Terminology
Zhilikam t'°Suhrfuhs° |Skonn|

As with all advanced cultures, the Vulcans have a great wealth of literature, including genres similar to Terran folklore, science fantasy and science fiction. Surface was a short-lived television series from Earth in the 20th Century. It was about the discovery of a new lifeform in the ocean which threatened the survival of humanity. Although the series ended on a cliffhanger, people continue to enjoy the episodes that exist and to theorize on how the story would have ended. 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 Surface 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
Acoustic signature -- ralash-vestra
Acoustics -- ralash-tal
Adm. Philip Geary -- Halitra-Lan Fihlihp Gihri
Aground (adj.) -- fisolektal-, fisolektalik
Air (n.) -- sov
Aircraft carrier -- sov-hali-leshek
Alger Koestler -- Ahldzhuhr Kest'luhr
Alligator -- ahluh'geituhr
Anchor -- mavohrek (n.); mavohrek-tor (v.)
Andy Cline -- Ahndi Klain
Anguilla -- Ahngwiluh, Angiluh
Animal (n.) -- aushfa
Ann Tracey -- Ahn Treisi
Annie Boertz -- Ahni Borts
Annie Park -- Ahni Park
Aquarium -- aluk-kelek (home/office); shi'masutra-ha-vellar (attraction)
Aquarium of the Carolinas -- Shi'Masutra-Ha-Vellar t'Kero'lainuhlar
Aquatic -- masu-hatik
Archaeopteryx -- arki'ap'terihks
Arctic Ocean -- Ir-Desh'rak-Masutra
Atlantic Ocean -- Aht'lahntik Masutra

Bangor, Maine -- Bahngor - Mein
Bathysphere -- glu-masutra-vel
Bay (n.) -- tchol
Beach -- shahov (n.); fishahov-tor (v.)
Behavior -- kloshai
Belt -- san-zhel
Berrong Institute of Oceanography -- Trahokna t'Masutra-Tal t'Berang
Bill Withrow -- Bihl Wihth'ro
Bill Wolff -- Bihl Wolf
Bite -- zeshaya (n.), zeshau (v.)
Bite mark -- zeshaya-ulidar
Boat -- pi'mashali
Bolinas Bay -- Tchol t'Bolinuhs
Bow (n., ship) -- khom-krus
Brad Kenney -- Brahd Keni
Breeze (n.) -- pi'salan
Bubble (n.) -- duk
Buoy (n.) -- |markau-|ulidayek
Buoyant (adj.) -- abmarkan-, abmarkanik
Bylands Nature Preserve -- Malat-Korsautra t'Bai'lahndz

Cage (n.) -- kraisek
Caitlin Blum -- Keit'lihn Blum
California -- Kahlihfornyuh
Cape of Good Hope -- Keip uhv Guuhd Hop |Miis t'Rom-Rok|
Capsize (v.) -- nuda-tor
Capture -- kum (n.), kum-tor (v.)
Carolyn Pizzoli -- Keruhlihn Pihzoli
Cave -- tauk
Chain -- naf-elakh (TGV), naflakh (MGV)
Chase (v.) -- zasahr-tor
Chimera -- kaimeruh |rish-stislak|
Church -- shi'kon
Claw (n.) -- spahk
Coast Guard -- Gef-Korsau-Pabelk
Collect -- tershau
Collection -- tershaya
Col. Jack Cooper -- Shal-Lan Dzhahk Kupuhr
Compton Marsh -- Masu-Kastra t'Kamp'tuhn
Creature -- hafa

Danger -- tehvar
Dangerous -- tehvar-bosh|-|
Darkness -- mu'gel'es
Dave Wolff -- Deiv Wolf
Davis Lee -- Deivuhs Li
Death -- tevakh
Debris -- guhsh|-tukh|
Deck -- lan-tol
Depth -- gluder
Descent -- tevan
Destroy -- vashau
Destruction -- vashaya
Displacement -- sa'dvun
Dive -- taul (n.), taul-tor (v.)
Dive site -- shi'taulan
Dive tank -- taul-tuhlek
Diving suit -- taul-saikhut
Dr. Aleksander Cirko -- Ortrensu Aleksahnduhr Sihrko
Dr. Hector Falk -- Ortrensu Hektuhr Falk
Dr. Krishna Singh -- Ortrensu Krihsh'nuh Sing
Dr. Laura Daughtery -- Ortrensu Loruh Datuhri
Dr. Paul Blum -- Ortrensu Pal Blum
Dr. Robert Vanderwal -- Ortrensu Rabuhrt Vahnduhr'wal
Dr. Samantha Morris -- Ortrensu Suhmahnthuh Morihs
Dog (n.) -- dag
Dolphin -- dalfihn
Dorsal fin -- pla'dor-ralek
Drown -- mastevau

