Tirehlat-English Dictionary
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áima lemming
amafázi bumblebee
anavél Spanish moss
árka raccoon
atéri fir tree
azígi straight, direct
báija to imagine
báka hill
bakázi monitor lizard
báku mermaid
bálghi tired, fatigued
bánda kangaroo
bár ape
bárji to walk
bávi hot
benák salad
bériga example
biélna barnacle
bínda to own
bínga walnut tree
bínti armadillo
binúi intentionally
bíri red
bírmala morning glory
bréj maple tree
búdu danger
buélga eel
búrra hole
cgám often
cgán monkey
cgánga magnet
cgárpi angry
cgáz beetle
cgéich kingfisher
cgéspa pelican
cgíka to pry open
cgírpa hamster
cgúch peanut
cgúczu ginseng
cgúndi butterfly, moth
cháfka sturgeon
cháfta to keep
cháhrsz storm
chák star (distant sun)
chamári 20,736 (124)
chámba rhinoceros
chán too much
chánty hickory
chácht oak tree, acorn
cház throat
chélva tanager
cheráksa shark
chiáhri rough, uneven, jagged
chiél tea
chíkris grackle
chíri yellow
chítra guineafowl
choi Mr., Mrs., Miss, Ms.
chója donkey, ass, burro
chós day, 24-hour period
chrúl turtle
chtán salt
chuézel day of the week
chúfta screamer (bird)
chuíri dim, dark, unlit
chuírva vampire bat
chuísp window (computer interface)
chúlgha louse
chýz bed
czák red bat
czálgi trogon
czárika cube
czát shell
czéivik tinamou
czék tooth, fang, tusk
czélki plover
czífta dish
czílit sparrow (Old World)
czíma to kiss
czír goldfinch
czírit American robin
dáima slender loris
daitu species
dákiru brush-tailed possum
dán lion
dáppa to laugh at
dárga rhea
dáv swan
davár top part of the head
dékkel gecko
dénzia elm tree
dév rabbit
dézga chestnut tree
-dhai (collective plural)
dházi south, southern
dhél day, daytime
dhélziózi nap
díju time, interval of time
dírim front part of body
divítu movie, motion picture
dlá two
dóm ring of a bell
dóza pocket gopher
drámbi sand, gravel; ground spices such as pepper
drészla albatross
drík frog, toad
drún thrush (bird)
drús the rest
dúna sound
dúnajár timbre
dýzi soft (not hard)
dzád sulfur
dzál direction, bearing
dzárik agate
dzávi why?
dzímma pocket
dzómi to rotate, spin, turn in place
dzómicháhrsz tornado
dzúki drain
dzúmi to think
édri back, backward
élg rubber
ériva mountain beaver
fáda to leave (something) behind
fáli white
fám clover
fánda partridge
farád cloth
fáz snow
fazál plain(s), flat land
ferák cotton
ferám banana
fézga wombat
fíla evening primrose
fínza nostril
fióhrek chad
fiúfiu whistling sound
fiúma to hate
fízu fine, fee, tax
fóhr incidental garbage
fója eleven
fópla ugly
fórela duiker
ftúni season
fuénda pillow
fúlga soup
fúru shrew
fúza web browser
gáczi chicken
gád almond
gáhrszi 1,728 (123)
gák duck
gáncga elephant
gáncgaczék elephant tusk, ivory
gárbu jacamar
gárk rump, buttocks
gárma to cook
gárri strange
gávi to exist
gáza to meet
gérev bus (vehicle)
gezák sentence (series of one or more clauses)
gezíl face (front part of head)
gezíljár complexion
ghách bug (insect)
gháicga one whose thoughtless actions annoy or endanger others
gháisza probable
gháj a time, instance, occasion
gháki crossing, cross (shape)
ghalúj french fries
ghán limb (arm or leg)
ghár bowl
ghát rail (bird)
gháv seal, sea lion
ghazár deer
gházeru tobacco
gházi to change
ghéhli to swim
ghél jay
ghév wind
ghíju noise
ghínni right, right-hand
ghívi liquid
ghlí grape
ghórbi heavy
ghúl gray wolf
ghúmi long (duration)
ghúrma rumble
ghýv fog
giáhri insane
gínju today
gír parrot
gíra island
glíba to drink
glíbavit drink, beverage
góba lead (metal)
górv law
grák cactus
gríni weird
grúl garlic
guán pig, boar
guélak tuna, mackerel
gúmi thick
guná how?
