Star Crossed Glossary

Star Crossed Glossary….

Term	English Equivalent
Antimatter	the opposite of matter, combining matter and antimatter creates a reaction which allows the Volvo to travel faster than the speed of light or ‘jump speed.’
B’tak	Alphan swear word, bitch
Berannes	Night terrors
Bsh’took	Alphan triple edged sword, similar to a Klingon bat’leth
Carrane	a large Cygnarian animal, combination of a hippo, rhino and elephant
Dilithium	crystals used in the jump core of a starship; used to balance matter and antimatter and its reaction to allow starships to travel faster than the speed of light.
Dk’took	Alphan dagger, similar to dk’tahg
El-lak D’nus	Cygnarian sex mania, experienced by women four times a year when they can get pregnant
Extap	Alphan word, coward
Fíorghrá	Gaelic word, meaning true love
Fiorien fruit	combination of apple, basil and vanilla (the scent), tastes like a tart pear with a spicy bite
Firatte	A carnivore with six legs and two rows of razor sharp teeth, the most dangerous animal on the Cygnarian home world. Similar to a lion.
Funoch	Alphan swear, pussy
Giju’ri	a game, played by boys and men, a cross between cricket, jai alai and softball
H’Nan	A solar system within Cygnarian space, home of a Cygnarian colony
Hisnari	a celebration on Forx; people exchange gifts and eat special cakes, Nari cakes in celebration of this holy day when the Cygnarian people were created
Icktoy	Cygnarian game, Chinese checkers
Ioti stones	moonstones with a pink-ish, pearlescent sheen
Kinka	a deep purple flower that resembles a calla lily
Li’okir	large bats, roughly the size of falcons that reside on the planet of Forx
Lisila Te’une	Cygnarian honeymoon resort off the shores of the southern continent, loosely translated, island of my beloved.
Lysa	citrus smelling oil, used to moisturize the skin and as a body fragrance
Miranne	a fruit like a lemon, with a peachy aftertaste
N’kaya	Turulian sausage, very spicy and used in stews
Nari Cakes	like petit fours, eaten on Hisnari
Necelles	on a starship, the necelles are the ‘exhaust pipe.’ They allow the waste of their engines to be reused or expelled into space
Omichron particles	Counter agent for gamma radiation
Oo-out	Alphan command, ‘end transmission’
Pinotte	Alphan swear, whore
Pirna trees	a tall palm tree, the size of a California redwood.
Renien Ocean	the body of water that the Imperial Palace overlooks on Forx, largest ocean on the planet
Rishna Flies	Fireflies on Forx
Senelle	Cygnarian word, a kiss
Senellé	verb, kissed
Shtacknec eiaya	Cygnarian insult, fuck you
Snirap	Cygnarian swear word, piece of shit
Tala Root	Similar to chamomile tea, but a bit more sweet and bit spicy.
Te’atée	Cygnarian word, meaning soul
Te’une fei’rene	Cygnarian phrase, ‘I love you, my brother’
Te-atée miru, ti’ane miru, sa-ahari	One soul, one love, forever
Ti’ane	Cygnarian word, meaning my love
Ti-ane mahnu te-atée sa-ahari	a Cygnarian phrase: “You are my heart, I am your soul. My love for you is for always.”
Tika	Cygnarian liqueur; flower from which tika liquor is made, tasting similar to rum, looks like a light blue hydrangea flower
Veranne	an herb, smells similar to sandalwood and vanilla
Xytiria	Cygnarian curse word, whore
Yanhesh	Cygnarian insult, someone so stupid that the dirt has more intelligence or fucktard
Zegge	Cygnarian game, akin to chess, but on multiple levels