| Vulcan | English | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| (ne-)koshtri | race | a global population distinguished as a more or less distinct group by genetically transmitted physical characteristics; species (anc.) (VLI) | species |
| kho'stri | race | a global population distinguished as a more or less distinct group by genetically transmitted physical characteristics; species | species |
| svai-teluk | raceme | an inflorescence having stalked flowers arranged singly along an elongated unbranched axis, as in the lily of the valley | plant |
| azehl- | radial | of, relating to, or arranged like rays or radii; radiating from or converging to a common center (adj.) | |
| azehlik | radial | of, relating to, or arranged like rays or radii; radiating from or converging to a common center (adj.) | |
| sau | radiate | to send out rays or waves; to issue or emerge in rays or waves | |
| saya | radiation | the act or process of radiating; emission and propagation and emission of energy in the form of rays or waves | |
| saya-has-mar | radiation sickness | syndrome resulting from exposure to ionizing radiation (e.g., exposure to radioactive chemicals or to nuclear explosions) ranging from nausea to death | medicine |
| saya-saikhut | radiation suit (Radsuit) | an outer garment that protects the wearer from ionizing radiation | tool |
| sayek | radiator | a heating/cooling device through which water/fluid is circulated so as to radiate heat/coolant into the surrounding space | tool |
| galk | radical | am atom or a group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron | science |
| sagir | radical | the root of a quantity as indicated by the radical sign | math |
| ten-mal-gir | radicle | the part of a plant embryo that develops into a root | plant |
| wel-gir | radicle | the small structure, such as a fibril of a nerve, that resembles a root | body part |
| wel-gir-yonshaya | radiculitis | inflammation of the radicle of a nerve | medicine |
| galu-sayuk | radioactive | of, exhibiting, or caused by the emission of radiation from an unstable atomic nucleus | science |
| galu-sayuk nehaya | radioactive decay | spontaneous disintegration of a radionuclide accompanied by the emission of ionizing radiation in the form of alpha or beta particles or gamma rays | science |
| galu-saya'es | radioactivity | spontaneous emission of radiation, either directly from unstable atomic nuclei or as a consequence of a nuclear reaction | science |
| sau-thorsh-tam | radiogenic warhead | radiogenic warhead | weapon |
| galu-saya-dahsu | radioisotope | a naturally or artificially produced radioactive isotope of an element | science |
| stau-tukh | radium | an intensely radioactive metallic element that occurs in minute amounts in uranium ores | element |
| sakuvu | radius | a line segment that joins the center of a circle or sphere with any point on its circumference | math |
| sik ne'kar-hinek | radius | a long, prismatic, slightly curved bone, the shorter and thicker of the two forearm bones, located on the lateral side of the ulna | body part |
| mozh-tukh | radon | a colorless, radioactive, inert gaseous element formed by the radioactive decay of radium; used in radiotherapy and to produce neutrons for research | element |
| marshak | raft | a flat structure, typically made of planks, logs, or barrels, that floats on water (noun) | |
| lakht | rage | violent, explosive anger; a burning desire; a passion; a fit of anger (noun) (Marketa) | emotion |
| resha | rage | to speak or act in violent anger; to move with great violence or intensity; to spread or prevail forcefully (VLI) (verb) | emotion |
| reshan | rage | violent, explosive anger; a burning desire; a passion; a fit of anger (VLI) (noun) | emotion |
| sov-mashau | rain | to fall in drops of water from the clouds; to fall like rain (verb) | meteorology |
| sov-masu | rain | water condensed from atmospheric vapor and falling in drops (noun) | meteorology |
| sov-masu-laptra | rain forest | a forest with a heavy annual rainfall | place |
| mik-yal t'sov-masu | rain gauge | gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation | meteorology |
| pen sov-masu-tevan | rain shower | a brief period of precipitation | meteorology |
| (igen-)kur-kesek | rainbow | an arc of spectral colors that appears in the sky opposite the sun as a result of the refractive dispersion of sunlight in drops of rain or mist | meteorology |
| sov-masu-thek | raindrop | a drop of rain | meteorology |
| sov-masuyan- | rainy | wet by periods of rain; marked by rain | meteorology |
| sov-masuyanik | rainy | wet by periods of rain; marked by rain | meteorology |
| tevun-yonuk t'sov-masu | rainy season | the part of the year when large amounts of rain fall in some tropical regions of the world | meteorology |
| ashenau | raise | to move to a higher position; elevate; to set in an upright or erect position (verb) | |