gúr dove, pigeon
gúruga grouse, turkey
gúva peccary
gvíli daughter
hlácz nest
hláksit stilt (bird)
hlán paint
hlása coffee
hlát language, speech
hláv glass (the material)
hlíhlka porcupine
hlík beak, bill, snout
hlír elf, fairy (of roughly human size)
hlítzka icicle
hlívi lazy
hlóm flower
hlúchk smoke
hlúji smooth, even
hráku container
hrán chin
hrásta to jump
hrávi to move
hrék horn (of animal)
hriándi important
hríka lever
hrín forest
hrísz unit of length: 11.67 cm (4.6")
hrívi simple
hríz nose, trunk
hrúja cardinal, grosbeak
iálika eagle
iárma barbet
ídla boat, ship
íki young
íma shoulder (body part)
ímba to lie down
írik cedar tree
isá hello!
iurá ginger ale
ízi prototypical
já to make, cause
jáchi sudden movement; to bolt, dart, dash
jádi dream
jáfi tall
jáfta fur
jági greedy
jáglam vulture (New World)
jágri catfish
jáhlpa to ride
jáhlpavit vehicle
jáhr person
jái popcorn
jáivi animal
jáivimágh zoo
jáka to escape from
jalán moon, satellite (of a planet)
jálga glove
jáli adorable
jálka archive
jám gold (metal)
jaméz bow (used with arrows)
jána heron
jánga shake (dessert)
jáni tame, domesticated
jár color
járek plastic
járvi feather
játri to be left over
játta to lack
jávila flamingo
jég domestic dog
jéga cost, price
jégila to achieve, accomplish
jék edge
jélina tree shrew
jélua waist
jémi beautiful
jén opossum
jépi early
jéra furry people (Zireen and relatives)
jetén gundi
jév fruit
jídri picture, image
jighán in exchange for
jíhr any (no particular one of)
jíl red fox
jílma iris (of eye)
jím tree
jína tongue
jírra to copulate
jítra to hold
jlózi bored
jóm World Wide Web
jómliórg web ring
jómsíl web page
jópa date (fruit)
jórv preposition
jréva to fight
ju and (joins two nouns)
juéma swamp, marsh
jui away, from
júki railroad train
júli purple, violet
júmi new, current
júni corn (maize)
jurún berry
júvi open
jýre crane (bird)
kábi overturned, upset, over
kági needle
kahlchái lichen
káhlpa leaf
káita electricity
káj twelve
kája to eat
kájavit food
kajá powdered drink mix
kakí where?
