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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 7648596" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>Since Oriental Adventures draws from several different Asian cultures, it includes a variety of unusual words. Because of the blend of languages, pronunciation is problematic. For your convenience, the harder-to-pronounce words are listed here, along with a brief definition.</p><p> </p><p>For a list of D&D pronunciations, see the article <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?151-D-D-Pronunciation-Guide" target="_blank">D&D Pronunciation Guide</a>.[h=4]Notes[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">“eh” is used instead of “ay” for the ease of English speakers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">“igh” is a long i sound, as in the English words “high” or “my”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">“ow” resembles the sound in “how” or “now”</li> </ul><p>[h=1]A[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">adya katti (add-yah- kah-tee) – sword, short</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Agasha (ah-ga-sha) school – Phoenix clan fire magic specialists</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">aiguchi (igh-goo-chee) – dagger</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">akuma no oni (ah-koo-mah no oh-nee) – Shadowlands creatures of fire and hate</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">akutsukai (ah-koo-tsoo-kigh) – a human who has been transformed into an onilike minion of evil</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">apsara (ap-sa-rah) – nymph</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Asahina (ah-sah-hee-na) school – Crane clan air magic specialists</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ashi no oni (ah-she no oh-nee) – thorny wormlike Shadowlands creature</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ashigaru (ah-shi-gah-roo) armor – light armor</li> </ul><p>[h=1]B[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">badik (bah-deek)—kama</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">bajang (bah-jang) – evil fey tree nature spirit</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">bakemono (bah-keh-mo-no) – Shadowlands “goblins”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">bang (bahng)—quarterstaff</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">bhuj (buzh) – handaxe</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">bi shou (bee shoh)—dagger</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">bich’wa (bee-chwah) – dagger</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">bisan (bee-san) – neutral fey tree nature spirit</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">bisento (bee-sen-toe) – halberd</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">biwa (bee-wah) – plucked lute</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">bonang (boh-nahng) – percussion instrument</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">brahmin (brah-min) – shaman</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">budoka (boo-doh-kah) – monk</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">bushido (boo-shee-do) – samurai code of honor, loyalty, and obedience</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">buso, tigbanua (boo-so, tig-ban-oo-ah) – bony, one-eyed ghouls</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">byoki no oni (bigh-oh-kee no oh-nee) – disease-ridden Shadowlands humanoids</li> </ul><p>[h=1]C[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ch’i chi (chee-shee) – halberd</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ch’i fu (chee-foo) – battleaxe</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ch’iang (chee-ang) – battleaxe</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">chahar-aina (chah-hahr igh-nah) – armor addition</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">chanshi (chan-shee) – fighter</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">chi (shee) – battleaxe</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">chiang lung (chee-ang lung) – river dragon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">chien (shee-yen) – battleaxe</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">chijiriki (chee-jee-ree-kee) – double weapon (spear and chain)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">chin (cheen) – battleaxe</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">choora (choo-rah) – sword, short</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">chui (choo-ee)—warhammer</li> </ul><p>[h=1]D[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">da dao (dah dow)—glaive</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">da huan dao (dah hwahn dow)—scimitar</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">dai tsuchi (digh tsoo-chee) – warhammer</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Daidoji (digh-doh-jee) – Crane clan military</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">dai-kyu (digh kyoo) – longbow, composite</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">daisho (digh-show) – katana and wakizashi</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">dalwel (dah-wel) – greatsword</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">dan sang gum (dahn sahng goom)—short sword</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">dan tinh (dahn tin) – two-stringed plucked lute</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">dang-ki (dahng-kee) – shaman</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">dastana (dah-stah-nah) – armor addition</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">devapala (deh-va-pa-la)—sohei</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">dhaw (dhaw) – dagger</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">dhenuka (deh-nuk-ah) – medium armor</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">dhuka (doo-kah)—rogue</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">dizi (dee-zee) – bamboo flute</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">doc cu’o’c (dok koo-awk) – guardian spirit that appears like a human split down the middle</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">dokufu (doh-koo-foo) – shapechanging Shadowlands mountain spider</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">do-su (doh-soo) – dagger</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">duan jian (doo-ahn jee-ahn)—short sword</li> </ul><p>[h=1]E[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">einsaung nat (en-song nat) – common household spirit protector</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ekitai kemuri (eh-kee-tigh keh-moo-ree) – liquid smoke</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">er-hu (er-hoo) – two-stringed bowed lute covered with snakeskin</li> </ul><p>[h=1]F[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">fu (foo) – battleaxe</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">fukimi-bari (foo-kee-mee bah-ree) – mouth darts</li> </ul><p>[h=1]G[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">gaki (gah-kee) – undead spirit of wicked mortals</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">gambang (gahm-bahng) – percussion instrument</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">gandharva (gahn-dar-vah) – celestial avoral</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">garegosu no bakemono (gar-ee-go-soo) – fiendish giant octopus</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">gong jian (gong jee-ahn)—composite shortbow</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">go-zu oni (go-zoo oh-nee) – bull-headed spirit warriors</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">guan dao (gwahn dow)—guisarme</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">gum (goom)—longsword</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">gun (goon) – quarterstaff</li> </ul><p>[h=1]H[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">hai nu (high noo) – locathah</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">haino no oni (high-no no o-nee) – human-looking Shadowlands creature with long tongue</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">hakama (hah-kah-mah) – knee-length trousers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">hannya (hah-nya) – haglike monstrous humanoid</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">haori (hah-oh-ree) – sleeved jacket</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">happi (ha-pee) – thigh-length cotton robe</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">hebi-no-onna (heh-bee no oh-na) – vain, snake-loving spirit appearing as human woman</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">heimin (heh-min) – villager or peasant</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">hengeyokai (hen-geh-yo-kigh) – shapechanging humanoid</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">henshin (hen-sheen) – transformation</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">hinemuri (hee-neh-moo-ree) – sleeping fire</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">hinin (hee-neen) – outcasts</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hitomi (hee-to-mee) – moon deity</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">hkum yeng nat (hkoom yeng nat) – human village spirit protector</li> </ul><p>[h=1]I[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">i huang (ee hwahng) – battleaxe</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">iaijutsu (ee-igh-joo-tsoo) – speed draw</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">inori (ee-no-ree) – 0-level shaman and shugenja spells</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Isawa (ee-sah-wah) – Phoenix clan generalists or Void magic specialists</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Itako (ee-tah-koh) – shaman</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Iuchi (ee-oo-chee) school – Unicorn clan Water magic specialists</li> </ul><p>[h=1]J[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">jian (jee-ahn)—longsword</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">jiki-ketsu-gaki (jee-kee keh-tsoo gah-kee) – vampiric undead spirit</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">jikiniki (jee-kee-nee-kee) – ghoul of shugenja who died while Tainted</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">jiki-niku-gaki (jee-kee nee-koo gah-kee) – ghoulish undead spirit</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">jingasa (jeen-gah-sah) – round, straw hat</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">jitte (jit-teh) – disarming weapon</li> </ul><p>[h=1]K[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kaen (kah-en) – bamboo reed instrument</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kaiu (kigh-oo) Wall – wall at edge of Shadowlands</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kakita (kah-kee-tah) school – Crane clan school</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kamayari (kah-mah-yah-ree) – guisarme</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kamu no oni (kah-moo no oh-nee) – powerfully musceled, headless humanoids</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kannushi (kahn-noo-shee) – shaman</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kapak (kah-pahk) – handaxe</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kappa (kah-pah) – turtlelike humanoid</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kataginu (kah-tah-gee-noo) – sleeveless outer jacket</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">katana (kah-tah-nah) – masterwork bastard sword</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">katar (kah-tar) – dagger, punching</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kawanaga (kah-wah-nah-gah) – chain with weight and sharp grappling hook</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kenbau (ken-bah-oo) – double reed</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kenong (keh-nong) – percussion instrument</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kensei (ken-seh) – weapon master</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">khandar (khahn-dahr) – sword, bastard</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">khanjar (khahn-jahr) – dagger</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">khanjarli (khahn-jahr-lee) – dagger</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">khenthai (khen-tigh) – wooden flute</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ki (kee) – internal energy</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kimono (kee-moh-noh) – robe</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kiri no oni (kee-ree no oh-nee) – bebilith demon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ki-rin (kee-reen) – unicornlike, noble magical beast</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kitsu (kee-tsoo) school – Lion clan water magic specialists</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ko (koh) – halberd</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kokyu (koh-kyoo) – bowed lute</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kora (koh-rah) – sword, short</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">korobokuru (koh-roh-boh-koo-roo) – a xenophobic race of dwarves</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">korobokuru lajatang (koh-roh-boh-koo-roo lah-zha-tahng) – double weapon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kote (koh-teh) – gauntlet</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">koto (koh-toh) – zither</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kozuka (koh-zoo-kah) – dagger</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kshatriya (kshah-tree-yah) – samurai</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kumo (koo-moh) – aranea</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Kuni (koo-nee) school – Crab clan earth magic specialists</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kusari-gama (koo-sah-ree-gah-mah) – double weapon or reach weapon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">kyoso no oni (kee-oh-soh no oh-nee) – burrowing Shadowlands oni</li> </ul><p>[h=1]L[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">lajatang (lah-zhah-tahng) – double weapon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">lathi (lah-tee) – quarterstaff</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">lembing (lem-bing) – longspear</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">li lung (lee lung) – earth dragon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">lian (lee-ahn) – kama</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">liu (lee-you) – battleaxe</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">lu nat (loo nat) – malicious spirits who lurk in graveyards</li> </ul><p>[h=1]M[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">magari yari (mah-gah-ree yah-ree) – trident</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">maho-tsukai (mah-ho tsoo-kigh) – blood sorcerers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">mantrika (mahn-tree-ka)—sorcerer</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">masakari (mah-sah-kah-ree) – battleaxe</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">me-zu oni (mee-zoo oh-nee) – horse-headed commanders of the spirit armies</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">michizure (mee-chu-zoo-ree) – wandering henshin mystics or traveling companions</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">moeragaru (moh-eh-rah-gah-roo) – flash