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| ''kharakom''
| '''A'''
| Often described to humans as "boxing"
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| ''hleshvalath''
| Most [[Andorian]] fighting styles employed direct force, with the exception of this wrestling style which emphasized grappling and restraint of the opponent - utilizing slams, joint-breaks, and bear hugs in a quick, brutal and efficient manner
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| ''alnaav''
| ''alnaav''
| A rare and powerful martial arts style that required a level of discipline and dedication rare even among [[Andorians]]
| A rare and powerful martial arts style that required a level of discipline and dedication rare even among [[Andorians]]
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| ''shoshi''
| ''alneesh''
| Equivalent of "cool" or "awesome", metaphorically swift/speedy (not slang)
| A type of marsh bison
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| ''hefflak''
| '''B'''
| Literally "merriment" but used as the earth-equivalent term for "incest"
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| ''bouf''
| ''bouf''
| "Pink", refers to things that do not work or are non-functional (see: pink skin)
| "Pink", refers to things that do not work or are non-functional (see: pink skin)
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| ''ishinan''
| '''C'''
| A command to make an attack, "open fire" or "weapons free"
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| ''kelthreh''
| ''ceara''
| One's own family
| Traditional clothing among zhen
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| ''grelth''
| ''chaka''
| An arachnid
| (Plural chakani) an [[Andorian]] fighting blade weapon, similar to an over-sized [[Klingon]] d'k tahg with a sideways bat'tleh-style grip.
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| ''zhavey''
| ''challorn''
| Mother, or eldest mother
| A sweet-smelling flower
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| ''ren''
| ''cheldu''
| Fire
| Refers to an ancient mystical art form of “healing touches”
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| ''xixu''
| ''cor’sala''
| A marine plant whose fronds may be mashed and used in baby food
| “Thrill of engaging the enemy”
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| ''klazh''
| '''D'''
| An animal known for its careless way of moving
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| ''ishurni''
| ''dogra''
| Plural of ishur
| Fertile soil; irrigated soil where food can grow
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| ''shras''
| ''dosalnar''
| "Friend", which was significant enough to an [[Andorian]], but ishurni may as well be siblings or spouses.
| An [[Andorian]] sword-like weapon, among the top chosen weapons in [[Andorian]] duels.
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| ''hari''
| '''E'''
| A flatbread
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| ''khe'''
| ''eketha''
| Coldness
| A type of hardwood tree
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| ''elta''
| ''elta''
| A floral tree
| A floral tree
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| ''vithi''
| ''emvaiir''
| An edible flower
| Hope
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| ''eth'la''
| Type of flower vine
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| '''F'''
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| ''feli''
| Someone who was passionate in the more standard sense
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| ''flabbjellah''
| A traditional [[Andorian]] sidearm that doubled as a musical instrument
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| '''G'''
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| ''gabavga''
| ''gabavga''
| The full bladder and intestines of a "gabav." Best when served piping hot with a frosty mug of [[Andorian]] blue ale.
| The full bladder and intestines of a "gabav." Best when served piping hot with a frosty mug of [[Andorian]] blue ale.
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| ''shola''
| ''grela''
| Literally “the thing where/in which love is born,” also a synonym for “soul” or “spirit,” with many of the same poetic connotations of those words in English.
| “Messenger” or “courier”
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| ''grelth''
| An arachnid
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| ''jath’shola''
| '''H'''
| (A person who “is the essence” of shola) is a loving, “soulful” person
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| ''feli''
|''hari''
| Someone who was passionate in the more standard sense
| A flatbread
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|-
| ''zztann''
| ''hefflak''
| No translation. More or less means "things are very very very bad." Phrases to follow are normally along the line of "now we're really fwarked!"
| Literally "merriment" but used as the earth-equivalent term for "incest"
|-
|-
| ''challorn''
| ''hleshvalath''
| A sweet-smelling flower
| Most [[Andorian]] fighting styles employed direct force, with the exception of this wrestling style which emphasized grappling and restraint of the opponent - utilizing slams, joint-breaks, and bear hugs in a quick, brutal and efficient manner
|-
|-
| ''ondara''
| ''hraas''
| Music (literally: the sound the world makes)
| Murder
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| ''hrisal''
| ''hrisal''
| (Plural: hrisalni) is an [[Andorian]] sword-weapon, whose name translated to "best killing tool."
| (Plural: hrisalni) is an [[Andorian]] sword-weapon, whose name translated to "best killing tool."
