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In their long history, the Vulcans never had a form of entertainment like horror movies or television programs. Horror comedies are an almost uniquely Terran thing, although the Klingons and several other cultures had something like them. The Addams Family television series and movies of 20th Century Earth, inspired by the cartoons of Charles Addams, centered on the strange characters in a unique family. Vulcans find it hard to understand the Terran horror and comedy genres, and have an extremely difficult time undertanding the off-beat or dark humor in these works, despite years of studying them.
Below you will find a sampling of vocabulary that you might find associated with the world of The Addams Family in print and video. (Names are listed in pure alphabetical order by title, if any, first name then last name, since names are sorted using the Vulcan standard here.)
Abigail Craven -- Ahbihgeil Kreivuhn
Abnormal -- ritsuri|-|
The Addams Family -- Ahduhmz Pi'Maat
African strangler -- ahfrikan-khluhstaufa
Albatross -- ahlbuhtras
Alligator -- ahluh'geituhr
Amanda Buckman -- Uhmahnduh Buhk'muhn
Amanda Peterson -- Uhmahnduh Pitur'suhn
Amulet -- zaibihk
Ancestor -- orfikkesu
Ancestors -- orfikkel
Ancestry -- orfiktra
Animal (n.) -- aushfa
Aristotle -- Arihstatuhl
Armor (n.) -- fo-wein
Arthur J. Henson -- Arthuhr Dzh. Hensuhn
Attic -- fik-tvi-shal (TGV) , fik-tvihal (MGV)
Attorney -- to-gov-foshsu
Aunt -- ko-kuk
Aunt Blemish -- Ko-Kuk Blemihsh
Aunt Drip -- Ko-Kuk Drihp
Aunt Singe -- Ko-Kuk Sihndzh
Aunt Trivia -- Ko-Kuk Trihviuh
Aunt Vendetta -- Ko-Kuk Ven'detuh
Ax(e) -- la'ash
Baked iguana -- leipal-i'gwanuh
Basement -- ne-|tvi-|shal (TGV) , ne-tvihal (MGV)
Basket -- ki'haf
Bat (n.) -- baht (animal ); ith-muhd (sports equipment)
Battle-ax(e) -- stau-la'ash
Becky Martin-Granger -- Beki Martihn-Greindzhuhr
Bed (n.) -- sar-tak
Bed of nails -- sar-tak t'termular
Belfry -- kus-vakh-kispek
Bell (n.) -- kus-vakh
Belt -- san-zhel
Birthday party -- gabuluh na'gad t'keshtan
Bizarre -- nifauli|-|
Black Bart Addams -- Blahk Bart Ahduhmz
Black widow (spider) -- blahk wihdo |nesh-kur ko-zatelsu spaiduhr|
Blood -- khaf
Boa constrictor -- bo'uh kuhn'strihk'tor |bo'uh-lerakhovau-oluhk|
Boil (v.) -- kahn-tor
Boiling oil -- kahnan-elmin
Book (n.) -- dunap
Bookcase -- dunap-tsorayek
Boomerang (n.) -- bumuhrahng
Bosley Swain -- Baz'li Swein
Brooch (n.) -- zerm
Broom -- fnash-vel
Broomstick -- fnash-fek
Brother -- sa-kai
Bruno -- Bru'no
Bullet -- mesk-pohshulek
Bullet hole -- mesk-pohshulek-razh
Bullet wound -- mesk-pohshulek-skek
Bullwhip (n.) -- buhl-el'ahn
Burglar -- svivazgausu
Burial -- visolektaya
Burn -- yontaya (n.) , yontau (v.)
