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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 Munsters television series and movies of 20th Century Earth, centered on the unusual characters in a family who thought they were normal. 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 Munsters 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.)
Abnormal -- ritsuri|-|
Agnes Daly -- Ahg'nuhs Deili
Alan Benson -- Ahluhn Ben'suhn
Albert Daly -- Ahl'buhrt Deili
Alfred Swanson -- Ahl'fred Swan'suhn
Amulet -- zaibihk
Ancestor -- orfikkesu
Ancestors -- orfikkel
Animal (n.) -- aushfa
Ann Carter -- Ahn Kartuhr
Anna Farber -- Ahnuh Farbuhr
Arlene Farber -- Ar'lin Farbuhr
Armor (n.) -- fo-wein
Attorney -- to-gov-foshsu
Aunt -- ko-kuk
Automobile -- solektra-hali
Ax -- la'ash
Barney Walters -- Barni Waltuhrz
Basement -- ne-|tvi-|shal (TGV) , ne-tvihal (MGV)
Basket -- ki'haf
Bat (n., animal) -- baht
Bed (n.) -- sar-tak
Bell (n.) -- kus-vakh
Belt -- san-zhel
Bench (n.) -- wu-ku-san
Birthday -- gad t'keshtan
Birthday party -- gabuluh na'gad t'keshtan
Bizarre -- nifauli|-|
Black cat -- nesh-kur kaht
Blood -- khaf
Book (n.) -- dunap
Bookcase -- dunap-tsorayek
Borden T. Pike -- Borduhn T. Paik
Boy -- sa-kan
Break -- shaya (n.) , shau (v.)
Breakfast (n.) -- asal-yem
Brooch (n.) -- zerm
Broom -- fnash-vel
Bullet -- mesk-pohshulek
Bullet hole -- mesk-pohshulek-razh
Burglar -- svivazgausu
Burial -- visolektaya
Burn -- yontaya (n.) , yontau (v.)
Bury -- visolektau
Butcher knife -- kahm-nesh-lipau
Button (n.) -- gonaf
Cage (n.) -- kraisek
Cake -- keik
Candelabra -- wehk-ha'feklam
Candle (n.) -- ha'fek
Candlelight -- ha'fek-ha'gel
Candlestick -- ha'feklam
Cane (n.) -- lates-fek
Cape -- palfu
Car -- solektra-hali
Cauldron -- fas-matuhlek
Cave -- tauk
Cavern -- suk'tauk
Cellar -- netsoraya
Cemetery -- vukhut-ker
Chain -- naf-elakh (TGV) , naflakh (MGV)
Chair -- ku-san
Charlie Hodges -- Tcharli Hadzhuhz
Charlie Wiggens -- Tcharli Wihguhnz
Chemical (n.) -- meil-tukh
Chemistry set -- meil-lesk
Chester Skinner -- Tchestuhr Skihnuhr
Child -- kan
Chimney -- vuzh-mev
Chip Johnson -- Tchihp Dzhan'suhn
Christmas -- Krihst'muhs
Cigar -- sih'gar
Clara Mason -- Kleruh Meisuhn
Claw (n.) -- spahk
Cloak (n.) -- to-sai
Clock -- wak-vel
Closet -- sai-vel-meskal
Clyde Thornton -- Klaid Thorn'tuhn
Cobweb (n.) -- spaiduhr-vis
Coffee -- kafi
Coffin -- tevikeh-natuhn
Corpse -- tevik-veh (TGV) , tevikeh (MGV)
Corridor -- tvur
Costume (n.) -- sai'avukem
Crack -- treshaya (n.) , treshau (v.)
Creak -- rihnchaya (n.) , rihnchau (v.)
Creature -- hafa
Creepy -- drichel-, drichelik
Crypt -- brag
Crystal ball -- khush-dukal
Cuckoo clock -- kuku-wak-vel
Cup -- monek
Cupboard -- tsorayek
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
Dead (adj.) -- tevik
Death -- tevakh
Decompose -- ek'nehau
Decomposition -- ek'nehaya
Delusion -- plokh
Destroy -- vashau
Destruction -- vashaya
Devil's food cake -- keik t'yem-tukh t'Devuhl
Devil's Island -- Vikuvtra t'Devuhl
Dick Prince -- Dihk Prihns
Dick Willet -- Dihk Wihliht
Diet (n.) -- yokul-tashan
Dig (v.) -- hil-tor
Dig up (v.) -- sahil-tor
Disappearing ink -- sasaudaun-neshuk
Disguise (n.) -- pasut
Dr. Dustin Diablo -- Ortrensu Duhstihn Di'ablo
Dr. Edward H. Dudley -- Hassu Ed'wuhrd H. Duhd'li
Dr. Frankenstein IV -- Hassu Frahnkuhn'stain 4
Dr. Harvey Baxter -- Hassu Harvi Bahkstuhr
Door -- svep
Door knocker -- svep-khlapayek
Doorknob -- svep-elat
Doorway -- svep-sharu
Dorothea Harkness -- Doro'thiuh Hark'nuhs
Dragon -- yoshuhlnak
Dream -- run (n.) , run-tor (v.)
