denlu, n. Medium; that substance which is used to illustrate, typically ink or paint.

usage: In addition to being a generic term for inks and paints, this word is often sometimes used figuratively to indicate the mode of conveyance in other artforms, e.g. denla 'l falta, (the ink of music: sound), or denla 'l indúa, (the ink of dance: movement).

kru, n. Medium (paper, canvas); the substrate upon which a work of art is made.

usage: In addition to being a generic term for writing and illustrating surfaces, this word is often used (like denlu) to capture the idea of a generic substrate. Such usages can be very literal or very figurative: on one hand, a face is a substrate for makeup, a volume of air and/or silence is the substrate for music, and a volume of air filled with music is the substrate for dance—but at the same time, a soul is the substrate for art and dreams, and a body is the substrate for countless phenomena.

alvegzí, a. Medium; of no unusual size.