Khazalid Lexicon

This Khazalid Lexicon contains a list of all the words and phrases of the Khazalid languages found in the many publications of Warhammer: Age of Sigmar

Lexicon

The following is a Lexicon containing a list of words and phrases, and their meanings, of all the Duardin languages and dialects, including Khazalid, Old Khazalid, and Kharadrid, as well as those used by the Dispossessed, Fyreslayers, and those Duardin who have fallen to Chaos. These words and phrases will be presented in alphabetical order.

Rune	Term	Meaning	Dialect
	Adaz kronn	Death by a thousand axes.[17a]
	Aethrigen	A unit for measuring aetheric radiation. Five aethrigens of aetheric radiation is enough to drop a duardin stone dead.[21a]	Kharadrid
	Angazuben	Aetherically anchored banner-poles left in cardinal directions around a claimed plot. Newly discovered aether-gold deposits must be marked with angazuben before they can be considered the property of any sky-port.[2c]	Kharadrid
	Ang	Iron.[3b]
	Ang Drak	Literally 'Iron Dragon' - The name of an Arkanaut Ironclad in the service of Barak-Zilfin.[3b]
	Angdruk kanz!	An expression literally translating to That's the bolt threaded!But more commonly translated as Bullseye![21a]
	Anu Dammaz	Soon a grievance will be avenged[15b]
	Azgildum	Signification unclear, but it is used to refer to Disciples of Tzeentch.[5b]
	Bakraz	Berserker; madman or nutter.[16c]
	Barak	Sky-port, city - Term generally used to designate kharadron sky-ports.[1n][1o][1p][1q][1r][1s]	Kharadrid
	Barak-Kol	City of Ashes.[7a]	Kharadrid
	Barak-Mhornar	City of Shadow.[1r]	Kharadrid
	Barak-Nar	City of the First Sunrise.[1n]	Kharadrid
	Barak-Thryng	City of the Ancestors.[1s]	Kharadrid
	Barak-Urbaz	Market City.[1q]	Kharadrid
	Barak-Zilfin	Windswept City.[1o]	Kharadrid
	Barak-Zon	City of the Sun.[1p]	Kharadrid
	Barazakdum	Literally 'Doom-oath'.[7d]	Kharadrid
	Bokak	A curse word.[6b]
	Bozdok	Kharadrid word meaning hard-headed fool.[21a] Burz Mulnkuremon: The name of a Kharadron frigate, roughly translates to 'Golden Flying Fortress'.[12a]	Kharadrid
	Burz Mulnkuremon	The name of a Kharadron frigate, roughly translates to 'Golden Flying Fortress'.[12a]	Kharadrid
	Bryn	Anything that is shiny or brillant; gold which shine strikingly in the sunlight.[1k][2c]
	Brynruf	When the sun shines gold over Chamon.[1k] Each wind cycle a Musterpress shall be held upon the Brynruf. This shall consist of six days of physical competition and rigorous examinations, the nature of which shall be decided individually by each sky-port’s Admirals Council. Upon the culmination of the Musterpress, Admirals and Captains of the fleets shall have seven days in which to offer contracts of service to the contestants. - ARTYCLE 8 - TENETS OF DEFENCE, SECTION 3.[2c]	Kharadrid
	Dawr Tromm	A term of respect[15b]
	Don	Ten.[21a]
	Don hundraki	Cannons that fire cannonballs weighing around eleven pounds.[21a]
	Dongliz	The parts of anatomy that a Duardin finds impossible to scratch.[21a]
	Drak	Dragon.[3b]
	Drek	The opening up of trade with other races; long distance trade.[1d]	Kharadrid
	Drengi	A Kharadrid swear word.[21a]	Kharadrid
	Drum Duraz	Means Black Stone; name of a prison in Anvilgard.[18a]
	Eki Wattock	literally 'he is an unsuccessful prospector'; used as insult [15b]
	Elgi	Archaic term for Elves/Aelves[15b]	Old Khazalid
	Funti	A common Kharadrid swear.[21a]	Kharadrid
	Funti-druk	Kharadrid swear.[19] 'What the funti-druk are you playing at?' 'Chew on this, you funti-druk!'[19]	Kharadrid
	Galkhron	Literally ‘dividing of plunder’[1a] or ‘salvage rights’.[13a] ‘Admirals, Captains and Master Shareholders shall each receive two shares of a galkhron.’ - Artycle 2, Point 2 of the Code.[1a] ‘Upon obtaining a properly signed and approved grudgeclause, a duardin is given the Rune of Mark and considered exempt from other statutes of the Code. Any plunder seized during an act of vengeance must be taken to the Admiralty’s Court so that galkhron can be performed.’: Amendment 3 of the Code.[1e] Other appearances of the term.[6a]
