Vulcan | English | Description | Category |
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n' | noun marker | marks a nound or pronoun as the object of the verb when the subject is omitted [korsaya.org] | prefix |
na | pole | one of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetism seems to be concentrated; a magnetic pole | science |
na' | at | at; to(wards); for | prefix |
na' | at | at; to(wards); for | preposition |
na' | for | used as a function word to indicate purpose; used as a function word to indicate an intended goal | preposition |
na' | for | at; to(wards); for | prefix |
na' | towards; toward | in the direction of; in a position facing | preposition |
na'gal | polaron | a conducting electron in an ionic crystal together with the induced polarization of the surrounding lattice | science |
na'gal-sayek | polaron emitter | a device that emits polarons | tool |
na'gel-vunai | polaron field | polaron field | science |
na'lof | in order to | a conjunction; in order to (verb phrase) [korsaya.org] | sentence |
Na'nam | continent | name of one of Vulcan's continents; contains capital city of Shi'Kahr and Mt. Seleya; bordered on the east by the Voroth Sea and the west by the Thanar Sea | geography |
na'shau | greet | to salute or welcome in a friendly and respectful way with speech or writing, as upon meeting or in opening a letter | |
na'shaya | greeting | a word or gesture of welcome or salutation | phrase |
na'she'rak | eastward(s) | eastward(s) | direction |
na'shikh | advice | opinion about what could or should be done about a situation or problem; counsel; information communicated; news (VLI) (anc.) | |
na'shikhau | advise | to offer advice to; counsel; to recommend; suggest; to take counsel; consult | |
na'shte | capture | to take captive, as by force or craft; seize; to gain possession or control of, as in a game or contest (verb) (Marketa) | |
na'tha'thhya | passing on | the passing-on, the investiture of one's self-that-has-been in katra mode | |
na'Tha'thhya | passing on of a katra | passing on of a katra | phrase |
na-da-kuv | polar circle | the Arctic Circle; the Antarctic Circle | |
na-dvunel | adduction | moving of a body part toward the central axis of the body | medicine |
na-sakihtikayek | modem | a device for transmitting data by modulating the data into an audio signal to send it and demodulating an audio signal into data to receive it | tool |
na-shi-kethellar | polar coordinates | either of two coordinates, the radius or the polar angle, that together specify the position of a point in a plane | math |
na-shid-nisan | field test | to test a device/method under actual operating conditions | science |
na-sovau | evaporate | change from liquid form to vapour | |
na-sovau-thonek | evaporimeter | an atmometer; a device used to measure the rate of evaporation | tool |
na-sovaya | evaporation | the act of evaporating; the state of being evaporated | |
na-sovayek | evaporator | a device that draws moisture from, as by heating, leaving only the dry solid portion; a device that converts or changes into a vapor | tool |
na-vulu | polar angle | the angle formed by the polar axis and the radius vector in a polar coordinate system | math |
na-yumaya | swash | a splash of water or other liquid hitting a solid surface; a narrow channel through which tides flow; a bar over which waves wash freely | geology |
na-yumaya-zehl | swash mark | concentrated debris above the waterline and parallel to it, covered and uncovered by uprushing waters | geology |
naf | link | one of the rings or loops forming a chain; a unit in a connected series of units; an association; a relationship (noun) | |
naf-elakh | chain | a a set of links, often of precious metal and with pendants attached, worn as an ornament or symbol of office (VLI) (TGV - dialect of VLI Vulcan) | clothing |
naf-tor | link | to become connected with or as if with a link; to connect with or as if with a link (verb) | |
nafai | acknowledged | a statement of thanks for something that someone has done; acknowledged; okay [korsaya.org] | |
nafai-tor | acknowledge | to admit the existence, reality, or truth of; to recognize as being valid or having force or power | |
nafek | organ | a differentiated part of an organism, such as an eye, wing, or leaf, that performs a specific function | body part |
nafek-is-krus | parenchyma | animal tissue that constitutes the essential part of an organ as contrasted with e.g. connective tissue and blood vessels | body part |
nafek-kov | calculus | an abnormal concretion in the body, usually formed of mineral salts and found in the gallbladder, kidney, or urinary bladder, for example | medicine |
nafek-kov-torvaya | lithiasis | pathological formation of mineral concretions in the body; commonly called "stones" | medicine |
nafek-nen | fundus | the portion of a hollow organ opposite or farthest from its opening | body part |
nafek-wein-snem | decortication | the surgical removal of the outer layer or covering of an organ or structure (as the brain or a kidney) (medicine) | medicine |
naflakh | chain | a a set of links, often of precious metal and with pendants attached, worn as an ornament or symbol of office (MGV - dialect of VLI Vulcan) | clothing |
nafu'es | personality | the quality or condition of being a person; the totality of qualities and traits, as of character or behavior, that are peculiar to a specific person | |
nafuhlaya | frustration | the act of frustrating or an instance of being frustrated (noun) | emotion |
nagau | confront | to be face to face with; to deal with (something unpleasant) head on; to present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; to oppose, as in hostility or a competition | emotion |
nagaya | confrontation | the act of opposing groups confronting each other; a hostile disagreement face-to-face; discord resulting from a clash of ideas or opinions; a bold challenge | emotion |
naglanshau | recognise | to know to be something that has been perceived before; to know or identify from past experience or knowledge (verb) | |
nah-tor | think | to have or formulate in the mind; to reason about or reflect on; ponder; to decide by reasoning, reflection, or pondering; to judge or regard; look upon (verb) | |
nahk | monetary unit | a pre-credit system, unit of money | money |
nahp | thought(s) | the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; process of thinking (especially thinking carefully); content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about (anc.) | |
Nahp, hif-bi tu throks. | Your thoughts, give them to me | the opening phrase of a mind meld (source: http://www.exploringtheuniverse.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=18) | phrase |
nahp-tash-svitan | cerebrum | anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans | body part |
nahr | choice | the act of choosing or selecting; one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen | |
nahr | discipline | generic term for training expected to produce a specific character or pattern of behavior, especially training that produces moral or mental improvement (noun) | discipline |
nak | cheek | either side of the face below the eyes [body part]; part of the face; either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump | body part |
nak-hinek | zygomatic bone | a small bone in vertebrates on each side of the face socket, forming the prominence of the cheek; also called cheekbone, malar, malar bone | body part |
nakarat | endeavor | endeavot (noun) (anc.) | |
nakh | index | something that serves to guide, point out, or otherwise facilitate reference; something that reveals or indicates; a sign (noun) | |
nakh-tor | index | to furnish with an index: index a book; to enter in an index; to indicate or signal (verb) | |
nakihtialyek | modulator | a device used to modulate an electromagnetic wave | tool |
nakihtilau | modulate | to adjust or adapt to a certain proportion; regulate or temper; to change or vary the pitch, intensity, or tone of a voice/musical instrument | |
nal-nef-lesek | knee joint | the joint between the thigh and the lower leg, formed by the articulation of the femur and the tibia and covered anteriorly by the patella | body part |
nal-tor | chew | to chew as in to chew food (verb) | food |
nal-zud | molar | a tooth with a broad crown used to grind food, located behind the premolars | body part |
nala | cell | the smallest structural unit of an organism that is capable of independent functioning, consisting of one or more nuclei, cytoplasm, and various organelles, all surrounded by a semipermeable cell membrane (biology) | body part |
nala-da-nel | cell cycle | the series of events involving the growth, replication, and division of a eukaryotic cell | biology |
nala-dahsaya | karyokinesis | organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis | medicine |
nala-dahshaya | cell division | the process by which a cell divides to form two daughter cells | biology |
