Kaiila - 1)(noun): large (20-22 hands), carnivorous mammal with long
neck and silky fur; its eyes have 3 lids; is vivaparous, has
incredible stamina, and can be domesticated for riding in spite
of its vicious temper; in the Tahari, its long hair is used for
rope; 2) (noun): a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens;
their language is related to that of the Dust Legs
Kailiauk - (noun): stocky ruminant, tawny with red and brown markings
on haunches, having 3 horns; stands c. 20-25 hands at the shoulder
Kailiauk - (noun): a tribe of Red Savages which inhabits the Barrens;
their language is a dialect of Kaiila
Kaissa - (noun; lit. 'the game'): a boardgame much favored on Gor;
the board is marked with 100 squares, colored alternately red and
yellow; there are 20 pieces per side, which represent Ubar and Ubara,
Initiates, Riders of the High Tharlarion, Tarnsmen, Scribes, Builders,
Spearmen or Spear Slaves, and the Home Stone; it is played much like
chess, the object being to capture one's opponent's Home Stone; in
Torvaldsland, the Ubar, Ubara, tarnsman, Initiate, and Scribes are
replaced by the Jarl, Jarl's Woman, Ax, Rune-Priest, and Singer,
respectively
Kajira - (noun): slavegirl; plural. kajirae
Kajirus - (noun): male slave; plural. kajiri
Kajuralia - (noun; lit. 'holiday of slaves'): a festival, similar
to the Feast of Fools, is which slaves trade places with their masters
and have much freedom to play tricks on free persons; celebrated
in most cities on the last day of the 12th Passage Hand, but in Ar
and some other cities on the last day of the 5th month, the day before
the Love Feast
Ka-la-na - (noun): 1) a tree with very strong yellow wood, used
for making bows; 2) a very potent dry white or red wine, made from
the fruit of the Ka-la-na tree
Kal-da - (noun): alcoholic beverage made of ka- la-na wine diluted
with citrus juices and mixed with strong spices, and served hot
kalika - (noun): musical instrument having a long neck and hemispheric
soundbox, its 6 strings being plucked; similar to a banjo
kalmak - (noun): vest of black leather worn by the slavegirls of
the Wagon Peoples
Kan-lara - (noun): slave brand
Kashani - (noun): a minor tribe of the Tahari; they are a vassal
tribe of the Kavars
Kaska - (noun): a small hand drum
Kavars - (noun): a major tribe of the Tahari; their vassal tribes
are the Ta'Kara, Bakahs, Char, and Kashani; their war-cry is 'Kavars
Supreme!'
Kanda - (noun): a shrub of the Gorean desert; a lethal poison can
be extracted from its roots, while chewing the leaves has an addictive
narcotic effect
Kara - (noun): turning
Kassars - (noun): one of the 4 tribes of the Wagon Peoples; also
called the Blood People; their standard is a scarlet bola
Kataii - (noun): one of the 4 tribes of the Wagon Peoples, whose
members are negroid; their standard is a yellow bow
Kef - (noun): a letter of the Gorean alphabet, analogous with the
Earth letter 'K'; the first letter of the Gorean words for male and
female slaves, and hence often used as a brand
Kennel - (noun): a small, concrete room, usu. 3'x3'x4', having an
iron grill for a door, in which a slavegirl may be confined at night
Kes - 1) (noun): a shrub whose salty, blue secondary roots are a
main ingredient in sullage; 2) (noun): short tunic of black leather
worn by the male slaves of the Wagon Peoples
Kettle-and-mat
girl - (noun): a slavegirl whose function is divided
between household tasks and sexual servitude
Ki - (adv.): no, not; also indicates a negative (ex. 'la ki kajira'
- I am not a slavegirl)
Ko-lar - (noun): slave collar
Koora - (noun): strip of red fabric worn as a headband by the slavegirls
of the Wagon Peoples
Ko-ro-ba - (noun): village market (obsolete); cap. a major city-state,
often referred to as the 'Towers of the Morning'
Kort - (noun): a rinded fruit of the Tahari; served sliced with
melted cheese and nutmeg
Kosis - (noun): disease
Kur - (noun; lit. 'beast'; pl. kurii; a corruption of their name
for themselves): a large (8-9') furred, mammal having 4 legs, which
can stand upright or on all fours; each paw has 6 multiply-jointed
digits with retractable claws and an opposing thumb, so that it can
grip; it has 2 rows of teeth; they are incredibly strong and ferocious,
and are carnivorous, even to eating humans
Kurdah - (noun): a small, light, semi-circular tent, c. 3' in diameter
and 4' high, carried by a pack aiila, in which women (slave or free)
may ride; the frame is of tem-wood and is covered with layers of
white rep-cloth; used mainly in the Tahari
Kurt - (noun): the five-bladed slave whip
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