Zhilikam t'°Tam'a-Kumsular°

In their long history, the Vulcans never had a form of entertainment like horror movies. Horror comedies are an almost uniquely Terran thing, although the Klingons and several other cultures had something like them. The first two Ghostbusters movies of 20th Century Earth have entertained people of the Alpha and Beta Quadrants for centuries. 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 two movies, despite years of studying them.

Below you will find a sampling of vocabulary that you might find associated with the world of the first two Ghostbusters movies. (Names are listed in pure alphabetical order by title, if any, first name then last name, since names are sorted using the Vulcan standard.)

Abnormal -- ritsuri|-|
Abomination -- ksevatilaya
Accident -- kisheya
Accountant -- khrosahpsu
Activity -- toran
Afraid -- kwes|-|
Alarm (n.) -- vikaya (warning); vikayek (device)
Alive (adj.) -- kaha'kiv-, kaha'kivik
Altar -- oslauvoskaf
Ambulance -- hasausu-hali
Animal (n.) -- aushfa
Anxiety -- navyas'es
Apartment -- ha-shal
Apartment building -- ha-shal-kel
Apparition -- hatam'a
Appearance -- saudaya
Archbishop -- pid-bihshuhp
Arm (n.) -- kar
Ash(es) -- vitush
Ax(e) -- la'ash

Baby (n.) -- kan-bu
Baby carriage -- kan-bu-leshek
Babylonian -- bahbuh'lan-, bahbuh'lanik (adj.); bahbuh'lansu (person)
Backpack (n.) -- pla'haf
Badge (n.) -- ubihk
Bag (n.) -- sa'haf
Ballroom -- tam-tvi-shal (TGV), tam-tvihal (MGV)
Band (n., strap) -- zhel
Bandage (n.) -- zhumav
Basement -- ne-|tvi-|shal (TGV), ne-tvihal (MGV)
Basket -- ki'haf
Bathroom -- puyan-|tvi-|shal
Bathtub -- wu'sibau-matuhlek
Battery -- kipof
Beast -- aushfal'esk
Bed (n.) -- sar-tak
Bell (n.) -- kus-vakh
Bellow (v.) -- vlei
Belt -- san-zhel
Bizarre -- nifauli|-|
Blob -- vihk
Blood -- khaf
Body (corpse) -- vukhut
Book (n.) -- dunap
Boy -- sa-kan
Bridge (n.) -- mesut
Bucket -- mashuk
Buckle (n.) -- tersek
Button (n.) -- gonaf

Cabinet -- tsorayek
Camera -- glayek
Candle (n.) -- ha'fek
Ceiling -- abru-tol
Cello -- tchelo
Central Park -- Svitan-Shi'Yar
Chain -- naf-elakh (TGV), naflakh (MGV)
Chair (n.) -- ku-san
Chandelier -- geld-wehk-ha'feklam
Child -- kan
Cigarette -- sih'guhret
City -- kahr
City hall -- kahr-kel
Clairvoyance -- iraglan
Claw (n.) -- spahk
Cloud (n.) -- wan
Computer -- tum-vel
Contain -- tuhlau
Container -- tuhlek
Containment -- tuhlaya
Containment unit -- tuhlau-kebi
Corridor -- tvur
Costume (n.) -- sai'avukem
Creature -- hafa
Crowd (n.) -- sulvak
Curse -- raspiis (n.), raspiis-tor (v.)
Cynthia Crawford -- Sihn'thiuh Kraa'fuhrd

Dana Barrett -- Deinuh Beruht
Danger -- tehvar
Dark -- mu'gel-, mu'gelik (adj.); mu'gel (n.)
Darkness -- mu'gel'es
Dead (adj.) -- tevik
The Dead -- Tevanu
Demigod -- ulef-ekon
Demon -- eshu'a
Destroy -- vashau
Destruction -- vashaya
The Destructor -- Vashausu
Disembodied -- savukhut-, savukhutik
Disguise (n.) -- pasut
Dr. Egon Spengler -- Ortrensu I'gan Spengluhr
Dr. Ivor Shandor -- Hassu I'vor Shahn'dor
Dr. Janosz Poha -- Ortrensu Yanosh Po'ha
Dr. Peter Venkman -- Ortrensu Pituhr Venk'muhn
Dr. Raymond "Ray" Stantz -- Ortrensu Rei'muhnd >Rei< Stahnts
Dog (n.) -- dag
Door -- svep
Doorbell -- svep-kus-vakh
Dream -- run (n.), run-tor (v.)