nala-hasam | cytotoxin | a substance having a specific toxic effect on certain cells | medicine |
nala-hasamik | cytotoxic | of relating to, or producing a toxic effect on cells | medicine |
nala-isach | cilium | tiny hairs that line things like the lungs | body part |
nala-kaunshaya | cell fusion | the merging of two or more cells into a single cell | biology |
nala-kaunshaya | fusion | the state of being combined into one body (biol.) | science |
nala-kaushau-khrashaya | exocytosis | a process of cellular secretion or excretion in which substances contained in vesicles are discharged from the cell by fusion of the vesicular membrane with the outer cell membrane | biology |
nala-korsau-haf | vacuole | a small cavity in the cytoplasm of a cell, bound by a single membrane and containing water, food, or metabolic waste | body part |
nala-lesh-tukh | permease | any of several cell-membrane proteins that function as channels for the transport of a specific molecule in or out of the cell. | body part |
nala-litra | cell culture | the maintenance or growth of dispersed cells in a medium after removal from the body; a culture of such cells | biology |
nala-meil-tal | cytochemistry | the biochemistry of cells, especially that of the macromolecules responsible for cell structure and function | science |
nala-natyantek | cell differentiation | progressive restriction of the developmental potential and increasing specialization of function which takes place during the development of the embryo and leads to the formation of specialised cells, tissues, and organs | biology |
nala-ne'hish-stegal'es | turgor | the state of being turgid (swollen or distended, as from a fluid; bloated); the normal fullness or tension produced by the fluid content of blood vessels, capillaries, and plant or animal cells | medicine |
nala-ne'hish-stegal'es | turgor | the normal fullness or tension produced by the fluid content of blood vessels, capillaries, and plant or animal cells | biology |
nala-rehsaya | ternary fission | ternary fission (ternary as an adj. means having three units or components or elements) | science |
nala-rehsaya | ternary fission | fission that is comprised of three elements or components | science |
nala-svitan | karyon | a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction | medicine |
nala-svitan | nucleus (biology) | a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction | body part |
nala-svitan-masu | karyolymph | the colorless, liquid component of the cell nucleus | medicine |
nala-svitan-nehaya | karyolysis | disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell dies | medicine |
nala-tal | cytology | the branch of biology that deals with the formation, structure, and function of cells | science |
nala-talsu | cytologist | a biologist who studies the structure and function of cells | occupation |
nala-temok | cell wall | the rigid outermost cell layer found in plants and certain algae, bacteria, and fungi but characteristically absent from animal cells | body part |
nala-tepul-vel | mitochondrion | an organelle containing enzymes responsible for producing energy; the powerplant of a cell | body part |
nala-tin | membrane | a thin, pliable layer of tissue covering surfaces or separating or connecting regions, structures, or organs of an animal or a plant | body part |
nala-to'ovaya | cell growth | usually used to mean increase in the size of a population of cells though strictly should be reserved for an increase in cytoplasmic volume of an individual cell | biology |
nala-tol-tal | cytogenetics | the branch of biology that studies the cellular aspects of heredity (especially the chromosomes) | science |
nala-wein | cell membrane | the semipermeable membrane that encloses the cytoplasm of a cell | body part |
nala-zul-kov | scoria | porous cinderlike fragments of dark lava | geology |
nalatik | cellular | of, relating to, or resembling a cell | |
nalatra | tissue | a part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function | body part |
nalatra-nisan | biopsy | the removal and examination of a sample of tissue from a living body for diagnostic purposes (noun) | medicine |
nalatra-tehn-storaya | distrophy | disorder caused by defective nutrition; | medicine |
nalatra-tevakh | necrosis | death of cells or tissues through injury or disease, especially in a localized area of the body | medicine |
nalatra-tin t'el-lesek | synovial membrane | a thin membrane in synovial (freely moving) joints that lines the point capsule and secretes synovial fluid | body part |
nalatra-vaferek | tissue regenerator | a device that quickly heals injured or damaged tissue | medicine |
nalatra-vaferek | tissue regenerator | a device that quickly heals injured or damaged tissue | tool |
nalatra-yem-tevakh | gangrene | death and decay of body tissue, often occurring in a limb, caused by insufficient blood supply and usually following injury or disease | medicine |
nalatra-yem-tevakh k'pa-tukh | gas gangrene | gangrene occurring in a wound infected with bacteria Clostridium and characterized by the presence of gas in the affected tissue | medicine |
nalatra-yonshaya | cellulitis | a spreading inflammation of subcutaneous or connective tissue | medicine |
nalesh-sash t'reh-nol-tukh | pyruvic acid | a colorless organic liquid, CH3COCOOH, formed as an intermediate in carbohydrate metabolism and fermentation and as an end product in glycolysis | body part |
nalesh-sash-nosh | ketoacidosis | acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus | medicine |
nalesh-slor-tukh | ketose | any of various carbohydrates containing a ketone group | body part |
nalesh-vel | ketone body | a ketone-containing substance, such as acetoacetic acid, that is an intermediate product of fatty acid metabolism | medicine |
naleshi(-tukh) | ketone | any of a class of organic compounds having a carbonyl group linked to a carbon atom in each of two hydrocarbon radicals | element |
naliveh | alcohol | a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made by distillation (VLI) | food |
naliveh-tessaya | alcoholism | a disorder characterized by the excessive consumption of and dependence on alcoholic beverages | medicine |
naliveh-zalu | zymase | the enzyme complex in yeasts that catalyzes the breakdown of sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide | science |
nam | existence | existence | |
Nam'uh hayal. Lof t'etek ri aisha vatlar | Calm down. We are not here to cause trouble | Calm down. We are not here to cause trouble (source: http://www.exploringtheuniverse.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=18) | phrase |
Nam'uh hizhuk. La masu | Be quiet. Drink this. | Be quiet. Drink this. (source: http://www.exploringtheuniverse.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=18) | phrase |
Nam'uh ralash-fam | be silent | a phrase used to tell someone to be quiet (source: http://www.exploringtheuniverse.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=14&Itemid=18) | phrase |
nam-tor | be | first and third person singular past indicative was; second person singular and plural and first and third person plural past indicative were | parts of speech |
nam-tor | exist | to exist; to be | |
namautau | exceed | to go beyond; to be or do something to a greater degree | |
namautau | surpass | to be beyond the limit, powers, or capacity of; transcend; to be or go beyond, as in degree or quality; exceed | |
namautau | transcend | to pass beyond the limits of; to be greater than, as in intensity or power; surpass; to exist above and independent of (material experience or the universe) | philosophy |
namautauk | exceeding | far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree (adjective) | |
namishau | adjust | to change so as to match or fit; cause to correspond; to bring into proper relationship (VLI) | |
nan | chess - check | what you say when the other's queen is threatened; means "threat" | game |
nan | threat | declaration of an intention or a determination to inflict harm on another; a warning that something unpleasant is imminent; something that is a source of danger | crime |
nan'e | borrow | assumes temporary control of; temporarily takes (Marketa) | |
nan-tor | threaten | to utter intentions of injury or punishment against; to be a menacing indication of something; pose a threat to; present a danger to | emotion |
nantau | stare | to look directly and fixedly, often with a wide-eyed gaze; to look at directly and fixedly (verb) | |
nantaya | stare | an intent gaze (noun) | |
nar'ru vine | nar'ru vine | a blooming vine which can be found in gardens (ENT - Home) | plant |
nar-tor | accept | to receive (something offered), especially with gladness or approval; to admit to a group, organization, or place | |
narafek | electrode | electrode | science |
