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If you do not wish to update your browser and you experience any problems with this site, please try the minimal JavaScript-optional translator . ×   -- Mando'a Database English Mando'a Mando'a [Pronunciation] English a, a', al [Ah] but (often al before a vowel) aalar [AH-lar] feel aaray [AH-ray] pain aay'han [AY-ye-haan] bittersweet perfect moment of mourning and joy - *remembering and celebrating* abesh [AH-besh] east abiik [AH-beek] air acyk [AH-seek] between ad [ahd] daughter ad [ahd] son adade [ah-DAH-day] personnel adate [ah-DAH-tay] people, persons ade [AH-day] children, sons, daughters a'den [AH-den] wrath, rage adenn [ah-DEN] merciless ad'eta [ahd-AY-tah] twenty adiik [AH-deek] child aged 3 to 13 ad'ika (pl. adike, not adi'kase) [ah-DEE-kah] little one, son, daughter, of any age - also used informally to adults much like *lads* or *guys*, adol [AH-dohl] through agol [AH-gohl] living tissue - meat, muscle, flesh - animal or human, *flesh and blood* aikiyc [ai-KEESH] desperate aka [AH-kah] mission akaan [ah-KAHN] war akaan'ade [AH-kahn-AH-day] army akaanir [ah-KAH-neer] fight akaata [ah-KAH-ta] battalion akalenedat [ah-KAH-leh-NAY-dat] hard contact akay, 'kay [ah-KAY] until, 'til alii'gai [ah-LEE-gai] flag, colors aliik [ah-LEEK] sigil, symbol on armor aliit [ah-LEET] clan name, identity aliit (clan) [ah-LEET] family Aliit ori'shya tal'din [Ah-LEET-or-EESH-yah-tal-DEEN] Family is more than blood. (Saying.) Alor [ah-LOR] Chancellor alor [ah-LOR] leader, chief, *officer*, constable, boss alor'ad [al-OHR-ahd] captain alorir [ah-LOR-eer] lead aloriya [alor-EE-yah] capital (lit. head city) alor'uus [AH-lor-OOS] corporal al'verde [AHL-vair-day] commander am [ahm] change an [ahn] all anade [ah-NAH-day] everyone, everybody anay [AH-nay] every ani [AH-nee] total, complete aran [AH-ran] guard aranar [ah-RAH-nar] defend araniik [ah-RAHN-eek] cordon aranov [AH-rah-nov] defense ara'novor [ah-RAH-nov] approach, stand in the way off, block ara'novor [AH-rah-NO-vor] obstruct, defend, blockade arasuum [ah-RAH-soom] stagnation, arasuumir [ah-rah-soo-MEER] stagnate, remain the same arasuum'la [ah-ra-SOOM-lah] unchanging, stagnant arpat [AR-pat] seed aru'e [ah-ROO-ay] enemy (noun) aru'ela [AH-roo-AY-la] hostile, enemy (adj) aruetii [ah-roo-AY-tee] traitor, foreigner, outsider aruetiise [ah-roo-ay-TEE-say] traitors, foreigners, outsiders aruetyc [AH-roo-eh-TEESH] traitorous as...as [sah] as, like (comparative) ash'ad [AH-shad] someone else ash'amur [keer-AH-moor] die (esp. violently in battle) ashi [AH-shee] other Ashnar... [AHSH-nar] Someone has (done) - can be followed by a noun or a verb ast [ast] itself ast'ehut [ast-teh-HUUT] fat at [aht] to (direction, movement) at [aht] towards, at (motion), to atin [ah-TEEN] stubborn, tenacious, capable of endurance atiniir [ah-teen-EER] endure, to put up with, to *take it* atin'la [ah-TEEN-la] tough baar [BAR-oor] body baarpir [BAR-peer] sweat baar'ur [BAR-oor] medic baatir [BAH-teer] care, worry about ba'balut [BAH-bal-oot] on patrol ba'buir [BA-boo-EER] grandfather ba'buir [BA-boo-EER] grandmother Ba'gedet'ye! [BAH-geh-DET-yeh] You're welcome! (Like the German use of bitte.) bah [bah] to (dative) bajur [BAH-jur] education, the raising and nurturing of children - a wider meaning than just school work, includes preparation for life and survival ba'jurir [bah-jur-EER] educate ba'jurir [bah-jur-EER] raise children bal [bahl] and balac [bah-LAHK] opportunity bal'ban [bal-BAHN] indeed, definitely - emphatic balyc [BAH-leesh] also banar [bah-NAR] happen bantov [BAHN-tov] nevertheless barycir [bah-REE-shir] deploy bas neral [BAAS ner-AHL] coarse grain used for animal fodder and brewing; thought unfit to eat ba'slanar [BAH-slah-NAR] leave, depart, exit bat [baht] on batnor [BAHT-nor] drunk (lit. on your