Vilani (language)/Lexicon
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114 dictionary entries for Vilani
| Article | Part | Definition | Usage notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daaluusinnagi | Name | A legendary Vilani hero, called the Defender, and wielder of the sword Igliim (Anglic: Igliim)[1] | Still used as a name for Vilani Males |
| Dagiia | Noun | Council of Fifty[2][3] | A former ruling body of Vland in pre-spaceflight times, consisting of the fifty Sarriiu |
| Dagiia | Noun | High Society[4] | |
| Dakhaseri | Noun | Audience of stars[5] | An ancient Vilani story tells of meritorious souls allowed to watch the events of the world; their discussions (and futile attempts to intervene) are the basis of many Vilani myths. |
| Dakhaseri | Noun | The Milky Way Galaxy (See: Milky Way Galaxy)[6] | |
| Damgarii | Noun | "Merchants" or "Managers" class in Vilani society.[7] | Damgarii fill the positions of junior and mid-level officers in the military, run the day-to-day operations of the shangarim, and virtually all scientists are damgarii. See also enshii, engarii, khagarii, lukurranii |
| Danakguraka | Noun | Peninsula[8] | See also khaalab-mada (Anglic: khaalab-mada) and lanamada (Anglic: lanamada) |
| Danuuz | Noun | The name of the enchanted sword of the legendary Vilani folk hero Maashdikhe (Anglic: Maashdikhe).[9] | |
| Deraabelar | Noun | One who goes far away or has gone far away and returned.[10] | Loan word from the Anglic, but with connotations of distance because its similarity to Rabelar (Anglic: Rabelar). |
| Deraabelar | Noun | A Rogue[11] | |
| Deshi | Noun | A Vilani Parsec, a measure of distance. Approximately 2.17 light years. [12] | Now obsolete because of the coincidental link between possible jump distances and the Terran Parsecs. Still used as a Vilani personal name. |
| Dhue | Noun | Fighter[13][14] | Specifically, small craft used in combat |
| Diikagkarunii | Noun | Bureaux | |
| Diikari | Noun | Sponsor.[15] | The host, usually a senior manager, of a guest to a Vilani corporation, who is expected to house and entertain their guest. |
| Dir | Noun | Night[16] | Plural: Edir (Anglic: Edir). |
| Dir | Noun | Night-time[17] | Period of full dark from sunset of the last-setting sun to sunrise of the first rising one. |
| Dir | Noun | A span of either 2 Ishuuna (Anglic: Ishuuna), 5 Gimu (Anglic: Gimu), or 15.9 standard hours.[18] | See also Vilani calendar |
| Disigshar | Noun | Sandwich[19] | Implied to be filled with a variety of sliced meats and vegetables. |
| Disigshur | Noun | Sandwich[20] | A larger version of a Disigshar (Anglic: Disigshar), similar to a Solomani "Hero" or "Sub" sandwich. Used as a name for the Hero class Far Trader manufactured during the Ziru Sirka (Anglic: Ziru Sirka) by the Sharurshid (Anglic: Sharurshid) bureau. The vessel design was produced in great quantities. |
| Dran | Noun | Day[21] | Plural: Edran (Anglic: Edran). |
| Dran | Noun | Day-time[22] | Period of light from sunrise of the first rising sun to sunset of the last-setting one. |
| Dran | Noun | A span of either 2 Ishuuna (Anglic: Ishuuna), 5 Gimu (Anglic: Gimu), or 15.9 standard hours.[23] | See also Vilani calendar |
| Dran-dir | Noun | A calendar day[24] | Plural: Edran-dir Usually spit into the daylight dran (Anglic: dran) and night dir (Anglic: dir) periods. A span of 31.8 standard hours. |
| Dub-lar | Noun | archive; data library (official) | Loan word from Chekaal |
| Duraag | Noun | Market[25] | |
| Duriir | Noun | A Vilani team game resembling volleyball with rackets.[26] | |
| Duusirka | Noun | The star Vega[27] | |