| dref | rake | a long-handled implement with a row of projecting teeth at its head, used especially to gather leaves or to loosen or smooth earth (noun) | tool |
| dref-tor | rake | to smooth, scrape, or loosen with a rake or similar implement; to search or examine thoroughly; ransack (verb) | |
| raman-thorshayek | ramat detonator | ramat detonator | weapon |
| kafun- | random | having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective (adj.) | |
| kafunik | random | having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective (adj.) | |
| kafun-sagan | random distribution | a statistical distribution in which the variates occur with probabilities asymptotically matching their "true" underlying statistical distribution | math |
| kafun-su'us | random number | a number selected from a known set of numbers in such a way that each number in the set has the same probability of occurrence | math |
| kafun-vuhnayek | random variable | a variable whose values are random but whose statistical distribution is known | math |
| eik'es | range | extent of perception, knowledge, experience, or ability; the area or sphere in which an activity takes place; the full extent covered (noun) | |
| dvunel-eik'es | range of motion | the range through which a joint can be moved, usually its range of flexion and extension | medicine |
| mashen-na-sa | range of tide | range of tide | |
| lan | rank | a relative position in a society; an official position or grade (generic term) (noun) | rank |
| lan-terseht | rank insignia | a badge, bars or pips worn to show the official rank of the individual | rank |
| k'la'sa | rape | the crime of forcing another person to submit to sex acts, especially sexual intercourse | crime |
| fenul | raphe | a seamlike line or ridge between two similar parts of a body organ, as in the scrotum | body part |
| fenul | raphe | the portion of the funiculus that is united to the ovule wall, commonly visible as a line or ridge on the seed coat | plant |
| ritsuri | rare | infrequently occurring; uncommon; thin in density: rarefied | |
| kuriht | rash | a skin eruption usually characterized by redness of the skin and itching | medicine |
| tav | rate | a quantity measured with respect to another measured quantity; a measure of a part with respect to a whole; a proportion (noun) | |
| tav-tor | rate | to calculate the value of; appraise; to place in a particular rank or grade (verb) | |
| tavan | rating | a position assigned on a scale; a standing; a classification according to specialty or proficiency | |
| tavat | ratio | relation in degree or number between two similar things; the relative value of silver and gold in a currency system that is bimetallic | |
| azehl | ray | a straight line extending from a point; also called half-line | math |
| ha'zehl | ray | a thin line or narrow beam of light or other radiant energy; radiance; light | science |
| hohl-vel | razor | a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts | tool |
| pulau | reach | to stretch out or put forth (a body part); extend; to touch or grasp by stretching out or extending (verb) | |
| Surak's sayings - Reach out to others... | Reach out to others... | Pulau na'vathular k'nuhk. (Reach out to others courteously.) | phrase |
| folau | react | to act in response to or under the influence of a stimulus or prompting; to act in opposition to a former condition or act | |
| folau-vipohshayek | reactance injector | reactance injector | tool |
| rolaya | reaction | a response to a stimulus; a reverse or opposing action | |
| folau-tash-torektra | reaction-control system (RCS) | a low-power propulsion system for low-velocity attitude and translational control; also referred to as maneuvering thrusters | |
| folau-tash-kwitek | reaction-control thruster | a rocket-based engine used to alter a starship's orientation; located around the rims of their primary hulls, near the front of their secondary hulls | |
| folauk vukhut-fo-wein | reactive body armor | reactive body armor | |
| folayek | reactor | a nuclear reactor; a circuit element, such as a coil, used to introduce reactance | science |
| folayek-tviyan | reactor core | the central part of a nuclear reactor where atomic fission occurs; where the matter/antimatter explosions occur in a warp engine | |
| t'khi'ro | read | to examine and grasp the meaning of (written or printed characters, words, or sentences) (verb) (Marketa) | |
| telv-tor | read | to examine and grasp the meaning of (written or printed characters, words, or sentences) (verb) (VLI) | |
| telvan | reading | the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message | hobbies |
| pok | ready | prepared or available for service, action, or progress; mentally disposed; willing | |
