Zhilikam t'Pi'Masutra-Nursu

As with all advanced cultures, the Vulcans have a great wealth of literature, including genres similar to Terran folklore, science fantasy and science fiction. Some beings in the Federation enjoy the materials based on Hans Christian Andersen's classic The Little Mermaid (Den lille havfrue), which was first published in 1837 in Fairy Tales Told for Children (Eventyr, fortalte for Børn). Various television programs and movies based on this story have entertained various cultures, including the Vulcans. Young beings from oceanic worlds are especially fans of this material.

Below you will find a sampling of vocabulary that you might find associated with The Little Mermaid in film and print. (Names are listed in pure alphabetical order by title, first name then last name, since names are sorted using the Vulcan standard.)

Abalone -- ahbuhloni
Abyss -- gosh
Abyssal plain -- gosh-eiktra
Adella -- Uh'deluh
Aground (adj.) -- fisolektal-, fisolektalik
Air (n.) -- sov
Alana -- Uh'lanuh
Alligator -- ahluh'geituhr
Anchor -- mavohrek (n.); mavohrek-tor (v.)
Andrina -- Ahn'drinuh
Anemone -- uhnemuhni
Angelfish -- eindzhuhl-aluk
Animal (n.) -- aushfa
Aquabatics -- masutralayalar
Aquarium -- aluk-kelek
Aquata -- Akwatuh
Arctic Ocean -- Ir-Desh'rak-Masutra
Ariel -- Eri'el
Arista -- Arihstuh
Armor (n.) -- fo-wein
Atlantic Ocean -- Aht'lahntik Masutra
Atlantica -- Aht'lahntihkuh
Attina -- Uh'tinuh

Banner -- haifan
Bark (v., dog) -- arf-tor
Barnacle -- barnuhkuhl
Barracuda -- beruh'kuduh
Barrel (container) -- subok
Battle (n.) -- faukh
Bay (n.) -- tchol
Beach -- shahov (n.); fishahov-tor (v.)
Belt -- san-zhel
Beluga -- beluguh|-weil|
The Bermuda Triangle -- Reh-Vla t'Buhr'myuduh
Bird -- kushel
Black fish -- blahk-fihsh |nesh-kur aluk|
Blowfish -- blo-fihsh |visovaun-aluk|
Blue whale -- pla-kur-weil
Boil (v.) -- kahn-tor
Boot (n.) -- kluf
Bottlenose dolphin -- mashek-han-dalfihn
Bow (n., ship) -- khom-krus
Bowhead whale -- khom-krus-weil
Breeze (n.) -- pi'salan
Bubble (n.) -- duk
Buoyant (adj.) -- abmarkan-, abmarkanik

Cage (n.) -- kraisek
Candle (n.) -- ha'fek
Candlelight -- ha'fek-ha'gel
Candlestick -- ha'feklam
Cannon -- thorshun
Capsize (v.) -- nuda-tor
Capture -- kum (n.), kum-tor (v.)
Carlotta -- Kar'latuh
Carnival of Tides -- Pidugolafu t'Mashenlar
Carp -- Karp
Catfish -- kaht-aluk
Cave -- tauk
Cavern -- suk'tauk
Ceremony -- van-kal
Chain -- naf-elakh (TGV), naflakh (MGV)
Chase (v.) -- zasahr-tor
Chef Louis -- Opilsu Lu'i
Clam -- klahm
Claw (n.) -- spahk
Cleaver -- threshek
Collect -- tershau
Collection -- tershaya
Comb -- |isachya-|dref (n.); dref-tor |isachya| (v.)
Concert -- ralash-torperan
Concertina -- kansuhr'tinuh |el'ru-uhkordiuhn|
Conductor (n., music) -- khartausu
Cook -- fassu (n.); fas-tor (v.)
Coral reef -- koruhl-rif
Courtyard -- tvi-ker
Crab -- krahb
Crab Louie -- Krahb Lu'i
Creature -- hafa
Cricket -- krihkuht
Crocodile -- krakuh'dail
Crow's nest -- glantau-kiskaf
Crown (n.) -- tarkiv