narak'es | polarity | intrinsic polar separation, alignment, or orientation, especially of a physical property (e.g. magnetic polarity; ionic polarity) | science |
narakau | polarize | to induce polarization in; impart polarity to; to cause to concentrate about two conflicting or contrasting positions | science |
Narat do-toh | Hide-and-Seek | a children's game in which one player does not look while others hide and then goes to find them (anc.) | game |
naraya | artistic audience | those who are gathered for the express purpose of taking in music, poetry, dance, oratory, or some other performance of fine art; literally means an acceptance or receiving [of art] | people |
naric | pomegranate | a deciduous shrub or small tree (Punica granatum) native to Asia and widely cultivated for its edible fruit | plant |
naric | pomegranate fruit | the fruit of a pomegranate tree/shrub, having a tough reddish rind, and containing many seeds, each enclosed in a juicy, mildly acidic, red pulp | food |
nartau | embrace | to embrace (verb); hug | emotion |
nartaya | embrace | embrace; hug; (noun) | emotion |
nas'ksiem | cetacean | large aquatic mammal having fins, no fur, and no hind limbs | animal |
nas- | sharp | having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing (adj.) | |
nash- | this | this | prefix |
nash-gad | today | the day that includes the present moment (as opposed to yesterday or tomorrow); the present time or age | time |
nash-veh | this one or I | a particular person or thing | phrase |
Nashaut | greetings; hello | used only between mated individuals or extremely close friends [korsaya.org] | phrase |
Nashih | old Vulcan clan | old Vulcan clan (Spock's World) | people |
nashinahr | ancient training | ancient training to become an offensive psionic warrior | training |
nashiv | attack | the act or an instance of attacking; an assault; an expression of strong criticism; hostile comment (VLI) (noun) | crime |
nashiv-tor | attack | to set upon with violent force; to criticize strongly or in a hostile manner [VLI] | crime |
nasik | sharp | having a thin edge or a fine point suitable for or capable of cutting or piercing (adj.) | |
nat'qlets | born | brought into life by birth (Marketa) | |
Natara | God of Water | Pre-Reform Vulcan god of water (Orion Press Lexicon) | religion |
natel | module | a standardized, often interchangeable component of a system or construction that is designed for easy assembly or flexible use | |
natesh | modulus | a quantity that expresses the degree to which a substance possesses a property, such as elasticity | science |
natesh | modulus | the absolute value of a complex number | math |
nati | differ | be of different opinions; be different (anc.) | |
nati-wakrubaya | mosaic evolution | the concept that major evolutionary changes tend to take place in stages, not all at once | biology |
natilak | differential | the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx | math |
natilak-el'torayek | differential operator | an operator defined as a function of the differentiation operator | math |
natilak-khlop-thonik su'us-ek'tal | differential geometry | the study of geometry using differential calculus | math |
natilak-vo'ihn | differential equation | an equation containing differentials of a function | math |
natilau | differentiate | to constitute the distinction between; to perceive or show the difference in or between; discriminate (verb) | |
natilau-vimevilau-yeturek | differential induction drive | differential induction drive[no definition available] | technical |
natilauk | differentiated | to constitute the distinction between; to perceive or show the difference in or between; discriminate; to make different by alteration or modification | |
natilauk pitoh-su'us-ek'tal | differential calculus | the part of calculus that deals with the variation of a function with respect to changes in the independent variable (or variables) by means of the concepts of derivative and differential | math |
natilaya | differentiation | the process by which cells or tissues undergo a change toward a more specialized form or function, especially during embryonic development | biology |
natuhekta-tukh | quinone | any of a class of aromatic compounds found widely in plants used in making dyes, tanning hides, and photography | plant |
natuhn | box | a container typically constructed with four sides perpendicular to the base and often having a lid or cover (VLI) | |
natuhn | casket | a small case or chest, as for jewels and other valuables | |
natya(-) | different | unlike in nature or quality or form or degree; distinct or separate (anc.) (adj.) | |
natya(-) | diverse | diverse | |
natya-guv-kanashivaya | heterogamy | alternation of sexual and parthenogenic generations, as in some aphids | medicine |
natya-guv-nala | heterogamete | either of two conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behavior; e.g. small motile male spermatozoon and the larger nonmotile female ovum | medicine |
natya-kasik | dioecious | having the male and female reproductive organs borne on separate individuals of the same species; characterized by species in which the male and female reproductive organs occur on different individuals; sexually distinct | botony |
natya-mor-nosh | heterophylly | having dissimilar leaves on one plant | plant |
natya-nosh-satalaya | differential diagnosis | a systematic method of diagnosing a disorder (e.g., headache) that lacks unique symptoms or signs | medicine |
natya-shidik | heteromorphic | having different forms at different periods of the life cycle, as in stages of insect metamorphosis | animal |
natya-wak-vin | heterochrony | in evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the formation of organs or parts | medicine |
natyan | difference(s) | the quality of being unlike or dissimilar; a variation that deviates from the standard or norm (anc.) | |
nau | moan | to utter a moan or moans; to make a sound resembling a moan (verb) | emotion |
nau-leh | ninety | 90 | number |
nau-muk | nonahedron | a nine-faced polyhedron | math |
nau-tukh | lawrencium | a short-lived, radioactive synthetic transuranic element produced from californium | element |
nau-via | nonagon | a polygon with nine sides | math |
nauf | epoch | the beginning of a new and important period in history | |
nauk | sprain | the painful wrenching or laceration of the ligaments of a joint; the condition resulting from a sprain (noun) | medicine |
naukuh | nine | 9 | number |
naul | feud | a bitter, prolonged quarrel or state of enmity, especially between 2 families or clans (noun) | |
naul-tor | feud | to carry on or perpetuate a bitter quarrel or state of enmity (verb) | |
navau | succeed | to accomplish something desired or intended; to come next in time or succession; follow after another; replace another in an office or a position | |
navihkau | agglutinate | to cause to adhere, as with glue; to join together into a group or mass | technical |
navihkau | agglutinate | to cause (red blood cells or bacteria) to clump together | medicine |
navihkaya | agglutination | the act or process of agglutinating; adhesion of distinct parts; a clumped mass of material formed by agglutination | technical |
navorkot | form of suus mahna | a martial art used as a way to evade an incoming blade by jumping to the side and rolling based on reading the movements of your attacker (ENT - Marauders) | martial arts |
navun | success | the achievement of something desired, planned, or attempted; the gaining of fame or prosperity | |
naya | moan | a low, sustained, mournful cry, usually indicative of sorrow or pain; lamentation (noun) | emotion |
nayik | avid | marked by active interest and enthusiasm; ardently or excessively desirous (often followed by 'for') | |
nayik | eager | eager | |
nazh (-kap) | gain | the act of acquiring; attainment (noun) | |
nazh-tash(ek) | gain control | something that controls the gain, or amplification | |
nazh-tor | gain | to come into possession or use of; acquire (verb) | |
ne ki'ne | shield partner/wingman | the person a warrior could trust most in the heat of battle; a trusted friend and skilled warrior | people |
ne' | below | in or to a lower place; beneath; on or to a lower floor; downstairs | preposition |
ne' | below | below; under; down | prefix |
ne' | down | below; under; down | preposition |
ne' | under | in a lower position or place than; beneath the surface of; beneath the assumed surface or guise of | preposition |
ne' | under | below; under; down | prefix |
ne'haf | draft | draft; under a ship | |
ne'hal-tor | sink | to descend to the bottom; submerge; to fall or drop to a lower level, especially to go down slowly or in stages (verb) | |
ne'hish | pressure | the application of continuous force by one body on another that it is touching; compression; the act of pressing (noun) | |
ne'hish-ek'puyek | autoclave | a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments (noun) (medicine) | medicine |