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|-
| ''shax''
| ''hroasen''
| A poisonous Parasitic insect that nested under the skin of its host. Shanchen’s mantle is a salve that provides temporary relief.
| Sleep (noun)
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| ''dosalnar''
| '''I'''
| An [[Andorian]] sword-like weapon, among the top chosen weapons in [[Andorian]] duels.
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| ''eth'la''
| ''ishinan''
| Type of flower vine
| A command to make an attack, "open fire" or "weapons free"
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| ''shapla''
''ishurni''
| A betrothal symbol; woven locks of hair from bondmates
| Plural of ishur
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| ''zhiassa''
| '''J'''
| Mother's milk
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| ''schanchen''
| ''jath’shola''
| A type of medicinal plant
| (A person who “is the essence” of shola) is a loving, “soulful” person
|-
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| ''thasalla shiitar''
| '''K'''
| An [[Andorian]] language term referring to a condition or situation where an [[Andorian]]'s honor was obtained through combat, such as when a ship "goes down fighting".
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| ''karskat''
| ''karskat''
| Misbegotten
| Misbegotten
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| ''katheka''
| A stimulant analogous to coffee
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| ''kav''
| A liar
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| ''kelthreh''
| One's own family
|-
| ''kharakom''
| Often described to humans as "boxing"
|-
| ''khe'''
| Coldness
|-
| ''klazh''
| An animal known for its careless way of moving
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| ''kollex''
| Icicle
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| '''L'''
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| ''lexu''
| “The touch of ice” or frostbite
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| '''M'''
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| ''miral(ni)''
| ''miral(ni)''
| The [[Andorian]] word for their antenna(e), literally meaning "best identifying/labeling tool." Used metaphorically when "measuring up" with each other, as [[Ferengi]] did with their lobes, and Terrans did with their "guts." When using its colloquial meaning in [[Federation]] Standard, [[Andorians]] usually used the blunter term "stalks." Asking [[Andorians]] if they "have the stalks" for something is questioning (or prodding) their courage or fortitude.
| The [[Andorian]] word for their antenna(e), literally meaning "best identifying/labeling tool." Used metaphorically when "measuring up" with each other, as [[Ferengi]] did with their lobes, and Terrans did with their "guts." When using its colloquial meaning in [[Federation]] Standard, [[Andorians]] usually used the blunter term "stalks." Asking [[Andorians]] if they "have the stalks" for something is questioning (or prodding) their courage or fortitude.
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| ''katheka''
| '''N'''
| A stimulant analogous to coffee
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| '''O'''
|
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| ''ohlasa''
| Explosion; “the sign/sound of fire”
|-
| ''ondara''
| Music (literally: the sound the world makes)
|-
| '''P'''
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| ''ushaan''
| '''Q'''
| An [[Andorian]] tradition which meant 'intimate' or 'private' combat that was developed in the planet's brutal violent past.
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| ''tezha''
| '''R'''
| Sexual union outside the shelthreth
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| ''shelthreth''
| ''rayth''
| Ritual consummation of marriage for the purpose of conception.
| A type of feline creature whose females are the dominant huntresses (quite like the Terran lion)
|-
|-
| ''alneesh''
| ''ren''
| A type of marsh bison
| Fire
|-
|-
| ''chaka''
| '''S'''
| (Plural chakani) an [[Andorian]] fighting blade weapon, similar to an over-sized [[Klingon]] d'k tahg with a sideways bat'tleh-style grip.
|
|-
|-
| ''eketha''
| ''schanchen''
| A type of hardwood tree
| A type of medicinal plant
|-
|-
| ''schnarzzed''
| ''schnarzzed''
| Drunk, i.e. plastered out of one's freaking mind; see also fwarked or "fucked"
| Drunk, i.e. plastered out of one's freaking mind; see also fwarked or "fucked"
|-
|-
| ''emvaiir''
| ''shapla''
| Hope
| A betrothal symbol; woven locks of hair from bondmates
|-
|-
| ''zabathu''
| ''shax''
| A type of camel
| A poisonous Parasitic insect that nested under the skin of its host. Shanchen’s mantle is a salve that provides temporary relief.