Bury -- visolektau
Butcher knife -- kahm-nesh-lipau
Butler -- pid-sa-dvinsu
The Butlers' Ball -- Tamut t'Pid-Sa-Dvinsular
Button (n.) -- gonaf
Buzzard broth -- buhzuhrd-ta'shur
Cage (n.) -- kraisek
Cake -- keik
Camp Chippewa -- Bladzh Tchihpuh'wa
Camper (person) -- bladzhsu
Campfire -- bladzh-yon
Candelabra -- wehk-ha'feklam
Candied porcupine -- slorutal-porkyu'pain
Candle (n.) -- ha'fek
Candlelight -- ha'fek-ha'gel
Candlestick -- ha'feklam
Cane (n.) -- lates-fek
Cannibal -- sha'ves-yokulsu
Cannon -- thorshun
Cannonball -- thorshun-dukal
Canoe -- wadi-pi'mashali
Carnivorous plant -- kahm-yokulan-kastik
Catacombs -- nesolektra-hinektra-shal
Cauldron -- fas-matuhlek
Cave -- tauk
Cavern -- suk'tauk
Cecil B. Pomeroy -- Sesuhl B. Pamuhroi
Cellar -- netsoraya
Cemetery -- vukhut-ker
Cemetery Ridge -- Vukhut-Ker-Tauf
Chain -- naf-elakh (TGV) , naflakh (MGV)
Chandelier -- geld-wehk-ha'feklam
Chemical (n.) -- meil-tukh
Chemistry set -- meil-lesk
Chimpanzee -- tchihm'pahnzi
Christmas -- Krihst'muhs
Christmas caroler -- Krihst'muhs-uralausu
Christmas present -- Krihst'muhs-tan
Christmas tree -- Krihst'muhs-lap
Cigar -- sih'gar
Claw (n.) -- spahk
Cleopatra -- Kliuh'pahtruh
Cloak (n.) -- to-sai
Club (n., weapon) -- muhd
Cobweb (n.) -- spaiduhr-vis
Coffin -- tevikeh-natuhn
Conservatory -- kastik-shal
Cornelius Addams -- Korniliuhs Ahduhmz
Corpse -- tevik-veh (TGV) , tevikeh (MGV)
Corridor -- tvur
Cousin -- niht (general term) , ko-niht (female) , sa-niht (male)
Cousin Aphasia -- Sa-Niht Uh'feizhuh
Cousin Bleak -- Sa-Niht Blik
Cousin Blob -- Sa-Niht Blab
Cousin Clot -- Sa-Niht Klat
Cousin Crimp -- Sa-Niht Krihmp
Cousin Curdle -- Sa-Niht Kuhrduhl
Cousin Eustace -- Sa-Niht Yustuhs
Cousin Farouk -- Sa-Niht Faruk
Cousin Goop -- Sa-Niht Gup
Cousin Grisly -- Sa-Niht Grihz'li
Cousin Grope -- Sa-Niht Grop
Cousin Imar -- Sa-Niht Ai'mar
Cousin Itt -- Sa-Niht Iht
Crack -- treshaya (n.) , treshau (v.)
Crawl (v.) -- ukrau
Creak -- rihnchaya (n.) , rihnchau (v.)
Creature -- hafa
Creeping midnight crawler -- klissaunik sviti-mu'yor-ukraufa
Creepy -- drichel-, drichelik
Cross (n.) -- tuhs
Crossbow -- dvudau-kes-wun
Crypt -- brag
Crystal ball -- khush-dukal
Curse -- raspiis (n.) , raspiis-tor (v.)
Dagger -- lipitah
Dance -- tam (n.) , tam-tor (v.)