ne'hish-falek-vel | autoclave | a device for heating substances above their boiling point; used to manufacture chemicals or to sterilize surgical instruments (noun) | science |
ne'hish-svitan | centre of pressure | the point on a body where the total sum of the aerodynamic pressure field acts, causing a force and no moment about that point | technical |
ne'hou | philosophy - vibes in A'Tha | highly subjective feeling in ones bones, felt ripple of events in A'tha | philosophy |
ne'le | down(ward) | downward direction | direction |
ne'le-mashen | ebb tide | the flowing back of tide water to the ocean; opposite of flood | meteorology |
ne'rak | beneath | in a lower place; below; underneath | preposition |
ne'rak | underneath | under or below an object or a surface; beneath by way of support; on the lower or downward side | preposition |
ne'rak-masu | groundwater | water within the earth that supplies wells and springs | place |
ne'rak-masu | phreatic water | ground water | geology |
ne'rak-masu-tal | geohydrology | a science that deals with the character, source, and mode of occurrence of underground water | geology |
ne'rak-masu-talsu | geohydrologist | one that studies the branch of geology that studies the movement of subsurface water through rocks and the effect of moving water on rocks, including their erosion | occupation |
ne'salanik | downwind | downwind | direction |
ne'ti-hoknaya | shoal | a sandy elevation of the bottom of a body of water, constituting a hazard to navigation; a sandbank or sandbar | place |
ne'ti-kov | sedimentary rock | rock formed from consolidated clay sediments | geology |
ne'ti-tukh | sediment | solid fragments of inorganic or organic material that come from the weathering of rock and are carried and deposited by wind, water, or ice | geology |
ne- | down~ | under~; down~; sub~ | prefix |
ne- | sub~ | under~; down~; sub~ | prefix |
ne- | under~ | under~; down~; sub~ | prefix |
ne-dvun-shal | subduction zone | subduction zones exist where an oceanic plate collides with a continental plate and sinks, below the latter plate, into the asthenosphere | geology |
ne-faikhartek | subroutine (computer) | a set of instructions that performs a specific task for a main routine, requiring direction back to the proper place in the main routine on completion of the task | |
ne-flash | backswamp | the section of a floodplain where deposits of fine silts and clays settle after a flood; backswamps usually lie behind a stream's natural levees | geology |
ne-fna-dvun | percolation | to cause (liquid, for example) to pass through a porous substance or small holes; filter; to pass or ooze through | |
ne-galu-feshelek | subatomic distrupter | subatomic distrupter | |
ne-hal-mazhiv | quicksand | a bed of loose sand mixed with water forming a soft shifting mass that tends to engulf any object resting on its surface | place |
ne-halektra-teretek | trolley coupler | trolley coupler | tool |
ne-hish-sfek | pressure point | any of several points on the body at which an underlying artery can be pressed against a bone to stop distal bleeding | body part |
ne-kaluk | earlobe | the fleshy pendulous part of the external ear | body part |
ne-kar | forearm | the part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow | body part |
ne-koshtri | subspecies | a taxonomic subdivision of a species consisting of an interbreeding, usually geographically isolated population of organisms | species |
ne-koshtri'es | ethnicity | having to do with ethnics | |
ne-koshtri-svitanik | ethnocentric | ethnocentric | |
ne-koshtri-tal | ethnology | study of comparitive cultures of various peoples including characteristics, distribution, folkways, etc. | science |
ne-labah | subshrub | a woody plant with nonwoody tips: a low-growing plant with woody stems and main branches and nonwoody tips that die back each year | plant |
ne-lan | cadet | a student at a military school who is training to be an officer | rank |
ne-lan | trainee | one who is being trained; student | training |
ne-lesh-kastik | geophyte | a perennial plant, such as a crocus or tulip, propagated by buds on underground bulbs, tubers, or corms | plant |
ne-mal | shin | the front part of the leg below the knee and above the ankle | body part |
ne-mal-hinek | tibia | the inner and larger of the two bones of the lower human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle; shin bone | body part |
ne-masu-hali | submarine | a vessel that is capable of operating submerged | |
ne-patorayek | subprocessor | subprocessor | |
ne-patorayek t'tchas-snazh | warp plasma subprocessor | warp plasma subprocessor | |
ne-pla'dor-kusut | lumbago | a painful condition of the lower back, as one resulting from muscle strain or a slipped disk | medicine |
ne-pla'dor-wel | lumbar nerve | any of five pairs of spinal nerves emerging from the lumbar section of the spinal cord | body part |
ne-pla'dord-hinek | lumbar vertebra | one of 5 lumbar vertebrae that extend from the twelfth thoracic vertebra down to the sacral vertebrae | body part |
ne-seshan | gravity | the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface | science |
ne-seshan-math | artificial gravity plate (grav-plate) | artificial gravity plate [no definition available] | technical |
ne-seshan-math | grav plate | grav plate [no definition available] | technical |
ne-seshan-svitan | centre of gravity | the point within something at which gravity can be considered to act; in uniform gravity it is equal to the center of mass | technical |
ne-seshan-thonek | gravimeter | a measuring instrument for measuring variations in the gravitational field of the Earth | tool |
ne-shal | basement | the lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage; the ground floor facade or interior in Renaissance architecture | house |
ne-solektra-hatik | hypogean | located under the earth's surface; underground; of or relating to seed germination in which the cotyledons remain below the surface of the ground | botony |
ne-solektra-korsayek | tuber | a swollen, fleshy, usually underground stem of a plant, such as the potato, bearing buds from which new plant shoots arise | plant |
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 |
ne-stukh | subspace | a domain outside the normal three-dimensional space, rather than another dimension; a continuum that exists in conjunction with our own space-time continuum; every point in our universe has a corresponding point in subspace | place |
ne-stukh-abrunaf | subspace uplink | subspace uplink | |
ne-stukh-sviribaya | subspace communications | form of ship-to-ship or interplanetary communication that takes advantage of subspace physics and allows faster-than-light (FTL) signal transmission | |
ne-stukh-sviribayek | subspace communicators | communicators that produce subspace communication. | tool |
ne-su'us | denominator | the divisor of a fraction | math |
ne-tin-eiktra | alluvial plain | a large assemblage of fluvial landforms (braided streams, terraces, etc.,) that form low gradient, regional ramps along the flanks of mountains | geography |
ne-tin-sovek | alluvial fan | a fan-shaped accumulation of alluvium deposited at the mouth of a ravine or at the juncture of a tributary stream with the main stream | place |
ne-tin-vanan | alluvial mining | alluvial mining (no definition available) | technical |
ne-to'ovaya | stalactite | an icicle-shaped mineral deposit, usually calcite or aragonite, hanging from the roof of a cavern, formed from the dripping of mineral-rich water | geology |
ne-tor | drop | drop; to lower (verb) | |
ne-tor | lower | to let, bring, or move down to a lower level; to reduce in value, degree, or quality; to weaken; undermine (verb) | |
ne-torektra t'snazh-gluvaya | plasma display subsystem | plasma display subsystem | |
ne-vul | syncline | a fold in rocks in which the rock layers dip inward from both sides toward the axis | geology |
ne-wadi-vavayek | subcutaneous transponder | Starfleet-issue device inserted into the skin to enable the wearer of such a device to be tracked | tool |
ne-wadiyik | subcutaneous | located or placed just beneath the skin | body part |
ne-yartra | meadow | a tract of grassland, either in its natural state or used as pasture or for growing hay | place |
ned | dough | dough; cooking material for bread etc. | food |
nef | shelf | a flat, usually rectangular structure composed of a rigid material fixed at right angles to a wall or other vertical surface | house |
nef | terrace | porch or walkway bordered by colonnades; a platform extending outdoors from a floor of a house or apartment building | house |
nef | terrace | a raised bank of earth having vertical or sloping sides and a flat top; a flat, narrow stretch of ground, often having a steep slope facing a river, lake, or sea | geology |
nef t'kunel-nen | piedmont terrace | a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) formed by a mountain | geology |