Duke Feinberg -- Duk Fain'buhrg
Duke Ramsey -- Duk Rahmzi
Dungeon -- ne-klomsh
Dust (n.) -- grazhiv
Ear -- kaluk
Echo -- vava (n.) ; vavuh (v.)
Edgar Z. Holmes -- Ed'guhr Z. Holmz
Edward Wolfgang "Eddie" Munster -- Ed'wuhrd Wolf'gahng >Edi< Muhnstuhr
Eerie -- drichel-, drichelik
Egg (n.) -- yu-mur
Electric chair -- raf-ku-san
Electric shock -- raf-kolaya
Electricity -- raf-tepul
Electrocute -- rafostau
Electrocution -- rafostaya
Elmer Dudley -- El'muhr Duhd'li
Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch -- El'roi >Kreizi'legz< Huhrsh
England -- Engluhnd, Ingluhnd
Enlarging machine -- sukan-mish-vel
Envy (n.) -- dzhelu
Escape -- stron (n.) , stron-tor (v.)
Evil -- ek'rasahkos (adj.) ; ek'rasah (n.)
Execute -- tostau
Execution -- tostaya
Experiment (n.) -- spolek
Face (n.) -- limuk
Family -- pi'maat
Fang -- wu-zud
Fanny Pike -- Fahni Paik
Fantasy -- kropaya
Father (n.) -- sa-mekh
Fence (n.) -- tem
Fever -- tau
Fiend -- shaka
Fierce -- kei|-|
File -- shetheshayek (n., rasp) ; shetheshau (v., use a rasp)
Fire (n.) -- yon
Fireplace -- yon-sha'ti
Floor -- lan-tol
Fog (n.) -- ihsek
Forbidden -- zad-, zadik
Forest -- laptra
Frederick "Freddie" Munster -- Freduhrihk >Fredi< Muhnstuhr
Friend (n.) -- thrah (general) ; t'hai'la (close/intimate)
Fright -- kolthak
Frighten -- koltha
Funeral -- mem-lu til-kum
Galen Stewart -- Geiluhn Stuwuhrt
Gate (n.) -- temep
Genghis Cohen -- Gengihs Ko'uhn
Ghost -- tam'a
Ghost story -- tam'a-var
Giant (n.) -- masuksu
Gil Craig -- Gihl Kreig
Glasses (spectacles) -- |bezhun-|zaneshu
Glen Boyle -- Glen Boi'uhl
Googie Miller -- Gugi Mihluhr
Granddaughter -- ko-kan-kan
Grandfather -- fa-sa-mekh
Grandfather clock -- kispek-wak-vel
Grandpa Vladimir Dracula -- Fa-Sami Vlahdih'mihr Drahkyuluh
Grandson -- sa-kan-kan
Grave (n.) -- shi'vukhut
Gravestone -- ahm-kov
Graveyard -- vukhut-ker
Ground (n.) -- solektra
Gruesome -- klihvorn-, klihvornik
Guitar -- gitar
Halloween -- Hahlowin |Hahlo-Khruyat|
Hammer (n.) -- mah-vel
Hand -- el'ru
Happy Havemeyer -- Hahpi Hahvuh'mai'uhr
Harp (n.) -- harp
Haunted house -- pa'tam'au-kelek
Head (n.) -- patam
Hearse -- tevikeh-hali
Heart -- khaf-spol
Henry J. Fregosi -- Hen'ri Dzh. Fre'gosi
Herman Munster -- Huhr'muhn Muhnstuhr
Hidden (adj.) -- ip-, ipik
Hole (n.) -- razh
Home (n.) -- ha-kel
Hood (n.) -- fash
Hook (n.) -- kik
Horse (n.) -- hors
House (n.) -- kelek
Howl -- vlut (n.) , vlur (v.)
