Terminology
Zhilikam t'°Shasol t'Masuksular°

The Vulcans have a great wealth of literature, including genres like Terran science fantasy and science fiction. Many beings in the Alpha and Beta Quadrant enjoy Irwin Allen's series Land of the Giants (1968-70) and Murray Leinster's novels based on it. The story involved a suborbital transport 15 years in the future (at that time) which passes through a space warp and ends up on "parallel Earth" where everything is about 12 times larger. The planet has similar gravity but two moons. Several other ships had previously passed through the space warp and the Terrans eventually find a couple other survivors on the giants' planet. The difficulty involved with trying to survive on a planet where even the insects are dangerous is the center of the series. They have to be creative, like making an axe from a matchstick and a broken razor blade, a grappling hook from a safety pin or rope from string or thread.

Although the television series had scientific errors, due to the limitations of television at that time it was made, the novels were more accurate. For example, in reality, the speech of the giants would be thunderous and rumbling to the Earthlings, whereas the speech of the "little people" would be a high-pitched squeaking to the giants. The books state the giants did not speak any Earth language. Some of the technology on the giants' world is behind that of Earth, although some is more advanced, like cloning, force fields and robots. The government on the giants' planet appears to be totalitarian in nature. The books explain that the biochemistry of the giants' planet differed from Earth, so, even though their planet is roughly the same size, the lifeforms grew much larger. The length of their solar day was approximately 21.75 Earth hours. Due limits caused by gravity, the giants do not have very tall buildings, aircraft or manned spacecraft. It appears they are limited to ground transportation and ships.

Below you will find a sampling of vocabulary that you might find associated with the Land of the Giants television series and books. (Names are listed in pure alphabetical order by title/rank, first name then last name, since names are sorted using the Vulcan standard. Rank abbreviations are sorted as the spelled-out word per Vulcan rules. Names in italics are those of ships.)

Accident -- kisheya
Adventure (n.) -- dailissak
Air (n.) -- sov
Air speed -- fna-sov-threshan
Airport -- shi'sov-hali
Akman -- Ahk'muhn
Alien -- akan|-| (adj.); akansu (n.)
Ally (n.) -- puk'ai'la
Altha Franzen -- Althuh Frahnzuhn
Android -- sutorsu
Andros -- Ahndros
Animal (n.) -- aushfa
Anne -- °Ahn°
Antenna -- kash-gel
Atmosphere -- sovtra
Atmospheric reentry -- sovtra-vasvin
Atomic reactor -- galu-folayek
Automation -- shatilaya
Autopilot -- shati-hashek

Balloon (n.) -- sov-dukal
Balloon vendor -- sov-dukal-makausu
Barrier -- foshek
Barry Lockridge -- Beri Lak'rihdzh
Battery (elect.) -- kipof
Battle (n.) -- faukh
Beacon -- glaribek
Beak -- shnuhp
Beast -- aushfal'esk
Belt -- san-zhel
Ben Car -- Ben Kar
Biff Bowers -- Bihf Bauwuhrz
Blood -- khaf
Bomb -- thorshek (n.); thorshkau (v.)
Book (n.) -- dunap
Bookcase -- dunap-tsorayek
Boundary -- krup
Box trap -- natuhn-pashek
Briefcase -- dunu-mesk
Bron -- Bran
Broom -- fnash-vel
Bucket -- mashuk
Bulkhead -- tvi-temok
Button (n.) -- gonaf