nefek | pile | a heavy beam of timber, concrete, or steel, driven into the earth as a foundation or support for a structure (construction) | |
nefek-mahyeturek | pile driver | a machine that drives a pile by raising a weight between guideposts and dropping it on the head of the pile | tool |
neh-leh-torektra | decimal system | a positional system of numeration that uses decimal digits and a base of 10 | math |
nehasamau | detoxify | to remove poison from; to treat for alcohol or drug dependence | medicine |
nehasamau-nafek | liver (invertebrates) | an organ in invertebrates that is similar to the vertebrate liver | body part |
nehasamaya | detoxification | treatment for poisoning by neutralizing the toxic properties (normally a function of the liver); a treatment for addiction to drugs or alcohol intended to remove the physiological effects of the addictive substances | medicine |
nehasamek | liver (vertebrates) | the large, reddish-brown, glandular vertebrate organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity that secretes bile | body part |
nehasamek-gnal | hepatoma | a usually cancerous tumor occurring in the liver | medicine |
nehasamek-tal | hepatology | the branch of medicine concerned with diseases of the liver | medicine |
nehasamek-talsu | hepatologist | a doctor who specializes in liver diseases | occupation |
nehasamek-yonshaya | hepatitis | inflammation of the liver, caused by infectious or toxic agents and characterized by jaundice, fever, liver enlargement, and abdominal pain | medicine |
nehau | decay | to undergo decay or decomposition; to fall into decay or ruin; to lose a stored charge, magnetic flux, or current | |
nehau | rot | to undergo decomposition, especially organic decomposition; decay; to become damaged, weakened, or useless because of decay | |
nehaya | decay | the organic phenomenon of rotting; a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current (noun) | |
nehaya | rot | the process of rotting or the condition of being rotten (noun) | |
nehg | belly | the part of the body that lies between the thorax and the pelvis and encloses the stomach, intestines, liver, spleen, and pancreas; abdomen | body part |
nei | seed | a ripened plant ovule containing an embryo | plant |
nei'e | cavity | cavity/hole/hollow/cavern/concave within | |
nei-eku | kernel | any grain or seed, as of a cereal grass, enclosed in a husk; the inner, usually edible seed of a nut or fruit stone | plant |
nei-savas | berry | an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary and having the whole wall fleshy, such as the grape or tomato; a small, juicy, fleshy fruit, such as a blackberry or raspberry, regardless of its botanical structure (VLI) | botony |
nei-savas-tu'ashan | dehiscence | a rupture or splitting open, as of a surgical wound, or of an organ or structure to discharge its contents | medicine |
nei-savas-tu'ashik | dehiscent | spontaneous opening at maturity of a plant structure, such as a fruit, anther, or sporangium, to release its contents | botony |
nei-wein | testa | the often thick or hard outer coat of a seed | plant |
nei-yem-nalatra | endosperm | tissue surrounding a developing embyro and provides food for its growth | body part |
neik | low | having little relative height; not high or tall; rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces; situated or placed below normal height | |
neik-ahs(-hinek) | mandible | the lower jaw of a vertebrate animal; any of various mouth organs of invertebrates used for seizing and biting food esp. in insects | body part |
neik-drahk | laryngopharynx | the portion of the pharynx just above the larynx; the lower part of the pharynx (part that extends from the mouth and nasal cavities to the larynx) | body part |
neik-ha'gel- | dim | lacking in light; not bright or harsh; made dim or less bright (adjective) as in a dim bulb | |
neik-khaf-ne'hish | hypotension | abnormally low blood pressure | medicine |
neik-krus-storaya | hypoplasia | incomplete or arrested development of an organ or a part | medicine |
neik-masu'es-kasik | xeric | of, characterized by, or adapted to an extremely dry habitat | geology |
neik-masu'es-kastik | xerophyte | a plant adapted to living in a dry arid habitat; a desert plant | plant |
neik-nashen | low tide | the time at which the tide is lowest; the lowest level of the tide | |
neik-nosh t'khaf-slor-tukh | hypoglycemia | an abnormally low level of glucose in the blood | medicine |
neik-shal | depression | an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation (meteor.) | meteorology |
neik-skaun-ek'ur | gastrointestinal tract | tubular passage of mucous membrane and muscle extending about 8.3 meters from mouth to anus | body part |
neik-tuf (t'aushfa) | brisket | the ribs and meat taken from the chest of an animal. | food |
neik-vikuvtra | key | piece of land that juts out into the ocean | place |
neikah | groin | the crease or hollow at the junction of the inner part of each thigh with the trunk, includes the external genitals | body part |
neikah-faka | inguinal hernia | hernia in which a loop of intestine enters the inguinal canal; the most common type of hernia in males | medicine |
neis | depletion | the act of decreasing something markedly; the state of being depleted | |
neis-tor | deplete | to use up (resources or materials) | |
neis-tor | use up | to use up as of time or space; use up (resources or materials) | phrase |
nekhau | submit | to yield or surrender (oneself) to the will or authority of another; to subject to a condition or process | |
nekhaya | submission | the act of submitting to the power of another; the state of being submissive or compliant; meekness (vs domination) | |
Neksu | Corporal | a noncommissioned officer in the army or airforce or marines | rank |
nekwitau | force | impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; do forcibly; exert force (verb) | |
nekwitau-bosh | forceful | characterized by or full of force; effective; forceful and definite in expression or action | |
nekwitau-dakh-torektra | forced ejection system | forced ejection system [no definition available] | technical |
nekwitau-yehat | forcible | effected against resistance through the use of force; characterized by force; powerful | |
nekwitaya | force | physical energy or intensity; a powerful effect or influence; (noun) | |
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 |
nel-dath | pattern | a model or original used as an archetype; a plan, diagram, or model to be followed in making things (anc.) | |
nel-dath t'khaf-spol | heartbeat | a single complete pulsation of the heart | medicine |
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 |
nel-sath-fukat | pattern buffer | storage area within a transporter where a person's image is held until the transporter's transmission frequency is compensated for any motion incurred | tool |
nelau | decrease | to make smaller; to decrease in size, extent, or range (verb) | |
nelau | diminish | to lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of; to decrease in size, extent, or range | |
nelau | suppress | to nhibit the expression of (an impulse, for example); check; to put an end to forcibly; subdue | emotion |
nelaya | decrease | the act of decreasing or reducing something; the amount by which something decreases (noun) | |
nelaya | suppression | the act of suppressing; conscious exclusion of unacceptable desires, thoughts, or memories from the mind | emotion |
nelka | pedestal | an architectural support or base, as for a column or statue; a support or foundation; a position of high regard or adoration | |
nem-tor | take | to get into one's possession by force, skill, or artifice (verb) | parts of speech |
nemaiyo | thank you | a term of appreciation (source: Vulcan Language Guide, Starfleet Training Manual, copyright 1977; Vulcan Dictionary, 1992 by Bill Richmond) | phrase |
nemashau | dehydrate | to lose water or moisture; to remove water from; to preserve by removing all water and liquids from | |
nemashaya | dehydration | excessive loss of water from the body or from an organ or body part, as from illness or fluid deprivation; the process of removing water from a substance or compound | medicine |
nemosik | flaccid | lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone; limp | |
nemut | enemy | enemy (anc.) | |
nemut | foe | a personal enemy; an enemy in war | |
nen | base | a support or foundation | house |
nen | foundation | base; the basis on which a thing stands, is founded, or is supported | |
Nen lhomek i skavdu tsifuzin | you are tending a plant that is dead | a phrase outlining the futility of one's actions; similar to 'flogging a dead horse' in English (ST Discovery) | phrase |
nen- | basic | pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; serving as a base or starting point (adj.) | |
nen- | elementary | basic; fundamental (adj) | |
nen- | fundamental | of or relating to the foundation or base; or serving as an essential component of a system or structure | |