Ebb tide -- nu'le-mashen
Echo -- vava (n.); vavuh (v.)
Ed Blagman -- Ed Blahg'muhn
Egg (n.) -- yu-mur
Electric shock -- raf-kolaya
Electrical burn -- raf-yontaya
Electrocute -- rafostau
Electrocution -- rafostaya
Emily Connelly -- Emuhli Kanuhli
Ens. Tom Minor -- Wuh-Lan Tam Mainuhr
Eruption -- sposhan
Escape -- stron (n.), stron-tor (v.)
Evacuate -- sashalotau
Evacuation -- sashalotaya
Evolution -- wakrubaya
Evolutionary biologist -- wakrubau-ha-talsu
Explode -- thorshau
Exploration -- paglayaren
Explore -- paglayaret
Explosion -- thorshaya

Fathom (n.) -- kar-wu-vath
Fear -- pthak (n.), ptha (v.)
Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) -- Teruk Ekhartaya t'Kef-Khartaya
Fight -- puk (n.), puk-tor (v.)
Figure 8 Inlet -- Vyek t'Khlop-8
Fin -- ralek
Fire (n.) -- yon
Fish -- aluk|lar| (n.); aluk-kum-tor (v.)
Fisherman -- aluk-kumsu
Fishing boat -- aluk-kum-|mas|hali
Flipper -- mahalek
Float (v.) -- markau
Flood -- abrash (n.), abrash-tor (v.)
Flooding (n.) -- abrashan
Floodwater(s) -- abrash-masu
Flotsam -- -- markuhsh
Fog (n.) -- ihsek
Foghorn -- ihsek-vikayek
Follow -- zahal-tor
Foot -- ash'ya
Fort Fisher Aquarium -- Shi'Masutra-Ha-Vellar t'Klomya Fihshuhr
Friend (n.) -- thrah (general); t'hai'la (close/intimate)
Fugitive (n.) -- ak'takitograusu

The Gardener -- Bahsu
Gene -- tol
Generator -- ferek
Genetic engineering -- tol-mish-tal
Genetic mutation -- tol-tselaya
Genetic research -- tol-kla-hil
Geneticist -- tol-talsu
Genetics -- tol-tal
George Connelly -- Dzhordzh Kanuhli
Geyser -- fal-masu-pohshuk
Gray whale -- grei weil |zhai-kur-weil|
Great Barrier Reef -- Lo'uk Foshek-Rif
Great white shark -- greit wait shark |suk-wan-shark|
Ground (n.) -- solektra
Gulf of Mexico -- Suk-Tchol t'Meksiko

Hagfish -- hahg'fihsh |hahg-aluk|
Harbor (n.) -- oklit
Hatch (n.) -- thro-svep
Heather Connelly -- Heðuhr Kanuhli
Helicopter -- da-rala-hali, da-rala-hashek
Helm -- dakharau-halek (wheel); dakharau-shal (station)
Helmet -- patyerak
Help -- gol'nev (n.), gol-tor (v.)
High tide -- pid-mashen
Hole (n.) -- razh
Hook (n.) -- kik
Hose (n.) -- masmev (liquids), sov-mev (gases)
Hospital -- shi'has, shi'hakaya
Hull (n.) -- vukh
Humpback whale -- huhmp'bahk weil |kwahz-pla'dor-weil|
Hydrophone -- nemasu-viralashek

Ice (n.) -- le-suma
Ice floe -- le-suma-marshak
Iceberg -- |masutraik| le-suma-vel
Iderdex Systems -- Torektralar t'Aiduhr'deks
Illness -- has-mar
Impact -- kwul (n.), kwul-tor (v.)
Indian Ocean -- Indiuh-Masutra
Island -- vikuvtra