|-
| ''thezuraa''
| A promise
|-
|-
| ''shaysha''
| ''shaysha''
| An edible beetle-like insect
| An edible beetle-like insect
|-
| ''shuralan''
| Gold; golden in color
|-
|-
| ''shelat''
| ''shelat''
| Excrement, manure, defecation (aka shit)
| Excrement, manure, defecation (aka shit)
|-
|-
| ''rayth''
| ''shelnak''
| A type of feline creature whose females are the dominant huntresses (quite like the Terran lion)
| [[Andorian]] [[currency]], roughly the equivalent of one strip of gold pressed latinum or twenty [[human]] dollars.
|-
| ''shelthreth''
| Ritual consummation of marriage for the purpose of conception.
|-
| ''shla’hlast''
| Infant; literally “the outcome of love: a living person”
|-
| ''shola''
| Literally “the thing where/in which love is born,” also a synonym for “soul” or “spirit,” with many of the same poetic connotations of those words in English.
|-
|-
| ''flabbjellah''
| ''shoshi''
| A traditional [[Andorian]] sidearm that doubled as a musical instrument
| Equivalent of "cool" or "awesome", metaphorically swift/speedy (not slang)
|-
|-
| ''zletha''
| ''shras''
| A flower
| "Friend", which was significant enough to an [[Andorian]], but ishurni may as well be siblings or spouses.
|-
|-
| ''cheldu''
| ''shuralan''
| Refers to an ancient mystical art form of “healing touches”
| Gold; golden in color
|-
|-
| ''hraas''
| '''T'''
| Murder
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|-
|-
| ''tashrul''
| ''tashrul''
| Archer; literally “person who injures from a distance”
| Archer; literally “person who injures from a distance”
|-
|-
| ''shla’hlast''
| ''tezha''
| Infant; literally “the outcome of love: a living person”
| Sexual union outside the shelthreth
|-
| ''thasalla shiitar''
| An [[Andorian]] language term referring to a condition or situation where an [[Andorian]]'s honor was obtained through combat, such as when a ship "goes down fighting".
|-
| ''thezuraa''
| A promise
|-
|-
| ''kav''
| '''U'''
| A liar
|
|-
|-
| ''shelnak''
| ''ushaan''
| [[Andorian]] [[currency]], roughly the equivalent of one strip of gold pressed latinum or twenty [[human]] dollars.  
| An [[Andorian]] tradition which meant 'intimate' or 'private' combat that was developed in the planet's brutal violent past.
|-
|-
| ''ushevaya''
| ''ushevaya''
| Slang term for 'prostitute'
| Slang term for 'prostitute'
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| ''ohlasa''
| '''V'''
| Explosion; “the sign/sound of fire”
|
|-
| ''vithi''
| An edible flower
|-
| '''W'''
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|-
| '''X'''
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| ''xixu''
| A marine plant whose fronds may be mashed and used in baby food
|-
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| ceara
| '''Y'''
| Traditional clothing among zhen
|
|-
|-
| ''cor’sala''
| '''Z'''
| “Thrill of engaging the enemy”
|
|-
|-
| ''kollex''
| ''zabathu''
| Icicle
| A type of camel
|-
|-
| ''dogra''
| ''zhavey''
| Fertile soil; irrigated soil where food can grow
| Mother, or eldest mother
|-
|-
| ''hroasen''
| ''zhiassa''
| Sleep (noun)
| Mother's milk
|-
|-
| ''grela''
| ''zletha''
| “Messenger” or “courier”
| A flower
|-
|-
| ''lexu''
| ''zztann''
| “The touch of ice” or frostbite
| No translation. More or less means "things are very very very bad." Phrases to follow are normally along the line of "now we're really fwarked!"
|}
|}

Revision as of 22:16, 16 October 2022

Here is a handy lexicon for Andorian words:

ishurni
A
alnaav A rare and powerful martial arts style that required a level of discipline and dedication rare even among Andorians
alneesh A type of marsh bison
B
bouf "Pink", refers to things that do not work or are non-functional (see: pink skin)
C
ceara Traditional clothing among zhen
chaka (Plural chakani) an Andorian fighting blade weapon, similar to an over-sized Klingon d'k tahg with a sideways bat'tleh-style grip.
challorn A sweet-smelling flower
cheldu Refers to an ancient mystical art form of “healing touches”
cor’sala “Thrill of engaging the enemy”
D
dogra Fertile soil; irrigated soil where food can grow
dosalnar An Andorian sword-like weapon, among the top chosen weapons in Andorian duels.