nen- | primary | first or highest in rank, quality, or importance; principal; being, or standing first in a list, series, or sequence (adj.) | |
nen-dukal | baseball | a game played with a bat and ball by two opposing teams of nine players, each team playing alternately in the field and at bat, the players at bat having to run a course of four bases laid out in a diamond pattern in order to score | sport |
nen-eiktra | peneplain | a nearly flat land surface representing an advanced stage of erosion | geology |
nen-eiktra-skrashaya | peneplanation | the act of creating a peneplain | geology |
nen-gluvayek | main viewer | screen used for navigation, communication and various other purposes, most notably as the main viewscreen in bridge designs of most races | |
nen-kas-tukh | cellulose | a complex carbohydrate, (C6H10O5)n, that is composed of glucose units, forms the main constituent of the cell wall in most plants, and is important in the manufacture of numerous products, such as paper, textiles, pharmaceuticals, and explosives | botany |
nen-kebi | fundamental unit | such that every other unit can be generated from them | |
nen-kek | elementary function | elementary function | |
nen-khaf-masu | serum | the clear yellowish fluid obtained upon separating whole blood into its solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot | body part |
nen-khaf-nala | praseocyte | Vulcan green blood cell | body part |
nen-kov | bedrock | the solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel (geology) | geology |
nen-kov-guhsh | regolith | the layer of loose rock resting on bedrock, constituting the surface of most land; also called mantle rock | geology |
nen-kunellar | foothills | hilly land on the lower slopes of mountains | place |
nen-kurek | primary colour | a color that cannot be created by mixing other colors in the gamut of a given color space; primary pigment | colour |
nen-kurek | primary pigment | a color that cannot be created by mixing other colors in the gamut of a given color space; primary colour | colour |
nen-kwitau-vipohshayek | primary impulse injector | primary impulse injector | |
nen-mal-wel | sciatic nerve | a sensory and motor nerve originating in the sacral plexus and running through the pelvis and upper leg | body part |
nen-mish-sutauk | main engineering | control center for propulsion, energy distribution, sensor, navigation, environmental and other ship systems, usually located next to the warp core | place |
nen-nalesh(-tukh) | acetone | the simplest ketone; a highly inflammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics | element |
nen-oska | main archive | the primary depository containing historical records and documents | |
nen-patorayek t'tum-vel | main computer processor | primary computer core aboard a starship; built in a cylindrical configuration, so they are often called computer cores | |
nen-pi'gal | elementary particle | elementary particle | science |
nen-pi'gal | fundamental particle | a particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter | science |
nen-rihinek | hyaline cartilage | semitransparent, opalescent cartilage that forms most of the fetal skeleton and is found in the trachea, larynx, and joint surfaces of the adult | body part |
nen-sakwitayek t'fosh-vunai | primary force field deflector | forcefield around a starship, space station, planet or other facility that serves for protection against natural hazards and enemy attacks | |
nen-savas-sash | ascorbic acid | a vitamin found in fresh fruits (especially citrus fruits) and vegetables; prevents scurvy | element |
nen-shar-vis | primary security grid | primary security grid | |
nen-shid | fundamental form | fundamental form | |
nen-shif | base pair | set of chemicals linking DNA: a chemical unit that forms the bridge linking the complementary strands of DNA or RNA. It consists of a purine linked to a pyrimidine by hydrogen bonds | biology |
nen-shu-pal | fountainhead | a spring that is the source or head of a stream; a chief and copious source; an originator | place |
nen-skasaya | first aid | emergency treatment administered to an injured/sick person before medical care is available | medicine |
nen-slor-tukh | glucose | a monosaccharide sugar occurring widely in most plant and animal tissue | body part |
nen-su'us | base | the positive integer that is equivalent to one in the next higher counting place | math |
nen-su'us | elementary number | elementary number | math |
nen-su'us-ek-tal | arithmetic | the mathematics of integers, rational numbers, real numbers, or complex numbers under addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division | math |
nen-tash-svitan | main bridge | control center of a starship, usually located atop the saucer hull of Federation ships; term is used to distinguish it from the battle bridge | place |
nen-tepul-vis | primary power grid | primary power grid | |
nen-thro-svep t'thro-yut | main gangway hatch | main large hatch allowing personnel to board or disembark a starship when it is in drydock or docked with a space station | place |
nen-torektra | fundamental system | a set of algebraic invariants for a quantic such that any invariant of the quantic is expressible as a polynomial in members of the set | math |
nen-travek | fundamental group | a group associated with every point of a topological space and conveying information about the 1-dimensional structure of the space | math |
nen-velek | primary structure | the linear sequence of amino acids in a protein | biology |
nen-vukh | primary hull | section of a starship that usually contains the main bridge, at least one computer core, and most living accommodations | |
nen-vukhut | basal body | a minute distinctively staining cell organelle found at the base of a flagellum or cilium and identical to a centriole in structure; also called basal granule, kinetosome | biology |
nen-vukhuyt-tal | gross anatomy | the study of the organs, parts, and structures of a body that are visible to the naked eye | medicine |
nen-wel t'abru-mal | femoral nerve | nerve that ennervates the femoral region | body part |
nen-wel-torektra | central nervous system | the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord` | body part |
nen-weltralar | basal ganglia | a group of nuclei in the brain associated with motor coordination | body part |
nen-wun-shal | main armory | the primary storehouse for arms; an arsenal | weapon |
nen-zehl | baseline | an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured or compared | technical |
nena-tukh | ethyl | hydrocarbon radical that forms the basis of common alcohol, ether, and many other compounds | element |
nenat | prime | first in excellence, quality, or value; first or early in time, order, or sequence; original | |
nenat-su'us | prime number | a positive integer not divisible without a remainder by any positive integer other than itself and one | math |
nenat-wehk-zhil | prime polynomial | there exists a polynomial in 10 variables with integer coefficients such that the set of primes equals the set of positive values of this polynomial | math |
nenem | deduction | reasoning from the general to the particular (or from cause to effect); something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); the act of subtracting (removing a part from the whole) | |
nenem-tor | deduct | to reason by deduction; establish by deduction; to retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; to make a subtraction | |
nenik | basic | pertaining to or constituting a base or basis; reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality; serving as a base or starting point (adj.) | |
nenik | elementary | basic; fundamental | |
nenik | fundamental | of or relating to the foundation or base; or serving as an essential component of a system or structure | |
nenik | primary | first or highest in rank, quality, or importance; principal; being, or standing first in a list, series, or sequence (adj.) | |
nenikau | support | to bear the weight of, especially from below; to hold in position so as to keep from falling, sinking, or slipping (verb) | |
nenikau-tersau-vel | support pylon | a pylon that supports a building or structure | |
nenikau-tersau-vel t'mishu-leshek | nacelle support pylon | pylon that supports the warp nacelle and holds it away from the body of the ship | |
nenikaya | support | the act of supporting; one that supports (noun) | |
Nensu | Crewman | ny member of a ship's crew (rank) | rank |
nentu | frame | something composed of parts fitted and joined together; a structure that gives shape/support (noun) | |
nentu(tra) | framework | a structure for supporting or enclosing something else; an external work platform; a scaffold | house |
nentu-vis | lattice | an open framework made of strips of metal, wood, or similar material overlapped or overlaid in a regular, usually crisscross pattern | |