Danger -- tehvar
Dangerous -- tehvar-bosh|-|
Darkness -- mu'gel'es
Dart (n.) -- kli
Dartboard -- kli-dohn
Daughter -- ko-fu
Dead (adj.) -- tevik
Death -- tevakh
Debbie Jellinsky (Addams) -- Debi Dzhehlihnski |Ahduhmz|
Decapitate -- sanesh-tor patam, dahshau patam
Decapitation -- sanesh t'patam, dahshaya t'patam
Decompose -- ek'nehau
Decomposition -- ek'nehaya
Delusion -- plokh
Dementia -- Di'menshuh
Destroy -- vashau
Destruction -- vashaya
Detonator -- thorshayek
Dexter Addams -- Dekstuhr Ahduhmz
Dig (v.) -- hil-tor
Dig up (v.) -- sahil-tor
Digit Addams -- Dihdzhuht Ahduhmz
Disguise (n.) -- pasut
Dr. Francois Chalon -- Hassu Frahnswa Shalon
Dr. Harold Black -- Nahp-Hassu Heruhld Blahk
Dr. Marvin P. Gunderson -- Aushfa-Hassu Marvuhn P. Guhnduhr'suhn
Doll -- su-leitri
Dollhouse -- su-leitri-kel
Don Buckman -- Dan Buhk'muhn
Don Xavier Francisco de la Mancha Molinas -- Dan Havi'er Frahnsihsko dei la Manchuh Mo'linuhs
Donald Addams -- Danuhld Ahduhmz
Door -- svep
Doorbell -- svep-kus-vakh
Doorknob -- svep-elat
Doorway -- svep-sharu
Doubt -- vet (n.) , vet-tor (v.)
Dragon -- yoshuhlnak
Drashi Duno -- Drashi Du'no
Dream -- run (n.) , run-tor (v.)
Driver's license -- yetur-kalihpu
Driving test -- yetur-nisan
Duel (n.) -- pagun
Dungeon -- ne-klomsh
Dust (n.) -- grazhiv
Dwarf (n.) -- kobsu
Dynamite (n.) -- dainuh'mait
Ear -- kaluk
Echo -- vava (n.) ; vavuh (v.)
Edwin Booth Addams -- Ed'wihn Buth Ahduhmz
Eerie -- drichel-, drichelik
Egg (n.) -- yu-mur
Eleanor Digby -- Elinor Dihg'bi
Electric chair -- raf-ku-san
Electric shock -- raf-kolaya
Electricity -- raf-tepul
Electrocute -- rafostau
Electrocution -- rafostaya
Elevator -- sa'adek
Ellen Buckman -- Eluhn Buhk'muhn
Embroidery -- og-tanaf
Envy (n.) -- dzhelu
Escape -- stron (n.) , stron-tor (v.)
Evil -- ek'rasahkos (adj.) ; ek'rasah (n.)
Execute -- tostau
Execution -- tostaya
Experiment (n.) -- spolek
Eye of newt -- nuut-bezhun
Face (n.) -- limuk
Fang -- wu-zud
Fantasy -- kropaya
Father (n.) -- sa-mekh
Fauna Amor -- Fanuh Uh'mor
Fence (n.) -- tem
Feud -- naul (n.) , naul-tor (v.)
Fever -- tau
Fiend -- shaka
Fierce -- kei|-|
File -- shetheshayek (n., rasp) ; shetheshau (v., use a rasp)
Fingers Addams -- Finguhrz Ahduhmz
Fire (n.) -- yon
Floor -- lan-tol
Flora Amor -- Floruh Uh'mor
Fog (n.) -- ihsek
Foghorn -- ihsek-vikayek
Forbidden -- zad-, zadik
Forest -- laptra
Fred Walters -- Fred Wal'tuhrz
Friend (n.) -- thrah (general) ; t'hai'la (close/intimate)
Fright -- kolthak
Frighten -- koltha
Funeral -- mem-lu til-kum
Gary Granger -- Geri Greindzhuhr
Gate (n.) -- temep
Gem -- ek'zer
Ghost -- tam'a
Ghost story -- tam'a-var
Giant (n.) -- masuksu
Geneologist -- ek'maat-zehl-talsu
