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Tau 'KT' Dictionary
This is the Tau Dictionary containing all the 'official' words and self-invented words.
on Sunday 16 December 2007
by Ethereal Shas author list
in Kovash Tauva Content > Tau Lexicon
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This Tau 'KT' Dictionary is the most complete dictionary on the internet and consists of all the 'official' Tau words together with self-invented words and parts of 'official' words. If you want to add a word or translation that is not yet in the list, please post a comment and the word will then be submitted. If it is an 'official' word you want to add, please do it in the 'Official' Dictionary

Word
Translation
Context
A??????
A’proh??????
Acaya??????
Akym??????
Al??????
AlohCold???
Am??????
An??????
Anghkor???Part of Kroot name
Anuk???Part of Tau name
Ar??????
Argap???Geographic region
As??????
Aslo???Part of Tau name
Ata??????
Au??????
Au’taal???Second phase Tau sept; part of Tau name
AunEthereal, CelestialTau caste; part of Tau name; Part of Tau rank
Aun’an??????
Aun’bork’an’retha???A temple and university combined on Bork’an, dedicated to the Ethereal caste and their wisdom
Aun’chia’gor???Ceremony where the five casts meet for counciling, seated at a round table called Chia’Gor. Originates from the time of the siege of Fio’taun
Aun’elHolyTau rank; part of Tau name
Aun’laPrinceTau rank; part of Tau name
Aun’oHighestTau rank; part of Tau name
Aun’t’au’retha???A temple and university combined on T’au, dedicated to the Ethereal caste and their wisdom
Aun’uiPrelateTau rank; part of Tau name
Aun’vreKingTau rank; part of Tau name
B??????
B’kakSandherderPart of Tau name
Be??????
Be’etar???Name of geographic region (star system)
Be’gelOrkName of enemy race
Boran???Part of Tau name
Bork??????
Bork’an???First phase Tau sept; part of Tau name
Bri
Bryn??????
Caor??????
Cea??????
Celephel???Geographic region; Celephel Fields
Centidec???Time measurement; 1/64th of a dec
Cha??????
CheThe???Part of military term: “Se’hen’Che’Lel”
Chel??????
Chia??????
Chia’Gor???Round table used for the Aun’Chia’Gor
Cho???Part of Tau name
Cir??????
Cir’etz???Name of the scales a shas has along his spine and neck
Coa??????
Creta??????
Cyr??????
D??????
D’havre???Type of meditation
D’yanoiTwin moonsFirst phase Tau sept; part of Tau name
Da??????
Da’loth???Part of Tau name
Dal??????
Dal’yth???First phase Tau sept; part of Tau name
Dan??????
Dar??????
Dasthui???Part of Tau name
Daus???Part of Tau name
Dec???Time measurement; equal to 1.5 terran hours; consists of 100 centidecs
DemlokCanyon???Part of the name ‘Shas’ka Demlok’ (The Canyon of the Sun), a large canyon, carved by the ‘Trial by Fire’ on Vior’la
Den???Part of Tau name
Denta???Part of Tau name
Dorapt???Name of Kroot clan
Dr??????
Dra???Part of Tau name
Dras??????
Drek??????
Drimma???Part of Tau name
Droakan???Part of Tau name
Du??????
Du’o’tan???Part of Tau name
Eir??????
El??????
El’leath???Part of Tau name
El’teh??????
Elan???Part of Tau name
Eldi???Part of Tau name
Elsy??????
Elsy’eir???Second phase Tau sept; part of Tau name
Eor??????
Er??????
Erija???Part of (bird) name
Es??????
Es’tau???Tau outpost
Etar??????
Etz??????
Eur??????
Eur’iiSweat???Type of moisture
Fal??????
Fal’ryn???Part of Tau outpost name: Fal’ryn Run’eor
Fal’shia???First phase Tau sept; part of Tau name
Fann??????
Fannor??????
Fay???Part of Tau name
Fi??????
Fi’rios???Third phase Tau sept; part of Tau name
FioEarthTau caste; part of Tau rank; part of Tau name
Fio’dr???Type of military uniform fabric
Fio’elEngineerTau rank; part of Tau name
Fio’laWorkerTau rank; part of Tau name
Fio’oPlannerTau rank; part of Tau name
Fio’shasWorker WarriorTau nickname
Fio’sorral???Type of artwork
Fio’tak???Type of steel
Fio’taun???Name of a mountain plateau and city on T’au
Fio’toros’tai???The abattoir district
Fio’uiSeniorTau rank; part of Tau name
Fio’vash???Mining outpost on Kel’tyr
Fio’vreOverseerTau rank; part of Tau name
Gal??????