kála dry land, ground
kálajídri map
kálgi goat
kalír rail, railing
kálu bass (fish)
kamár rock, stone (material)
kámi pure, refined
káreza cassowary
kári modern
katé arch
kavál because
kavár unit of mass: 3.056 kg (6.737 lb)
kávi black
kázi to live; alive
kéhl hand
kéhltíski nimble
kéj dolphin (mammal)
kéja to announce
kenági brass (metal)
képi hard, rigid
kész stuff, material
ketáj hyrax
kéza to search
kézavóg search engine
kezér sheet
kí sun
kiági bent, curved
kiámi father
kícza to chew
kíd carrot
kídh cave
kiém three
kíhl ice
kíhrpa hedgehog
kíkri cricket (insect)
kílbu hornbill
kím apple
kínta ceramic, porcelain
kíppa pistachio
kíra gem, jewel, precious stone
kírba lake
kírita to heal
kíspi foolish
kít click, tick
kíttari chipmunk
kíva female
kívarói woman
kízi winged cat
klági screw, bolt
klágisáhrk wrench
kléra to decide
klíji degree (of temperature): 0.7 °C
kóga gull
kóhrsz nut (edible)
kószu palm tree
kóta to carry
kóza sock, stocking
krála son
kréita wax
krísz wrist
kuána to hear
kuécha to pack, stuff
kuérty typewriter
kúhri fall, autumn (September 18 - December 21)
kúl plant
kúmbu full
kúspi cockroach
kútzi next, the one immediately after
kúza grassland, prairie
kýla cherry (fruit, tree)
kýri gerbil
kývat snake
kýzika dandelion
lábu document
láda to say, speak
lághi bay
lái night
láiczi chemical
lája family
lák area above, over
lákari pronghorn (antelope)
lalí maybe
lámu nine
lápi garment
lárami coast, shore
lári ready
láris elbow, knee
lárki unit of distance: 2.42 km (1.5 mi)
lárma finger
lárpa mangabey (monkey)
lársa curassow
lász fire, flame
lászeghár brazier
lászróm volcano
láva to obey
láza ash tree
lé I, me
lékta salmon, trout
léli computer
lésta badger
lész spot, point, dot
lészmi spotted
leváni dead
lí one, single
liévna pheasant
lígh goose
líja to see
lími spring (February 16 - May 10)
lín bird
lináija to watch
linár dragon
liórg chain, train
lípra rope
líru quail
lísa sister
líska stork
lít month
líthi brother
líz silver (metal)
lóch tail
lógri iguana
lóku angle
lólga bottle, jar
lóm shadow
lór wasp, bee, hornet
lorna to aim
lósz rice
lúgha number
lúj ice cream
lúmira violet, pansy
lúr clause
lý ginger
lýka to climb
mácza behind
mágh park, garden
-mai no; not; negative
mája chocolate
máka to give
málmu dragonfly
mána hair
már horse
márat window
márga starling
márvi brown
matár rhythm
mávi happy
mázi to hurry, rush
mazír Nikta, Neyasai, and related furry people
méch inside
méga to lose
méja to taste
mékta adult
mér skunk
merávna woodchuck, marmot
méski different, dissimilar, unlike
méta butter
métti tiny
mezíd unit of mass: 254.65 g (9.0 oz)
mi according to (a source)
miári straight (not bent)
miávi old (age)
miélvi numbat
miénga merganser
míhrpa to let, allow
míji ring-tailed lemur
mík water
mína to have, possess (as a characteristic)
mínga bush
mirách spruce tree
miramíra mockingbird
mísza galago
mithúi soon
miujár domestic cat
miúr ocelot, small cat
miút place
mívi kiwi (bird)
míz honey
mlav like, similar to
mógla guanaco, camel
mógu belly
móki west, western
móli grain
mór bear (animal)
móri circle
mózu baby
mrímri to understand
mú zero
muajál domestic cattle
muál bison
muízi sleepy
múja noodles
múm hum
múnda ocean
múngu menace
múni dull, drab (of color)
múpuk hoopoe
múri deep
múrri hollow
múru willow tree
múzdu clay
nách head
náfi firewheel, Indian blanket (flower)
nága farm
nági pecan
náhr science, scientific study
nái all, every
nája word
najír cicada
náka muskrat
nállu hour
náma to be (located)
námi good
nánuk leader
nári light shade of color
násp job
nasz when
náusa to use
návarói boy
názma toucan
nejász a fool
néladak agama lizard
ném mammal
nénta fig
nia this
niák nuthatch
niámi delicious
niamútzi dense, crowded
niárbi web robot, or spider
nídi ten
niém bread
nífki to forget
níhla potato
níhli east, eastern
níja raisin
ník deer mouse
ním wing
níngi to compare
nínia meaning
níniavór range of meaning (of a word, concept, etc.)
nirói bitter
nísz pine tree
niúmi never
nógivak cormorant
nógli big, large
nóhrk car, automobile
nója to experience, have (fun, a nice day, etc.)