| yeht | real | being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verifiable existence; true and actual; not imaginary, alleged, or ideal | |
| yeht-da-sfek | real axis | the horizontal axis in an Argand diagram | math |
| yeht-su'us | real number | a number that is rational or irrational, not imaginary | math |
| yeht-wekh-zhil | real polynomial | a polynomial having only real numbers as coefficients | math |
| utvau | reason | the basis or motive for an action, decision, or conviction; a declaration made to explain or justify action, decision, or conviction | |
| satrasha | recede | to move back or away from a limit, point, or mark; to slope backward; to become or seem to become fainter or more distant; to withdraw or retreat | |
| poprah | receive | to take or acquire (something given, offered, or transmitted); get; to hear or see (information, for example) | |
| poprahek | receiver | one that receives something; a device, such as a part of a radio, television set, or telephone, that receives incoming radio signals | |
| sha'ti | recess | an indentation or small hollow; an alcove; niche (anc.) | |
| satrashan | recession | an extended decline in general business activity, typically three consecutive quarters of falling real gross national product | |
| za-tol | recessive gene | gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical, e.g. "The recessive gene for blue eyes" | biology |
| meskulan | reciprocal | concerning each of two or more persons or things; interchanged, given, or owed to each other; performed, experienced, or felt by both sides (adj.) | |
| meskulan- | reciprocal | concerning each of two or more persons or things; interchanged, given, or owed to each other; performed, experienced, or felt by both sides (adj.) | |
| meskulanik | reciprocal | concerning each of two or more persons or things; interchanged, given, or owed to each other; performed, experienced, or felt by both sides (adj.) | |
| naglanshau | recognise | to know to be something that has been perceived before; to know or identify from past experience or knowledge (verb) | |
| vipladau | record | to set down for preservation in writing or other permanent form; to register or indicate (verb) | |
| vipladayek | recorder | one, such as a tape recorder, that makes recordings or records; a device that records | tool |
| spusau-torektra t'vipladayek-ulidayek | recorder-marker launch system | recorder-marker launch system | |
| gas-vulu-vel | rectangle | a four-sided plane figure with four right angles | math |
| breish | rectification | the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake (noun) | |
| hr'Breish'te | rectification legislative group | one of the two Legislative groups that create laws on Vulcan; this group repeals old or illogical laws | government |
| pekh-vat | rectum | the terminal portion of the large intestine, extending from the sigmoid colon to the anal canal | body part |
| va'ash-da-tor | recycle | to put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment; to extract useful materials from (garbage or waste) | |
| va'ash-da-nel | recycling | the act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products (noun) | |
| va'ash-da-nelek | recycling plant | a plant for reprocessing used or abandoned materials | place |
| sbah | red | the hue of the long-wave end of the visible spectrum with wavelengths of approximately 630 to 750 nanometers (Marketa) | colour |
| yon-kur | red | the hue of the long-wave end of the visible spectrum with wavelengths of approximately 630 to 750 nanometers (VLI) | colour |
| Shau-zehl | Red Rover, Break-line | a children's game in which two teams, some distance apart, face each other and take turns designating an opposing player to run toward their line; any player who fails to break through their clasped hands becomes a member of that team | game |
| netakidau | reduce | to bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish; to bring to a humbler, weaker, difficult, or forced state or condition (verb) | |
| netakidaya | reduction | the act of decreasing or reducing something; the act of reducing complexity | |
| mevak | reed-like plant | a hollow-stemmed reed-like plant | plant |
| magu | reel | a device, such as a cylinder, spool, or frame, that turns on an axis and is used for winding and storing rope, tape, film, or other flexible materials | tool |
| dzhinau | refer | to direct to a source for help or information; to assign or attribute to; regard as originated by | |
| dzhinaya | reference | the act of referring; the state of being related or referred; a note in a publication referring the reader to another passage or source | |
| haul-tor | reflect | to throw or bend back (light, for example) from a surface; to give back or show an image of (an object); mirror (verb) | |
| haulan | reflection | the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected; something, such as light, radiant heat, sound, or an image, that is reflected | |
