Glossary of Kcymaerxthaere
Nyelvate (Shape Word) GlossaryPejephen
[PEZ-sof-uhn]Origin
(Proper Name)
Definition
A Moon of Jupiter, named (more or less) for the great Engineer Pezhephen.
Pejephen Year
[puh-ZHEFF-inn YEER]Origin
(Proper Name)
Definition
A year followed by many gwomes in Kcymaerxthaere amounting to approximately 744 of our earth days. It is often interesting to encounter the seasons in such a gwome. The name is a corruption of the name of the legendary engineer.
Pel Kwint
[PELL QUINT]Origin
(Proper Name Also: Bench name)
Definition
In Erailen gwome, the preferred beer for toasting for a successful journey across a Time Frontier. Also: Bench along the Erailen side of the Grand River where in Kcymaerxthaereal times, on the eve of crossing, gazing down on the river, and the treacherous ywreng within it, those on the Erailen side would raise a beer and toast, “Pel Kwint,” echoed from the other side by an equally brave, “Kwin Tel! Kwin Tel!” People often joked that was the only thing the two sides would agree on.
Pentaakst
[PEN-ta-kst]Origin
(Jihn Wranglikan)
Definition
Jihn Wranglikan Pentacost.
People of the Rock
[(as per linear English)]Origin
(linear English)
Definition
The powerful gwome of Estrelliia which defeated the Material Alliance at the Battle of the Devil’s Marbles. Also known as: Laයy/ev
Perry
[paye-REE]Origin
(Proper Name)
Definition
Though not a gwome, a stronghold of the Parisian Diaspora.
Petoskey gwome
[(as per linear English)]Origin
(Linear English)
Definition
Noted for their beautifully textured stones, sacred to certain other gwomes.
Pezhephen
[pu-ZHEFF-in]Origin
(Proper Name)
Definition
The legendary engineer who contributed so much to the Museum of the Bench. Also the term Pejephen year is a corruption of his name (because of his extraordinary eyesight he could actually see the individual moons around Jupiter—even during the day).
pHistoric
[his-TOAR-ik (“p” is silent and, at times, unwritten)]Origin
(Cognate)
Definition
Of or pertaining to a parallel history.
Phlorida Keys
[(as per linear English)]Origin
(Place Name)
Definition
A long string of tiny islands in [Sarkassum] Kymaerica.
Pidgin languages
[(as per linear English)]Origin
(Linear English)
Definition
Pidgin languages simplify to allow communication without fluency, something very helpful in the case of Nyelvate.
Pieter van Amsterdaam
[PIE-et-er VAN AM-ster-DAM]Origin
(Proper Name)
Definition
A gambling addict who surrendered the deed to the island of Manhattaan to settle a 24 dollar gambling debt at the Algonquin Round Table Casino.