang
on 2025-09-20 15:13 -
+1
by Kyberian
on 2025-09-20 13:23 -
+100
by MrGerbear
on 2025-09-19 03:58 -
+1
by nnie
on 2025-09-18 09:31I use variables to solve the problem you encounter in the example. While it wouldn't be attached to the language article, using an advanced variable would let you include dictionary formatting, and I believe you might even be able to include a link to the language article if you use the section variable.
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+300
by A Frightened Dwarf
on 2025-09-18 07:05 -
+300
by Charlotte and Clara
on 2025-09-17 19:54 -
+100
by yatenari
on 2025-09-17 19:03 -
+100
by JetpackMonkey
on 2025-09-17 10:10 -
+300
by BCGR_Wurth
on 2025-09-17 06:26 -
+300
by bphilippe
on 2025-09-17 06:04 -
+100
by A Revolutionary Cthulhu
on 2025-09-16 10:44 -
+100
by Lady-knight
on 2025-09-16 07:39 -
+300
by Ratha
on 2025-09-16 01:32 -
+300
by jmckendry
on 2025-09-16 00:02
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