paper</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">muni (moo-nee)—monk</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">muton (moo-tan) – club</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">myin-kawei (migh-inn-kah-weh) – werehorse lycanthrope</li> </ul><p>[h=1]N[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">naga, Shinomen (nah-gah, shee-noh-men) – ancient race of snakelike humanoids</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">nage-yari (nah-geh-yah-ree) – javelin</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">naginata (nah-gee-nah-tah) – reach weapon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">nekode (neh-koe-deh) – straps or gloves fitted with spikes in the palm</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">nezumi (neh-zoo-mee) – bipedal ratlike humanoids</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ningyo (neen-gyo) – merfolk</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ninja-to (neen-jah toh) – short, straight sword</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">no-dachi (noh-dah-chee) – greatsword</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">no-sheng (noh-sheng) – sohei</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">nunchaku (nun-chah-koo) – weapon with two hardwood sticks joined by a chain</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">nusubito (noo-soo-bee-toh) – rogue</li> </ul><p>[h=1]O[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ofuda (oh-foo-dah) – shugenja’s spell focus</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">oni (oh-nee) – ferocious lesser spirits</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">onikage (oh-nee-kah-geh) – scaly, horselike undead</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ono (oh-noh) – battleaxe</li> </ul><p>[h=1]P[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">parang (pah-rahng)—scimitar</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">pennaggolan (pen-nag-oh-lawn) – vampiric undead</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">peshkabz (pesh-kabz) – dagger</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">phii khamot (pee kah-mot) – will-o’-wisp</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">pi bian (pee bee-ahn)—whip</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">pi chi (pee-chee) – halberd</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">pih-kaetta (pih-kah-eh-tah) – dagger</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">pipa (pee-pah) – large plucked lute</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">piso tonkeng (pee-soh ton-keng) – handaxe</li> </ul><p>[h=1]Q[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">qiang (shee-ang) – longspear</li> </ul><p>[h=1]R[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ram dao (rahm dow) – sword, bastard</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">rishi (ree-shee) – aasimar planetouched</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Rokugan (roh-koo-gahn) – featured campaign setting</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">rokuro-kubi (row-cur-oh-coo-bee)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">rokushakubo (roh-koo-shah-koo-boh) – quarterstaff</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ronin (roh-neen) – samurai with no family and no clan</li> </ul><p>[h=1]S[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">sai (sigh) – disarming weapon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">salaw (sah-law) – a bowed lute made from a coconut shell</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">samisen (sah-mee-sen) – plucked lute</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">sang kauw (song-cow) – double weapon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">sanru no oni (san-roo no oh-nee) – four-armed, bat-winged Shadowlands oni</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">sarod (sah-rohd) – large plucked or bowed lute</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">saron (sah-rohn) – percussion instrument</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">sasumata (sah-soo-mah-tah) – pole arm</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">sekkou (sek-koh)—ranger</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">seppuku (seh-poo-koo) – suicide</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">shakuhachi (sha-koo-hah-chi) – bamboo flute</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">shamshir (shahm-sheer) – scimitar</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">shen lung (shen lung) – spirit dragon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">shikari (shee-kah-ree) – ranger</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">shikibu no oni (she-kee-boo no oh-nee) – dwarflike Shadowlands oni</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">shikki-gaki (shee-kee gah-kee) – disease-ridden undead spirit</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">shikomi-zue (shee-koh-mee-zoo-eh) – stout staff with hidden spear head</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">shinen-gaki (shee-nen gah-kee) – fiery undead spirit</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Shintao (sheen-tau) – Rokugan