Cable (n.) -- elakh
Cage (n.) -- kraisek
Camera -- glayek
Camouflage -- pasut (n.), pasutau (v.)
Cannon -- thorshun
Capt. Ashim -- Ot-Lan A'shim
Capt. Steve Burton -- Khart-Lan Stiv Buhrtuhn
Capture -- kum (n.), kum-tor (v.)
Carlos -- Kar'los
Carnival (n.) -- pidugolafu
Cave -- tauk
Ceremony -- van-kal
Chain -- naf-elakh (TGV), naflakh (MGV)
Chief Rivers -- Feihan Rihvuhrz
Chipper -- Tchihpuhr
Circus -- suhrkuhs |suk'sai-kel-gluvaya|
Circus act -- suhrkuhs-toperuvaya
Claw (n.) -- spahk
Climb -- man (n.), man-tor (v.)
Clipboard -- kriklam-dohn
Cloak (n.) -- to-sai
Clone -- tolasu (n.); tolasau (v.)
Cloning -- tolasaya
Co-pilot -- vla-hashsu, gol-hashsu
Cockpit -- hashsu-shal
Cocoon (n.) -- rada-wein
Collapse -- nushaya (n.), nushau (v.)
Colleague -- kazhuksu
Collector -- tershayek (device); tershausu (person)
Collide -- terkwul-tor
Collision -- terkwul
Cmdr. Alexander B. Fitzhugh -- Zhel-Lan Ahlihg'zahnduhr B. Fihts'hyu
Compressor -- lerakhovayek
Computer -- tum-vel
Conceal -- ip-sut
Concrete (material) -- nok
Condition (n.) -- nosh
Confront -- nagau
Confrontation -- nagaya
Confuse -- d'oh-tor
Confused (adj.) -- d'ohik
Confusion -- d'ohan
Container -- tuhlek
Control -- tash (n.), tash-tor (v.); tashek (device)
Control panel -- tash-math
Control tower -- tash-kispek
Coolant -- samuyau-tukh
Cooperation -- terkadaya
Coordinates (n.) -- shi-kethellar
Corpse -- tevik-veh (TGV), tevikeh (MGV)
Corridor -- tvur
Crevice -- treshaya
Crew (n.) -- |hali-|sutra
Crew member -- sutra-veh
Criminal (n.) -- buhshasu
Crisis -- burun

Dal Ekorb -- Dahl Ekorb
Damage -- zakar (n.), zakar-tor (v.)
Damaged -- zakaral-, zakaralik
Dan Erickson -- Dahn Erihk'suhn
Dangerous -- tehvar-bosh
Darkness -- mu'gel'es
Dart (n.) -- kli
Deadly -- teval-, tevalik
Death -- tevakh
Debris -- guhsh|-tukh|
Deceleration -- vohraya
Decoy (n.) -- ruduhk
Deenar -- Di'nar
Delusion -- plokh
Depot -- laskat
Descent -- tevan
Desk -- kitau-skaf
Destruction -- vashaya
Detonator -- thorshayek
Dew -- asal-masu
Dictator -- stis-fulagsu
Disaster -- koshvar
Disease -- has
Disembark -- skahal-tor
Distress (n.) -- flakosh
Dr. Arno -- Ortrensu Arno
Dr. Brulle -- Hassu Bruhl
Dr. Franzen -- Ortrensu Frahnzuhn
Dr. Greta Gault -- Ortrensu Gretuh Galt
Dr. Howard -- Aushfa-Hassu Hauwuhrd
Dr. Kraal -- Ortrensu Kral
Dr. Lalor -- Ortrensu Lei'lor
Dog -- dag
Dolf -- Dolf
Doll -- su-leitri
Dollhouse -- su-leitri-kel
Door -- svep
Drive (n.) -- yeturek
Drive button -- yetur-gonaf
Dust (n.) -- grazhiv
Dwarf (n.) -- kobsu

Earphone -- kaluk-ralashek
Earth -- Terra
Earthling (n.) -- terrasu
Echo -- vava (n.); vavuh (v.)
Egg carton -- yu-mur-dunatuhn
Egor Crull -- Egor Kruhl
Electricity -- raf-tepul
Elevator (n., lift) -- sa'adek
Emergency (n.) -- kef-yet
Enemy -- nemut
Engine -- mishu
Engineer (n.) -- mishek
Enog -- Enag
Entomologist -- ravot-talsu
Escape -- stron (n.), stron-tor (v.)
Execution -- tostaya
Experiment (n.) -- spolek
Exploration -- paglayaren
Explosion -- thorshaya
Explosives -- thorshau-tukh
Extrasensory perception (ESP) -- si-kash-ralik pakashogaya

