Mandalorian Words Translated

atiniir - to endure, to stick with, to tough it out

baatir - to care, to worry about

beten - to sigh

brokar - to beat (heartbeat, drumbeat)

cuyir - to be, to exist

dinuir - to give

duraanir - to look down upon, to hold in contempt, to despise

duumir - to allow

ganar - to have

gaan - to want

hettir - to burn

hibirar - to learn

hukaatir - to protect, to cover, to shield

jehaatir - to lie

jorso'ran - shall bear (archaic imperative form)

jurir - to bear, to carry

jorhaa'ir - to speak

jurkadir - to mess with someone (lit: to brandish a saber)

kar'taylir - to know

k'uur - to hush, be quiet, to shut up

liser - to be able to, can

motir - to stand

narir - to act (carry out), to do

nartir - to place, to put

nau'ur (also: sometimes seen as naur) - to light up

nau'ur kad - to forge a saber

nynir - to hit, to strike

oya - Let's hunt! and let's roll (colloquial)

parjir - to win, to be victorious

shabiir - to screw up

shereshoy - a lust for life, to live in the moment

shukur - to break, to smash/tear apart, to crush

susulur - to hear, to listen

takisir - to insult

trattok'o - to fall, to fail

udesiir - to relax, to rest, to be peaceful

usen'ye - rudest way to tell someone to go away (same root as osik)

verborir - to buy, to hire, to contract

vorer - to accept

je'karta - vengeful

adenn (pl. adennate) - merciless

ani'latoon - ultimate

aruetycate - traitorous

atin - stubborn

briikase - happy

dar - no longer

darasuum - eternal/eternally, forever

di'kutla - foolish, idiotic (severe)

droun'yn - never

drali - bright

dralshy'a - stronger, more powerful

ge'tal - red

hettyc - burning

hut'uunla - cowardly

iviin'yc - fast, quickly

jate - good

jatne - best

kandosii - indomitable, noble, ruthless

ala - clever

nau - before

ne'tra - black

ori - big, extreme, very

racin - pale

shabla - screwed up (offensive)

shukla - crushed

solus - one, alone, each, individual, vulnerable

sol'yc - first

talyc - bloody (can be used to describe meat as "rare")

teroch - pitiless

tome - together

tracyn'la - grilled, chargrilled, scorched

troch - certainly

ures - without

aaray - pain

aay'han - bittersweet moment of mourning and joy - "remembering and celebration"

abesh - east

abiik - air

a'den - wrath, rage

adu - sons (archaic)

ad'ike - son, daughter, child

adade - personnel

adate - people, persons

adiik - child aged 3 to 13

ad'ika - kid, lad, boy, sweetie, darling, son, daughter, child

agol - living tissue - meat, muscle, flesh - animal or human, "flesh and blood"

aka - mission

akaan - war

akaan'ade - army

akaata - battalion

akalenedat - hard contact

alii'gai - flag, colors

aliik - sigil, symbol on armor

aliit - family, clan, tribe

alor - leader, chief, "officer", constable, boss

alor'ad - captain

aloriya - capital (lit. head city)

alor'uus - corporal

al'verde - commander

anade - everyone, everybody

aran - guard

aranar – defense

araniik – cordon

ara'nov – defense

arasuum – stagnation

arpat – seed

aru'e – enemy

aruetii - (ah-roo-AY-tee) traitor, outsider, comparable to "them"

aruetiise - Aruetii, plural

ash'ad - someone else

baar – body

baar'pir – sweat

baar'ur – medic

ba'buir - grandfather/grandmother

ba'jur - education, training

balac – opportunity

ba'vodu – uncle

bas neral - coarse grain used for animal fodder and brewing; thought unfit to eat

ba'vodu (pl. bavodu'e) - aunt/uncle

behot - a citrus-flavored herb, antiseptic, and mild stimulant

beroya (bair-OY-ah) bounty hunter

bes'bavar – cavalry

besbe - kit (slang)

