Note: Words marked by an asterisk (*) have been introduced into Rihannsu via the influence of other languages. In some cases, the word itself is derived from an alien word, while in other cases a Rihannsu word has changed its form or part of speech to accommodate an alien grammar. These words are used on the border and on some colony worlds, but very rarely on the Homeworlds, where such speech is considered a sign of inferiority or even disloyalty.
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| 'lai (RW 25) - madam (see lhhei) 'le (D) - like, as (as in "looks like a Klingon") (prep) l'lorel'ei (D) - attractive (adj) l'oenn-uoira (RW 25) - refreshment (n) lacendt (D) - small, tiny (adj) lachnofv (P) - execute (as a punishment) (v) laectum (D) - ethics (n) laehhos (D) - paper (n) laehnah (I) - laboratory laehval (D) - shadow (n) laemna (D) - hurry (v) laeosa (D) - research (n, v*) laepis (D) - impatient (adj) laetus (D) - corrupt (v) lagga (D) - a bush noted for its rose-colored flower (n) lai (EA 11) - area, vicinity, premises (n) laihen (D) - manual (documentation) (n) lakasaema (D) - dictator (n) lakhamet (D) - defective (adj) lakhraem (D) - defense (n) lamne (D) - collect (v) laorh (D) - catastrophe (n) larrev (RSR2) - agent larr'khinu (D) - different (adj) lasendt (P) - large, huge, enormous (adj) lata (P) - death (of a specific being) (n) latas, latasam (P) - road, path, way (n) legare (D) - give up, surrender (n, v*) lehe'jhme (RW 168) - fruit used to make wine (n) lehrei (P) - agent, representative, intermediary (n) leih (D) - commander (the position, not the rank) (n) lepsain (D) - palm (of hand) (n) ler (P) - near (adj) lh'hd (RW 83) - proceed (with) (v) lha (P) - ninety lhaeil (D) - satellite (n) lhael (P) - air (not the Element) (n) lhaell (D) - corporal (rank) (n) lhaerrh (P) - lift (make higher, better) (v) lhaerrhnen (D) - lifter (one who lifts) (n) lhai (D) - ago, as in "three days ago" (adv) lhaiy (P) - blue (color) (adj) lhamhe (P) - odd, silly (adj) lhanmei (P) - company (military unit) (n) lhanntho (P) - battalion (military unit) (n) lhanv (P) - door, entranceway, portal (n) lhao (P) - cold (temperature) (adj) lheifv-rrh'eilln (D) - cargo carrier (n) lheollah (P) - exile, willing or knowingly brought upon oneself (v) Lhfvi (i) - Baron (n) lhhai (T) – Sir (civilian) (n) lhhea (D) - big (adj) lhhei, 'lai (G) - madam (n) lhhwoi-sdei (RW 64) - fig "locking on" or "prepare for transport" (phrase) lhi (D) - Rihannsu game of wits and riddles (n) lhi (EA 11) - put, place (v) lhi (P) - nine (pron, adv) lhiet (P) - fruit (n) lhiifv (D) - washroom (n) lhil (D) - bar, saloon, cocktail lounge (n) lhiu (EA 11) - stop, enough (v, adv) lhlli (D) - back (of hand) (n) lhohnu (P) - silver (n) lhohnu'ey (P) - silvery, silver-colored (adj) lhoirhe (D) - sometimes (adv) lhonae (D) - coward (n) lhtah (D) - toxic (adj) lhu (P) - nine hundred liamn (D) - fast (adj) liehv (D) - camp (military term) (n) lihr (RW) - announce, proclaim (v) |
lihrae (D) - persuade (v) linae (D) - gossip, rumor (n, v*) liorae (D) - light (opposite of darkness) (n) ll', lla (EA 11) - now (int) ll'rhoill (I) - break one's word or oath (v) lla (P) - seventy (pron, adj) llaehas (D) - irritable (adj) llaekh (EA) - murder (n) llaekh-ae'rl (G) - lit "laughing murder", fig. a martial art (n) llaerae (D) - vent (n, v*) llaess (P) - boot (n) llaet'rrh (D) - informal farewell (v) llaetus (D) - ill, sick (adj) llai (P) - die (v) llaihna (I) - conquer, defeat, break (v) llaihr (P) - death (in general, or personified) (n) llaiir (P) - flame, fire (not the Element) (n) llaiirir'eik (I) - homefires, beacons (n) llairhi (P) - ambassador (n) llaisnen (P) - warrior (arch. n) llaiss (P) - battle (between people, ideologies, etc.) (n) llas-mene (EA 2) - message, dispatch (n) llea (D) - enjoy (v) lleifven (P) - attaché (n) lleifven (P) - representative, lit "speaker" (n) llhiu (D) - suspect (n*, v) llhnae (D) - return (n, v*) llhrei'sian (G) - diarrhea, "the runs" (n) llhusra (P) - curse (n) lli (P) - seven (pron, adj) lliash (P) - ice, ice cube (n) llifv (D) - add (arithmetic) (v) llifv (P) - later, more late (adj) llilla (RW) - enough (n) llilla'hu (G) - enough, sufficient, barely adequate, "that's just enough" (phrase) lliu (D) - none, nothing (n) lliura (D) - condemn (v) lloann (RW) - they (nt pron) lloann'mhramel (G) - lit."them, from there", fig. "UFP" (n) lloann'na (G) - Fed, Feddie, lit. "one of them" (n) lloann'na-hwy (D) - captured UFP member (n) lloannen (RW) - their (nt pron) lloannen'galae (G) - Federation fleet (n) lloannher (RW) - them (nt pron) lloi (P) - kill (v) lloveu (P) - tell (as a story) (v) llu (P) - seven hundred (pron, adj) lluadh (P) - sneak, sneaky person (n) lluoaii (D) - trim (v) lluoi (D) - substitute, surrogate, replacement (n); substitute*, supplant* (v) llyyea (T) – what (adj) lmnaae (D) - valuable (adj) lmnae (D) - contribute (v) lmnou (D) - trunk (of body) (n) lnarai (D) - dandruff (n) lohia (D) - practice, train, prepare (v) lokhos (D) - even so (conj) lonarai (D) - dangerous (adj) lonhae (D) - defect (n) ludaere (D) - estimate (n, v*) lueain (D) - however, nonetheless (conj) luhei (D) - satisfy (v) luhtos (D) - possible (adj) luiish'dameral (P) - passcard (n) luishda (P) - passcard (slang n) lvhiet (P) - art (n) lyret (P) - truth (n) lyrr-t'ddreen (D) - concealed truth (n) lyreth (P) - true (adj) lyretha (P) - true one (n) |
The source for each word is indicated in parenthesis after the
word, as follows:
(EA #) - My Enemy, My Ally, found on indicated page
(EA) - derived from My Enemy, My Ally
(RW #) - The Romulan Way, found on indicated page
(RW) - derived from The Romulan Way
(G) - Glossary of The Romulan Way
(S) - Star Trek episode or movie
(F) - FASA
(P) - the Rihannsu Language Project
(D) - Copyright © 1997 John A. Dutka, Jr.
(RSR2) A support site for the RSR sim.
http://www.geocities.com/llyriahtlhoell/misc.html
(I) - other
(T) Trekmuse website
This Rihannsu Dictionary was rescued and re-created from the website Institute Of Ra’tleihfi, Department of Xenosociology, previously posted at this URL: www.standford.edu/~auerhahn/rihan.html