Fang -- wu-zud
Fear -- pthak (n.), ptha (v.)
Fence (n.) -- tem
Fielder -- Fiuhlduhr
Fight -- puk (n.), puk-tor (v.)
Fin -- ralek
Fire (n.) -- yon
Fire engine -- tehn-yon-hali
Fire hydrant -- yon-masuyek
Fireball -- yonkal
Fireman -- sayonotausu
Flare (n.) -- yon-glat
Flare gun -- yon-glat-pohshayek (TGV), yon-glat-pohshek (MGV)
Flashlight -- el'ru-ha'gelet
Flight 612 -- Hashalan 612
Flight 703 -- Hashalan 703
Flood -- abrash (n.), abrash-tor (v.)
Fog (n.) -- ihsek
Force field -- fosh-vunai
Forest -- laptra
Fright -- kolthak
Fuel -- hal-tukh
Fuel tank -- hal-tukh-tuhlek
Fuse (n.) -- shau-vel
Fuselage -- |hash-vel-|vukh

Galley (kitchen) -- |hali-|af'tum, fas-kel
Garak -- Gerahk
Garna -- Garnuh
Gate (n.) -- temep
Generator -- ferek
Giant (n.) -- masuksu (person); masukfa (animal); masuk'veh (all else)
Giant bird -- masuk kushel
Giant building -- masuk kel
Giant car -- masuk solektra-hali
Giant cat -- masuk kaht
Giant centipede -- masuk sentih'pid |masuk teh-malfa|
Giant dog -- masuk dag
Giant horse -- masuk hors
Giant insect -- masuk ravot
Giant lizard -- masuk lihzuhrd
Giant mouse -- masuk maus
Giant plant -- masuk kastik
Giant praying mantis -- masuk prei'ing mahntihs |masuk ekon-shoretan-mahntihs|
Giant rat -- masuk raht
Giant robot -- masuk sutor-zupek
Giant snake -- masuk oluhk
Giant spider -- masuk spaiduhr
Giant tree -- masuk lap
Golan -- Go'lan
Granddaughter -- ko-kan-kan
Grandfather -- fa-sa-mekh
Grot -- Grat
Grotius -- Grotiuhs
Ground (n.) -- solektra
Gun (n.) -- pohshayek (TGV), pohshek (MGV)
Gutter (n.) -- yut-gwi
Gyroscope -- vo'ekti-padanek

Hammer (n.) -- mah-vel
Harry Cass -- Heri Kahs
Hazard -- tehvar
Helmet -- patyerak
Hidden (adj.) -- ip-, ipik
Hide (v.) -- ip-sut
Hole (n.) -- razh
Home (n.) -- ha-kel
Hook -- Huuhk
Hopper -- Hapuhr
Horror -- ksevat
Horse -- hors
Hose (n.) -- masmev
House (n.) -- kelek
Hull (n.) -- vukh

Ice (n.) -- le-suma
Illness -- has-mar
Impact -- kwul (n.), kwul-tor (v.)
Incident -- pavesh
Inidu -- I'nidu
Injury -- dash
Insignia -- terseht
Inspection -- linikaya
Inspector Dobbs Kobick -- Linikausu Dabz Kobihk
Inspector Falazir -- Linikausu Fala'zihr
Inspector Lester -- Linikausu Lestuhr
Instruments (aero.) -- yaltashu
Intercom -- tvi-sviribayek
Invention -- fereik-vel
Inventor -- fereiksu
Investigate -- men-hil-tor
Investigation -- men-hilan
Investigator -- men-hilsu

Jodar -- Dzho'dar
Joe Simmons -- Dzho Sihmuhnz
Joey -- Dzho'i
Jolo -- Dzho'lo
Journey -- halovaya (n.), halovau (v.)
Joy -- mak
Junk (n.) -- kapiratal-tukh
Junkyard -- kapiratal-tukh-ker

Key -- tal-muv
Kill (v.) -- stau
Killer -- stausu
Kiss -- shok (n.), shok-tor (v.)
Kitchen -- af'tum
Knife (n.) -- lipau
Knowledge -- fai-tukh
Krenko -- Kreinko
Kronig -- Kronihg