Jackson Holden -- Dzhahksuhn Holduhn
Jesse Daughtery -- Dzhesi Datuhri
Jetsam -- sakikuhsh
John Glisson -- Dzhan Glihsuhn
John Williams -- Dzhan Wihlyuhmz

Kadee Ann Lowry -- Keidi Ahn Lau'ri
Keel (n.) -- |masu-hali-|plat
Kill (v.) -- stau
Killer whale -- orkuh
Kiss -- shok (n.), shok-tor (v.)
Knife (n.) -- lipau

Laboratory -- ek'tal-zup-shal
Lagoon -- masutra-muzh
Lake -- suk'muzh
Lake Travis -- Suk'Muzh Trahvihs
Lantern -- |makh-|yonet
Leg -- mal
Length -- wu-vath
Lt. Barry Cobb -- Ot-Lan Beri Kab
Life jacket -- rishan-kopal
Life preserver -- rishan-markek
Life raft -- rishan-marshak
Lighthouse -- |masu-|ha'zehl-kel
Lightning -- pahz
Liopleurodon -- lai'o'pluro'dan
Lorentec Pharmaceuticals -- Haseretlar t'Loren'tek
Lost (adj.) -- paki-, pakik
Lost Coast Bay -- Tchol t'Paki-Gef
Louisiana -- Lu'izi'ahnuh
Love -- ashaya (n.), ashau (v.)
Low tide -- nuk-mashen

MV Kellie Chouest -- MiH °Keli Tchu'est°
Madagascar -- Mahduh'gahskuhr
Marine biologist -- masutra-ha-talsu
Marine biology -- masutra-ha-tal
Marine vertebrate -- masutra-plat-aushfa
Mast -- mashalo-thalv-lap
Miles James Bennett -- Mailz Dzheimz Benuht
Monster -- stislak, ul'esk
Monterey Oceanographic Institute -- Masutra-Tal-Trahokna t'Mantuhrei
Mud -- vrel
Muncie, Indiana -- Muhnsi - Ihndi'ahnuh

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) -- Shasol-Ekhartaya t'Hash-Tal heh Stukh
National Security Agency (NSA) -- Shasol-Shar'es-Svisolaizhak
Navy (n.) -- masu'er
Neap tide -- dan-nuk-mashen
Net (n.) -- vis
Nim(rod) -- Nihm|'rad|
The North Sea -- Desh'rak-Masutra

Oar (n.) -- fel
Ocean -- masutra
Ocean trench -- |masutra-|glu-spathel
Oceanographer -- masutra-talsu
Oceanographic research ship -- masu-hali t'masutra-talik kla-hil (TGV), mashali t'masutra-talik kla-hil(MGV)
Oceanography -- masutra-tal
Oil rig -- elmin-skafak
Orca -- orkuh
Orchid -- orkihd
Oregon -- Ori'guhn

Pacific Ocean -- Puhsihfik Masutra
Paleontologist -- vesht-ha-talsu
Paleontology -- vesht-ha-tal
Palo Alto, California -- Pahlo Ahl'to - Kahlihfornyuh
Panic (n.) -- pahth
Paramedic -- ulen-hassu
Park ranger -- yartra-pabelsu
Perry Hand -- Peri Hahnd
Plane crash -- sov-hashek-tevul
Police (n.) -- to-mesksutra
Police car -- to-mesk-hali
Police officer, Policeman -- to-mesksu
Police station -- to-mesk-laskat
Predator -- skyemayek
Project Echelon -- Pradzhekt Eshuh'lan |Ar'tu Vus|

Reed Johnson -- Riid Dzhansuhn
Reef -- rif
Rescue -- korsaya (n.), korsau (v.)
Research -- kla-hil (n.), kla-hil-tor (v.)
Rest -- shom (n.), shom-tor (v.)
Richard "Rich" Connelly -- Rihchuhrd >Rihch< Kanuhli
Rig dive (n.) -- |elmin-|skafak-taul
Risk (n.) -- dvar
Rock (n.) -- kov
Ron Bennett -- Ran Benuht
Rope -- man-elakh
Row (v.) -- fel-tor
Rowboat -- fel-hali
Rudder -- lahrn