Echo -- vava (n.); vavuh (v.)
Ecto-containment system -- torektra t'tam'a-tukh-tuhlaya
Ectoplasm -- tam'a-tukh
Egg (n.) -- yu-mur
Electric chair -- raf-ku-san
Electricity -- raf-tepul
Electromagnetic field (EMF) -- raf-seshan-vunai
Electromagnetic field (EMF) meter -- thonek t'raf-seshan-vunai
Elevator -- sa'adek
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) -- Svisolaizhak t'Ek'sitra-Geretaya
Escape -- stron (n.), stron-tor (v.)
Evil -- ek'rasahkos (adj.); ek'rasah (n.)
Exorcism -- mat-sahaisaya
Exorcist -- mat-sahaisasu
Experiment (n.) -- spolek
Extrasensory perception (ESP) -- si-kash-ralik pakashogaya

Face (n.) -- limuk
Figure (n.) -- khlop
Finger (n.) -- ozh
Fingernail -- ozh-felu
Fire engine -- tehn-yon-hali
Fire hydrant -- yon-masuyek
Fire station -- sayonotausu-laskat
Fireman -- sayonotausu
Flashlight -- el'ru-ha'gelet
Fog (n.) -- ihsek
Fright -- kolthak
Frighten -- koltha
Frightened (adj.) -- kolthal-, kolthalik
Full-roaming vapor -- ek'papulaun-muhs
Fungus -- luk

Gargoyle -- gar'goil
Gate (n.) -- temep
The Gatekeeper -- Temep-Dvinsu
Ghost -- tam'a
Ghostbuster -- tam'a-kumsu
Ghost ship -- tam'a-mashali
Ghost story -- tam'a-var
Giant Sloar -- Masuk Slor
Girl -- ko-kan
Glasses (spectacles) -- |bezhun-|zaneshu
Glove (n.) -- el'rukhut
Glow -- min (n.), min-tor (v.)
Gozer -- Gozuhr
Gun (n.) -- pohshayek (TGV), pohshek (MGV)

Hall(way) -- tvur
Halo -- pau
Hand -- el'ru
Hat -- taik, patam-sai
Haunt (v.) -- pa'tam'au
Haunted (adj.) -- pa'tam'al-, pa'tam'alik
Haunting (n.) -- pa'tam'aya
Head (n.) -- patam
Hearse -- tevikeh-hali
Heart -- khaf-spol
Helmet -- patyerak
Hittite -- hihtait-, hihtaitik (adj.); hihtisu (person)
Horror -- ksevat
Horse (n.) -- hors
Hotel -- hafan-kel
Hysteria -- ek'vash-nosh
Hysterical -- ek'vashan-, ek'vashanik

Idol -- zaikhlop
Illusion -- riyeht-gla-vel
Imaginary -- glenon-, glenonik
Imagination -- glenonaya
Imagine -- glenonau
Immortal (adj.) -- tevakh-fam-, tevakh-famik
Index card -- nakh-nop
Invisible -- ri-gla-yehat

Jack Hardemeyer -- Dzhahk Harduh'mai'uhr
Janine Melnitz -- Dzhuh'nin Mel'nihts
Judge Stephen Wexler -- To-Go-Rasathausu Stivuhn Weks'luhr

Key -- tal-muv
The Keymaster -- Tal-Muv-Trensu
Kick -- psarkaya (n.), psarkau (v.)
Kid (n.) -- kan
Kill (v.) -- stau
Killer -- stausu
Knife (n.) -- lipau

Ladder -- pu'uth
Large Moving Torb -- Suk Dvunan-Torb
Laser containment system -- torektra t'ha'zehlek-tuhlaya
Leg -- mal
Legend (tale) -- osos'ehtak
Levitate -- zaipashenau
Levitation -- zaipashenaya
Librarian -- dunap-potausu
Library -- shi'dunap
Life -- ha'kiv
Light bulb -- ha'gelek
Lightning -- pahz
Lord of the Sebouillia -- Pidsu t'Sebu'ihliuh
Louis Tully -- Luihs Tuhli
Luminous -- dakh-ha'tanal-, dakh-ha'tanalik