Laboratory -- ek'tal-zup-shal
Ladder -- pu'uth
Land -- shasol (n.); fisolekau (v.)
Landing -- fisolekaya
Landing lights -- fisolekau-he'geletlar
Landing stair(s) -- fisolekau-kaiden
Language -- gen-lis
Lantern -- |makh-|yonet
Latch (n.) -- kuhr
Leaf (n.) -- mor
Leeda Bara -- Liduh Baruh
Lens -- gelek
Lt. Emar -- Fosh-Lan Emar
Lift off (v.) -- sabuhash-tor
Liftoff (n.) -- sabuhashan
Lighter (n.) -- yonek
Limit (n.) -- grei
Little people -- pi'suyu
Loach -- Loch
Lobo -- Lo'bo
Lock -- klachek (n., device), klacha (v.); klachu (n., zeroed in on, etc.)
Logar -- Lo'gar
London, England -- Luhnduhn - Engluhnd
Los Angeles, California -- Las Ahndzhuhluhs - Kahlih'fornyuh
Lost (adj.) -- paki-, pakik
Love -- ashaya (n.), ashau (v.)
Luigi -- Luidzhi

Magic (n.) -- zaipos
Magician -- zaipossu
Magnifying glass -- sukmakhaun-el'gelek
Major Kegan -- Tra-Lan Kiguhn
Man (n.) -- sasu
Map (n.) -- besan
Mara -- Maruh
Marintha -- °Marihnthuh°
Mark Wilson -- Mark Wihl'suhn
Marna Whelan -- Marnuh Wiluhn
Martha Cass -- Marthuh Kahs
Martin Reed -- Martihn Riid
Mask (n.) -- limein
Match (n., for lighting) -- yonk
Matchbook -- yonk-heshun
Matchbox -- yonk-natuhn
Max Manfred -- Mahks Mahn'fruhd
Medical kit -- haseret-lesk
Mezron -- Mez'ran
Microphone -- viralashek
Mirror (n.) -- haulat
Model town -- rev-kahr
Moley -- Moli
Moon -- aikum
Motor vehicle -- solektra-hali
Mud -- vrel
Murtrah -- Muhrtruh
Museum -- shi'gluvaya
Mushroom (n.) -- taik-luk

Nalor -- Nei'lor
Navigate -- kharau
Navigation -- kharaya
Navigation lights -- kharau-ha'geletlar
Needle (n.) -- |og-|lum
Neighbor (n.) -- behsu
Nell -- Nel
Nest (n.) -- ki'an
Net (n.) -- vis
Nick -- Nihk
Nurse (n.) -- has-golsu, has-gol'nevsu
Nurse Helg -- Has-Golsu Helg

Odor -- vil
Oil (n.) -- elmin
Olds -- Oldz
Okun -- O'kuhn
Orbit -- pa-yut (n.), pa-yutau (v.)
Ordeal (n.) -- harstrenek
Origin -- tveshu
Orphan (n.) -- rimekhusu
Orphanage -- rimekhusu-kelek
Osla Ekorb -- Os'luh Ekorb
Oxygen -- esh-tukh

P.G. Hanley -- P. Dzh. Hahn'li
Panic (n.) -- pahth
Park (n.) -- shi'yar
Parteg -- Parteig
Passenger -- tvifausu
Path -- yut
Pen (n., writing) -- neshuk-fek
Pencil (n.) -- kitau-fek
Pepi -- Pepi
Photograph (n.) -- ha'gel-bikuv
Photographer -- ha'gel-tanafsu
Photography -- ha'gel-tanaf
Pilot -- hashsu
Pipe -- mev
Pistol -- el'ru-pohshayek (TGV), el'ru-pohshek (MGV)
Planet -- ek'tra
Pocket -- ul'haf
Pocketknife -- ul'haf-lipau
Poison (n.) -- gisam
Poke -- kwozh (n.), kwozh-tor (v.)
Pole (n., rod) -- fek
Police officer, Policeman -- to-mesksu
Police station -- to-mesk-laskat
Power cell -- tepul-nala
Power gauge -- tepul-mik-yal
Power unit -- tepul-kebi
Pressor beam -- kwitau-ha'zehl
Prisoner -- yefansu
Prof. Gorak -- Yigasavensu Gorahk
Prof. Gorn -- Yigasavensu Gorn
Pump -- spol (n.), spol-tor (v.)
Punish -- notofegau
Punishment -- notofegaya
Puppet -- krezihm
Puppy -- dag-kan