| haulek | reflector | something, such as a surface, that reflects; a reflecting telescope | tool |
| tvisek | reflex | being an involuntary action or response, such as a sneeze, blink, or hiccup; produced as an automatic response or reaction (adj.) | biology |
| (ritsuri-)pla'yumaya | reflux | a flowing back; ebb (noun) | |
| ha'zehl-vulaya | refraction | the turning or bending of any wave, such as a light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density | |
| uzhau | refresh | to revive with or as if with rest, food, or drink; give new vigor or spirit to; to give new freshness or brightness to; restore | |
| samek-mish-vel | refrigerator | an appliance, cabinet, or room for storing food or other substances at a low temperature | house |
| hal-tukhau-tersvep | refueling port | a place where starships can replenish their fuel supplies | place |
| rau-nol | refuge | protection or shelter, as from danger or hardship; a place providing protection or shelter (anc.) | |
| ha-rau-nol | refugium | an area that has escaped ecological changes occurring elsewhere and so provides a suitable habitat for relict species | place |
| klee'fah | refuse | to indicate unwillingness to do, accept, give, or allow; to deny; to indicate unwillingness (to do something) | |
| fal-tor-pan | refusion | refusion of body and katra | disciplines |
| tabakau | regain | to recover possession of; get back again; to manage to reach again | |
| fudau | regard | to look at attentively; observe closely; to look upon or consider in a particular way; to hold in esteem or respect (verb) | |
| fundauik | regarding | in reference to; with respect to; concerning | preposition |
| vafer-tor | regenerate | to form, construct, or create anew, especially in an improved state; to give new life or energy to; revitalize | |
| vafer-fosh-vunai | regenerative force field | regenerative force field | |
| vaferek | regenerator | a device in which the incoming air or gas is heated by being brought into contact with masses of iron, brick, etc | tool |
| shal | region | a large, usually continuous segment of a surface or space; area; a large, indefinite portion of the earth's surface | |
| nen-kov-guhsh | regolith | the layer of loose rock resting on bedrock, constituting the surface of most land; also called mantle rock | geology |
| tsuri-su'us | regular number | a positive integer that has a finite decimal expansion | math |
| tsuri-wehk-vla | regular polygon | a polygon with all sides and all angles equal | math |
| tsuri-zehlanaya | regular sequence | regular sequence | |
| pakhartau | regulate | to control or direct according to rule, principle, or law; to adjust to a particular specification or requirement | |
| pakhartayek | regulator | one that regulates; a device used to control the flow of gases, liquids, or electric current; the mechanism in a watch by which its speed is governed | tool |
| tash-tol | regulator gene | a gene that causes the production of a protein that regulates or suppresses the activity of one or more structural genes; also called regulator | body part |
| fokarikau | reinforce | to give more force or effectiveness to; strengthen; to strengthen by adding extra support or material | |
| fokarikal-nok | reinforced concrete | poured concrete containing steel bars (rebars) or metal netting to increase its tensile strength; also called ferroconcrete | |
| tomasu | relative | someone related by kinship, common origin, or marriage | family |
| il | relative - female | aunt/sister; female relative descended from same parents or earlier line of decent | family |
| al | relative - male | uncle/brother; male relative descended from same parents or earlier line of decent | family |
| gol'dvun-ator | relay | to pass along by or as if by relay; to supply with fresh relays | |
| gol'dvunek | relay | the act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another; a division of a relay race (noun) | |
| sadalau | release | to set free from confinement, restraint, or bondage; to free from something that binds, fastens, or holds back; let go (verb) | |
| sadalaya | release | a deliverance or liberation, as from confinement, restraint, or suffering; an authoritative discharge, as from an obligation or from prison (noun) | |
| za-vel | relic | something that has survived the passage of time, especially an object or custom whose original culture has disappeared | |
| hafau-ha-vel | relict | an organism or species of an earlier time surviving in an environment that has undergone considerable change | animal |
| vas | relief | the easing of a burden or distress, such as pain, anxiety, or oppression; something that alleviates pain or distress | emotion |
| vas-tor | relieve | to cause a lessening or alleviation of; to free from pain, anxiety, or distress; to furnish assistance or aid to | |
