S'Kra Lexicon

S'Kra Dictionary

The letters C, F, and X are not used in S'Kra.

S'Kra	Common	Notes	Etymology
adu	man
ae	me; my
aganylosh'a		tree of peace
aggah saran'ponmi	dream speaker (title)
aggahh	dream
aggahhpel	dream veil	chain jewelry
ak	some
akom	age/era		ak- some + om
al'hhm	respect?
ama'hhrsk	love
ang	cloth; clothing/coat
ang'hhrantin	master weavers
apodu	forge
arna	boulder
arsharra	night
arsharra'grah	night watcher (title)
asharsh	moon
asharshpar'i	moon egg	name of a Grazhir Shard	asharsh- moon + par'i egg
ashu	walk/walking/walker
ashu hhinvi	walking ground	sand construct
ashu'a	sucker-gripping toes of the la'heke
a'slo		heavy edged weapon	-slo blood
ata	axe	weapon
athi	grass, vine?
ati	woman
botuk	cave
dai	steel	metal
dai ograth	steel hand (title)
dako	fight
dako uaro	club		dako- fight + uaro head
dako'gi	fighter/hunter (title)
dikka	bad; waste
dikka'staho	badlands
dikka'staho ashu	badland walker (title)
dikka'staho'osson	northern badlands
ehhrsk	thief (title)
el
em	peace, contentment	tail gesture
enhaar	so-so
eslangi	commoner (title)
Esulaku, aepoho'ame'hhrsk	Go with my love, honored one	On a tailring sold in Muspar'I	esulaku- go (ru'at) + ae- my + poho- lord/lady + ame'hhrsk love
evenigi	barbarian (title)
gamant	house
gamantang	house coat
gamant'hhshhth	house of sarhhtha		gamant- house + hhs- of + hhth dance
gamant'oshu	temple, place of worship		gamant- house + oshu spirit
gi	person	used in titles and occupations
grah	watcher
grah'uaro	throwing club		grah- watcher + uaro head
grel	sadness
grkhh'a	bringer
hat	delight
havri'negh	symbol for the four elements	Rings of rich brown for earth, pale blue for air, bright red for fire, and deep blue for water are joined by the gold stitching of the serrated electricity circle, all surrounding the blazing silver of the central ethereal star.
heggarangi'hhs iltamigen	devil's prison
heggarangi'n	devil
heimary	caravan
heitak	beast
heke	water; sea; river
heke'mary	ship/boat		heke- sea + mary vessel
hekemhhg	sea serpent (title)
hhan	far; suffix: delayed occurrence, after, later
hhinvi
hhr
hhr'ata	throwing hammer	heavy blunt	-ata axe
hhr'atami	hammer thrower (title)
hhr'ibu	light crossbow
hhrkhi	heart
hhrki	soul
hhrki'izh	soulless (title)
hhr'lav'geluhh	type of bark
hhr'pao	flatbread		pao bread
hhrsk	love
hhr'tami	war hammer	medium blunt
hhs	suffix: belonging to, of, within, made of
hhshran	swift, swiftly
hhth	dance
hhyssk'et	nut-like berry		bitter fire
hirdu	bird
hisakna	will (n.), desire, intention
hotagi	bard (title)
houmun	human
iltamigen	prison
indakar	thunder
Indakar Grkhh'a	staff of Ushnish		indakar- thunder + grkhh'a bringer
inja		muttering of Adan'f
ira'tnah	loss of face/respect
irhhnth	scorpion
isth'hhtaw	way(s)?
isthu'rath'a	lightning		rath'a gods
isthu'ratha'a ograth	lightning hand (title)
ith	four, fourth
izzu'hhr	storm
izzu'hhr grkhh'a	storm-bringer
jo	six, sixth
ju'lateigi	warrior mage (title)
juludan	magic
ka	is
kalri	forever
kan	eight, eighth
kapo	song, singer
ka'tamas	feather?
k'dira	name of a fragrant bush
khiynit	silk that is harvested from the sand spiders of Velaka
kho	honor, respect; emphasis	tail gesture
khor'vela	grey wood	Carnivorous tree. Often has visible bones. Nickname: Mercy of Albreda
khozh	no honor
khur	breath
khurmary	five-stringed lap harp		khur- breath + mary journey
kiel	thoughtfulness	tail gesture
kiel'parakom hi'kho	Every thought returns(gifts) honor back?	on mehath bracelets in Muspar'I	kiel- thought + par- all + ak- some + om- + hi- + kho honor
kor	stronghold; high/tall
kor'athi	tall grass?
kra'hei	S'Kra-like monster
ku	two, second; and; prefix: with
kudalata	heavy-edged weapon		ku- two + lata blade
kumu
la	you	Smolgan form
la'	lizard
laar	your	Smolgan form. (prefix)