	Garaktormun	Literally ‘Great Gale of Death’ - Kharadron term for the Necroquake.[2a]
	Geldraad	Ruling council of the Kharadron Empire.[21a]
	Geldrungburz	The Kharadron commodities and stock market.[19]	Kharadrid
	Gnollendrom	Respect due to someone. A mark of respect often used as a welcome.[6d] Example: "Gnollendrom, Lady Murrag." - Ingrid Jonsson[6d] Ruling council of the Kharadron Empire.[21a]
	Gorak-drek	Literally ‘Great Venture’ - Period of kharadron history that follows the Necroquake.[2d]	Kharadrid
	Griks	Pains in the neck[15b]
	Grindazdok	A Kharadrid term roughly meaning The most determinedly miserable of all duardin, whose spirits cannot be lifted by the finest ale or sky-ship.[21a]
	Grobkaz	Evil deed or goblin work, sometimes used as a curse word.[2g]
	Grund	Literally ‘Hammer’.[1d][2f][1g]
	Grund Ang	Literally ‘Hammer of Iron’ - The name of an Arkanaut Ironclad in the service of Barak-Zilfin.[1d]
	Grobi	The common species of grot.[16b][20][21a]
	Gromthi	Ancestor.[1g]
	Gromthi-a-Grund	Literally ‘Ancestral Hammer’ - The name of a Khrundhal-class battleship in the service of Barak-Thryng.[1g]
	Grumbaki	An old, grumpy duardin.[21a]
	Grundeez	A type of Duardin underwear. They are long-waisted and extend from the chest to the knee.[21a]
	Grunti	A unit of measurement. Forty-two grunti equals an ufzhen.[21a]
	Guzungrim	Mark of those who use inferior hops or fail to allow appropriate fermentation time.[2c]
	Hazkal	A strong duardin ale, brewed and fermented over the course of many wind cycles.[2c]
	Hun-ghrumtok	Literally ‘heavy bomber wing’ - Name of a sky-fleet from Barak-Thryng.[1h]	Kharadrid
	Hrunki	A Kharadrid term that literally translates to burr-free [mechanical] action. It roughly means reliable and is principally used to refer to old engines that have worn away their flaws and as a term of endearment for older family members.[21a]	Kharadrid
	Hundrak	A unit of measurement slightly higher in weight than pound.[21a]
	Karak	The term used for the ancient holds and cities of the Khazalid Empire.[7b]
	Kazar valrhank	Literally ‘protect with honour’ - Motto of the Grundcorps.[1l]	Kharadrid
	Kaztronk	Means freak in Kharadrid.[21a]	Kharadrid
	Kezraak	A Kharadron stout.[2a] Having a kezraak card up his sleeve - Literally ‘Having an ace up his sleeve’.[5a]	Kharadrid
	Kharadrar-Kharadror	A Kharadron war cry. Notably used to signal a charge.[19]
	Kharadron	Approximately ‘born from the sundered mountain’ in ancient duardin.[2b]
	Khazukan	‘City-folk’[1h] or ‘the conglomerate of all the city’s craftsfolk’.[1g]
	Khazuk	Shortend version of 'Khazukan Khazukit-ha', literally 'Look out! the Duardin are on the warpath' [15b] Often used as a toast.[21a]
	Khazukan Khazukit-ha	Warcry of the Unbak Fyreslayer Lodge.[15a]
	Krenkha gorogna	Literally ‘leadership driving us to a place of no alcohol’ - A term most commonly used to describe a vote of no confidence, usually occurring when leadership is either ill-fated or insistent upon following a path along which lies little or no profit.[1j]	Kharadrid
	Kruk	A seemingly promising vein of ore which gives out suddenly; an unexpected disappointment; a venture which comes to nothing [15b]
	Kruntzi-brog	A Kharadron swear.[19]	Kharadrid
	Kuzzbryndal	Literally ‘hero’s welcome’ - Ceremony, practiced most notably in Barak-Zon, celebrating the triumphs of kharadron expeditions that have accomplished a string of victories and came back with holds filled with aether-gold.[1a]
	Kvinn	A young female Duardin or maiden,[21a]
	Kzhunda	Kharadrid word meaning vomit.[20]	Kharadrid
	Mehret	A combination of success, profit and experience.[1i]	Kharadrid
	Mighromtok	Literally ‘scout patrol wing’ - Name of a sky-fleet from Barak-Zilfin.[1h]	Kharadrid
