ROBIN L GRAY
AUTHOR OF THE MING REALITIES SERIES
The Ming Realities Lexicon
By RL Gray
Dokarian (dō-KAR-ee-ăn) words
einen: EYE-nen – a small white flower that grows in the mountains of Dokar
sasha: SAH-shah – a Dokarian endearment meaning “little niece”
tormeck: TOR-mӗk – a Dokarian animal, similar to a rabbit
umen: OO-mӗn – a very tall species of Dokarian tree with extremely hard wood
Zesh: zӗsh – the Dokarian deity
Hakosian words (hay-KOH-see-an) words
begsa: BӖG-sah – your mother
la panku: la-PĂN-koo – like shit
shan: shahn – smells
Leptran (LĔP-trăn) words
frela: FRӖ-lah – a small animal similar to a cat
gorlan: GŌR-lăn – an animal similar to a hog
hansashak: hahn-say-shak - welcome
Mensha happ cre’souzen: men-sha hap cray soozen – a polite phrase meaning ‘it is my pleasure’
traylik: TRĀ-lĭk – a combination spoon and cutting implement used for eating
Sung’nian (SOONG-nee-ăn) words
axet: ĂX-ӗt – serpent
doma: DŌH-mah – a small savory fruit similar to an olive
Fen’vulu: fӗn-VŪ-lū – dark power; an ancient Sung’nian religion similar to voodoo
Jogah: JŌH-gah – dragon
loujey: LOO-jāy – fencing
monticore: MŌN-tĭ-core – a large animal similar to a horse that looks more like a cat
Ponte’reshta: pont-resh-tah – born third
sung’pesh: soong-PӖSH – the Sung’nian equivalent of the exclamation ‘My God’
tashon: TĂ-shŏn – a cad, a disagreeable lothario
Teletian (tӗl-EE-shŭn) words
Ahmet: AH-mӗt – the name of the largest Continent on Telet
amaset: ĂM-a-set – Teletian tea
anela: ah-NAY-lah – couple
ashtal: ĂSH-tahl – dark
asum-sha: ah-SOOM-shah – my angel
azehl: AH-zӗhl – evanescent
bevik-tannas: BӖ-vi᷃k TAH-nahs – plateau dwellings
chalsa: CHAHL-sah – a variety of evergreen tree indigenous to Telet
ché: chӗ – of, or, from
cho: chō – powerful
Cho-Petla: cho-PӖT-lah – powerful movement
Cho-shen: cho-SHӖN – powerful feeling
É-Las: Ӗ-lahs – the Teletian deity
ӗlun / ӗluna: Ӗ-loon / Ӗ-loon-ah – husband / wife
ésu: EH-soo – love
fam-ketak: făm-KӖ-ta᷃k – an off color phrase meaning the equivalent of ‘holy shit’
fris: frĭs – happy
frisanta: frĭs-ahn-tah – happiness
haltak: HAHL-tahk – attention, or, ‘take notice’
hamsa: HAHM-sah – times, or periods of time
hasa: HAH-sah – white
hilsum: HĬL-sŭm – hills
kahrisi: kah-RĬ-see – butterfly
kai: kī (as in high) – flaming
kwal: kwahl – will
Kwitek: KWĬ-tek – the Teletian city that sits in the valley below Kai-Rahvelan
lus: loos – approaches
macca: MAH-kah – a dark colored Teletian wood
maj: mahj – to be
makéma: mah-KӖ-mah – sister
makémo: mah-KӖ-moh – brother
maket: MĂ-kӗt – shield
mapek: MĂ -pӗk – granite
narunos: nah-ROO-nohs – savory dumplings
Pantu: PAHN-too – the name of the open University on Telet
petla: PӖT-lah – movement
quintana: quĭn-TAH-nah – a type of tree that bears a fruit similar to nectarines
rahvelan: RAH-vӗ-lahn – sunset
redeliks: RӖD- rӗ-lĭks – a Teletian vegetable like peas
rel-sha: RӖL-shah – my son
repeka: rӗp-ӖCK-ah – together
resh: rӗsh – an exclamation meaning the equivalent of ‘well!’
sahkuvu: sah-KOO-voo – the Teletian equivalent of bats (e.g. flying rodents)
sai: sigh – it
saya: SIGH-ah – colors
sayel: sigh-ӖL – colorful
sem-sha: SӖM-shah – my daughter
sha: shah – my
shen: shӗn – feeling
son-ésulesh: sohn-ӖSOO-lӗsh – soul mate
sumaz: soo-MAHZ – discover
sumri: soom-rĭ – the same
t’kesek: tĭ-KӖS-ӗk – a Teletian bird similar to a meadowlark
taveska: tah-VӖSK-ah – rolling
thriel: threel – third
tom-teka: tohm-TӖK-ah – a Teletian card game similar to poker
vandun: VĂN-doon – impenetrable
vash: vahsh – water
ven-rayshet: vӗn-ray-SHӖT – a phrase that means waiting for or delaying pleasure
vena: VӖN-ah – fall, as in the season before winter
wetec: WӖ-tӗk – we will
Teletor (TĔL-ӗ-tor) words
falor: fah-lor - keeper
garesh: GAHR-ӗsh – destroyer
manimba: man-IM-ba – a colorful bird with wings that make a sound like a harp
mohr: MŌHR – thrusts
ordak: OR-dăk – fire or soul
orlish: OR-lĭsh– flame
oz: ahz– an emerald colored gemstone
quichuk: QUEE-chŭck – ardent
sa’Peckchau: sah-PĔK-chow – Murmur’s towering Temple
targo: TAR-go - a large, blue, venomous hornet
uleant: YOU-lee-ant – a bright orange and yellow flower
Xeran (ZĔ–răn) words
endora: ӗn-DOH-rah – a type of plant used to treat firewood
Haigha: HAY-ah – a young farmer who gives Sayel a ride
Lemtwist Havree: LĔM-twist hahv-REE – the name of a town whose founder discovered endora oil