Gal’leathExplorerClass of ship (starship)
Gar??????
Gar’nyth???Geographic region
Ge??????
Ge’ta???Type of bread (flat)
Gei??????
Gei’ven???Part of Tau name
Gel??????
Gel’bryn???Tau city on Dal’yth Prime
Gerosh??????
Gerosh’i???Used as: “seeking a T’repa in a Gerosh’i”
Gharial???Class of ship (warship)
Gor??????
Gorok???Kroot name
Gorty??????
Gorty’l???Part of Tau name
Grath??????
Grath’im???Used as a curse word
Griy??????
Griy’na???Type of fruit
Gue??????
Gue’laHuman; “lowest being”???Name of enemy race
Gue’vesaHuman helperMilitary term for human auxiliaries
Gue’vesa’laHuman helper warriorMilitary term for human auxiliary warriors
Gue’vesa’uiHuman helper veteranMilitary term for human auxiliaries’ team leader
Gwial???Part of Tau name
Hai??????
Hal??????
Ham??????
Hassai???Part of Tau name
Havre??????
He??????
Hen??????
Ho??????
Ho’or??????
Ho’or’Ata’T’chelSympathetic Ghost PainMedical term for feeling pain when parts of a battlesuit are damaged without physical damage to the wearer
Hol??????
Hui??????
Husa??????
I??????
Ii??????
Il’fannorMerchantClass of ship (starship)
Il???Part of Tau name
Il’Porrui???Class of ship (emissary)
Il’wolaho???Geographic region
Im??????
Io???Part of Tau name
Io’raEnvironment???Part of environment name
Irri??????
Is??????
Iur??????
Iur’tae’montBurnout; war madness; shellshockMilitary term
J??????
J’hal???Type of flower
J’kaaraMirrorPart of Tau name; name of object
Jagga???Name of tree
Jess??????
Jess’l???Part of Tau name
Jeth??????
Jeth’ri???Name of spear used, by shas’ui in the Tau’kon’seh ceremonial hunt, on a clonebeast
Ju???Part of Tau name
Juntaa???Type of stone
JuntasStarboard; RightStarboard-side indication, fully used as juntas-side
K??????
K’irri???Part of Tau name
K’resh???Geographic region; K’resh Expansion
K’Sau???Military term; used in ‘Armoured Interdiction Cadre, K’Sau Envelopment
K’shar???Part of Tau name
K’yna???Part of Tau name
Ka??????
Ka’Bri’DanStrain LeaderName to indicate Vespid Strain Leader
Ka’la???Part of Tau name
Kaara??????
Kai??????
Kai’aun???Part of Tau name
Kai’rotaa???Time measurement; each Kai’rotaa is dedicated to each cast with one extra for the race as a whole; equal to 50 Terran days; consists of 80 Rotaa
Kaikown???Geographic region on Pech
KaisSkilfulPart of Tau name
Kais’shiSkilful Victory??? Name of academy on Sa’cea
Kaius???Part of Tau name; misspelling of kais???
Kak??????
Kakkut???Part of Kroot name
Kan??????
Kanesh???Name of colony world; formerly ‘colony-65#BETA’
Kar??????
Kara??????
Kar’tau???City on Vior’la
Kass??????
Kass’lOrcaClass of ship (gunship)
Kassad???Part of Tau name
Kath??????
Kath’lan???Part of Tau name
Kathr??????
Kathr’yl???Type of desert reptile; geographic region???
Kau??????
Kau’uiCadreMilitary term
KauyonPatient hunter; patient; hunterMilitary term; part of name
KavaalBattleMilitary term
Ke??????
Ke’lshan???Second phase Tau sept; part of Tau name
Kel??????
Kel’sman???Geographic region, system
Kel’tyr???Second phase Tau sept; part of Tau name
Kelith???Part of Tau name
Kell??????
Ken??????
Ken’to??????
Ken’rai???Military term, meaning “cut off the head, the body will die”
Kendral???Geographic region; imperial name???
Kenvaal???Part of Tau name
Kessan???Part Tau of name
Keth??????
Keth’rit???Part of Tau name
Khas??????
Khas’a’tah???Part of Tau name
Kilto???Historical works from the Mont’au???
Kir???Part of Tau name
Kir’La???Class of ship (warden)
Kir’QathDefenderClass of ship (starship)
Kir’shasvre???Class of ship (castellan)
Kles??????
Kles’tak???Type of high-density explosives
Knarloc???Name of Kroot animal
Ko??????