| odva | religion | belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe | philosophy |
| eglus | religious shrine | religious shrine (anc.) | place |
| hafau | remain | to continue in the same state or condition; to continue to be in the same place; stay or stay behind | |
| hafayat | remainder | something left over after other parts have been taken away | |
| mok | remember | to recall to the mind with effort; think of again; to retain in the memory; to keep someone in mind as worthy of consideration or recog'n (Marketa) | |
| vokau | remember | to recall to the mind with effort; think of again; to retain in the memory; to keep (someone) in mind as worthy of consideration or recognition (VLI) | |
| vokau | remember | the ritual word used in transferring a katra from one who is dying to the Keeper (ENT- The Forge) | philosophy |
| snem-tor | remove | to move from a place or position occupied; to transfer or convey from one place to another; to take off | |
| tresahk-tor | rend | to tear or split apart or into pieces violently; to tear (one's garments or hair) in anguish or rage | emotion |
| uzhau | renew | to make new or as if new again; restore; to take up again; resume; to repeat so as to reaffirm | |
| teslau | repair | to restore to sound condition after damage or injury; fix; to set right; remedy (verb) | |
| ashiv-tor | repeat | to say again; to utter in duplication of another's utterance; to recite from memory (verb) | |
| va'prah | replace | to put back into a former position or place; to take or fill the place of; to be or provide a substitute for | |
| va'asau-zalu | replicase | an enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a complementary RNA molecule from an RNA template | body part |
| nel'ashau | replicate | to duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; to reproduce or make an exact copy or copies of (genetic material, a cell, or an organism) | |
| nel'ashaya | replication | a fold or a folding back; a reply to an answer; a rejoinder; an echo or reverberation | |
| nel'ashayek | replicator | a device derived from transporter technology to dematerialize matter and then reconstitute it in another form | house |
| kolau-tviyan t'nel'ashayek | replicator memory core | replicator memory core | |
| kilko | reply | a response in speech or writing; a response by an action or gesture (noun) | |
| kilko-tor | reply | to give an answer in speech or writing; to respond by an action or gesture; to echo (verb) | |
| vat | repository | a place where things may be put for safekeeping; a warehouse; a museum; a burial vault; a tomb | |
| Fulara/Fullara | repression of memories | an obsolete ritual where the memory of an event is repressed along with the emotions associated with it | emotion |
| Fulara/Fullara | repression of memories | an obsolete ritual where the memory of an event is repressed along with the emotions associated with it | training |
| kanashivaya | reproduction | the act of reproducing or the condition or process of being reproduced; the sexual or asexual process by which organisms generate new individuals | |
| aylak | reptile | palm-sized, mud-coloured scavenger; scaly with twin whiplike tails; corpses feed lematyas | animal |
| hayalit | reptile | small burrowing desert animal; chameleon with carapace; barely qualifies as an animal | animal |
| ukraluk | reptile | generic term for a cold-blooded, usually egg-laying vertebrates of the class Reptilia | animal |
| ya'akash | request | an act of asking for something in a polite or formal way [korsaya.org] | |
| kla-hil | research | scholarly or scientific investigation or inquiry; close, careful study (noun) | science |
| kla-hil-tor | research | to study (something) thoroughly so as to present in a detailed, accurate manner; to do research for (verb) | science |
| kla-hilsu | researcher | a scientist who devotes himself to doing research | occupation |
| kla-hilan | researching | systematic investigation to establish facts | science |
| krus-snem | resection | surgical removal of all or part of an organ, tissue, or structure | medicine |
| lap-stan-tukh | resin | any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization | plant |
| tehnau | resist | to strive to fend off or offset the actions, effects, or force of; to remain firm against the actions, effects, or force of; withstand | |
| tehnaya | resistance | an act or an instance of resisting or the capacity to resist; a force that tends to oppose or retard motion | |
| tehnayek | resistor | a device used to control current in an electric circuit by providing resistance | tool |
| kusilaya | resonance | the quality or condition of being resonant; richness or significance, especially in evoking an association or strong emotion | emotion |
