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Glossary – The Master of Night

a’ tu (AH too): insect on the island of Po’Am

ajlit (ah-JLEET): cool, neat

ajun nesyarei (AH-joon ness-YAR-eh-ee): means “primary elements,” the basic forms of the Junta martial art

akoltam (ah-KOL-tahm): excellent

atonkveti (ah-tohn-KVET-ee): in a state of being “frozen” by love, lovestruck

avetilinat (ah-veh-TEEL-ihn-aht): put off, perturbed

Ba’nasi (bah NAH see): Amnasi word for Bhreans

baka (BAH kah): Amnasi word for crazy

balnai (bahl-NAI): a word akin to “bravo”

balsami (bahl-SAHM-ee): congratulations

bap mi (bahp MEE): Amnasi word for wellspring, treasure

bolakh (BOH-lahkh) pl. bolakei (BOH-lahkh-eh-ee): unsavory individual, an idiot

chaptu (CHAP too): Amnasi for “goodbye”

des (des), pl. desei (DES-eh-ee): unit of distance equivalent to roughly half a mile

desakh (deh-SAKH): drink made from a Zuldan fruit

deskra (DESS-krah), pl. deskrei (DESS-kreh-ee): unit of time made up of five gerasei, or forty five days

ga’nasi (gah NAH see): Amnasi word for outsiders

geras (GEHR-ahs), pl. gerasei (GEHR-ahs-eh-ee): unit of time made up of nine days

glesil (GLESS-ihl): honey

ilis (EE-lis): sauce made from cooking sugar and spices, often added to desserts

isthilak (ISS-thil-ahk): meaning “one of a younger race,” language of origin is unknown

jant (jahnt): a plant that is a pale yellow color, similar to flax

ka’ so ne’i (KAH soh neh-ee): Amnasi for lowlife, deadbeat

kasaba (kah SAH bah): Amnasi for grandfather

kaumat (KOW-maht): immature person

kerisya (kehr-IHS-yah): sweetheart, dear one

kita (KEE-tah): slang word for posterior

kosjnet (KOHZH-net): Bhrean dish made of grains soaked in thick cream

kosujat akosu (KOH-soo-jaht ah-KOH-soo): literally means “toward a living life,” a phrase used when sharing drinks with friends

kusj (koozh), pl. kusjei (KOOZH-eh-ee): slang word for testicles

kvetinei (KVET-ihn-eh-ee), sing. kvetin (KVET-ihn): lovers

lep ku (LEP koo): name for Amnasti hieroglyphs

lerin (LEHR-ihn) pl. lerinei (LEHR-ihn-eh-ee): Bhrean noble

lora aramet (LOR-ah AR-ah-met): young lady

nasi (NAH-see): Amnasi for people

nawe asul (NAH-weh ah-SOOL): term of endearment for children, meaning “little one”

ne’ ta (neh TAH): Amnasi word for a sorceress, a witch

netaram (NET-ar-ahm): a salad made of different slices of fruit and chilled

ni ker cho (nee kehr CHOH): Amnasi phrase meaning simple-minded

nuti (NOO tee): antelope-like animal native the jungles of Po’Am

pakarra (pah-KAR-ah): An ancient symbol that predates Bhrean culture, traced back to the Jolans and other ancient cultures. It is characterized by a snake eating its own tail.

pakrea (pakh-REH-ah): a set of social mores and etiquette in Bhrean culture

palu (PAH loo): Amnasi for young male

paluyi (PAH loo yee): Amnasi for young woman

paskutan (PAHS-koo-tahn): meaning “case in point,” literally “it stands there”

peras (PAIR-ahs),  pl. perasei (PAIR-ahs-eh-ee): formal adornments worn by Bhrean women around the waist

pevram (PEV-rahm): alcoholic drink made from distilling fermented grain and aging in special wooden barrels

porya (POR-yah): mineral used to strengthen metals in smithing

pota (POH tah): Amnasi word for condensation or patronization

saba (SAH-bah): Amnasi word for father

sam na (sam NAH): Amnasi phrase for “calm down” or “settle down”

sekran (sek-RAHN): group of initiates in the Junta Order

Sem Kasunel (SEM KAH-soo-nel): term of respect for someone very powerful (e.g.,. a god) used by those of a lower station

Sem Narim (SEM nar-EEM): term of respect used for the queen, used by those of lower station, equivalent to “Your Majesty”

Sem Sarwe (sem SAR-weh): term of respect used for female children of the royal family, used by those of lower station, equivalent to “Your Majesty”

Sem Suskem (SEM soos-KEM): term of respect used for the king used by those of a lower station, equivalent to “Your Majesty”

Sem Topas (SEM TOH-pahs): term of respect used for male children of the royal family, used by those of lower station, equivalent to “Your Majesty”

semlora (sem-LOR-ah): term of respect for females of a higher station

semrawan (sem-RAH-wahn): term of respect for males of higher station

serakh (SEHR-ahkh): memory or daydream, can refer to a vision

siket (see-KET): alas, what a pity

so nalu (soh NAH loo): “I’m sorry” in Amnasi

suwe (SOO-weh), pl. suwei (SOO-weh-ee): a unit of time made up of about 90 minutes

svinu (SVEE-noo): young whelp

svotel (SVOH-tell): the Sight, the ability to sense thoughts and other mysterious abilities

talernesh (TAH-lair-nesh): a word combining Bhrean “taler” and Amnasi “nesh,” a slang word

tipi (TEE-pee): word equivalent to “got it” or “okay” in the Amnasi language

tletna (TLET-nah): aura, spirit

tsupa (TSOO pah): Amnasi word for lava

tuvarn (too-VARN): squire

volutam (VOH-loo-tahm): nonsense

yaki (YAH kee): Amnasi slang word for excrement

yamisa (yah-MEE-sah): roasted meat flavored with traditional Bhrean spices

yo’ damu (yoh DAH moo): Amnasi for “very well” or “so be it”yongti (YONG tee): a predator cat native to Po’Am