E
eketha A type of hardwood tree
elta A floral tree
emvaiir Hope
eth'la Type of flower vine
F
feli Someone who was passionate in the more standard sense
flabbjellah A traditional Andorian sidearm that doubled as a musical instrument
G
gabavga The full bladder and intestines of a "gabav." Best when served piping hot with a frosty mug of Andorian blue ale.
grela “Messenger” or “courier”
grelth An arachnid
H
hari A flatbread
hefflak Literally "merriment" but used as the earth-equivalent term for "incest"
hleshvalath Most Andorian fighting styles employed direct force, with the exception of this wrestling style which emphasized grappling and restraint of the opponent - utilizing slams, joint-breaks, and bear hugs in a quick, brutal and efficient manner
hraas Murder
hrisal (Plural: hrisalni) is an Andorian sword-weapon, whose name translated to "best killing tool."
hroasen Sleep (noun)
I
ishinan A command to make an attack, "open fire" or "weapons free"
Plural of ishur
J
jath’shola (A person who “is the essence” of shola) is a loving, “soulful” person
K
karskat Misbegotten
katheka A stimulant analogous to coffee
kav A liar
kelthreh One's own family
kharakom Often described to humans as "boxing"
khe' Coldness
klazh An animal known for its careless way of moving
kollex Icicle
L
lexu “The touch of ice” or frostbite
M
miral(ni) The Andorian word for their antenna(e), literally meaning "best identifying/labeling tool." Used metaphorically when "measuring up" with each other, as Ferengi did with their lobes, and Terrans did with their "guts." When using its colloquial meaning in Federation Standard, Andorians usually used the blunter term "stalks." Asking Andorians if they "have the stalks" for something is questioning (or prodding) their courage or fortitude.
N
O
ohlasa Explosion; “the sign/sound of fire”
ondara Music (literally: the sound the world makes)
P
Q
R
rayth A type of feline creature whose females are the dominant huntresses (quite like the Terran lion)
ren Fire
S
schanchen A type of medicinal plant
schnarzzed Drunk, i.e. plastered out of one's freaking mind; see also fwarked or "fucked"
shapla A betrothal symbol; woven locks of hair from bondmates
shax A poisonous Parasitic insect that nested under the skin of its host. Shanchen’s mantle is a salve that provides temporary relief.
shaysha An edible beetle-like insect
shelat Excrement, manure, defecation (aka shit)
shelnak Andorian currency, roughly the equivalent of one strip of gold pressed latinum or twenty human dollars.
shelthreth Ritual consummation of marriage for the purpose of conception.
shla’hlast Infant; literally “the outcome of love: a living person”
shola Literally “the thing where/in which love is born,” also a synonym for “soul” or “spirit,” with many of the same poetic connotations of those words in English.
shoshi Equivalent of "cool" or "awesome", metaphorically swift/speedy (not slang)
shras "Friend", which was significant enough to an Andorian, but ishurni may as well be siblings or spouses.
shuralan Gold; golden in color
T
tashrul Archer; literally “person who injures from a distance”
tezha Sexual union outside the shelthreth
thasalla shiitar An Andorian language term referring to a condition or situation where an Andorian's honor was obtained through combat, such as when a ship "goes down fighting".
thezuraa A promise
U
ushaan An Andorian tradition which meant 'intimate' or 'private' combat that was developed in the planet's brutal violent past.
ushevaya Slang term for 'prostitute'
V
vithi An edible flower
W
X
xixu A marine plant whose fronds may be mashed and used in baby food
Y
Z
zabathu A type of camel
zhavey Mother, or eldest mother
zhiassa Mother's milk
zletha A flower
zztann No translation. More or less means "things are very very very bad." Phrases to follow are normally along the line of "now we're really fwarked!"
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