Ko’vashA Worthy CauseUsed as: “to strive for”; part of Tau name
Kol??????
Kol’n???Tau desert world
Kol’tae???Part of Tau name
Koloth???Geographic region on Nimbosa
Kon??????
Kon’seh??????
KorAirTau caste; part of Tau rank; part of Tau name
Kor’elCaptainRank; part of name
Kor’laMessengerTau rank; part of Tau name
Kor’oAdmiralTau rank; part of Tau name
Kor’or’vesh???Name of a project to create a new ‘experimental’ fleet
Kor’uiCarrierTau rank; part of Tau name
Kor’uil???Possible misspelling of Kor’ui???
Kor’vattraTau fleetMilitary term
Kor’vesaFaithful helperAny kind of tau drone
Kor’vrePilotTau rank; part of Tau name
Korar??????
Kra??????
Kra’sylth???Geographic region
Krath???Kroot world beyond the Perdus Rift
Kre??????
Kre’ui???Class of planet
Ksi??????
Ksi’m’yen???Third phase Tau sept
Ku??????
Ku’shan???Part of Tau name
Kunas???Part of Tau name
Ky??????
Ky’husa???(Alcoholic) beverage
KysaBelt???Part of name of Kysa’T’suam Shas, the equatorial desert on Vior’la, known as the ‘Belt of Fire’
L??????
La??????
La’ruaTeamMilitary term
Lan??????
Lar??????
Lar’shiHeroClass of ship (cruiser)
Lar’shi’vre???Class of ship (protector)
Lath??????
Leath??????
Lek??????
LelLightning???Part of military term: “Se’hen’Che’Lel”
Len??????
Len’ra??????
Leth??????
Li??????
Lissera??????
Lithesh???system/sector containing imperial planets in the Damocles Gulf
Lor??????
Lor’sern???Part of the name Lor’sern’Shas, a city on Vior’la
Loresh???Part of Tau name
Loth??????
Lshan??????
Lusha???Part of Tau name
Lyr??????
Lyr’sa???Part of Tau name
M??????
M’lath???Part of Tau name
M’yenUnforseenPart of Tau name
M’yenshiUnforseen Victory???Part of Tau name; military term???; possible misspelling???
Mal??????
Mal’caorSpiderPart of Tau name
Mal’kor???Military term; Vespid stingwing
Mataba???Part of Kroot name
Mau??????
Mau’tel???Part of Tau name
Mayoh???Capital city of Gravalax
Me??????
Me’drek???Part of Tau name
Me’lekKoboldGeographic region; system
Men??????
Men’he???Part of Tau name
MesmeCombinationMilitary term; part of Tau name
Mon??????
Mon’as???Part of Tau name
Mon’wern’a???Military term; To rescue a target, a single unit infiltrates while the rest of the cadre draws attention and fire
MonatFreedom of one Military term; single battlesuit in a team; lone hunter
Mont??????
Mont’auThe terrorName for the time of war amongst the Tau
Mont’kaKilling blowMilitary term
Mont’sel???Military term; combat pattern
Mont’yrSeen battle; bloodedPart of Tau name; name of battledome on Vior’la where O’Shovah has trained
Mor??????
Mor’tekone-tenth???Used as: “Mor’tek’Raik’an”
Moriin???Type of resin
Myar???Part of Tau name
Myr??????
N??????
N’dras???Second phase Tau sept; part of Tau name
Na??????
Nan??????
Nas???Part of Tau name
Natash???Part of Tau name
Ni??????
Nyth??????
O??????
Ol??????
Ol’nanBrightswordPart of Tau name
Olku??????
Omutu???Part of Tau name
Or??????
Or’esPowerfulPart of Tau name
Or’es’El’leath???Class of ship (custodian)
Or’es’laOrksName of enemy race
Or’mon’kor???Military term; sniper drone team
Orak???Novel: Kill Team, Page 201
Padroch???Part of Tau name
Peak???Part of Tau name
Pech???Kroot homeplanet
Peiy??????
Pel???Part of Tau name
Pell??????
Phi???Part of Tau name
Phor??????
Phor’yinn???Part of Tau name
Poi??????
Poi’sel???Type of food???
Pol??????
Pol’tsen???City on Vior’la
PorWaterTau caste; part of Tau rank; part of Tau name
Por’creta???Part of a spaceship’s name
Por’elDiplomatSecond highest rank; part of Tau name
Por’hui???Media institute???; propaganda institute???