Sail -- mashalo-thalv (n.); mashalovau (v.)
Sailboat -- pi'mashaloli
Saltwater (n.) -- alem-masu
San Francisco, California -- Sahn Frahnsihsko - Kahlihfornyuh
Sand -- mazhiv
Sausalito, California -- Sasuh'lito - Kahlihfornyuh
Savannah Bennett -- Suhvahnuh Benuht
Sea -- masutra
Sea monster -- masutral'esk
Seafloor -- masutra-tol
Search -- psthan (n.), pstha (v.)
Seasick -- masutra-has-bosh
Seaweed (n.) -- masutra-vedik
Secret (adj.) -- tsatik
Shark -- shark
Shelter Cove -- Rau-Nol-Pi'Tchol
Sheriff -- to-gav-feihan
Ship (n.) -- masu-hali (TGV), mashali (MGV)
Shipwreck (n.) -- masu-hali-kwuhsh (TGV), mashali-kwuhsh (MGV)
Shock -- kolaya (n.); kolau (v.)
Shore -- gef
Shoreline -- gef-zehl
Sink (v.) -- ne'hal-tor
Sinkhole -- ne'hal-razh
Sister -- ko-kai
Skeleton -- hinek-teraya (TGV), hinektra (MGV)
Skull -- grat
Sky -- igen
Slime (n.) -- shuhk
Smoke (n.) -- vuzh
Snorkel (n.) -- mev-eshaul
Snow (n.) -- izh
South Africa -- Khu'rak-Ahfrikuh
Species -- koshtri
Specimen -- koshkrus
Splash -- pluhnkaya (n.), pluhnkau (v.)
Stairs -- kaiden
Steeple -- shi'kon-kispek
Stern (n.) -- harr|-krus|
Stingray -- sting'rei |rakus-rei|
Storm (n.) -- sahriv
Submarine (n.) -- ne-masu-hali (TGV), ne-mashali (MGV)
Submerge -- nu'hal-tor
Submersible (n.) -- nu'hal-hali
Sullivan's Island -- Vikuvtra t'Suhlihvuhn
Surface (n.) -- skonn
Surprise (v.) -- ak'wikmun
Swim (v.) -- mahal-tor
Swimming pool -- mahal-muzh
Sylvia Bennett -- Sihlviuh Benuht

Tail (n.) -- harr
Teenager -- leh-ya'shakhuvsu
Teletsunami -- ir-khrash-pral (colloquial), ir-solektra-hutauk masutra-pral (sci.)
Terror -- vash
Texas -- Teksuhs
Thermographic scan -- falek-besan-glashaya
Thomas Dahl -- Tamuhs Dal
Tide (n.) -- mashen
Threat -- nan
Tooth -- zud
Tracks (footprints) -- ash'yaidarlar
Tracy Connelly -- Treisi Kanuhli
Trap -- pash (n.), pash-tor (n.)
Trawler -- vis-zaseshau-kumanek
Trench (n.) -- zehl-razh
Trouble (n.) -- avaru
Tsunami -- khrash-pral (colloquial), solektra-hutauk masutra-pral (sci.)
Turbulence -- wauk|'es|

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) -- KKUH °Ranuhld Reiguhn°
USS Topeka (SSN-754) -- KKUH °To'pikuh°
Underwater (adj.) -- nemasu-, nemasuyik
Unusual (adj.) -- ritsuri|-|

Violence -- khrash
Volcano -- shi'yon (colloquial), |suk'|zul-kunel (sci.)

Wake (n.) -- za-masu
Water -- masu
Wave (n.) -- pral
Wayne Johnson -- Wein Dzhansuhn
Weapon -- wun
Weight -- rasath
Weld (v.) -- falterau
Wet suit -- masup-taul-saikhut
Whale -- weil
Wheel (n.) -- halek
Whirlpool -- da-masu-razh
Width -- eik-vath
Wilmington, North Carolina -- Wihlming'tuhn - North Kero'laihuh
Window -- krani
Wreck -- kwuhsh (n.); kwuhsh-tor (v.)
Wreckage -- kwuhsh-tukh
Wrightsville Beach -- Shahov t'Raits'vihl

Yellowstone National Park -- Shasol-Yartra t'Yelo'ston

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