Geneology -- ek'maat-zehl-tal
George Bass -- Dzhordzh Bahs
Gold (n.) -- kin-tukh
Gomez Addams -- Go'mez Ahduhmz
Gong -- gang
Gopherloaf -- gofuhr-klevihpan
Granddaughter -- ko-kan-kan
Grandfather -- fa-sa-mekh
Grandfather clock -- kispek-wak-vel
Grandma/Granny Frump -- Fa-Komi Fruhmp
Grandma Squint -- Ko-Sami Skwihnt
Grandmama Addams -- Fa-Komi Ahduhmz
Grandmother -- fa-ko-mekh
Grandpa Addams -- Fa-Sami Ahduhmz
Grandpa Frump -- Fa-Sami Fruhmp
Grandpa Slurp -- Fa-Sami Sluhrp
Grandpa Squint -- Fa-Sami Skwihnt
Grandson -- sa-kan-kan
Granny -- Fa-Komi
Grave (n.) -- shi'vukhut
Gravestone -- ahm-kov
Graveyard -- vukhut-ker
Ground (n.) -- solektra
Gruesome -- klihvorn-, klihvornik
Guillotine -- giyo'tin |sanesh-vel t'patam|
Guitar -- gitar
Gunpowder -- pohsh-grazhiv
Halloween -- Hahlowin |Hahlo-Khruyat|
Hammer (n.) -- mah-vel
Hand -- el'ru
Harold Pomeroy -- Heruhld Pamuhroi
Harp (n.) -- harp
Harpoon (n.) -- aluk-tilek, weil-tilek
Harpsichord -- harpsih'kord |el'taluv-krikmaval-tanaf'mavek|
Haunted house -- pa'tam'au-kelek
Head (n.) -- patam
Heart -- khaf-spol
Hemlock (n.) -- hem'lak
Henbane juice -- hen'bein-masu
Henbane soup -- hen'bein-shur
Henry Courtney -- Hen'ri Kort'ni
Hidden (adj.) -- ip-, ipik
Hole (n.) -- razh
Home (n.) -- ha-kel
Homer -- Homuhr
Hood (n.) -- fash
Hook (n.) -- kik
Horace Beesley -- Horuhs Biz'li
Horatio Bartholomew -- Horeishi'o Barthaluh'myu
Horse (n.) -- hors
House (n.) -- kelek
Howl -- vlut (n.) , vlur (v.)
Hubert Peterson -- Hyubuhrt Pituhrsuhn
Hyena -- hai'inuh
Ice (n.) -- le-suma
Imaginary -- glenon-, glenonik
Imagination -- glenonaya
Injury -- dash
Iron maiden (torture device) -- ai'uhrn meiduhn |agreibau-natuhn|
Isobel Dunbar -- Ihzuh'bel Duhn'bar
J. Laurel Jennings -- Dzh. Loruhl Dzheningz
Jack-o'-lantern -- puhm'kihn-yonet
Jackhammer (n.) -- el'ru-dvun-masuyik mah-vel
Jaguar -- dzhahg'war
Jaw (n.) -- ahs
Jealous -- kis-ka
Jealousy -- kis-ka'es
Jellyfish -- khlupfa
Jewel -- ek'zer
Jewelry -- ek'zeru
Joe Digby -- Dzho Dihg'bi
Joel Glicker -- Dzho'uhl Glihkuhr
John Paul Addams -- Dzhan Pal Ahduhmz
Joy -- mak
Key -- tal-muv
Kill (v.) -- stau
Kiss -- shok (n.) , shok-tor (v.)
Kitty (Kat) -- Kihti |Kaht|
Ladder -- pu'uth
Lantern -- |makh-|yonet
Latch (n.) -- kuhr
Leg -- mal
Legacy -- visak'a
Legend (tale) -- osos'ehtak
Leonard G. Quimby -- Lenuhrd Dzh. Kwihm'bi
Lesson -- tupa
Library -- shi'murat (ancient term) , shi'dunap (old term) , shi'kitalu (modern term)
Lid -- razhein
Light bulb -- ha'gelek
Lightning -- pahz
Lip -- bru
Lion -- lei'o
Lionel Barker -- Lai'uh'nuhl Barkuhr
Lizard -- lihzuhrd
Lock -- klachek (n.) , klacha (v.)
Lola Addams -- Loluh Ahduhmz
Lost (adj.) -- paki-, pakik
Love -- ashaya (n.) , ashau (v.)