Magnesium-tungsten alloy -- rish-mokev t'wal-tukh heh ler-tukh
Malignant -- klihka'kos-, klihka'kosik
Malodorous -- rasvil-, rasvilik
Manhattan -- Mahn'hahtuhn
Mayor -- kahr-fulagsu
Milton Angland -- Mihl'tuhn Ahngluhnd
Mirror (n.) -- haulat
Mischief -- kastuhbiht
Mischievous -- kastuhbiht-bosh|-|
Moan -- naya (n.), nau (v.)
Monster -- stislak (man-like), ul'esk (anything else)
Movie -- dvuperuv
Mud -- vrel
Museum -- shi'gluvaya
Music -- ralash-tanaf
Musician -- ralash-tanafsu
Mystery -- del-ri

National Guard -- Shasol-Klashitra
Neck (n.) -- talu
Necklace -- talu-ek'zeru
Neighbor (n.) -- behsu
New York City -- Nu York Kahr
New York Public Library -- Sulumat-Shi'Dunap t'Nu York
Night -- mu'yor
Nightmare -- yuk-eshu'a
Nose (n.) -- han
Numb -- rikashan-, rikashanik

Obsession -- ritsuri-wuh-set'ko
Odor -- vil
Ooze -- stan (n.); stan-tor (v.)

Paint -- kras (n.), kras-tor (v.)
Painting (n.) -- kras-bikuv
Panic (n.) -- pahth
Pants (n.) -- malanu
Parade (n.) -- kezuhrt
Paranormal -- mesakh-tsuri|-| (adj.); mesakh-tsuri'es (n.)
Paranormal experience -- mesakh-tsuri-veshtaya
Paranormal Studies -- Mesakh-Tsuri-Orenayalar
Parapsychologist -- mesakh-kloshai-talsu
Parapsychology -- mesakh-kloshai-tal
Past-life experience -- vesht-ha'kiv-veshtaya
Phantom (n.) -- duv-tam'a (spirit), duvsu (person)
Phenomenon -- stivan
Photograph (n.) -- ha'gel-bikuv
Photographer -- ha'gel-tanafsu
Photography -- ha'gel-tanaf
Pistol -- el'ru-pohshayek (TGV), el'ru-pohshek (MGV)
Police car -- to-mesk-hali
Police department -- to-mesk-ekebi
Police officer, Policeman -- to-mesksu
Poltergeist -- ralash-tam'a
Portrait -- su-bikuv
Portal -- mesvin-sharu
Possessed (adj., taken over) -- ras-mal-, ras-malik
Possession (demon/spirit control) -- ras-mat
Power (n.) -- tepul
Presence -- la'es
Prince Vigo -- Sa-Elki Vigo
Prisoner -- yefansu
Protection grid -- geretau-vis
Proton pack -- a'gal-pla'haf
Psychic -- nikser-, nikserik (adj.); niksersu (n.)
Psychokinesis -- kashek-dvunan
Psychokinetic energy (PKE) -- kashek-dvun-tepul
Psychomagnotheric slime -- meshakh-kloshai-seshanik shuhk
Psychoreactive (adj.) -- mesakh-kloshai-folauk
Psychosis -- risanahpilet
Psychotic (adj.) -- risanahpil-bosh
Pursue -- zasahr-tor
Pursuit -- zasahr

RMS Titanic -- TSMH °Tai'tahnihk°
Race memory -- koshtri-vokaya
Rage -- reshan (n.), resha (v.)
Rain -- sov-masu (n.), sov-mashau (v.)
Rat -- raht
Real -- yeht|-| (true); ek'yeht|-| (existing)
Reanimate (v.) -- va'ash-ha'vitor
Reanimation -- va'ash-ha'vitoran
Refrigerator -- samek-mish-vel
Reporter -- ro'ribetsu
Reputation -- suribesaya
Resurrection -- ek'ha'kiv-fun
Revenge -- ran-pleth
Ring (n.) -- mokuv
Rip -- tres (n.), tres-tor (v.)
Roger Delacorte -- Radzhuhr Deluh'kort
Roof (n.) -- kamu
Rope -- man-elakh

