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A list of words and phrases in the Goblin language.

B[]

Bizel fak
"No more mushroom"[1]
Booyahg
"Magic", and part of the name of all magic users.[2]
Booyahg Booyahg Booyahg
A powerful goblin wild magic sorcerer.[2]
Braeunk vhos trolkh
A hobgoblin phrase used as a farewell, meaning "If you die while I'm gone, do it quietly". An unspoken second part was "Because I wouldn't want to miss the fun."[3]
Bree-yark!
"Hey Rube!",[4] but rumored to mean "We surrender!"[5][6]

D[]

Dargrath
"Great slayer"[7]
Durbuluk
"Dominator"[8]

G[]

gared-guur
"slayer from the skies", used by hobgoblins and giants of Anauroch to refer to the manticore[9][note 1]
Gaukul
"spider" (pronounced: /ˈgɔːkʊllGAW-cull); plural is gaukulla[10]
Gever vaza
"There's meat tonight"[1]
Guthash
"Bloated one"[11]

H[]

Hruggekolohk
"Hruggek's place" (divine realm of Hruggek)[12]

J[]

jer-jer-ub
"rock-hopper", a small lizard[13]

K[]

Kherek-nor
"Attack"[14]

L[]

Lorach
The goblin term for a tiny scrub brush that grows throughout the Goblin Marches.[15]

N[]

Nying
"gift"[16]

R[]

Rhaal'tuuch
A victory cry.[17]

S[]

Spug
A hobgoblin term that was roughly equivalent to "macho".[18]

T[]

Taggaukul
"monstrous spider"; plural is taggaukulla[10]
Tnak
A curse, similar to "damn".[17]

U[]

Urdesk
"transgender"[19]

V[]

Vaws-hak
"Death"[14]
Vek
"Hurray"[1]

Appendix[]

Notes[]

  1. As giants also use it, this may instead be from the Giant dictionary.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ving Domanski, Stephen Radney-MacFarland (2004). Legacy of the Green Regent: Rat's Bastard. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 17.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Mike Mearls, et al. (November 2016). Volo's Guide to Monsters. Edited by Jeremy Crawford, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 42. ISBN 978-0786966011.
  3. Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb (August 1987). “Cyclopedia of the Realms”. In Karen S. Martin ed. Forgotten Realms Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 9. ISBN 0-88038-472-7.
  4. Gary Gygax (December 1979). The Keep on the Borderlands. (TSR, Inc.), p. 16. ISBN 0-935696-47-4.
  5. Gary Gygax (December 1979). The Keep on the Borderlands. (TSR, Inc.), p. 7. ISBN 0-935696-47-4.
  6. Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins (2014-09-30). Monster Manual 5th edition. Edited by Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 166. ISBN 978-0786965614.
  7. George Krashos (August 2006). “Impiltur: The Forgotten Kingdom”. In Erik Mona ed. Dragon #346 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 62.
  8. Kim Mohan, Mike Mearls (April 2017). Tales from the Yawning Portal. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 11. ISBN 978-0786966097.
  9. James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “Anauroch”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 17. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Ed Greenwood (2022-01-08). The Word for Spider Across Languages (Tweet). theedverse. Twitter. Archived from the original on 2022-11-20. Retrieved on 2023-02-21.
  11. Kim Mohan, Mike Mearls (April 2017). Tales from the Yawning Portal. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 21. ISBN 978-0786966097.
  12. Richard Baker, James Wyatt (March 2004). Player's Guide to Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 147. ISBN 0-7869-3134-5.
  13. James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “Anauroch”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 14. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
  14. 14.0 14.1 Black Isle Studios (August 2002). Designed by J.E. Sawyer. Icewind Dale II. Interplay.
  15. James Butler, Elizabeth T. Danforth, Jean Rabe (September 1994). “The Stonelands and the Goblin Marches”. In Karen S. Boomgarden ed. Elminster's Ecologies (TSR, Inc), p. 3. ISBN 1-5607-6917-3.
  16. R.A. Salvatore (August 1994). Starless Night. (TSR, Inc), p. 164. ISBN 1-56076-880-0.
  17. 17.0 17.1 Larian Studios (October 2020). Designed by Swen Vincke, et al. Baldur's Gate III. Larian Studios.
  18. Paul Culotta (November/December 1990). “The Inheritance”. In Barbara G. Young ed. Dungeon #26 (TSR, Inc.) (26)., p. 10.
  19. Ed Greenwood (2021-08-29). How Demihuman Languages Refer to Transgender (Tweet). theedverse. Twitter. Archived from the original on 2021-08-30. Retrieved on 2021-09-13.
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