| E | Letter | A vowel in the Vilani alphabet[28] | |
| Edir | Noun | Nights[29] | Plural of Dir (Anglic: Dir) |
| Edran | Noun | Days[30] | Plural of: Dran (Anglic: Dran). |
| Edran-dir | Noun | Many calendar day[31] | Singular: Dran-dir |
| Engarii | Noun | "Commoners" or "Employees" class in Vilani society[32] | See also enshii, badenkii, damgarii, khagarii and lukurranii |
| Enshii | Noun | "Nobles" or "Executives" class in Vilani society[33] | The original Enshii class derives from the aristocratic rulers of Vland's earliest agricultural towns. They control the Shangarim Makhidkarun. See also damgarii, engarii, khagarii and lukurranii |
| Eshimaar | Noun | Marshalling yard | |
| Eshimaar | Noun | Naval Depot | |
| G | Letter | A Consonant in the Vilani alphabet[34] | |
| Gaashnarru | Noun | battlegroup[35] | |
| Gakinisharra | Noun | Drug used to treat sleeplessness[36] | |
| Gamirirem | Noun | a staff officer on a large naval base[37] | |
| Gashimeku Kaalariin | Phrase | Vessel in Distress[38] | |
| Gashukubi | Adjective | Certain death[39] | |
| Gashukubi | Adjective | The people who are to you as the slapping hand is to an insect[40] | Pre-contact nickname given to the inhabitants of Sabmiqys (Antares 2117) from kaashukapi -- kaashu “to be hazardous, deadly” + kap “palm of the hand” + i "a people" |
| Gashukubi | Adjective | Meson Gun[41] | |
| Gikhikese | Noun | Bloodied (wounded) warrior[42] | Used as the colloquial name for the Ziru Sirka Wound Award. |
| Gilan | Noun | Older sibling of the same gender[43] | |
| Girgi | Noun | winkle[44] | After the hero of an old Vilani folk tale, Giirkha Girgi |
| Gisadia | Noun | Army[45] | |
| Golosh | Name | Vilani name | Styled after a semi-mythical warrior-king Golosh.[46] |
| I | Letter | A vowel in the Vilani alphabet[47] | |
| I | Noun | People[48] | e.g. People (I) of Vland --> Vilani |
| I | Noun | Us | |
| Igliim | Noun | Steel[49] | Also: The name of a sword belonging to the legendary Vilani hero Daaluusinnagi (Anglic: Daaluusinnagi) the Defender, and the original name given to the world Steel. |
| Ii | Noun | Caste[50] | |
| Ii | Noun | Career[51] | In Vilani society there are few career changes. There is no requirement for any citizen to have the same career as her parents. |
| Ii | Letter | A vowel in the Vilani alphabet[52] | |
| Iirsaar | Noun | Preservation | See Bilanidiin Iirsaar Sirka |
| Iishakku | Noun | Governor[53] | |
| Iishakku | Noun | Managers of a Ziru Sirka world[54][55] | |
| Iishakku | Noun | A rank in the nobility of the Ziru Sirka[56] | equivalent to a Imperial Baron |
| Ishimkarun | Noun | "Shadow Emperor" of the Ziru Sirka ("Empire of Stars").[57] | |
| Ishkaaim | Noun | Tank battalion[58] | See also Nadshemi (Anglic: Nadshemi) |
| K | Letter | A consonant in the Vilani alphabet[59] | |
| Kaashu | Adverb | Deadly[60] | |
| Kaashukapi | Verb | To be hazardous[61] | |
| Kap | Noun | Palm of the hand[62] | |
| Karunargur | Noun | “Emperor’s merit” | A quality held by a ruler, incorporating both his worthiness to govern for the benefit of all the people and his right to claim the authority to do so. The ruler was “vested” with karunargur by tradition, and could lose the quality if he ruled in such a way as to break tradition[63]. |
| Karunii | Noun Phrase | Petty emperors[64] | n.b. Petty as in Lesser or Smaller. An informal name for members of the Apkallu Kibrat Arban (Anglic: Apkallu Kibrat Arban). Some of the articles in this wiki confuse this word with Enshii (Anglic: Enshii). |
| Kash | Adjective | fast, rapid[65] | |
| Kash | Noun | Fast Drug[66] | |
