User talk:Nicomega/Kryptonian

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From comics:


Plurals are formed by adding an O to a word.

  • AMPAR - Commander, captain, or chief officer.
  • BETHGAR - A Ruler; roughly equivalent to our King or Emperor.
  • BOKOS - An island populated by thieves who outlawed honesty and legalized what were deemed crimes elsewhere. Bokos did not join the Kryptonian federation, but remained independent until Krypton died.
  • BYTHGAR - The feminine form of Bethgar; equivalent to Queen or Empress.
  • DANDAHU OCEAN - Krypton's largest ocean; east of Urrika and west of Lurvan.
  • DENDARO - Plural of Dendar, a Kryptonian "minute" consisting of 100 thribo, the equivalent of Earth seconds.
  • DROTHO - Plural of Droth, a type of large sea-bird that fed chiefly on Silten.
  • DRYGUR - Leader; equivalent of an Earth governor or president.
  • DRYGUR MOLIUM - The leader of the Science Council.
  • EL - An ancient Kryptonese word meaning Star.
  • FANFF - Six days, making a Kryptonian "week."
  • FANFFO - Plural of FANNF.
  • GRAHU - An artificial material, somewhat like plastic, but much stronger, used for building on Krypton.
  • HIAZ - A liquid measure used in ancient Krypton. It was somewhere between one pint and one-half liter.
  • KAL-EL - Superman's Kryptonian name, as well as the name of his ancestor, Erkol-El's son. Kal means Child; hence, Kal-El means Star Child.
  • LORAXO - Plural of Lorax, a period of 73 days, making a Kryptonian month. Six of these months made a year of 438 days (Amzet in Kryptonese). There were also 73 weeks of six days each.
  • MITHEN - One of Krypton's two moons. It was hurled into a new solar orbit when Krypton exploded.
  • MOLIUM - Any member of the Science Council.
  • PRYLIGU - A large sea-monster of Krypton.
  • RAO - In the mythology of ancient Krypton, the sun-god, who was deemed the chief of all gods.
  • ROKYN - The planet on which Kandor was enlarged. From RO=the possessive form of Rao + KYN=gift. Therefore, "Gift of God".
  • SILTEN - A type of edible algae, or seaweed.
  • TANTH - A title of respect for a man; equivalent to Sir or Mister in English. The feminine form is Tynth.
  • TANTHO - Plural of Tanth, a term of respect for a man. Akin to "gentlemen".
  • TANTHUO FLEZ - From the same root as Tanth; Tanthu (the singular) cannot be exactly translated into English, as we have no equivalent word. It indicates a non-human creature accorded great respect. Combined with Flez, meaning "able to fly,".
  • THRIB - A very short period of time, equivalent to an Earth second.
  • TWELLIAN - A succulent fruit native to Krypton. It's flavor is unlike that of any Earth fruit, but quite delicious.
  • TYNTHO - Plural of Tynth, the feminine of Tanth. Tynth means, roughly, Lady, or Madame.
  • VATHLO - Island populated by a black race. They retained their independence throughout history, and did not join the planetary federation, though maintaining good relations with it.
  • WEGTHOR - One of Krypton's moons. It was destroyed when an experiment by the criminal-scientist Jax-Ur went wrong, killing the people who had colonized it. The remains of this moon joined with space debris to form rings around Krypton like those around Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.
  • WOLU - A Kryptonian "hour", consisting of 100 dendaro or 10,000 thribo. Ten Woluo made one day (Zetyar in Kryptonese).
  • WOLUO - Plural of WOLU.
  • YAGRUM - A particularly dangerous, but rare, monster of Krypton; extinct since the planet's destruction.
  • YUDA - One of the chief goddesses of ancient Krypton. She was the patron of love and also Krypton's two moons, which, when they came together on the night sky, were believed to represent marriage. Though her worship ended with the flood, she was remembered in folklore, and at one time a mechanical statue of her was used at certain festivals in Superman's home city, Kryptonopolis.