nóki shrike
nóna plum
-nu- if
núja to play (a game)
nújavit game
núka to return, go back
númi tear, teardrop
númu owl
núri blue
núzari sky blue, azure
nýk back (part of body)
nýny flounder (fish)
óira termite
óki guinea pig
ómba almost
ómi wheel
pághe baboon
pák ant
palán cloud
pám mouth
párema sheep
pári hierarchy
párz free-tailed bat
pasiráji cucumber
pátta to crawl
pe according to (the classification of)
pél bamboo
pélma tower
penáv forehead
péri to touch
piák category
piála beech tree
piéktu apricot
piél leg, walking limb
píhrki short (not physically long)
píka shovel
píra chinchilla
píri brief, short
pirú when?
pít beep
pítza pizza
pívri welcome
pizái away
pórva cabbage
púlgi huge
rádh lynx, bobcat
rága year
rágajáki century
rágavíli millennium
rái yes
ráigi to wear out
ráskis pineapple
rásta hawk
ráuki a drop of liquid
rávik coneflower
ré you
réga four
-rei know how to
réji magenta, pink
rélgahr tradition
rélva koala
-retzi so-called
rév world
riáki steel
riéva to lead, manage, supervise
ríga kobold
ríhl wheat
rím arm, grasping limb
rín fish
ríssa opening
riúbi intelligent
ríva sky
rívicz symbol
rógha beaver
róghu less
rói human
róm mountain
róndu on top of, resting on
rúba house, home
ruémas mayfly
rúgi side, flank
ruízu boa constrictor
rúma bark of a tree
rýl worm
-sa- can, able to
sáhrk key (for a lock)
-sai more
sakén hemlock tree
sáli honey possum
sámpa grass, grain
sán foot (body part)
sánlárma toe
sanóv transitive verb
sarán guitar
sárga the surrounding area; around
sárgi to turn, revolve (around a point)
sáriga waxwing
saríj lava
sédri long (of physical length)
séghu soap
sérri river
séska crest, tuft
sészta winter
síf kind, type, sort
síka pocket mouse
síl page, piece of paper
sílva falcon
sínda however
sírik cashew
sít eight
síva to operate, run
skerjét goblin, orc
skíri spoon
smót law, government-enforced prohibition
snárak cobra
snógi brave
sóbi humanoid lizard
sólagi cod
sónt bone
sória mild
stár pepper (black)
stéhlka spider
súcga oxygen
súdza poison
suíra adverb (general modifier)
súki wet
súl bean
súli fairy (small)
sulún whale
súma advice
súmru pattern
surúm mint (plant)
sýri north, northern
szácgu habit
száczi indivisible unit, atom
száda horn (musical instrument)
szághi gray
száigha dishwasher detergent
száik summer
száki left, left-hand
szála dress, gown
szamár intransitive verb
szándi without
szár road, way, path
szárzál way, course, route
szász birch tree
száuna harmony
szávi to rest, relax
szégh wood (material from trees)
székra hyena
szénka unit of length: 0.97 cm (0.38")
szevách cage, pen
szíki to fly, glide (through air)
szíla sugar
sziláhri python
szíli sweet, sugary
szím eye, eyeball
szíra long-tailed weasel
szív list, index
szkála to play (with a toy)
szkíri meerkat
szmái always
sznága flaw, blemish
szóka to kill
szóri tin (metal)
sztílka mantis
szúchi annoying
szúdhi shallow
szuérra otter
szúgh deliberate garbage
szúj rain
szújepalán rain cloud
szúlga scrubfowl
szúrdak puffin
szýma centaur
-ta- must, need to
tába to beat, pound
tácza to bite
tádru much
tágh meat
tágu little, not much
táka there
tákki far, distant
tála male
tálarói man
tálbu telephone
tám morning
táma mole (animal)
támi wild, undomesticated
táni half
tánigíra peninsula
tápparus filbert, hazelnut
táreka tenrec
tárma pot, kettle
tász fly (insect)