Por’laBureaucratLowest rank; part of Tau name
Por’oAmbassadorHighest rank; part of Tau name
Por’uiEnvoySecond lowest rank; part of Tau name
Por’vreMagisterMiddle rank; part of Tau name
Porrui??????
Pra???Planet in the Dal’yth system
Pra’yen???Planet in the Dal’yth system
Pre??????
Pre’ta??????
Proh???Part of Tau name
ProkBull Krootox???Part of Kroot name
Qan??????
Qath??????
Qua??????
Qua’li??????
Queh??????
Queh-quih???Kroot sept
Quih??????
R??????
R’myrLongknifePart of Tau name
Ra??????
Rai??????
Raik??????
Raik’an???Time measurement, quantity unknown, in the range of a second
Raik’or???Time measurement, quantity unknown, in the range of a minute
Ran???Part of Tau name
Rann???Geographic region???; part of Tau name
Rash??????
Rash’ya???Part of Tau name
Reek???Name of race; extinct
Repa??????
Resh??????
Retha??????
Rettan??????
Rho???Part of Tau name
Ri??????
Rios??????
Rit??????
Rla??????
Ro??????
Ro’cha??????
Roi??????
Rok???Part of Tau name
Ros??????
Rotaa???Time measurement; consists of 10 Decs
Rua??????
Run??????
Run’al???A small observation post or hide; part of Tau name
Run’eor???Part of Tau outpost name: Fal’ryn Run’eor
Ryn??????
Ryn??????
Ryn’ya???Part of Tau name
S??????
S’peiy???Type of bottle
Sa??????
Sa’cea???First phase Tau sept; part of Tau name
Saal??????
Sassai???Part of Tau name
Sau??????
Sava???Part of Tau name
Savon???Part of Tau name
Scion???Name of mountain in the Si’coa system
Se??????
Se’henRiding???Part of military term: “Se’hen’Che’Lel”
Se’hen’Che’LelRiding The LightningMilitary term; boarding an enemy space vessel using one-tau pods, propelled by a railgun
Seg??????
Seg’hai’tu???Name of battleome on T’au
Sel??????
Sern??????
Sev??????
Sev’a??????
Sha??????
Sha’korar???Part of Tau name
Sha’isWind???Part of Tau name; meteorological term???
Shan??????
Shan’alCoalitionMilitary term
Shant??????
Shar??????
ShasFireTau caste; part of Tau rank; part of Tau name
Shas’ar’korFire DamProtecitve shield of Shas’Or’es (the largest city on Vior’la), against the Trial by Fire on Vior’la
Shas’ar’tolFire caste military high commandMilitary term
Shas’elNoble; knightSecond highest rank; part of Tau name
Shas’kaSun???; Star???; ”Of The Sun”???Part of the name ‘Shas’ka Demlok’ (Canyon of the Sun) a large canyon carved by the ‘Trial of Fire’ on Vior’la
Shas’ken’to???Military term; a type of combat principals
Shas’laWarriorLowest rank; part of Tau name
Shas’len’raCautious WarriorName of meditation subject
Shas’OCommanderHighest rank; part of Tau name
Shas’saalTrainee???Tau rank before Shas’la
Shas’shiGreatest WarriorsTitle of honor on the academies of Vior’la
Shas’uiVeteranSecond lowest rank; part of Tau name
Shas’vreHeroMiddle rank; part of Tau name
ShaserraShadowsunPart of Tau name
Shasvre??????
She??????
ShiVictoryPart of Tau name; Military term
Shi’el’teh???Part of Tau name
Shi’eldiWinged victory???Part of Tau name
Shi’mont’kaWinning strike???Part of Tau name
Shi’urStrong TriumphPart of Tau name
Shi’vaVictorious Spirit???Part of Tau name
Shia??????
Sho??????
Sho’aun’or’es???Source of power, the description of the ‘fuel’ in a spaceships power generator.
Sho’karaLens; windowTau portal to the warp
ShovahFarsighted; farsightPart of Tau name
Shui???Part of Tau name
Shyh??????
Shyh’am???Used in curse word shyh’am-eating …
Si??????
Si’coa???Geographic region
Siet???Part of Tau name
Sio??????
Sio’l???Part of Tau name
Sio’t???Name of meditation form
Ske??????
Skether??????
Skether’qanMessengerClass of ship (starship)
Sman??????
Snae??????
Snae’ta???Curse word (for humans)???
Sorath???Part of Tau name
Sorral??????
SrrykTok???Name of allied Demiurg brotherhood
Sua??????
Sua’ni???Part of Tau name
Suam??????
Sy??????