la'heke	water lizard
lakh	lacking; lonely, loneliness
lanahh	life
lanahh pahapo	bastard sword	swappable	lanahh- life
lanahh pao	life bread
lanahh'lakh	tired; unhappy		lanahh- life + lakh lacking
lanahh'mus	sunrise		lanahh- life + mus sun
lanahh'zhra	killer/assassin/murderer (elite S'Kra Mur assassins)		lanahh- life + zhra taker
lanahh'zhra'naarti	life-taker's stone (delicate silver ring)
lata	blade, knife, sword
latagi	knight/Paladin
latagi 'hhrs em	knight of peace	Paladin title
lata'oloh		medium edged weapon	lata-blade + oloh wrath
lav'hhashhgi	Elothean
lohogi	child(ren)?
l'ot-jukun'ta'n	boundaries
luss		muttering of Adan'f
mahil	short bow		mahilin smile?
mahilin	smile
malk	gold
malk akom	Golden Age		malk gold + akom age/era
malk'smo	gold tail		malk- gold + smo tail
Maloidu	traditional method of crafting ceramics
mary	vessel, vehicle; journey	modifier
mehath	wind
Mehath'gamant	Wind House
mhhg	serpent/snake
mi		modifier for verbs to make them nouns	paha- eat + mi = pahami + food
migen	land(s)
Migen'hhs Pat'shhry	Lands of Evil
molloky'i	??	Black lizard creature of the badlands
mur	pride, proud
mus	sun
myn'tanyl		type of beverage
na	you	Q'alrin form
naar	your	Q'alrin form. (prefix)
naarti	stone/jewel; child
neh, nehel	long
nehdalata	curved broadsword		neh- long + lata blade
nehelyvhh	type of fish		nehel- long + yvhh wing
nehgris	spear
nehlata	dagger		neh- long + lata blade
nehlata hhsran	swift dagger (title)
nido, nidrel	eye
nipoh	cloud
ograth'agi	paladin (title)
ograth	hammer; hand/fist
ograth smo'kku'par	hands together	ritual duet of the Ru'atin Peri'el
oloh	anger, wrath	tail gesture
orthaan'inh	terrible
oshu	spirit
oshu'mary	bark used in the making of samatak		oshu- spirit + mary vessel
osmaht	west
oson	north
ospekk	east
ostaph	south
otoh	Come/s
otoh'ku'ae	Come with me	Ghosts in Mer'Kresh	otoh- come + ku- with + ae me/I
pa	upon; perched/sat
paguur	monkey
paha	eat
pahami	food	pl. pahamin
pahami'lakh	hungry		pahami- food + lakh lacking
paht	free
pao	bread
papi	delicately perched/placed		pa- perched + pi (diminutive)
par	all
parath'agi	servant of all gods (title)		par- all + rath'a- gods + gi person
par'i	egg
pat	passion
pat'shhry	evil		pat- passion + shhry fiercely
pat'shhry nido	evil eye (title)
peh	humble, apology	tail gesture
peh'taph	leg
pejek	wound, pain
pejek'zhra	Empath, healer		pejek- wound + zhra taker
pel	veil
pel'arsharra	midnight		pel- veil + arsharra night
pel'hhsmur	tail drape worn by S'Kra brides		pel- veil + hhs- of + mur pride
peyvu		similiar to pilonu and rasha'hhs'o'grath
pi	little/small; diminutive prefix
pi' pejek	small knife		pi- little + pejek wound
pi'botuk	den		pi- little + botuk cave
pilonu	bracelet-ring combination
pi'neh mhhg'heke hhshranzh	stream		pi- little + neh long + mhhg serpent + heke water + hhshran swift + zh not
pi'pejekmi	knife thrower (title)
pishra	punctuation: glottal stop	symbol: '	pi- little + shra stop
pishra'zhra	breath taker (title)
pivo'hhr	death
pivo'hrr'shu	die, dying
pivo'hrr'shu'mus	sunset		pivo'hrr'shu- dying + mus sun
pivo'hrr'shuzh	undying, eternal		pivo'hrr'shu- die + zh (negation)
poho	honored lord/lady
poho ograth	lord/lady of the hammer	Paladin title
poho'adu	Cleric, priest, holy-man
poho'danath	anointed grandfather
poho'hhsi ur	honored father
pokeke	sand
pokeke rasha	sand flower (title)
pokeke'pahamin	sandwich made from pokeke bread, meats, and fruits		pokeke- sand + pahamin food
poloh'izh
polo'i
pon	speak
pon'zh	to be silent		pon- speak + zh not
por	left
por'nidrel	jewelry worn around the left eye		por- left + nidrel eye
poroson	northeast
porostaph	southeast
py	bronze	metal
q'alri	one outside of a ru'at; stranger	pl. qalrin
qi	soul
q'zha	bold