| kusilaya | resonance | vibration of large amplitude produced by a relatively small vibration near the same frequency as the natural frequency of the resonating system | science |
| kusilau-sayek | resonance emitter | a mechanism that emits powerful underground planetary oscillations | tool |
| kusilau | resonate | to exhibit or produce resonance or resonant effects; to correspond closely or harmoniously | |
| kusilayek | resonator | a mechanism that creates powerful underground planetary oscillations | tool |
| pa'kizh | respiration | the act or process of inhaling and exhaling; breathing | medicine |
| pa'kizh-pekhaya | respiratory arrest | the absence of spontaneous breathing from any cause | medicine |
| pa'kizh-vravshaya | respiratory failure | loss of pulmonary function either acute or chronic that results in hypoxemia or hypercarbia; final common pathway for myriad respiratory disorders | medicine |
| pa'kizh-tav | respiratory rate | the rate at which a person inhales and exhales; usually measured to obtain a quick evaluation of a person's health | medicine |
| pa'kizh-ek'ur | respiratory tract | the part of the anatomy that has to do with the process of respiration or breathing | body part |
| kesau | respond | to make a reply; answer; to act in return or in answer | |
| kesaya | response | the act of responding; a reply or an answer; a reaction, as that of an organism or a mechanism, to a specific stimulus | |
| shom | rest | cessation of work, exertion, or activity; peace, ease, or refreshment resulting from sleep or the cessation of an activity (noun) | |
| shom-tor | rest | to cease motion, work, or activity; to lie down, especially to sleep; to be at peace or ease; be tranquil (verb) | |
| Piar'ash | restaurant | world renowned dining hall in the city of Vulcana Regar which caters almost exclusively to native Vulcans (Fed. Travel Guide) | geography |
| shom-sfek | resting place | a rest-stop; designated paved area beside a main road where cars can stop temporarily [korsaya.org] | place |
| Oekufunan-gen | Restoration Vulcan (language) | the common dialect of the Vulcan people after the destruction of their world by Nero [kasaya.org] | |
| vistra | reticulum | the second compartment of the stomach of ruminant mammals, lined with a membrane having honeycombed ridges | body part |
| glan-nalatra-tin | retina | a delicate, multilayered, light-sensitive membrane lining the inner eyeball and connected by the optic nerve to the brain | body part |
| nel-dath-glashayek t'glan-nalatra-tin | retinal pattern scanner | a device used to determine the identity of an individual by scanning their retina | tool |
| glan-nalatra-yonshaya | retinitis | inflammation of the retina | medicine |
| zaprah | retrieve | to get back; regain; to rescue or save; to bring back again; revive or restore | |
| pla' | retro(-) | back(-); retro(-) | prefix |
| fun | return | the act or condition of going, coming, bringing, or sending back; something brought or sent back (noun) | |
| fun-tor | return | to go or come back, as to an earlier condition or place; to revert in speech, thought, or practice (verb) | |
| ashv'cezh | revenge | revenge worse than death | emotion |
| pla'rak-tselaya | reverse mutation | reversion of a gene to an ancestral form due to further mutation to the original codon or one coding for the same amino acid | biology |
| va~ | re~ | re~ | prefix |
| ahahr-tukh | rhenium | a rare, dense, silvery-white metallic element with a very high melting point used for electrical contacts | element |
| han-yonshaya | rhinitis | inflammation of the nasal mucous membranes | medicine |
| han-yumaya | rhinorrhea | persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold) | medicine |
| ne-solektra-pi'fek | rhizome | a horizontal, usually underground stem that often sends out roots and shoots from its nodes; also called rootstalk, rootstock. | plant |
| gir-shal | rhizosphere | the soil zone that surrounds and is influenced by the roots of plants | place |
| seleya-tukh | rhodium | a hard, durable, silvery-white metallic element that is used to form high-temperature alloys with platinum | element |
| ayayik leh-dah-muk | rhombidodecadodecahedron | a uniform polyhedron U38 whose dual polyhedron is the medial deltoidal hexecontahedron | math |
| ayayik keh-vla | rhombohedron | a prism with six faces, each a rhombus | math |
| Rhombolian butter | Rhombolian butter | traditionally served with Vulcan mollusks (Fed. Travel Guide) | food |
| ayau-keh-vla | rhombus | am equilateral parallelogram | math |
| farr-dath | rhythm | movement or variation characterized by the regular recurrence or alternation of different quantities or conditions (anc.) | |
| bak | rib | one of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humanoids and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum | body part |
| kau-nol-naliveh | ribitol | reduction product of ribose (–CHO at position 1 of ribose reduced to –CH2OH). | science |