távisz gnat, midge (small fly)
te and (joins two verbs)
téfka shirt
tégla swallow (bird)
téjarói girl
tekír tarsier
tékki sleet
télith seven
telúghiu quiet, faint
tépi brain
térima musical keyboard
téza bicycle
tézen transparent plastic ball for gerbils
thárra to discuss
theréj bushy-tailed cloudrunner (kind of rat)
thílli fragile, delicate
thíri to happen
tiészpa jerboa
tiévi body
tífi ibis
tíhlka jumping mouse
tíka crystal
tikál unit of mass: 21.22 g (0.75 oz)
tíki prairie dog
tíkri little, small
tíktir kinglet
tíla pleasure
tílamágh paradise
tími sad, unhappy
timúi up, upwards
tína music
tínga ringtail, cacomistle
tírehlát the Tirehlat language
tírevór Tirevor (metaphorical place where Tirehlat is spoken)
tíris towel
tírri short (height)
tíski quick, fast
tkuír copper (metal)
tláka to steal
tlár chest (part of body)
tóki to run
tór metal
tóv neck
tóves quality, characteristic
tríl wren
tríma to mix, combine, blend
tu for
tú to be (copula)
tuér orange, citrus
túla to hunt
túli detachable spirit
túrma hammer
túva thumb
týrrik chickadee, titmouse
tzám phrase
tzík rock, stone (distinct, countable object)
tzíl noun
tzíri pale
tzíva room, chamber
tziýk chirp
tzuíra strawberry
úgi wide, broad
ugóhlku chameleon
uísza peach
úji near
újivór neighborhood, vicinity
úka hat
úluk lobster
úma canyon
úrpa flea
úrpasarán ukulele
úzga truck
uzúb oil, petroleum
vá to do, perform, use
-va- want to
váiku penguin
vájra flood
vákki five
válga to borrow
válmak skink
vár crow, raven
várp poplar, aspen
vása cover
váskir backup, archival copy
ve at, in (place)
védi narrow
végri stomach
véji deep sleep, unconscious
vélbi blueberry
vélna to recognize
venách hot-air balloon
véngi herring
véri stripe
véridán tiger
vérimár zebra
vésti to dance
vész paper towel
vézi orange (color)
vézirín goldfish
-vi of, from
viáki by means of
víbuli million
viéchta to drive (a car)
víhre mother
víja non-detachable spirit
víki mongoose
víkka to avoid
víksa viper
víli thousand
víluru rainbow
víma unit of length: 1.4 m (55.125")
víni little, miniature
vióm ear (body part)
vír lark
víri sugar glider
-vit thing, object
víz exercise wheel for gerbils
vlíri to breathe
vóg computer program, application
vóka skin
vór range, place
vóralan bulbul
vrász waterfall
vrúl rose (flower)
vúdza phantom
vuiá goodbye!
vúk cuckoo
vúlli bass (low-pitched)
vúmi impatient
vúrik coat, jacket
vúrupa tomato
vúzi to sit
výzi pants, trousers
ýik squeak
ýlija sandwich
ývaj 144, gross
ýzira brazil nut
záffiri iris (flower)
zágh buzz (sound)
zági peas
záit paper, thin cardboard
záki brush
záli ceiling
zánda except for
záni intense, strong
zárvi bare
zavár wine
závi ahead, forward
zegáki similar
zélba giraffe
zém six
zérevi airplane
zét swift (bird)
zévna desert
zézi to sleep
zézitzíva bedroom
ziá very
ziáka to swallow
ziániki nice, pleasant
ziári free, unrestrained
zíki to arrive
zíkki grateful
zími green
zín iron (metal)
zínszár railroad
zírda kultarr
zíreta thistle
zíriba sparrow (New World)
zírik squirrel
zírivu newspaper
zíru computer file
zíspi grasshopper
zívat anole lizard
zízi mosquito
znál insect
zóhrt hail (falling balls of ice)
zórba shoe
zóvu sloth (animal)
zúda set
zúhrch war
zuícgi bewildered
zúl reference, pointer, hypertext link
zúni Japanese dormouse
zúrna loon (bird)
zúrugi carp
zurúta centipede
zýrip raspberry