| Kh | Letter | A consonant in the Vilani alphabet[67] | |
| Khaalab | Noun | Flock, Group or Herd | Loan word from Chekaal |
| Khaalab-mada | Noun | Archipelago[68] | The word literally means something akin to "flock of islands" |
| Khagarii | Noun | Dissident[69] | A group that lives and works within Vilani society but rejects some or all of the Ziru Sirka traditions. They are denied a variety of rights within the imperial system and must live apart from mainstream society so that they can't foul imperial harmony. See also enshii, damgarii, engarii and lukurranii |
| Khapsish | Noun | Cutlass[70] | A heavier blade than the traditional Terran Cutlass, but otherwise similar. |
| Khuulab | Verb | To help | Loan word from Chekaal |
| Kiduunuuzi | Noun | Holder of special privileges[71][72][73] | Plural: Kiduunuuzii. Nobles who do the routine work of local administration in the Ziru Sirka |
| Kiduunuuzi | Noun | A rank in the nobility of the Ziru Sirka[74] | Plural: Kiduunuuzii. Equivalent to Imperial Knight |
| Kiduunuuzii | Noun | Holders of special privileges[75][76][77] | Plural of Kiduunuuzi |
| Kiduunuuzii | Noun | Knights[78] | Plural of Kiduunuuzi |
| Kiikag | Noun | Dagger with a brass knuckle-like guard[79] | |
| Kimashargur | Noun | Virtue of the Foremost[80] | Khagarii (Anglic: Khagarii) faction of the Ziru Sirka |
| Kuearda | Noun | corps[81] | Typically, three to five lurkugi (Anglic: lurkugi) |
| Kulikasu | Noun | A drug used to accelerate healing[82] | Akin to Slow Drug |
| Kurmaruushririi | Noun | Second assistant jump technician[83] | |
| Kurmaruushririi | Noun | Senior fleet engineer[84] | |
| Kushamii | Noun | the Rim Marches of the Ziru Sirka[85] | |
| Kushuggi | Noun | The Rim Worlds province of the Ziru Sirka[86] | Contained Muan Gwi and Terra |
| L | Letter | A consonant in the Vilani alphabet[87] | |
| Lanamada | Noun | Continent[88] | Geographical Feature |
| Lukurranii | Noun | Sapient Beings who live entirely outside the Imperial system[89] | Includes: Foreigners, barbarians and those who come the the underworld. They reject, or aren't even be aware of, Vilani traditions. Vilani know that they threaten the order, stability, and harmony of Vilani society simply by existing. "When they are capable of operating starships, the threat will be much bigger 'cause they can spread their chaos into the Vilani civilization". |
| Lurkugi | Noun | division[90] | Typically, six combat battalions (Ishkaaim (Anglic: Ishkaaim) or Nadshemi (Anglic: Nadshemi)), extra artillery, and a support battalion |
| M | Letter | A consonant in the Vilani alphabet[91] | |
| Maashdikhe | Name | A legendary Vilani hero[92] | The protagonist of a set of folk tales. When his village is threatened by a demon, he procures a magic sword, Danuuz (Anglic: Danuuz), and defeats the demon |
| Manshuruk | Noun | Annihilation[93] | |
| Mashushshi | Noun | squadron[94] | |
| Merishmir | Noun | Cruiser[95] | Warship |
| Merishmirra | Noun | Captain of a Cruiser (Merishmir (Anglic: Merishmir))[96] | |
| N | Letter | A consonant in the Vilani alphabet[97] | |
| Nadshemi | Noun | Infantry battalion[98] | See also Ishkaaim (Anglic: Ishkaaim) |
| Niikiik Luur | Noun | False knowledge[99] | From Old High Vilani. |
| Niikiik-Luur | Noun | False-knowledge[100] | |
| Nokhopii | Noun | Beauty[101] | |
| Nokhopii | Adjective | Beautiful[102] | |
| Nugiiri | Noun | Name of a Droyne colony that lives on Kilennur. Encountered by Ziru Sirka Vilani.[103] | |
| P | Letter | A consonant in the Vilani alphabet[104] | |
| Palkhur | Noun | Fabric | Loan word from Chekaal |