| sash t'wuh-ha-svitan | ribonucleic acid (RNA) | a nucleic acid that transmits genetic information from DNA to the cytoplasm; controls certain chemical processes in the cell | body part |
| don-ka | rich | possessing great material wealth; having great worth or value (anc.) | money |
| don-tak | riches | abundant wealth; valuable or precious possessions | money |
| fau-tor | ride | to be carried or conveyed, as in a vehicle or on horseback; tp travel over a surface (verb) | |
| kov-zehl | ridge | a long narrow chain of hills or mountains; a long narrow elevation on the ocean floor (geology) | geology |
| tauf | ridge | a long narrow upper section or crest; a narrow, raised strip, as in cloth or on plowed ground (noun) | |
| kar-pohshayek | rifle | a firearm with a rifled bore, designed to be fired from the shoulder; an artillery piece or naval gun with such spiral grooves (TGV dialect of VLI) | weapon |
| kar-pohshek | rifle | a firearm with a rifled bore, designed to be fired from the shoulder; an artillery piece or naval gun with such spiral grooves (MGV dialect of VLI) | weapon |
| kovtra-ku-il | rift valley | a deep fracture or break, about 25–50 km (15–30 miles) wide, in the earth's crust, creating an elongated valley bounded by two or more faults | geology |
| Raidzhelsu | Rigellian | Rigellian (person) | species |
| gas'rak | right | of, belonging to, located on, or being the side of the body to the south when the subject is facing east | direction |
| yeht | right | in accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct | |
| gas-vulu | right angle | an angle formed by the perpendicular intersection of two straight lines; an angle of 90° | math |
| gas-vuluyik reh-vla | right triangle | a triangle with one right angle | math |
| stegel | rigid | not flexible or pliant; stiff; not moving; fixed; marked by a lack of flexibility; rigorous and exacting | |
| stegel'es | rigidity | the quality or state of being rigid; an instance of being rigid | |
| rillan | rillan | a grease used during the Rumarie festival; people rubbed it on their bodies | religion |
| ihsek-le-suma | rime | a coating, as of mud or slime, likened to a frosty film; a coating of ice formed when extremely cold water droplets freeze almost instantly | meteorology |
| kus-tor | ring | to surround with or as if with a ring; encircle; to hem in (animals) by riding in a circle around them (verb) | |
| mokov | ring | a circular object, form, line, or arrangement with a vacant circular center; a small circular band; old contraction of mokev-kuv (noun) | |
| dahr-ozh | ring finger | the third finger of the left hand | body part |
| mokuv-kuhr | ring latch | ring latch | tool |
| tres | rip | a torn or split place, especially along a seam; the act of ripping | |
| tres-tor | rip | to cut, tear apart, or tear away roughly or energetically; to subject to vehement criticism or attack | |
| tresahk-tor | rip into pieces | to rip into pieces (verb) | phrase |
| piyah | ripe | fully developed; mature; sufficiently advanced in preparation or aging to be used or eaten | |
| piyahtau | ripen | to make or become ripe or riper; mature | |
| piyahtaya | ripening | acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time; coming to full development; becoming mature | |
| she-tor | rise | to assume a standing position after lying, sitting, or kneeling; to get out of bed; to move from a lower to a higher position (verb) | |
| shen | rise | the act of rising; ascent; the degree of elevation or ascent; an increase in height, as of the level of water (noun) | |
| ho-rah | ritual | the prescribed order of a religious ceremony; the prescribed form of conducting a formal secular ceremony (anc.) | religion |
| pilash | river | a large natural stream of water emptying into an ocean, lake, or other body of water and usually fed along its course by converging tributaries (anc.) | geology |
| fau-yut | road | an open, generally public way for the passage of vehicles, people, and animals; the surface of a road; a roadbed | place |
| pelal | robe | a long loose flowing outer garment | clothing |
| kov | rock | generic term for a relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone | geology |
| kov-tukh | rock | generic term for a relatively hard, naturally formed mineral or petrified matter; stone | |
| kov-manan | rock-climbing; mountain-climbing | the sport or activity of climbing sheer rock faces or mountains, especially by means of specialized techniques and equipment | sport |
| yon-hashek | rocket | a vehicle or device propelled by one or more rocket engines, especially such a vehicle designed to travel through space (noun) | |
| t'an | rod | a rod used in a Kal-toh (Kal-tow) puzzle (anc.) | game |
| k'nurt | rodent | a Vulcan rodent similar to a rabbit | animal |