besbe'trayce – weapons

bes'bev - Mandalorian wind instrument also used in combat

be'senaar – missile

bes'kad - slightly curved saber of Mandalorian iron

beskar - Mandalorian iron

beskar'ad - droid (literally "child of iron")

beskar'gam - armor (literally "iron skin")

bes'laar – music

be'sol – priority

besom - unhygienic person, someone with no manners

Bes'uliik - Basilisk (literally "iron beast")

beten – sigh

bev - needle, spike

beviin – lance

bevik – stick

bic – it

bines – stack

birgaan – backpack

birikad - baby carrying harness

bora – job

buir - father/mother

burc'ya – friend

buy'ce (pl. buy'cese) - helmet; colloquial: pint, bucket

ca – night

chakaar - thief, petty criminal, scumbag, bitch, bastard, bugger, (lit: "grave robber")

Coruscanta – Coruscant

Cuy'val Dar - those who no longer exist

cyar'tomade - fans, a group of people with affection for something

cyar'ika- darling, beloved, sweetheart

darasuum – eternity

dar'buir - no longer a father/mother (very shameful)

dar'manda - a state of being "not Mandalorian"; not an outsider, but one who has lost his heritage, and so his identity and soul

dar'jetii - no longer a Jedi (Sith, Dark Jedi)

dar'yaim - a hell, a place you want to forget

dha – dark

di'kut - a foolish, idiotic, useless individual (severe); context-dependent:can mean jerk, moron, idiot, etc. (sometimes vulgar)

droten - people, public.

entye – debt

gal – ale

gayi'kaab – radio

gayiyli – resurrector

gett – nut

ge'verd - almost a warrior

gihaal - fish-meal

gra'tua (gra-TOO-ah) - revenge, vengeance

hut'uun (hoo-TOON) – coward

ib'tuur - today (lit: "this day")

jai'galaar - shriek-hawk

jatne'buir- best father/mother

Jetii (Jeh-tee) - (the) Jedi

Jetii'kad (jeh-TEE-kahd) – Lightsaber

Jetiise - (the) Republic, plural "Jedi"

kal – knife

ka'ra – stars

ka'rta – heart

kad – saber

kama - backside, back, belt-spat

Kaminiise – Kaminoans

kando (KAHN-do) - importance, weight

ke'gyce - command, order

kom'rk – gauntlet

kot – strength

kote - glory, might

kyr'am – death

Mand'alor - Mandalore, leader

Manda'yaim – Mandalore

Mando'ad - Mandalorian (lit: Son/Daughter/Child of Mandalore)

Mar'eyce – discovery

mirshe - brain, brains

mirsh - brain cell

ne'tra gal - black ale

Niktose – nikto

orac – back

ori'ramikade - Supercommandos (lit: Super-raiders with sabers)

ori'vod - big brother/sister, special friend

or'dinii - complete lunatic

osik - crap, poodoo (sometimes vulgar)

parjai – victory

pudii – shadow

rang – ash

runi - soul(poetic only)

shebs (shebs, s.); shebse (SHEB-say, pl.) - backside, rear, butt (sometimes vulgar)

Siit – Sith

shig (SHEEG) - any kind of hot drink, an infusion

Shuk'orok – Crushgaunt

tal – blood

tar - starfield, space, star, sky

tat - brother (Concord Dawn dialect for vod)

Taungsarang - the ash of the Taung

tihaar - an alcoholic drink; a strong, clear spirit made from fruit

tor – justice

tracinya – flame

tracyn – fire

troan – face

tsad - alliance, group, organization

tuur – day

uj'alayi - a very dense, very sweet cake made from crushed nuts, dried fruit and spices, and then soaked in a sticky scented syrup called uj'jayl. Colloquially known as an Uj cake.

uj'Jayl - a sticky scented syrup

vecuyan - aid, assistance, help

ven – future

verd – warrior

vhett – farmer

vod (VOHD) - brother, sister, comrade

vode (VOH-day) - brothers, sisters, comrades

vod'ika - little brother, little sister

Vongese - Yuuzhan Vong or just Vong

vul - (VUHL) – remorse

Werda - shadows (archaic)

Di'kut - Idiot

Krif - Fuck