Dance -- tam (n.), tam-tor (v.)
Danger -- tehvar
Dangerous -- tehvar-bosh|-|
Darkness -- mu'gel'es
Dash -- Dahsh
Daughter -- ko-fu
Death -- tevakh
Debris -- guhsh|-tukh|
Deck -- lan-tol
Deep -- glu|-| (adj.); glun (n.)
Deep sea (adj.) -- glu-masutra-, glu-masutraik
Depth -- gluder
Descent -- tevan
Destroy -- vashau
Destruction -- vashaya
Dinglehopper -- dinguhl'hapuhr |vel-vel|
Dinosaur -- daino'sohr
Disguise (n.) -- pasut
Dive -- taul (n.), taul-tor (v.)
Dog (n.) -- dag
Dogfish -- dag-aluk
Drown -- mastevau
Duck -- duhk

Ebb tide -- nu'le-mashen
Echo -- vava (n.); vavuh (v.)
Eel -- iuhl
Eel-Ectric City -- Iuhl-Ektrihk Sihti |Raf-Iuhl-Kahr|
Electric eel -- raf-iuhl
Elephant seal -- suk-han-siuhl
Enemy -- nemut
Eruption -- sposhan
Escape -- stron (n.), stron-tor (v.)
Evil -- ek'rasahkos (adj.); ek'rasah (n.)
The Evil Manta -- Ek'rasahkos Mahntuh
Explode -- thorshau
Exploration -- paglayaren
Explore -- paglayaret
Explosion -- thorshaya

Fang -- wu-zud
Father (n.) -- sa-mekh
Fathom (n.) -- kar-wu-vath
Fear -- pthak (n.), ptha (v.)
Fight -- puk (n.), puk-tor (v.)
Figurehead -- khom-sukhlop
Fin -- ralek
Fire (n.) -- yon
Fireworks -- thorsh-kurosahlar
Fish -- aluk|lar| (n.); aluk-kum-tor (v.)
Fish hook -- aluk-kum-kik
Fishbowl -- aluk-kak
Fisherman -- aluk-kumsu
Fishing boat -- aluk-kum-|mas|hali
Flag (n.) -- haifan
Flamingo -- fluh'mingo
Flipper -- mahalek
Float (v.) -- markau
Floating debris -- markuhsh
Flotsam -- Flat'suhm |Markuhsh|
Flounder -- Flaunduhr
Fluke -- fluk
Flute -- kolchak
Flying fish -- hashan-aluk
Foam -- puhsh (n.), puhshau (v.)
Fog (n.) -- ihsek
Foot -- ash'ya
Fork (n.) -- snauk
Freedom -- el'es
Freeze (v.) -- le-sumau
Friend (n.) -- thrah (general); t'hai'la (close/intimate)
Friendly -- thraht-, thrahtik
Friendship -- thrah'es
Frog -- frag
Fry (v.) -- pol-tor

Gertrude -- Guhr'trud
Giant clam -- masuk-klahm
Giant octopus -- masuk-akto'puuhs
Giant seahorse -- masuk-masutra-hors
Giant squid -- masuk-skwihd
Glowerhaven -- Glauwuhr'heivuhn
Goldfish -- kin-aluk
Granddaughter -- ko-kan-kan
Grandfather -- fa-sa-mekh
Gray whale -- zhai-kur-weil
Great white shark -- lo'uk-wan-shark
Grimsby -- Grihmz'bi
Ground (n.) -- solektra
Grouper -- grupuhr
Gunpowder -- pohsh-grazhiv
Guppy -- guhpi

Hairbrush -- isachya-achut
Hammerhead shark -- mah-patam-shark
Harbor (n.) -- oklit
Harp (n.) -- harp
Harpoon (n.) -- aluk-tilek, weil-tilek
Helm -- dakharau-halek (wheel); dakharau-shal (station)
Helmet -- patyerak
Help -- gol'nev (n.), gol-tor (v.)
Hermit crab -- sa'awek-hasu-krahb
High tide -- pid-mashen
Hole (n.) -- razh
Hook (n.) -- kik
Horatio Felonious Ignacious Crustaceous Sebastian -- Horeishi'o Feloniuhs Ihg'neishuhs Kruhsteishus Suh'bahstyuhn
Horse -- hors
Hourglass -- mazhiv-wak-vel
Hull (n.) -- vukh
Human -- komihn (adj.); Komihnsu (n.)
Humpback whale -- kwahz-pla'dor-weil
Hurricane -- |ma|suk-masutra-eshu'a

Ice (n.) -- le-suma
Ice floe -- le-suma-marshak
Iceberg -- |masutraik| le-suma-vel
Illness -- has-mar
Impact -- kwul (n.), kwul-tor (v.)
Indian Ocean -- Indiuh-Masutra
Island -- vikuvtra