| Piirgu | Noun | A frozen hell from Vilani mythology.[105] | Also Piirgu (Dagudashaag 2807) |
| R | Letter | A consonant in the Vilani alphabet[106] | |
| Rabelar | Noun | Far away[107] | |
| Rishnub | Noun | Amusement | Loan word from Chekaal |
| Ruuraakh | Noun | Traditional Vilani Syllabary | Loan word from Sazrak |
| S | Letter | A consonant in the Vilani alphabet[108] | |
| Saarpuhii | Noun | Under-king[109][110][111] | The supervisor of Shangarim (Anglic: Shangarim) activity across the Ziru Sirka |
| Saarpuhii | Noun | A rank in the nobility of the Ziru Sirka[112] | Equivalent to Imperial Sector Duke |
| Sarriiu | Noun | Supreme governor[113][114][115] | overseers of a number of Shakkanakhu (Anglic: Shakkanakhu) |
| Sarriiu | Noun | A rank in the nobility of the Ziru Sirka[116] | Linguistically equivalent to Imperial Marquis but with greater responsibility nearer a Imperial Subsector Duke |
| Sh | Letter | A consonant in the Vilani alphabet[117] | |
| Shakkanakhu | Noun | Provincial governor[118][119][120] | overseers of 3-6 Ziru Sirka worlds |
| Shakkanakhu | Noun | A rank in the nobility of the Ziru Sirka[121] | Equivalent to Imperial Count |
| Shangarim | Noun | bureaus of the Ziru Sirka[122] | From [sh]ii + anganuur “form a triangle/triangulate” + em; lit. “the three-way agreement” The three bureaucratic agencies were Makhidkarun (Anglic: Makhidkarun); Naasirka (Anglic: Naasirka) and Sharurshid (Anglic: Sharurshid). |
| Sharaddun | Noun | combat drug[123] | Related to Slow Drug |
| Shardu | Noun | A mildly addictive stimulant and euphoric drug. [124] | |
| Sharurshid | Noun | An Imperial megacorporation believed to be of Vilani (Anglic: Vilani) origin[125] | Originated with the merchant class or Badenkii (Anglic: Badenkii). It was one of the original Shangarim (Anglic: Shangarim) or Bureaux |
| Shii | Verb | To agree[126] | |
| Shugilii | Noun | "Miller" or "Food-processor" caste in Vilani society[127] | Beginning in prehistoric times, the shugilii caste developed (and hoarded) safe methods for food preparation. With advanced technology and interstellar trade the need for these secret techniques declined, but the shugilii retained a role as guardians of tradition, the closest thing Vilani society has to a priestly caste. |
| Shugilii | Name | Miller | A widely used name across the Massilia Sector, indeed the Imperium, throughout Vilani History[128] |
| Siigiizuni | Noun | Heroic person[129] | A Vilani name |
| Sirka | Noun | League | See Bilanidiin Iirsaar Sirka |
| Sukauuaashdug | Noun | army group[130] | Includes several kuearda (Anglic: kuearda) and support |
| U | Letter | A vowel in the Vilani alphabet[131] | |
| Urshaggim | Noun | combat drug[132] | |
| Ushkiirga | Noun | A Drug to protect against infection[133] | Used against bacterial and viral infections |
| Uskamsii | Noun | A game with a remarkable resemblance to golf[134] | |
| Uu | Letter | A vowel in the Vilani alphabet[135] | |
| Vilani | Noun | Vilani[136] | Vilani is an anglicisation of Bilani (Anglic: Bilani) |
| Vilani | Noun | Inhabitants of Vland[137] | Vilani is an anglicisation of Bilani (Anglic: Bilani) just as Vland is an anglicisation of Bland (Anglic: Bland) |
| Vland | Noun | Homeworld of the Vilani (Anglic: Vilani) people[138] | Vland is an anglicisation of Bland (Anglic: Bland) |
| Z | Letter | A consonant in the Vilani alphabet[139] | |
| Zaadi | Name | Name given to Female Humans in use in the Million Subsector (Specifically Gabrael) before the Abandonment[140] | |
| Ziru Sirka | Phrase | Grand Empire of Stars.[141] | The First Imperium. |
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