Question -- deshker (n.), deshkau (v.)
Questioning (n.) -- deshkaya
Quicksand -- ne-hal-mazhiv
Quigg -- Kwihg

Radar -- saurpatalek
Radar altimeter -- saurpatalek-pidek-thonek
Radiation -- saya
Radio -- sauribayek (n.); sauribau (v.)
Rain -- sov-masu (n.), sov-mashau (v.)
Razor blade -- hohl-mor
Recharge (v.) -- va'ash-vifalunau
Reel (n.) -- magu
Reenter -- vasvi-tor
Reentry -- vasvin
Reflector -- haulek
Refrigerator -- samek-mish-vel
Refuge (n.) -- rau-nol
Repair -- teslaya (n.); teslau (v.)
Rescue -- korsaya (n.), korsau (v.)
Rescue mission -- korsau-skrol
Research -- kla-hil (n.), kla-hil-tor (v.)
Research facility -- kla-hil-kebitra
Rest (break) -- shom (n.), shom-tor (v.)
Reunion -- va'ash-kaunshaya
Reunite -- va'ash-kaunshau
Reveal -- ahklavau
Revelation -- ahklavaya
Revenge -- ran-pleth
Revolver -- da-pohshayek (TGV), da-pohshek (MGV)
Reward (n.) -- dontan
Rifle (weapon) -- kar-pohshayek (TGV), kar-pohshek (MGV)
Ring (n.) -- mokuv
Rise -- shen (n.), she-tor (v.)
Risk -- dvar (n.), dvar-tor (v.)
Road -- fau-yut
Rocket (n.) -- yon-hashek
Rope (n.) -- man-elakh

Sabotage -- yal'mek (n.); yal'mek-tor (v.)
Saboteur -- yal'meksu
Sack (n.) -- sa'haf
Sacrifice (n.) -- oslauvolaya
Safety pin -- ek'man-lum
Sand -- mazhiv
Saw (n.) -- zuneshek
Science -- ek'tal
Scientist -- ek'talsu
Scream -- she (n.); shei (v.)
Seal -- fen (n.), fen-tor (v.)
Sealed (adj.) -- fenyan-, fenyanik
Seam (n.) -- fenul
Search -- psthan (n.), pstha (v.)
Searchlight -- psthan-ha'gelet
Seat (n.) -- ku-san
Secrecy -- tsat'es
Secret -- tsat-, tsatik (adj.); tsat (n.)
Secretary Mek -- Spanekhartausu Mek
Sector -- krusat
Security -- shar'es
Security Chief O. Bolgar -- Shar'es-Feihan O. Bol'gar
Senator Obek -- Sa-Abu-Tospanakelsu O'bek
Sgt. Arnak -- Traveksu Ar'nahk
Sgt. Eson -- Traveksu Esuhn
Sgt. Gedo -- Traveksu Gedo
Sgt. Karf -- Traveksu Karf
Shadow (n.) -- duv
Sheet -- thalv
Shelf -- nef
Shelter (n.) -- rau-nol
Ship -- masu-hali (n., TGV), mashali (n., MGV) |MH|
Shirt -- sav'el
Shock -- kolaya (n.); kolau (v.)
Shoe (n.) -- ash'el
Shoot (v.) -- pohshau
Shore (n.) -- gef
Shot (n.) -- pohshaya (act of shooting); poh (pellet)
Shovel (n.) -- hilek
Shrink (v.) -- piyau
Shrink drug -- piyau-ta'bek
Sign (n.) -- glat
Signal -- glantokaya (n.), glantokau (v.)
Skeleton -- hinek-teraya (TGV), hinektra (MGV)
Skyscraper -- kispekel
Smoke (n.) -- vuzh
Snow -- izh (n.); izhau (v.)
Solar battery -- ug'yel-raf-kipof
Soldier (n.) -- ask'ersu
Solution -- kilkaya
Solve -- kilkau
Space -- ret (room); stukh (cosmos)
Space warp -- stukh-tchas
Spacecraft, Spaceship -- stukh-hali
Spaceflight -- stukh-hash
Spare parts -- hayaikruslar
Spark -- kil (n.), kil-tor (v.)
Speaker (device) -- saralashek
Spear (n.) -- tilek
Special Investigations Department (SID) -- Ekebi t'Flanap-Men-Hilanlar
Spindrift -- °Spihn'drihft° |Sazasfek-Saplaya|
Spy -- zamasu (n.); zama-tor (v.)
Stairs -- kaiden
Stewardess Betty Ann Hamilton -- Hash-Dvinsu Beti Ahn Hahmihl'tuhn
Sting -- rakus (n.), rakusau (v.)
Storm (n.) -- sahriv
Strange -- flekh-, flekhik
Stranger (n.) -- rifainusu
Street -- kahr-yut
Street light -- kahr-yut-ha'gelet
Strength -- karik'es
String (n.) -- pilakh
Suborbital ship -- ne-pa-yutik su-hali
Sunlight -- ug'yel-ha'gel
Sunrise -- gad-shen, ug'yel-shen
Sunset -- gad-tevan, ug'yel-tevan
Supplies (n.) -- tanil-tukh
Surprise -- ak'wikmut (n.), ak'wikmun (v.)
Surrender -- abutsuplaya (n.), abutsuplau (v.)
Survival -- rishan
Survivor -- rishalsu
Symbol -- sehtebihk
System -- torektra