q'zhalata	knife of bold deeds	assassin's weapon	q'zha- bold + lata blade
rasha	flower
rasha'hhsograth	bracelet-ring combination worn by S'Kra brides		rasha- flower + hhs- of + ograth hand
Rasirhh	traditional method of crafting ceramics
rath'a	gods
rath'a saar	Thank you	naar/laar/saar (Q'alrin/Smolgin/Ru'atin)	rath'a- gods + saar your
rath'amahilin	happy		rath'a- gods + mahilin smile
ru'at	a S'Kra's inner circle; brotherhood/sisterhood
ru'ati	member(s) of a ru'at
r'vashugi	ranger (title)
sa	you	Ru'atin form
saar	your	Ru'atin form. (prefix)
saar'ati Dzree tanu saar'hhs oloh	feel the wrath of Dzree	curse of the Dragon Priest Crone
sa'hhs	yours		sa- you + hhs of
saran'pon	voice
saran'pon'hhs Peri'el	steel flute		saran'pon voice + hhs of + Peri'el (goddess)
sarhhtha	ritual dancing
sarhhthami	ritual dancer (title)
sha	I
shah	platinum	metal
shakhra	understanding, revelation
shana	what
sharaanpon'u	traditional form of oral poetry
sharmiit'mhhg	style of bead embroidery that uses geometric shapes
shar'nath	star; flower unique to Aesry Surlaenis'a
shh'oi	great
shh'oi paguur	great monkey
shh'oi'ata	greataxe		shh'oi- great + ata axe
Shhoigi Ati	Great Lady		shhoigi- Great + ati Woman
shh'oi'kumu
shh'oi'lata	greatsword		shh'oi- great + lata blade
shh'oiyvh-ur	dragon		shh'oi- great + yvh- wing + ur one
shh'oiyvh'ur kapo	dragon singer (title)
shhr	fierce
s'hhra	rush, haste
s'hhra ashu	dagger		s'hhra rush
shhrtel	vicious
shhry	fiercely
shra	stop
shorasa	pirate (title)
sih	joke; amusement	tail gesture
s'kra	people, race
slo	blood
slo ku pivo'hhr'shu	blood and death
smo	tail	abbreviated form for compound words
smo'kku	crystal?		smo- tail + ku with
smo'kku'par	together		smo- tail + ku- with + par all
smolg	tail
smolgi	friend
smozh	tailless	grave insult
snrhhti	horn that comes from deep ocean-dwelling shellfish	used by Sraan Indakar to scare enemies
soshu'a	faithful (title)
sra'ajhh		stringed instrument
sraan	clan
s'rnhhl bow	composite bow		shh'oi- great + lata blade
s'rranteng	alchemy
s'rrantengmi	alchemist (title)
s'sa	relief	tail gesture
s'shen	yes
s'su	guard (v.)
s'sugi	guard (n.)
staho	crossroads; lane, road, street; path, trail; land
s'uh	caution, suspicion	tail gesture
suhhei	goblin
sur	right
sur'nidrel	jewelry worn around the right eye		sur- right + nidrel eye
suroson	northwest
surostaph	southwest
s'vaela	type of vine
taishar	warrior (title)
tal	suffix: near future
tami	Future?
tanhusari	trader (title)
tanu
tanu'sami ttki		on ama'hhrsk(love) bracelets in Muspar'i	tanu- + sa- you + mi- modifier + ttki
tan'yi	copper	metal
tegreis	nest?
tei'oloh	war
tei'oloh'ata	war axe
tei'oloh'lata	war sword
t'ekeipa	type of shell
tel	fine
tel'athi	grass-green metal		tel- fine + athi grass
tel'rath'a	happiness		tel- fine + rath'a gods
tey	alarm, alert	tail gesture
t'lar	drum
trel	finger
tuul	silver
tys	three, third
tzgaa	fruit
tzgaa orb	light source		tzgaa fruit
tzgaa'hhsigen	crisp, water-holding fruit		tzgaa- fruit + hhs- of + igen earth
t'zhhntaki	assassin (title)
uaro	head
uaro's'sugi	shawl wrapped about the head, face, and neck		uaro- head + s'sugi guard
uen	round
uenlata	chakram		uen- round + lata blade
uku'uan	bow
uku'uanstaho	crossbow		uku'uan- bow + staho crossing
ur	one, first; true
uraan'nido	see/saw/seen		sensed with the eyes
ushuheke	fountain		heke water
vela'tohr	sentient plant
venda	ring
vuush	mouth
yi	he, his
y'ner	time
y'ner'hhs's'hhra	future?		y'ner- time + hhs- of + s'hhra haste
y'nerpar	always		y'ner- time + par all
yrak	dark
yrak shar'nath	dark star
yvhh	wing, winged
yvhh la'tami	winged, lizard-like creature		yvhh winged la- lizard
yvyn	name
zasul	where
zh	prefix/suffix: negation, not
zh'al'hhm	no respect
zha'vazh	blood feud
zhi	five, fifth
zhoss	no
zhra	taker
zhu	seven, seventh