	Mhornar	Shadow.[1r]
	Milli-khar	A unit of measurement for aetheric radiation. Eleven thousand milli-khar equals an aethrigen.[21a]	Kharadrid
	Nar	Sunrise.[1n]
	Nazgrund	Literally ‘Cloudhammer’ - The legendary flagship (even though an Arkanaut Frigate) of Horgrumm Brand, first of the Kharadron Grand Admirals.[2f]	Kharadrid
	Nuntuzsprakki!	Kharadrid term literally translating to Too soon speaker! It is considered bad luck to speak too soon among Kharadron.[21a]	Kharadrid
	Ogri	Ogors.[21a]
	Ong	One.[7c][11a]
	Priffa dreng	Literally ‘prosper or die’ - Motto of Barak-Nar.[1b]
	Raadfathom	A Kharadrid word referring to a commonly used unit of measurement. One aerial raadfathom is the distance a hypothetically average skyvessel powered by the long-obsolete Mark I Grindisson aether-endrin would traverse horizontally in a single second. The measurement is old, from the dawn of the sky-ports, and calculated according to Nav-Master Groffin Terrenk's aethermatical mode.[19][21a]
	Rhyngul Vengryn	Literally ‘Redmetal Vengeance’ - The name of an Arkanaut Frigate in the service of Barak-Zon.[1a]	Kharadrid
	Rinn	A lady Duardin.[3a]
	Rik	King or lord.[2c]
	Sigstrollen	The name of a popular sport, the word translates to stair-running in the Azyrite Tongue.[22a]	Khazalid
	Skarenoffi	Khazalid word for sky.[21a]
	Skarenoffri Damakronn	Kharadrid term for an official book of legal grudges. Literally translates to Open Blue [sky] Grudge Book.[21a]
	Skat	A swear word. [6c]
	Strahlstrom	The great windstream.[1g]	Kharadrid
	Thaggaz	A treacherous individual who should be slayed[15b]
	Thaggoraki	A skaven.[2e]
	Thagduegi	The Great Betrayal[9a]
	Thagi	Murderous traitor[15b]
	Thryng	Temple, shrine of Ancestors.[1s]
	Tromm	Beard, respect due to experience or age.[1j]
	Trommraad	Literally ‘Bearded Council’ - An informal group of the eldest or wisest individuals in a group. They are seen as givers of sound counsel.[1j]	Kharadrid
	Ufzhen	A unit of measurement. One hundred and twelve ufzhen equals a raadfathom.[21a]
	Umgali	The Azyrite language.[8a]
	Umgash	Means raw iron, untempered, and untested. Used as an insult.[14a]
	Umgak	Means human-built or shoddy.[21a]
	Umgi	Foreigners or humans.[2c]
	Umgdawi	Unduardinlike.[21a]
	Unbaraki	Means Oathbreaker. Considered to be the gravest of insults among the Dispossessed clans, less so among the Kharadron.[21a]
	Undawi	A non-duardin. Used by some Dispossessed to refer to the Kharadron.[19]	Modern Khazalid
	Ungdrin	A subterranean tunnel or tunnel network.[21a]
	Unguz throlt	literally ‘undrinkable batch’ - A lost cause for when an error occurs in the brewing of alcohol and good ingredients are lost, it is regarded as a tragedy among duardin.[1l]	Kharadrid
	Urbaz	Market.[1q]
	Unki-skold	Kharadrid term meaning ship's poet.[21a]	Kharadrid
	Urki Zank	Literally ‘Foecleaver’ - The name of an Arkanaut Ironclad in the service of Barak-Zilfin.[1m]	Kharadrid
	Uzkul	Bone.[2c]
	Uzkulrik	Literally ‘Bone kings’ - A Kharadron term for the Ossiarch Bonereapers.[2c]	Kharadrid
	Valikraz	The handmaidens of Valaya according to some.[21a]
	Varrkhulg	Chief of enemy tribes; an insult.[16a]
	Vengryn	Vengeance.[1a][1m]
	Wazzok	A foolish or gullible duardin; one who has exchanged a valuable item for something of little or no worth; an insult.[4b]
	Wergild	Restitution for damage done to one's ship.[10a]	Kharadrid
	Zank	Cleaver.[4a]
	Zhaktopper	Headgear of a Lord-Magnate.[1i]	Kharadrid
	Zhakust	Droppings.[21a]
	Zhuftee	A popular bar game played across the Kharadron ports. Uses a puck and a special tab.[21a]
	Zhunfor-draz	Dragon dung.[21a]
	Zilfin	Windswept.[1o]	Kharadrid
	Zil Vengryn	Literally ‘Vengeance of the Wind’ - Name of a sky-fleet from Barak-Zilfin.[1m]
	Zon	Sun.[1p]
	Zonbek	A well-garrisoned glowbeacon lighthouse docks.[1f]

Sources

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