Ice (n.) -- le-suma
Icebox -- le-suma-tsorayek
Igor -- I'gor
Imaginary -- glenon-, glenonik
Imagination -- glenonaya
Injury -- dash
Invention -- fereik-vel
Inventor -- fereiksu
Invisible -- ri-gla-yehat
J.R. Finlater -- Dzh. R. Fihn'lahtuhr
Jack McGinty -- Dzhahk Muh'Gihnti
Jack-o'-lantern -- puhm'kihn-yonet
Jackhammer (n.) -- el'ru-dvun-masuyik mah-vel
Jaw (n.) -- ahs
Jealous -- kis-ka
Jealousy -- kis-ka'es
Jewelry -- ek'zeru
John Stewart -- Dzhan Stuwuhrt
Joy -- mak
Key -- tal-muv
Kill (v.) -- stau
Kiss -- shok (n.) , shok-tor (v.)
Kitchen -- af'tum
Laboratory -- ek'tal-zup-shal
Ladder -- pu'uth
Lady Effigie Munster -- Oko Efih'dzhi Muhnstuhr
Lantern -- |makh-|yonet
Latch (n.) -- kuhr
Laszlo Brastoff -- Lahz'lo Brahstaf
Leg -- mal
Leo "Knuckles" Kraus -- Li'o >Nuhkuhlz< Kraus
Lester Farber -- Lestuhr Farbuhr
Lester Moresby -- Lestuhr Morz'bi
Library -- shi'murat (ancient term) , shi'dunap (old term) , shi'kitalu (modern term)
Lid -- razhein
Light bulb -- ha'gelek
Lightning -- pahz
Lily Dracula Munster -- Lihli Drahkyuluh Muhnstuhr
Lip -- bru
Livingroom -- gad-ha-shal
Lock -- klachek (n.) , klacha (v.)
Lost (adj.) -- paki-, pakik
Love -- ashaya (n.) , ashau (v.)
Lydia Gardner -- Lihdiuh Gard'nuhr
Macabre -- klihrank-, klihrankik
Magic (n.) -- zaipos
Mansion -- suk-kelek
Map (n.) -- besan
Marge Kingsley -- Mardzh Kingz'li
Marilyn Munster -- Merih'lihn Muhnstuhr
Mask (n.) -- limein
Masquerade party -- limeinalsu-gabuluh
Mayor -- kahr-fulagsu
Medallion -- talu-mokebihkuv
Mid-City Park -- Shi'Yar t'Svitan-Kahr
Millie Cruikshank -- Mihli Kruuhk'shahnk
Mirror (n.) -- haulat
Mistletoe (n.) -- misuhl'to
Moan -- naya (n.) , nau (v.)
Mockingbird Heights -- Making'buhrd Haits |Pid-Shal t'Making'buhrd|
Mockingbird Heights Elementary School -- Nen-Shi'Oren t'Making'buhrd Haits
Monster -- stislak (humanoid) , ul'esk (anything else)
Moon (n.) -- aikum
Moonlight -- aikum-ha'gel
Mother (n.) -- ko-mekh
Motorcycle (n.) -- dah-hali
Mud -- vrel
Mummy -- psethudatoralsu
Munstermobile -- Muhnstuhr-hali
Murder -- riyeht-staya (n.) , riyeht-stau (v.)
Music -- ralash-tanaf
Natural (adj.) -- malat-, malatik
Neck (n.) -- talu
Neck bolt -- talu-terk
Neighbor (n.) -- behsu
Net (n.) -- vis
Niece -- ko-bath
Night -- mu'yor
Normal -- tsuri|-|
Oath (n.) -- relkoh
Odor -- vil
Organ (n., instrument) -- orguhn |molu-ralash-tanaf'mavek|
Oven -- fasek
Painting (n.) -- kras-bikuv
Palm (hand) -- ku
Parents -- |o|mekhu
Passage (n.) -- fabehalan
Path -- yut
Paul Newmar -- Pal Nu'mar
Pen (n., writing) -- neshuk-fek
The Phantom of the Opera -- Fahntuhm t'Apuhruh
Phoebe Munster -- Fibi Muhnstuhr
Pipe -- mev
Pipeline -- mev-zehl
Piranha -- pihranuh
Pistol -- el'ru-pohshayek (TGV) , el'ru-pohshek (MGV)
Pocket watch -- ul'haf-wak-vel
Poison (n.) -- gisam
Police car -- to-mesk-hali
Police Chief Harry Boyle -- To-Mesk-Feihan Heri Boi'uhl
Police Chief W.R. Harris -- To-Mesk-Feihan W. R. Herihs
Police Commissioner Ludlow -- To-Mesk-Kadvinaveksu Luhd'lo
Police department -- to-mesk-ekebi
Police station -- to-mesk-laskat
Policeman -- to-mesksu
Portrait -- su-bikuv
Principal Harold Balding -- Shi'Oren-Fulagsu Heruhld Balding
Psychiatrist -- kashkau-talsu
Purse (n.) -- donkuf
Purse-snatcher -- donkuf-vazgausu
Pursue -- zasahr-tor
Pursuit -- zasahr
Rain -- sov-masu (n.) , sov-mashau (v.)