nentulau | frame | to build by putting together the structural parts of; construct (verb) | |
nentulau | frame | to make up evidence or contrive events so as to incriminate (a person) falsely | crime |
nepa-tukh | ethylene | hydrocarbon used in fuels and anesthetics, flammable, hastens the ripening of fruit | element |
nepik | submissive | inclined or willing to submit | |
ner- | dependent | contingent on something else; not independent; being under the power or sovereignty of another or others | |
ner-is-kek | dependent function | dependent function [no difinition available] | |
ner-vuhnayek | dependent variable | (statistics) a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends in the independent variable; if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable | math |
neralash | bass | a low-pitched sound or tone; the tones in the lowest register of an instrument | music |
nerau | depend | be contingent upon (something that is ellided); rely on; have faith or confidence in | |
nerau-kek-vuhnayek | argument | the independent variable of a function; the angle of a complex number measured from the positive horizontal axis (VLI) | math |
nerek | dependable | consistent in performance or behavior; worthy of being depended on | |
Nerien | first officer | the second in command of a vessel [K. Dailey's Fanfic - Any Other Time] | rank |
nerik | dependent | contingent on something else; not independent; being under the power or sovereignty of another or others | |
nes | drop | drop; lowering (noun) | |
nes'qlil | arm | an upper limb of the human body, connecting the hand and wrist to the shoulder | body part |
nesh | cut | the act of cutting something into parts (VLI) (noun) | |
nesh | laceration | a jagged wound or cut | medicine |
nesh-kur | black | being of the color black, producing or reflecting comparatively little light and having no predominant hue | colour |
Nesh-kur heh Yon-kur | Backgammon, Black & Red | a board game for two persons, played with pieces whose moves are determined by throws of dice | game |
nesh-shu-kov | pitchblende | a massive variety of the mineral uraninite | geology |
nesh-solek | chernozem | a very black topsoil, rich in humus, typical of cool to temperate semiarid regions, such as the grasslands of European Russia | geography |
nesh-tor | cut | to form or shape by cutting or incising (VLI); divides into pieces; splits (verb) | |
nesh-tukh | iodine | a liquid containing iodine dissolved in ethyl alcohol, used as an antiseptic for wounds; a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens | medicine |
neshau | collapse | to collapse; to faint (verb) | |
neshaya | collapse | collapse; faint (noun) | |
neshek | cutter | a cutting implement; a tool for cutting (device) | tool |
neshuhk | parasite | an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host | medicine |
neshuk | ink | a pigmented liquid or paste used especially for writing or printing; a dark liquid ejected for protection by most cephalopods | |
nessau | subdue | to conquer and subjugate; vanquish; to quiet or bring under control by physical force or persuasion; make tractable | |
net | scab | a crust discharged from and covering a healing wound | medicine |
net'no'kwa | story | an account or recital of an event or a series of events, either true or fictitious (Marketa) | |
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 | |
netehnovau | inhibit | to hold back; restrain; to prohibit; forbid; to suppress or restrain (behavior, an impulse, or a desire) consciously or unconsciously | |
netehnovayek | inhibitor | a substance that retards or stops an activity | |
nev-kur | maroon | a dark reddish brown to dark purplish red | colour |
Nevasa | 40 Eridani A | name of Vulcan sun (40 Eridani A) [Spock's World] | sun |
new'a'lek | bundle | a group of objects held together, as by tying or wrapping; something wrapped or tied up for carrying; a package | |
nezhak | chaos | a state of extreme confusion and disorder; a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions | |
ngiq'e | assume | to take upon oneself; to undertake the duties of (an office); to take on; adopt | |
ni | so | in the condition or manner expressed or indicated; to the amount or degree expressed or understood; to such an extent (Marketa) | parts of speech |
ni'droi | ask | to put a question to; to seek an answer to; to seek information about | |
ni'droi'ik nar-tor | I am sorry | literally translates as asking forgiveness | phrase |
ni'hin | bar | a counter where you can obtain food or drink; a tavern | place |
ni'rch | fire | burning fuel or other material | |
ni'var | philosophy - two who are one | 2 halves that make a unity | philosophy |
ni-prazh | stoic | one who is seemingly indifferent to or unaffected by joy, grief, pleasure, or pain; displaying no emotions | emotion |
nik'el | convoy | the act of escorting while in transit; a procession of land vehicles traveling together (anc.) | |
nik'el-lan | Admiral, Rear | a commissioned rank in the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard that is above captain and below vice admiral | rank |
nik-tok | formula | an established form of words or symbols for use in a ceremony or procedure | science |
nik-tok-tor | formulate | to state as or reduce to a formula; to express in systematic terms or concepts | science |
nikh | eye | eye [body part] | body part |
ning'dhae | book | a set of written, printed, or blank pages fastened along one side and encased between protective covers [Marketa] | |
nirak | fool | one who is deficient in judgment, sense, or understanding; one who acts unwisely on a given occasion (ENT - Kir'Shara) | |
Nirak | Nirak | a soldier long ago that guarded the city of Gol and mistook an approaching army for a sandstorm; the army destroyed the city of Gol (ENT - Kir'Shara) | individual |
Nirak | Nirak | a soldier that mistook an army for a dust cloud; this army destroyed the city of Gol and now his name means fool in the Vulcan language [ENT - Kir'Shara] | individual |
nirsh | no | no, negative prefix combined with free-lying particle binding suffix | |
nisa | test | to administer a test; to achieve a score or rating on tests (verb) | |
nisan | test | a series of questions, problems, or physical responses designed to determine knowledge, intelligence, or ability (noun) | |
nisau | analyse | to examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations (VLI) | |
nisau | probe | to explore with or as if with a probe; to delve into; investigate (verb) | |
nisausu | analyst | one that analyzes; a practitioner of psychoanalysis; a systems analyst | occupation |
nisaya | analysis | the separation of an intellectual or material whole into its constituent parts for individual study | |
nisaya | probe | an exploratory action, expedition, or device, especially one designed to investigate and obtain information on a remote or unknown region | tool |
nisayek | probe | a substance, such as DNA, that is radioactively labeled or otherwise marked and used to detect or identify another substance in a sample | science |
nodahb | outcrop(ping) | a portion of bedrock or other stratum protruding through the soil level; to protrude above the soil, as rock formations | geology |
nodo-sfek | fixed point | a method of writing numerical quantities with a predetermined number of digits with a fixed decimal pt. | math |
nodo-velak | fixed element | being in a stable, combined form | science |
nodolau | fix | to place securely; make stable or firm (verb) | |
nodolaya | fixation | the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into compounds, such as ammonia (chem.) | science |
nohv | meld | a blend or merger (noun) | |
nok | concrete | a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water (material) | house |
nol | lampblack | fine soot collected from incompletely burned carbonaceous materials, used as a pigment and in matches | |
nol'e | authority | the power or right to give orders or make decisions; an expert whose views are taken as definitive; official permission or approval | |
nol-sov-sash | cyanic acid | a colorless poisonous volatile liquid acid that hydrolyzes readily to ammonia and carbon dioxide | element |
nol-sovu | cyanide | an extremely poisonous salt of hydrocyanic acid; any of a class of organic compounds containing the cyano radical -CN | element |
nol-tukh | carbon | a naturally abundant nonmetallic element that occurs in many inorganic and in all organic compounds | element |
Nome | all | Vulcan expression meaning "all"; one of the basic tenets of IDIC (TOS Savage Curtain) | religion |
None | None | mythological creature believed to consume the souls of Vulcans lost in the desert; belief passed into the Romulan culture | religion |
nop | card | a flat, usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, cardboard, or plastic; one bearing a person's name and other information, used for purposes of identification or classification (noun) | |