Lumpy Addams -- Luhmpi Ahduhmz
Lurch -- Luhrch
Macabre -- klihrank-, klihrankik
Magic (n.) -- zaipos
Mamoud Khali Pasha Addams -- Mamud Kali Pashuh Ahduhmz
Mansion -- suk-kelek
Map (n.) -- besan
Margaret Alford -- Margriht Al'fuhrd
Marie Antoinette -- Mari Ahn'twanet
Mask (n.) -- limein
Melancholia -- Meluhn'kaliuh
Mineshaft -- van-neyut
Mirror (n.) -- haulat
Missile -- yon-kliton
Mistletoe (n.) -- misuhl'to
Mizzy Bickle -- Mihzi Bikuhl
Moan -- naya (n.) , nau (v.)
Moat (n.) -- fosh-zehl-razh
Monster -- stislak, ul'esk
Moon (n.) -- aikum
Moonburn -- aikum-ha'gel-yonshaya
Morticia "Tish" Addams -- Mor'tihshuh >Tihsh< Ahduhmz
Mortimer Phelps -- Mortuh'muhr Felps
Mother (n.) -- ko-mekh
Motorcycle (n.) -- dah-hali
Mud -- vrel
Mummy -- psethudatoralsu
Murder -- riyeht-staya (n.) , riyeht-stau (v.)
Music -- ralash-tanaf
Musicbox -- ralash-tanaf-natuhn
Natural (adj.) -- malat-, malatik
Neck (n.) -- talu
Neighbor (n.) -- behsu
Net (n.) -- vis
Noose -- stageldau-pakuv
Normal -- tsuri|-|
Oath (n.) -- relkoh
Octopus -- akto'puuhs
Odor -- vil
Ophelia Addams -- O'filiuh Ahduhmz
Ophelia Frump -- O'filiuh Fruhmp
Organ (n., instrument) -- orguhn |molu-ralash-tanaf'mavek|
Oscar Belmont -- Askuhr Bel'mant
Paint -- kras (n.) , kras-tor (v.)
Painter -- krassu
Painting (n.) -- kras-bikuv
Palm (hand) -- ku
Parachute (n.) -- tev-sai
Passage (n.) -- fabehalan
Passions -- shau-kaush
Path -- yut
Pendant -- kihsev
Pipe -- mev
Piranha -- pihranuh
Pistol -- el'ru-pohshayek (TGV) , el'ru-pohshek (MGV)
Pocket watch -- ul'haf-wak-vel
Poison (n.) -- gisam
Polar bear rug -- wadi-mlor t'poluhr ber
Pond -- muzh
Portrait -- su-bikuv
Psychiatrist -- kashkau-talsu
Psychological disorder -- kloshai-rasnosh
Psychologist -- kloshai-talsu
Psychotic (adj.) -- risanahpil-bosh
Pubert Addams -- Pyubuhrt Ahduhmz
Pugsley Addams -- Puhgz'li Ahduhmz
Puppy -- dag-kan
Quicksand -- ne-hal-mazhiv
Rack (torture device) -- rahk |agreibau-sakadaun-skaf|
Rain -- sov-masu (n.) , sov-mashau (v.)
Refuge (n.) -- rau-nol
Relic -- za-vel
Reunion -- va'ash-kaunshaya
Revelation -- ahklavaya
Rifle (weapon) -- kar-pohshayek (TGV) , kar-pohshek (MGV)
Ring (n.) -- mokuv
Risk (n.) -- dvar
Ritual -- ho-rah
Road -- fau-yut
Robe -- pelal
Robespierre Courtney -- Robz'pi'er Kort'ni
Robot -- sutor-zupek
Rockland Cartwright II -- Rak'luhnd Kart'rait 2
Rockland Cartwright III -- Rak'luhnd Kart'rait 3
Rollerskates (n.) -- halek-vriteklar
Roof (n.) -- kamu
Rope -- man-elakh
Rose (n.) -- roz
Rupert Styx -- Rupuhrt Stihks
Sack (n.) -- sa'haf
Sacrifice (n.) -- oslauvolaya
Sally O'Rourke -- Sahli O'Rork
Sam Diamond -- Sahm Dai'muhnd
Sam L. Hilliard -- Sahm L. Hihl'yuhrd
Sam Picasso -- Sahm Pihkaso
Sand -- mazhiv
Scream -- she (n.) ; shei (v.)