Raven -- reivuhn
Reginald Stubbs -- Redzhih'nuhld Stuhbz
Relative (person) -- tomasu
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
Robot -- sutor-zupek
Rocking chair -- hor'wesau-kusan
Roger Denman -- Radzhuhr Den'muhn
Roger Moresby -- Radzhuhr Morz'bi
Roof (n.) -- kamu
Rope -- man-elakh
Rose (n.) -- roz
Sack (n.) -- sa'haf
Sand -- mazhiv
Sandy Baylor -- Sahndi Beiluhr
Scar (n.) -- |skek-|ulidar
School -- shi'oren
Science project -- ek'tal-ar'tu
Scotty Dusick -- Skati Dusihk
Scream -- she (n.) ; shei (v.)
Search -- psthan (n.) , pstha (v.)
Seymour Farber -- Si'mor Farbuhr
Shadow (n.) -- duv
Shovel -- hilek (n.) , hilekau (v.)
Skeleton -- hinek-teraya (TGV) , hinektra (MGV)
Skull -- grat
Smoke (n.) -- vuzh
Snow (n.) -- izh
Son -- sa-fu
Sonny Harkness -- Suhni Hark'nuhs
Sorority -- shi'oren-ko-katravek
Sorority house -- kelek t'shi'oren-ko-katravek
Spear (n.) -- tilek
Spider -- spaiduhr
Spot -- Spat |Dap|
Stab (v.) -- lipruh
Stairs -- kaiden
Statue -- sukhlop
Sting -- rakus (n.) , rakusau (v.)
Storm (n.) -- sahriv
Strange -- flekh-, flekhik
Stranger (n.) -- rifainusu
Suit of armor -- fo-weinkhut
Surprise (v.) -- ak'wikmun
Swamp (n.) -- flash
Sword -- shek
Table (n.) -- pasu
Tail (n.) -- harr
Talon -- tsa-spahk
Tarzan McGirk -- Tar'zahn Muh'Guhrk
Teacher -- |o|savensu
Ted Thatcher -- Ted Thahchuhr
Telephone (n.) -- irak-varibek
Telescope (n.) -- irak-zan-vel
Television (TV) -- irak-dvubikuvan |ID|
1313 Mockingbird Lane -- 1313 Wonil-Yut t'Making'buhrd
Threat -- nan
Thunder -- rahm (n.) , rahm-tor (v.)
Time (n.) -- wak
Toad -- tod
Tom Daly -- Tam Deili
Tomb -- brag
Tooth -- zud
Torture -- agreibaya (n.) , agreibau (v.)
Toy (n.) -- leitri
Trap -- pash (n.) , pash-tor (n.)
Trapdoor -- pash-svep
Treasure (n.) -- odon
Trick-or-Treat (n.) -- Hehni il Skasaya
Turkey -- tuhrki
Umbrella -- sov-masu-krein
Uncle -- sa-kuk
Unusual -- ritsuri|-|
Used car -- isal-solektra-hali
Used car lot -- makau-ker t'isal-solektra-halilar
Used car salesman -- makausu t'isal-solektra-halilar
Usual -- tsuri|-|
Vampire (n.) -- khaf-monsu
Wall (n.) -- temok
Warren Bloom -- Waruhn Blum
Warren Thurston -- Waruhn Thuhr'stuhn
Water -- masu
Weapon -- wun
Web -- vis
Weird -- flekh-, flekhik
Werewolf -- ushgul
Whip (n.) -- el'ahn
Wilbur Kingsley -- Wihlbuhr Kingz'li
Wilbur Ramsey -- Wihlbuhr Rahmzi
Witch -- krelsh
Worm (n.) -- ukram
Wound (n.) -- skek
Wrestler -- vo'ek-puksu
Wrestling (sport) -- vo'ek-pukan
Wrist -- kar-nik
Yolanda Cribbins -- Yo'lahnduh Krihbihnz
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