Table (n.) -- pasu
Tail (n.) -- harr
Talf Ekorb -- Tahlf Ekorb
Talon -- tsa-spahk
Tape recorder -- ralash-zhel-vipladayek
Target -- les (n.), les-tor (v.)
Technician -- tanel'mishek
Tedar Bara -- Tedar Baruh
Telescope -- irak-zan-vel
Telescope mirror -- haulat t'irak-zan-vel
Tent (n.) -- sai-kel
Terror -- vash
Thread (n.) -- og-elakh
Threat -- nan
Threaten -- nan-tor
Thrombeldinbar -- Thram'beldihn'bar
Thunder -- rahm (n.), rahm-tor (v.)
Titus -- Taituhs
Tobek -- To'bek
Tool (n.) -- raul
Totalitarian government -- ovsotashan-spanakhat
Toy (n.) -- leitri
Toy house -- leitri-kelek
Tramp (n.) -- gwuhlsu
Transport -- ifis-hali (n., vehicle); ifis-tor (v.)
Trap -- pash (n., general term), pashek (device); pash-tor (v.)
Trapper -- pashsu
Travel -- halovaya (n.), halovau (v.)
Trilling -- Trihling
Trouble (n.) -- avaru
Truck (n.) -- nahaleshek
Turbulence -- wauk|'es|
Turn (v.) -- da-tor
Two-way radio -- on-sauribayek
Typewriter -- mokezun-kitayek

Uncle Tojar -- Sa-Kuk To'dzhar
Uniform (n.) -- dvin-sai-vel
Unusual (adj.) -- ritsuri|-|
Upright (adj.) -- abuvenik
Upside-down (adj.) -- abu-vla-nu'leyik

Valerie Ames Scott -- Vahluhri Eimz Skat
Valley -- ku-li
Venom -- ausham
Vent -- krau (n.); sakrau-tor (v.)
Vessel (ship) -- hali
Veterinarian -- aushfa-hassu
Victim -- kyesu
Viewscreen -- gluvayek
Village -- pi'kahr
Vine -- kas-elakh
Visitor -- yaretausu

Wall (n.) -- temok
Warden Barmak -- To-Feihan Bar'mahk
Warden Sloan -- To-Feihan Slon
Warning (n.) -- vikaya
Water -- masu
Weapon -- wun
Weather (n.) -- igen-va
Web -- vis
Weight -- rasath
Weightless -- rasath-fam-, rasath-famik
Weightlessness -- rasath-fam'es
Well (n.) -- masu-razh
Window -- krani
Wing (n.) -- rala
World -- panu
Worm (n.) -- ukram
Wound (n.) -- skek
Wreck -- kwuhsh (n.); kwuhsh-tor (v.)
Wreckage -- kwuhsh-tukh
Wrench (n.) -- mish-vel-raul

Zarkin -- Zarkihn
Zoral -- Zorahl
Zurpin -- Zuhrpihn

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