Sy’l’kell???System near the Perdus Rift
Sylth??????
Syn??????
T??????
T’au???Tau homeworld; part of Tau name
T’cha???Kroot clan name
T’chel??????
T’olku???Second phase Tau sept; part of Tau name
T’pel???Animal (shark) name; part of Tau name???
T’pell???Part of Tau name
T’pre’ta???Type of decorations
T’repa???Used as: “seeking a T’repa in a Gerosh’i”
T’roi???Name of plant
T’ros???Geographical region, including Taros
T’suamOf (Fire)???Part of name of Kysa’T’suam’Shas, the equatorial desert on Vior’la, known as the ‘Belt of Fire’
T’yra???Part of Tau name
Ta??????
Ta’lisseraCommunion; marriage; convenantName of bonding ritual; indication of bonded group
Ta’ro’chaThree minds – one purposeMilitary term; three XV8 battlesuits in a team
Ta’she???Part of Tau name
Taal??????
Tae??????
Tah??????
Tai??????
Tai’dar???Part of Tau name
Tak??????
Tam??????
Tam’ya???Part of Tau name
Tan??????
Tap??????
Tap’ran???Name of a Tau (Orca???) dropship
Tar???Part of Tau name
Tash??????
Tash’var???Second phase Tau sept; part of Tau name
Tau???Name of race
Tau’cyr???Time measurement; annual cycle; equal to 300 terran days; consists of 6 kai’rotaa
Tau’er???Part of Tau name
Tau’fann???An age-old way of addressing members from another caste
Tau’kon’seh???Name of a festival
Tau’n???First phase Tau sept; part of Tau name
Tau’vaThe greater goodIdeology of the Tau
Taun??????
Teh??????
Tek??????
Tel??????
Tel’ham???Part of Tau name
Ten??????
Thurm???Name of allied Demiurg brotherhood
Tio??????
Tio’veContingentMilitary term
To??????
Tol??????
Tong??????
Tong’ata???Part of Tau name
Tor??????
Tor’il???Distance measurement; quantity unknown, in the range of a centimeter
Tor’kan???Distance measurement; quantity unknown
Tor’lek???Distance measurement; quantity unknown, in the range of a meter
Torn???Part of Tau name
ToroqPort; LeftPort-side indication, fully used as toroq-side
Toros??????
Tozhan???Part of Tau name
Tsen??????
Tsua??????
Tsua’mMiddlePart of Tau name
Tu??????
Tyen???Part of Tau name
Tyr???Part of Tau name
Uash??????
Uash’oCommandMilitary term
Udas???Part of Tau name
Ui??????
Ui’t???Animal name (pet???)
Uil???Part of Tau name; part of Tau rank???
UkosSpoonName of tool; part of Tau name
Ul??????
Ul’syn???Part of Tau name
Ulyr??????
Ulyr’ra???Part of Tau name
Uor??????
Uor’la???Geographic region
Ur??????
Ur’akym???Part of Tau name
V???Part of Tau name
VaSpirit???Part of Tau name
Va’shant???Part of Tau name
Var??????
Vash??????
Vash’aun’an???Warp space
Vash’yaBetween SpheresSecond phase Tau sept; part of Tau name
Vashrun???Part of Tau name
Vattra??????
Ve??????
Ven??????
Ver??????
Ver’sev’a???Part of Tau name
Vesa??????
Vesh??????
Viel???Part of Tau name
Vionca??????
Vior??????
Vior’laHot bloodedFirst phase Tau sept; part of Tau name
Viss??????
Viss’el???Geographic region
VralUndercutPart of Tau name
Vre??????
Wern??????
Wern’a??????
Wolaho??????
Wyr???Part of Tau name
Y??????
Y’eldiWinged OneName for a gifted air caste pilot; part of Tau name
Y’heTyranidName of enemy race
Y’he’vreTyranid Hero???Tyranid rank???
Y’hol???Part of Tau name
Y’leth???Geographic region in the Gar’nyth system
Ya??????
Yanoi??????
Ye??????
Ye’qua’li???Type of radiation
Yel??????
Yel’ske???Geographic region, mountainous area on Vior’la, used for training Pathfinders and Stealth warriors
Yen??????
Yenshi??????
Yie??????
Yie’rla’rettan???Type of meditation: “Caution in the face of threat”
Yinn??????
Yis??????
Yis’ten???Part of Tau name
Yl??????
Yna??????
Yr??????
Yra??????
Yth??????
Yu??????
Yu’kanesh???Name of colony world; formerly ‘colony-65#BETA’

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