Scare -- kolthak (n.), koltha (v.)
Science -- ek'tal
Scientist -- ek'talsu
Scream -- she (n.); shei (v.)
Screech -- riin (n.), rii-tor (v.)
Secret -- tsat-, tsatik (adj.); tsat (n.)
The Sedgwick Hotel -- Hafan-Kel t'Sedzh'wihk
Selenium -- volak-tukh
Shadow (n.) -- duv
Shelf -- nef
Ship -- masu-hali (n., TGV), mashali (n., MGV) |MH|; baihalisatau (v.)
Shock -- kolaya (n.); kolau (v.)
Shoe (n.) -- ash'el
Shout -- saul (n.), saul-tor (v.)
Shut (v.) -- ikap-tor
Skeleton -- hinek-teraya (TGV), hinektra (MGV)
Skull -- grat
Skyscraper -- kispekel
Slime (n.) -- shuhk
Slime flow -- shuhk-yumaya
Slimer -- Shuhksu
Smoke -- vuzh (n.); savuzhau (v., give off smoke); esh'vuzhau (v., tobacco)
Spates Catalog -- °Feim-Dunap t'Speits°
Spirit (n., ghost) -- tam'a
Spook (n.) -- tam'a
Spore -- rikas-sa-nei
Stairs -- kaiden
Statue -- sukhlop
The Statue of Liberty -- Sukhlop t'Su'el'es
Stay Puft Marshmellow Man -- Marsh'melo-Sasu t'Stei Puhft
Stink -- vlau (n.), vlau-tor (v.)
Story (tale) -- var
Strange -- flekh-, flekhik
Stream (n.) -- pilash (liquid); salash (physics)
Street -- kahr-yut
Street band -- kahr-yut-ralastravek
Subway (n.) -- ne|solektra|-shefek-yut
Subway station -- laskat t'ne|solektra|-shefek-yut
Subway tunnel -- ur t'ne|solektra|-shefek-yut
Sumerian -- sumeriuh-, sumeriuhik (adj.); sumeriuhsu (n.)
Supernatural -- mesakh-malat-, mesakh-malatik (adj.); mesakh-malat'es (n.)
Surprise (v.) -- ak'wikmun
Symmetrical book-stacking -- talikalik dunap-tuhan

Table (n.) -- pasu
Tail (n.) -- harr
Taxi(cab) -- vlitau-solektra-hali
Telekinetic activity -- irak-dvun-toran
Telekinesis -- irak-dvunan
Telephone (n.) -- irak-varibek
Telephone call -- irak-varibek-vutaya
Television reporter -- irak-dvubikuv-ro'ribetsu
Television set -- irak-dvubikuvek
Temple (building) -- |suk-|shi'van-kal
Terrify -- vash-tor
Terrifying -- vashyan-, vashyanik
Terror -- vash
Terror dog -- vash-dag
Thorazine -- thoruh'zin
Threat -- nan
Threaten -- nan-tor
Thunder -- rahm (n.), rahm-tor (v.)
Tobin's Spirit Guide -- °Tam'a-Kakharnap t'Tobihn°
Touch -- esta (n.); estuhl (v.)
Trap -- pash (n., general term), pashek (device); pash-tor (v.)
The Traveler -- Halovausu
Trouble (n.) -- avaru

Ugly (adj.) -- watosh|-|
Uniform (n.) -- dvin-sai-vel
University -- dan-abu-shi'oren
Unknown -- rifainuk (adj.); Rifainu (n.)
Unstable (adj.) -- ritihet|-|
Unusual -- ritsuri|-|

Vanish -- sasaudau
Vapor -- muhs
Vaporous apparition -- muhs-hatam'a
Victim -- kyesu
Vinz Clortho -- Vihnz Klor'tho
Violence -- khrash
Violent -- khrashik
Visit -- yaret (n.); yaretau (v.)
Visitation -- yaretaya
Visitor -- yaretausu
Volguus Zildrohar -- Vol'gus Zihl'dro'har

Wail -- nemuvluk (n.), nemuvlur (v.)
Walk -- lates (n.); lateh (v.)
Wall (n.) -- temok
Walter Peck -- Wal'tuhr Pek
Wet (adj.) -- masup-, masupik
Whisper -- nukvaribet (n.); nukvariben (v.)
Wing (n.) -- rala
Winston Zeddmore -- Wihn'stuhn Zed'mor
Witness -- toglantausu (n.), toglantau (v.)
Worry -- kvichaya (n.), kvichau (v.)
Wound (n.) -- skek

Yell -- saul (n.), saul-tor (v.)

Zuul -- Zuul

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