Jellyfish -- zheli-fihsh |khlupfa|
Jetsam -- Dzhet'suhm |Sakikuhsh|
Joy -- mak

Keel (n.) -- |masu-hali-|plat
Kelp -- kelp
Key (n.) -- tal-muv (lock); nuk-vikuvtra (low island)
Kill (v.) -- stau
Killer whale -- orkuh
King Triton -- Sa-Te'kor Traituhn
Kingdom -- te'kortra
Kiss -- shok (n.), shok-tor (v.)
Kiss the Girl -- °Shok'uh Ko-Kan°
Knife (n.) -- lipau
Kraken -- krahkuhn
Krill -- krihl

Lagoon -- masutra-muzh
Lantern -- |makh-|yonet
Leg -- mal
Lifeboat -- rishan-hali
Ling(cod) -- ling-kad
Lipstick -- bru-kur-tukh
Lobster -- lab'stuhr
The Lobster Mobster -- Lab'stuhr-Fik-Buhshasu
Lost (adj.) -- paki-, pakik
Love -- ashaya (n.), ashau (v.)
Low tide -- nuk-mashen
Loyalty -- fonn'es

Magic (n.) -- zaipos
Manta ray -- mahntuh-rei
Marriage -- kun-ut
Marriage ceremony -- kun-ut van-kal, tel-van-kal
Mast -- mashalo-thalv-lap
Max -- Mahks
Melody -- Meluhdi
Merboy -- masutra-sa-kan
Merfolk -- masutra-suyu
Mergirl -- masutra-ko-kan
Mermaid -- masutra-nursu (youth), masutra-kosu (adult)
Merman -- masutra-sasu
Merprincess -- masutra-ko-elki
Migration -- bashan
Mirror (n.) -- haulat
Monster -- stislak, ul'esk
Moray eel -- morei-iuhl
Morgana -- Mor'gahnuh
Mother (n.) -- ko-mekh
Mud -- vrel
Mullet -- muhluht
Music -- ralash-tanaf
Musicbox -- ralash-tanaf-natuhn
Musician -- ralash-tanafsu

Neap tide -- dan-nuk-mashen
Necklace -- talu-ek'zeru
Net (n.) -- vis
Newt -- nut
The North Sea -- Desh'rak-Masutra

Oar (n.) -- fel
Ocean -- masutra
Octopus -- akto'puuhs
Olympia -- O'lihmpiuh
Orca -- orkuh
Orphan (n.) -- rimekhusu
Oyster -- oistuhr

Pacific Ocean -- Puhsihfik Masutra
Palace -- te'korkel
Panic (n.) -- pahth
Pearl -- Puhrl
Pelican -- pelihkuhn
Penguin -- pengwihn
Pillow (n.) -- trak
Pipe -- mev
Pirate (n.) -- masutra-siyehtsu
Plank (n.) -- dohn
Plankton -- masutraik numo-ha-vel|lar|
Pot (n.) -- greindzh
Potion -- krel-masu
Predator -- skyemayek
Prince -- sa-elki
Prince Eric -- Sa-Elki Erihk
Prince Thor -- Sa-Elki Thor
Princess -- ko-elki

Quicksand -- ne-hal-mazhiv

Rainbow -- |igen-|kur-kesek
Reef -- rif
Relic -- za-vel
Rescue -- korsaya (n.), korsau (v.)
Rest -- shom (n.), shom-tor (v.)
Revenge -- ran-pleth
Right whale -- yeht-weil
Ring (n.) -- mokuv
Risk (n.) -- dvar
Rock (n.) -- kov
Rope -- man-elakh
Row (v.) -- fel-tor
Rowboat -- fel-hali
Rudder -- lahrn
Ruins (n.) -- yigahdelu