nor-sehlat | nor-sehlat | a larger, predatory sehlat relative; lives in the deep desert and is unable to climb rocks to catch its prey | animal |
norak | amp(ere) | the basic unit of electric current adopted under the System International d'Unites | science |
norn'la'hal | training - stage in trg to adult | stage in formal Vulcan training to be considered an adult | training |
nosahek | quantifier | an operator that limits the variables of a proposition, as some or all; a linguistic form that expresses a contrast in quantity, as some, all, or many | math |
nosahp | amount | the total of two or more quantities; the aggregate; a number; a sum; a principal plus its interest, as in a loan | |
nosahp | quantity | a specified or indefinite number or amount; the measurable, countable, or comparable property or aspect of a thing; an exact amount or number | |
nosh | condition(s) | the procedure that is varied in order to estimate a variable's effect by comparison with a control condition(s); an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of something else; | |
nosh | status | position relative to that of others; standing; a state of affairs; situation | |
nosh-math | status board | a board or monitor that shows the status of several systems | tool |
nosh-nisaklar | diagnostics | the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease; the process of determining the state of or capability of a component to perform its function(s) | medicine |
nosh-satalau | diagnose | to determine or distinguish the nature of a problem or an illness through a diagnostic analysis; to subject to a medical analysis (verb) | medicine |
nosh-satalaya | diagnosis | identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon | medicine |
noshau | stand | to stand for or in place of, etc. | |
noshtra | characteristic | characteristic (noun) | |
noshtra | trait | a distinguishing feature, as of a person's character; a genetically determined characteristic or condition | |
not'tye | coat | an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors | clothing |
nrua'a | collide | to crash together with violent impact; be incompatible; be or come into conflict (verb) (Marketa) | |
nu'ri(-) | young | being in an early period of life, development, or growth; newly begun or formed; not advanced (anc.) | family |
nu'ri-masu-laptra | jungle | land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation; a dense thicket or growth | place |
nu'ri-masu-laptra | subclimax tropical rain forest | subclimax tropical rain forest [no definition available] | place |
nuf | case | an instance of something; an occurrence; an occurrence of a disease or disorder; a set of circumstances or a state of affairs; a situation | |
nufai | offer | something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation, that is offered; the act of offering (noun) | |
nufau | offer | to present for acceptance or rejection; proffer; to put forward for consideration; propose (verb) | |
nufaya | offering | the act of making an offer; a presentation made to a deity as an act of religious worship or sacrifice; an oblation; a contribution or gift | |
nuh' | too | in addition; to an excessive degree (adverb) | parts of speech |
nuh' | too (fast, slow, etc) | too (fast, slow, etc) | prefix |
nuh'mau-eshan | hyperventilation | abnormally fast or deep respiration, which results in the loss of carbon dioxide from the blood causing tingling of the extremities and fainting | medicine |
Nuh'mau-wak | too much time | phrase meaning "it has been too long since I last saw you" [korsaya.org] | phrase |
nuh'neik-esh-tukh svi'khaf | hypoxia | deficiency in the amount of oxygen reaching body tissues | medicine |
nuhk | courteous | courteous; polite; treating others with respect | emotion |
nuhk'es | courtesy | excellence of manners or social conduct; polite behavior; a courteous, respectful, or considerate act or expression; indulgence, consent, or acquiescence | emotion |
nuhm | letter | general term for a letter of the alphabet [VLI] | |
nuhs | era | a system of reckoning time by numbering the years from some given date; eg the Bronze era | |
nuhsh-tukh | indium | a soft, malleable, silvery-white metallic element found primarily in ores of zinc and tin, used as a plating over silver in making mirrors; symbol In | element |
nuk | mode | a manner, way, or method of doing or acting; a particular form, variety, or manner | |
numakh-wein | cover slip | a small and very thing piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide | |
numen-gasu-pakhartayek | quantum flux regulator | a regulator that smoothes out spontaneous fluctuation of energy in a volume of space - a consequence of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle | tool |
numen-glashayek | quantum scanner | quantum scanner | tool |
numen-lushun | quantum torpedo | further development of a photon torpedo that employs a quantum uncertainty to generate additional particles and enhance the detonation | weapon |
numen-viskulan | quantum matrix | quantum matrix | |
numen-vunai | quantum field | a distribution of energy that is constantly creating and destroying particles and transmitting the forces of nature | astronomy |
numen-wek-netehnovayek | quantum phase inhibitor | known more commonly as the Tox Uthat, the inhibitor could stop the nuclear reaction that takes place within stars | tool |
numo | microscopic | too small to be seen by the unaided eye but large enough to be studied under a microscope | |
numo- | micro- | micro- | prefix |
numo-bal-thonek | microcaliper | microcaliper | |
numo-ha-tal | microbiology | the branch of biology that deals with microorganisms and their effects on other living organisms | science |
numo-ha-talsu | microbiologist | a specialist in the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans | occupation |
numo-ha-vel | microbe | a minute life form; a microorganism, especially a bacterium that causes disease | medicine |
numo-ha-vel | microorganism | an organism of microscopic or submicroscopic size, especially a bacterium or protozoan | biology |
numo-ha-velik | microbial | of or involving or caused by or being microbes | medicine |
numo-hatra | microbiota | the microscopic living organisms of a region; the combined microflora and microfauna of a region | medicine |
numo-kelek-tal t'nala eh nalatra | histochemistry | the branch of science that deals with the chemical composition of the cells and tissues of the body | medicine |
numo-kelek-talsu | histologist | anatomist who specializes in the microscopic study of animal tissues | occupation |
numo-nala-glashayek | microcellular scanner | microcellular scanner | medicine |
numo-pi'mev | microtubule | protein structures found within cells providing structural support and assisting in cellular locomotion and transport | body part |
numo-pral-fasek | microwave oven | an oven where heat is produced as microwaves cause water molecules in the foodstuff to vibrate | house |
numo-satalau-pasu | micro-diagnostic table | micro-diagnostic table | medicine |
numo-sharushan | microsurgery | surgery on minute body structures or cells performed with the aid of a microscope and other specialized instruments, such as a micromanipulator | medicine |
numo-tepul-gol'dvunek | micropower relay | micropower relay | |
numo-tepul-mev | micropower conduit | micropower conduit | |
numo-toranu-teretek | microdyne coupler | microdyne coupler | tool |
numo-tum-vel | microcomputer | a personal computer | |
numo-vimevilayek | microinducer | microinducer | tool |
numo-zan-vel | microscope | an instrument for viewing objects that are too small to be seen by the naked eye. | tool |
nunau | fit | to be the proper size and shape for (verb) | |
nup | fractal | a geometric pattern that is repeated at ever smaller scales to produce irregular shapes and surfaces that cannot be represented by classical geometry | math |
nus | parameter | any factor that defines a system and determines (or limits) its performance | |
nus-nisan | parametric test | a statistical test that depends on an assumption about the distribution of the data, e.g., that the data are normally distributed. | math |
nus-vo'ihn | parametric equation | any of a set of equations that express the coordinates of the points of a curve as functions of one parameter | math |
nuv | flutter | the act of fluttering; a condition of nervous excitement or agitation (noun) | emotion |
nuv-tor | flutter | to move quickly in a nervous/restless/excited fashion; to wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner | emotion |
Ny'one | God of Fertility | Pre-Reform Vulcan god of fertility (Orion Press Lexicon) | religion |
n~an'woi | avoid | refrain from doing something; stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something | |
n~o'tu | cold | the sensation produced by low temperatures |
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