Names Derived From S'Kra

People

S'Kra	Common	Etymology
Khoheke Moglin	member of Moglin	kho- honor heke sea
Lohogi'hhs'ur	race of island S'Kra	lohogi- children + hhs- of + ur one
Lohogi'tel'tegreis	race of island S'Kra	Child of the Nest
Malkuaro		malk- gold + uaro head
Pohokapo	rank of the Ru'atin Peri'el	poho- honored lady kapo song
Rasha'hhshekepi	S'Kra maiden	rasha- flower + hhs- of + heke- sea + pi little
Ru'atin Peri'el		ru'atin sisters
Sept	one of four groups within the Ru'atin Peri'el
Shh'oi Pohokapo	rank of the Ru'atin Peri'el	shh'oi great poho- lady kapo song
Shh'oi'ur	mythical S'Kra forefather	shh'oi- great + ur one
S'Kra Mur		s'kra- people + mur proud
S'Kra'ur	mainland S'Kra who wish distinguish themselves from the flat-faced island S'Kra	s'kra- people + ur true
Smo'neh	Rathan king who ruled from 2140 - 2092 BL	smo- tail + neh long
Ur'Kapo Pohokapo	leader of the Ru'atin Peri'el	ur- first kapo singer poho- lady kapo song

S'Kra Clan	Common
Sraan Arna	sraan clan arna boulder
Sraan Indakar	sraan clan indakar thunder
Sraan Irhhnth	sraan clan irhhnth scorpion
Sraan Malk	sraan clan malk gold
Sraan Mehath	sraan clan mehath wind
Sraan Mhhg	sraan clan mhhg serpent
Sraan Nehgris	sraan clan nehgris spear
Sraan Rasha	sraan clan rasha flower
Sraan Smolg	sraan clan smolg tail
Sraan T'Lar	sraan clan t'lar drum
Sraan Venda	sraan clan venda ring

Places

S'Kra	Location	Etymology
Ang'hhsmus	name of a festival shop	ang- cloth+ hhs- of+ mus sun
Hekemhhg River	Velaka	heke- water + mhhg serpent
Kor'adu Avenue	Ratha	kor- high/tall
Malk Staho	Ratha	malk gold staho street
Muspar'i	city in Velaka	mus- sun + par'i egg
Neh Dock	Ratha	neh long
Pi'botuk Pel'arsharra	name of a festival shop	pi'botuk- den + pel'arsharra midnight
Pokekehekepi	beach	pokeke- sand + heke- sea + pi little
Ratha	city in Qi'Reshalia	rath'a- gods
Shh'oi Mhhg	name of a festival shop	shh'oi- great + mhhg serpent
Sshoi-sson Palace	Ratha	shh'oi- great
Szeldia	seventh planet from the sun; nickname: the Serpent's Eye
Uaro Dock	Ratha	uaro head

Smozh Zharhhtha's Work

Rathan House Badges

S'Kra Mur Houses

Rathan House	Phrase	Common
Zsikiel	Kho, oshu tu indakar	Hark/Lo, spirit (as/like/unto) thunder
Moglin	Hhs'lanahh paht	Live Free
Tierskel	Zhoss l'ot-jukun'ta'n	No Boundaries
Redthorne (Human)	Kor hhs'isth'hhtaw	Honor within the Way.
Dne	Aggahh'a hhs'shho'i'yvvh-ur	The Dragon's Dream
Lisska'Vran	Heggarangi'n q'zha	Bold Devils

Sources

GM Basilisc, GM Ellerina, GM Porlock, Herpo, Iscarious, Leyhan, Majebrad, Mhalacious, Sarkranis, Sorenne, Tsarenzi, Valloa, and Smozh

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Additional Information

• S'Kra Language
• S'Kra Mur Naming Conventions
• S'Kra Language (script): Genie script that gives greetings and farewells in the proper form of address (q'alrin, smolgan, ru'atin, or pohan)