Séance -- tevanu-shoretan
Search -- psthan (n.) , pstha (v.)
Secret tunnel -- tsatik ur
Shadow (n.) -- duv
Shovel -- hilek (n.) , hilekau (v.)
Shrunken head -- piyal-patam
Sister -- ko-kai
Skeleton -- hinek-teraya (TGV) , hinektra (MGV)
Skull -- grat
Sloth Addams -- Slath Ahduhmz
Smoke (n.) -- vuzh
Snow (n.) -- izh
Spear (n.) -- tilek
Spider -- spaiduhr
Stab (v.) -- lipruh
Stairs -- kaiden
Statue -- sukhlop
Sting -- rakus (n.) , rakusau (v.)
Stock (n.) -- aizhunap
Stockbroker -- aizhunap-mes'kizhsu
Stocks (n.) -- staks |notofegaya-vel k'karlar heh patam|
Storm (n.) -- sahriv
Strange -- flekh-, flekhik
Stranger (n.) -- rifainusu
Stuffed bear -- bolarral-ber
Suit of armor -- fo-weinkhut
Surprise (v.) -- ak'wikmun
Swamp (n.) -- flash
Sword -- shek
Swordfish -- sord'fihsh |shek-aluk|
Table (n.) -- pasu
Tail (n.) -- harr
Talon -- tsa-spahk
Tarantula -- tuhrahnchuluh
Teacher -- |o|savensu
Telepathy -- irak-nahan
Telephone (n.) -- irak-varibek
Teleport -- hal'saudau
Teleportation -- hal'saudaya
Telepresence -- irak-tra-tash
Telescope (n.) -- irak-zan-vel
Tentacle -- riyeht-kar
The Thing -- Vel
Threat -- nan
Thunder -- rahm (n.) , rahm-tor (v.)
Time (n.) -- wak
Toad -- tod
Tomb -- brag
Tooth -- zud
Torture -- agreibaya (n.) , agreibau (v.)
Toupee -- isachya-krus
Toxin -- hasam
Toy (n.) -- leitri
Train set -- leitri-shefek-haliku
Trampoline -- rukaun-pasnentu
Trap -- pash (n.) , pash-tor (n.)
Trapdoor -- pash-svep
Treasure (n.) -- odon
Treehouse -- lap-kelek
Trick-or-Treat (n.) -- Hehni il Skasaya
Tsetse fly -- tsi'tsi-flai
Two-headed turtle -- dah-patam-tuhrtuhl
Umbrella -- sov-masu-krein
Uncle -- sa-kuk
Uncle Blight -- Sa-Kuk Blait
Uncle Crimp -- Sa-Kuk Krihmp
Uncle Droop -- Sa-Kuk Drup
Uncle Fester -- Sa-Kuk Festuhr
Uncle Flub -- Sa-Kuk Fluhb
Unusual -- ritsuri|-|
Usual -- tsuri|-|
Vampire (n.) -- khaf-monsu
Venom -- ausham
Violent -- khrashik
Vulture -- vuhlchuhr
Wall (n.) -- temok
Warthog -- wort'hag
Water -- masu
Weapon -- wun
Web -- vis
Wednesday Thursday Addams -- Wenz'dei Thuhrz'dei Ahduhmz
Weird -- flekh-, flekhik
Werewolf -- ushgul
Wicker chair -- wihkuhr-ku-san
Whip (n.) -- el'ahn
Witch -- krelsh
Worm (n.) -- ukram
Wound (n.) -- skek
Wrist -- kar-nik
Yak stew -- yahk-rashur
Zen-Yogi Society -- Shila'es t'Zen-Yogi
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