| valit | rodent | small, rust-coloured, burrowing rodent; found in the desert | animal |
| padukau | roll | to flatten or spread with a roller; to wrap or coil around (verb) | |
| padukau | roll | to move forward along a surface by revolving on an axis or by repeatedly turning over; to travel or be moved on wheels or rollers | |
| Rihansu | Romulan | Romulan; one from Romulus; also called Rihannsu | species |
| kamu | roof | the exterior surface and its supporting structures on the top of a building; the upper exterior surface of a dwelling | house |
| ret | room | a space that is or may be occupied, e.g. That easy chair takes up too much room | |
| tvi-shal | room | an area separated by walls or partitions from other similar parts of the structure or building in which it is located | house |
| gir | root | generic term for the underground portion of a plant that lacks buds, leaves, or nodes and draws minerals and water from the surrounding soil | plant |
| qir'lal | root - edible | a benign, edible fruited thorned succulent root used for medicinal purposes; it's fruit is edible (Dwellers in the Crucible) | plant |
| gir-ne'hish | root pressure | pressure exerted in the roots of plants as the result of osmosis causing exudation from cut stems and guttation of water from leaves | plant |
| man-elakh | rope | a flexible heavy cord of tightly intertwined hemp or other fiber; a string of items attached in one line by or as if by twisting or braiding | |
| ahn'wun | rope-like weapon | rope kusarifundo/bola/particular Vulcan weapon | weapon |
| nehau | rot | to undergo decomposition, especially organic decomposition; decay; to become damaged, weakened, or useless because of decay | |
| nehaya | rot | the process of rotting or the condition of being rotten (noun) | |
| da-tor | rotate | to turn around on an axis or center; to proceed in sequence; take turns or alternate | |
| dan | rotation | the act or process of turning around a center or an axis; a single complete cycle of such motion | |
| pi'dayek | rotor | a rotating part of an electrical or mechanical device; an assembly of rotating horizontal airfoils, as that of a helicopter | tool |
| pauk | round | being such that every part of the surface or the circumference is equidistant from the center | |
| fel-tor | row | to propel (a boat) with or as if with oars; to propel or convey in a manner resembling rowing of a boat (verb) | |
| zehl | row | a series of objects placed next to each other, usually in a straight line; a succession without a break or gap in time (noun) | |
| fel-hali | rowboat | a small boat propelled by oars | |
| tetau | rub | to apply pressure and friction to (a surface); to clean, polish, or manipulate by the application of pressure and friction | |
| tetaya | rub | a substance or preparation applied by rubbing, especially; a liniment or balm (noun) | |
| guhsh | rubbish | refuse; garbage; worthless material; foolish discourse; nonsense | house |
| gol-tukh | rubidium | a soft silvery-white metallic element of the alkali group that ignites spontaneously in air and reacts violently with water | element |
| yon-ek'zer | ruby | a deep red, translucent variety of the mineral corundum, highly valued as a precious stone | geology |
| la'y | rug | a particular style of rug | house |
| tuh-dukal-torvukh | rugby | a game similar to football played by two teams of players. Goals are scored by kicking the ball over a high bar, and points called tries are scored by putting the ball behind the goal line | sport |
| khau | rule | to exercise control, dominion, or direction over; govern; to dominate by powerful influence (verb) | |
| to-go | rule | governing power or its possession or use; authority; an authoritative, prescribed direction for conduct (anc.) | |
| abukhau | rule over | to rule over | phrase |
| Rumarie | Rumarie festival | an ancient pagan festival celebrated by feasting, orgies and other hedonistic activities; one also applied riilan grease during the festivities | religion |
| sahr-tor | run | to move swiftly on foot so that both feet leave the ground during each stride (verb) | |
| sak-fek | runner | a slender creeping stem that puts forth roots from nodes spaced at intervals along its length; a twining vine, such as the scarlet runner | plant |
| sahran | running | the act or an instance of running | hobbies |
| zhar | rust | the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water (noun) | element |
| zhar-tor | rust | to deteriorate or degenerate through inactivity or neglect; to become the color of rust (verb) | |
| soral-tukh | ruthenium | a hard white acid-resistant metallic element that is found in platinum ores and is used to harden platinum for jewelry | element |
| leh-tukh | rutherfordium | an artificially produced radioactive element with atomic number 104 | element |
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