Sail -- mashalo-thalv (n.); mashalovau (v.)
Sailboat -- pi'mashaloli
Sailing ship -- mashaloli
Sailor -- masutrasu
Saltwater (n.) -- alem-masu
Sand -- mazhiv
Sardine -- sar'din
Scuttle -- Skuhtuhl
Sea -- masutra
Sea bass -- masutra-bahs
Sea cucumber -- masutra-kyu'kuhmbuhr
Sea Games -- Masutra-Zhagralar
Sea gull -- masutra-guhl
The Sea King -- Masutra-Sa-Te'krusu
Sea lion -- masutra-lei'o
Sea otter -- masutra-atuhr
Sea monster -- masutral'esk
Sea slug -- masutra-sluhg
Sea urchin -- masutra-uhrchuhn
The Sea Witch -- Masutra-Ko-Krelsh
Seafloor -- masutra-tol
Seahorse -- masutra-hors
Seahorse stallion -- sa-masutra-hors
Seal -- siuhl
Search -- psthan (n.), pstha (v.)
Seashell -- masutra-fo
Seasick -- masutra-has-bosh
Seaweed (n.) -- masutra-vedik
Secret (adj.) -- tsatik
Sei whale -- Sei-weil
Shark -- shark
Shelter (n.) -- rau-nol
Ship (n.) -- masu-hali (TGV), mashali (MGV)
Shipwreck (n.) -- masu-hali-kwuhsh (TGV), mashali-kwuhsh (MGV)
Shore -- gef
Shoreline -- gef-zehl
Shrimp -- shrihmp
Sing (v.) -- uralau
Sink (v.) -- ne'hal-tor
Sister -- ko-kai
Skate -- skeit
Sleep -- yuk (n.), yuk-tor (v.)
Slime (n.) -- shuhk
Slug (n.) -- sluhg
Smelt -- smelt
Smoke (n.) -- vuzh
Snail -- sneil
Snarfblatt -- snarf'blaht |vel-vel|
Sorceress -- ko-ruboch
Sperm whale -- spuhrm-weil
Splash -- pluhnkaya (n.), pluhnkau (v.)
Spot the Whale -- Spat Weil
Sprat -- spraht
Spyglass -- el'ru-zan-vel
Squid -- skwihd
Stairs -- kaiden
Starfish (seastar) -- masutra-yel
Stern (n.) -- harr|-krus|
Stingray -- rakus-rei
Storm (n.) -- sahriv
Stormy -- Stormi |Pi-Sahriv|
Strange -- flekh-, flekhik
Striped dolphin -- zehlal-dalfihn
Stuffed crab -- bolarral-krahb
Sturgeon -- stuhr'dzhuhn
Submerge -- nu'hal-tor
Sunken ship -- ne'halal-masu-hali (TGV), ne'halal-mashali (MGV)
Surface (n.) -- skonn
Surprise (v.) -- ak'wikmun
Swim (v.) -- mahal-tor
Sword -- shek

Tail (n.) -- harr
Teenager -- leh-ya'shakhuvsu
Tentacle -- riyeht-kar
Terror -- vash
Thingamajigger -- Thinguh'muhdzhihguhr |vel-vel|
Tide (n.) -- mashen
Tip -- Tihp
Threat -- nan
Throne (n.) -- ofulag-ku-san
Tooth -- zud
Trap -- pash (n.), pash-tor (n.)
Treasure (n.) -- odon
Trench (n.) -- zehl-razh
Trident -- trai'dent |reh-zunn|
Trouble (n.) -- avaru
Trout -- traut
Tsunami -- khrash-pral (colloquial), solektra-hutauk masutra-pral (sci.)
Tuna -- tunuh
Turbulence -- wauk|'es|
Turtle -- tuhrtuhl

Under the Sea -- °Ne'Masutra°
Undertow -- Uhnduhr'to |Masutra'le-Ne-Pilash|
Underwater (adj.) -- nemasu-, nemasuyik
Unusual (adj.) -- ritsuri|-|
Urchin -- Uhrchuhn
Ursula -- Uhrsuh'luh

Vanessa -- Vuh'nesuh
Violence -- khrash
Violin -- vai'olihn
Voice (n.) -- spes
Volcano -- shi'yon (colloquial), |suk'|zul-kunel (sci.)

Wake (n.) -- za-masu
Walrus -- wal'ruhs
Water -- masu
Wave (n.) -- pral
Weapon -- wun
Wedding -- tel-van-kal
Wedding cake -- keik t'tel-van-kal
Wedding ship -- masu-hali t'tel-van-kal (TGV), mashali t'tel-van-kal (MGV)
Whale -- weil
Wheel (n.) -- halek
Whirlpool -- da-masu-razh
Wife -- ko-telsu
Window -- krani
Worm (n.) -- ukram
Wreck -- kwuhsh (n.); kwuhsh-tor (v.)
Wreckage -- kwuhsh-tukh

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