back) ba'vodu [BAH-vod-oo] aunt (plural bavodu'e) ba'vodu [BAH-vod-oo] uncle (plural bavodu'e) ba'yair [bah-yah-EER] chew be [beh] of be, b' [beh] possessive prefix or suffix with proper nouns, e.g. be'jetii or (rare) jetiib - the Jedi's. Possessives are sometimes indicated simply by the proper noun preceding the word, e.g.Boba'kad - Boba's saber . be'chaaj [beh-CHAHJ] away, afar behot [beh-HOHT] herb used in beverages, mildly antiseptic and stimulating beroya [bair-OY-ah] bounty hunter bes'bavar [BES-beh-var] cavalry besbe [BES-bay] kit (slang) besbe'trayce [BES-beh-TRAYSH-ay] weapons bes'bev [BEZ-bev] Mandalorian wind instrument also used for combat: a large metal flute with a sharpened, cut-off end. be'senaar [BEH-sen-AHR] missile beskad [BESS-kahd] slightly curved saber of Mandalorian iron) beskar [BESK-gar] Mandalorian iron beskar'ad [BES-kar-AHD] droid beskar'gam [BES-kar-GAM] armor beskaryc [BES-kar-EESH] armored bes'laar [bez-LAHR] music be'sol [beh-SOHL] priority besom [BEE-som] ill-mannered lout, unhygienic person, someone with no manners (in Mandalorian terms) bes'uliik [BES-oo-LEEK] basilisk war droid beten [BEY-tehn] sigh betenor [bey-TEHN-or] sigh, to bev [bayve] needle, spike beviin [BEH-veen] lance beviiragir [beh-veer-AH-geer] to fish - literally, spearing fish, but now applied to any method of catching fish bevik [BEH-veek] stick bic [beek] it (very generic use of it) Bic ni skana'din [Beek nee SKAH-nah-deen] expression of being angry, repelled or *That really ticks me off.* From the words for give and a hated thing, much like *it gives me the scunners.* bid [beed] so (degree) bid...ibac [beed...ibac] as...as that bikadinir [bee-KAD-een-eer] stab (with a broad blade) - *run through* bines [BEE-nays] stack (noun) binesor [BEEN-ay-sor] stack (verb) bintar [BEEN-tar] both birgaan [beer-gahn] backpack (bergen) birikad [BEER-ee-KAHD] baby carrying harness birov [bee-ROHV] many bora [BOH-ra] job boracyk [boh-RAH-seek] penniless, lit. between jobs borarir [boh-RAH-reer] work (verb) bral [brahl] hill fort, high ground, high defended position bralir [BRAH-leer] to get the upper hand, to succeed bralov [BRAH-lov] success brii'briik [bree-BREEK] grid briik [breek] line briikarir [BREE-kar-EER] defilade (verb) briikasak [bree-KAH-sahk] run-ashore (social event or night out while deployed) briikase [bree-KAH-say] happy Briikase gote'tuur! [Bree-KAH-say go-te-TOOR] Happy birthday! briirud [BREE-roo] circle brokar [BROH-kar] beat, to bu'ad [boo-AHD] grandchild buir [boo-EER] father buir [boo-EER] mother buirkan [boo-EER-kan] responsibility bui'tsad [BOO-eet-sahd] family lineage (biological - rarely used) burc'ya [BOOR-sha] friend (also used ironically) Burc'ya vaal burk'yc, burc'ya veman [BOOR-sha vahl BOOT-keesh, BOOR-shah veh-MAHN] A friend in need... Lit. a friend during danger is a true friend burcyan [BOOR-shahn] friendship, comradeship, close bond burk'yc [BOOR-keesh] dangerous buruk [BOO-rook] danger burun [BOO-roon] weather buurenaar [boo-REY-nahr] storm buyacir [boo-ya-SHEER] recognize buyca [BOO-shah] bucket, pail buy'ce [BOO-chay, BOO-shay] helmet buy'ce gal [BOO_chay-GAL] pint of ale - contents of helmet, actually a lot more than a pint! buycika [BOO-she-kah] cradle ca [kah] night cabuor [kah-BOO- or] protect cabur [KAH-boor] guardian, protector ca'nara [KAH-nah-RAH] time can'gal [CAHN-gahl] starfighter carud [kah-ROOD] smoke ca'tra [KAH-tra] night sky cerar [sair-ARR] mountain ceratir [sair-AH-teer] point (verb) ceryc [sair-EESH] pointed cetar [set-ARR] kneel in submission (from boot - as in licking someone's boots) cetare [set-ARE-ay] boots cetar'narir [see-TAR-nar-REER] to *put the boot in* chaab [chahb] fear chaabar [chah-BAR] fear, be afraid of chaaj [chahj] distance chaaj [chahj] range chaaj'yc [chahj-EESH] far chaashya [cha-SHEE-ah] further chaavla [C...