monk prestige class</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">shirokinukatsukami (shee-roh-kee-noo-kah-tsoo-kah-mee) – kind spirit also known as “eater of dreams”</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">shugenja (shoo-gen-jah) – elemental divine spellcaster</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">siangham (sigh-ang-ham) – small, piercing monk weapon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">singh (sing) – fighter</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">sitar (see-tar) – large plucked lute</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">slenthem (slehn-them) – percussion instrument</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">sodegarami (soh-deh-gah-rah-mee) – grapple-initiating weapon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">sohei (soh-heh) – religious soldiers</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">soong (soong) – lute</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Soshi (soh-she) school – Scorpion clan air magic specialists</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">suan tao fung (swan tau fung) – mace, light or heavy</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">suling (soo-ling) – flute</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">swami (swah-mee) – wu jen</li> </ul><p>[h=1]T[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">t’ien lung (tee-en lung) – celestial dragon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">t’rung (trung) – bamboo xylophone</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">tabi (tah-bee) – footwear</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">tagamaling buso (tah-gah-mah-ling boo-soh) – cursed tigbanua buso victim</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">tako (tah-koh) – octopus aberration</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">tambura (tahm-boo-rah) – large bowed lute used to provide a drone</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Tamori (tah-moh-ree) school – Dragon clan earth magic specialists</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">tanto (tahn-toh) – dagger</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">tasloi (tas-loy) – long-legged, flat-headed jungle-dwelling humanoids</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">tau-kien (tau-kee-en) – longsword</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">tetsubo (teh-tsoo-boh) – greatclub</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">thamàn kyà (thah-man kee-ah) – weretiger lycanthrope</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">tong shu (tong shoo) – rogue</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">tonfa (tohn-fah) – monk weapon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">toya (toe-yah)—quarterstaff</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">tsuburu no oni (tsoo-boo-roh no oh-nee)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">tsuno (tsoo-noh) – horned Shadowlands humanoid</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">tulwar (tull-wahr) – scimitar</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">tun mi lung (tuhn mee lung) – typhoon dragon</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">tungi (toon-jee) – battleaxe</li> </ul><p>[h=1]U[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">ugulu no oni (oo-goo-loo no oh-nee) – horned and clawed Shadowlands oni</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">uma-yari (oo-mah-yah-ree) – lance, heavy</li> </ul><p>[h=1]V[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">vanara (vah-nah-rah) – a race of monkeylike humanoids</li> </ul><p></p><p>[h=1]W[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">wakizashi (wah-kih-zah-shee) – masterwork short sword</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">wang-liang (wang-lee-ahng)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">wo dau (woh dow)—bastard sword</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">wu jen (woo jen) – a potent arcane spellcaster</li> </ul><p>[h=1]Y[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Yakamo (yah-kah-moh) – sun deity</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">yakuza (yah-koo-zah) – roguelike character</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">yamabushi (yah-mah-boo-shee) – shugenja</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">yang chin (yahng cheen) – hammer dulcimer</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">yao ren (yow ren)—sorcerer</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">yari (yah-ree) – shortspear</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">yattoko no oni (yah-toh-ko no oh-nee) – insectile Shadowlands creature</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">yavana (yah-va-na)—barbarian</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Yogo (yoh-goh) school - Scorpion clan earth magic specialists</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">yue (yoo-eh)—halberd</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">yuki-on-na (yoo-kee-oh-nah) – beautiful fey cold spirit</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">yumi (yoo-mee) – shortbow, composite</li> </ul><p>[h=1]Z[/h]</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">zafar takieh (zah-far tah-kee-eh) – sword, short</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">zaghnal (zahg-nahl) – pick, light</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">zheng (zheng) – zither</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 7648596, member: 1"] Since Oriental Adventures draws from several different Asian cultures, it includes a variety of unusual words. Because of the blend of languages, pronunciation is problematic. For your convenience, the harder-to-pronounce words are listed here, along with a brief definition. For a list of D&D pronunciations, see the article [URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?151-D-D-Pronunciation-Guide"]D&D Pronunciation Guide[/URL].[h=4]Notes[/h] [LIST] [*]“eh” is used instead of “ay” for the ease of English speakers [*]“igh” is a long i sound, as in the English words “high” or “my” [*]“ow” resembles the sound in “how” or “now” [/LIST] [h=1]A[/h] [LIST] [*]adya katti (add-yah- kah-tee) – sword, short [*]Agasha (ah-ga-sha) school – Phoenix clan fire magic specialists [*]aiguchi (igh-goo-chee) – dagger [*]akuma no oni (ah-koo-mah no oh-nee) – Shadowlands creatures of fire and hate [*]akutsukai (ah-koo-tsoo-kigh) – a human who has been transformed into an onilike minion of evil [*]apsara (ap-sa-rah) – nymph [*]Asahina (ah-sah-hee-na) school – Crane clan air magic specialists [*]ashi no oni (ah-she no oh-nee) – thorny wormlike Shadowlands creature [*]ashigaru (ah-shi-gah-roo) armor – light armor [/LIST] [h=1]B[/h] [LIST] [*]badik (bah-deek)—kama [*]bajang (bah-jang) – evil fey tree nature spirit [*]bakemono (bah-keh-mo-no) – Shadowlands “goblins” [*]bang (bahng)—quarterstaff [*]bhuj (buzh) – handaxe [*]bi shou (bee shoh)—dagger [*]bich’wa (bee-chwah) – dagger [*]bisan (bee-san) – neutral fey tree nature spirit [*]bisento (bee-sen-toe) – halberd [*]biwa (bee-wah) – plucked lute [*]bonang (boh-nahng) – percussion instrument [*]brahmin (brah-min) – shaman [*]budoka (boo-doh-kah) – monk [*]bushido (boo-shee-do) – samurai code of honor, loyalty, and obedience [*]buso, tigbanua (boo-so, tig-ban-oo-ah) – bony, one-eyed ghouls [*]byoki no oni (bigh-oh-kee no oh-nee) – disease-ridden Shadowlands humanoids [/LIST] [h=1]C[/h] [LIST] [*]ch’i chi (chee-shee) – halberd [*]ch’i fu (chee-foo) – battleaxe [*]ch’iang (chee-ang) – battleaxe [*]chahar-aina (chah-hahr igh-nah) – armor addition [*]chanshi (chan-shee) – fighter [*]chi (shee) – battleaxe [*]chiang lung (chee-ang lung) – river dragon [*]chien (shee-yen) – battleaxe [*]chijiriki (chee-jee-ree-kee) – double weapon (spear and chain) [*]chin (cheen) – battleaxe [*]choora (choo-rah) – sword, short [*]chui (choo-ee)—warhammer [/LIST] [h=1]D[/h] [LIST] [*]da dao (dah dow)—glaive [*]da huan dao (dah hwahn dow)—scimitar [*]dai tsuchi (digh tsoo-chee) – warhammer [*]Daidoji (digh-doh-jee) – Crane clan military [*]dai-kyu (digh kyoo) – longbow, composite [*]daisho (digh-show) – katana and wakizashi [*]dalwel (dah-wel) – greatsword [*]dan sang gum (dahn sahng goom)—short sword [*]dan tinh (dahn tin) – two-stringed plucked lute [*]dang-ki (dahng-kee) – shaman [*]dastana (dah-stah-nah) – armor addition [*]devapala (deh-va-pa-la)—sohei [*]dhaw (dhaw) – dagger [*]dhenuka (deh-nuk-ah) – medium armor [*]dhuka (doo-kah)—rogue [*]dizi (dee-zee) – bamboo flute [*]doc cu’o’c (dok koo-awk) – guardian spirit that appears like a human split down the middle [*]dokufu (doh-koo-foo) – shapechanging Shadowlands mountain spider [*]do-su (doh-soo) – dagger [*]duan jian (doo-ahn jee-ahn)—short sword [/LIST] [h=1]E[/h] [LIST] [*]einsaung nat (en-song nat) – common household spirit protector [*]ekitai kemuri (eh-kee-tigh keh-moo-ree) – liquid smoke [*]er-hu (er-hoo) – two-stringed bowed lute covered with snakeskin [/LIST] [h=1]F[/h] [LIST] [*]fu (foo) – battleaxe [*]fukimi-bari (foo-kee-mee bah-ree) – mouth darts [/LIST] [h=1]G[/h] [LIST] [*]gaki (gah-kee) – undead spirit of wicked mortals [*]gambang (gahm-bahng) – percussion instrument [*]gandharva (gahn-dar-vah) – celestial avoral [*]garegosu no bakemono (gar-ee-go-soo) – fiendish giant octopus [*]gong jian (gong jee-ahn)—composite shortbow [*]go-zu oni (go-zoo oh-nee) – bull-headed spirit warriors [*]guan dao (gwahn dow)—guisarme [*]gum (goom)—longsword [*]gun (goon) – quarterstaff [/LIST] [h=1]H[/h] [LIST] [*]hai nu (high noo) – locathah [*]haino no oni (high-no no o-nee) – human-looking Shadowlands creature with long tongue [*]hakama (hah-kah-mah) – knee-length trousers [*]hannya (hah-nya) – haglike monstrous humanoid [*]haori (hah-oh-ree) – sleeved jacket [*]happi (ha-pee) – thigh-length cotton robe [*]hebi-no-onna (heh-bee no oh-na) – vain, snake-loving spirit appearing as human woman [*]heimin (heh-min) – villager or peasant [*]hengeyokai (hen-geh-yo-kigh) – shapechanging humanoid [*]henshin (hen-sheen) – transformation [*]hinemuri (hee-neh-moo-ree) – sleeping fire [*]hinin (hee-neen) – outcasts [*]Hitomi (hee-to-mee) – moon deity [*]hkum yeng nat (hkoom yeng nat) – human village spirit protector [/LIST] [h=1]I[/h] [LIST] [*]i huang (ee hwahng) – battleaxe [*]iaijutsu (ee-igh-joo-tsoo) – speed draw [*]inori (ee-no-ree) – 0-level shaman and shugenja spells [*]Isawa (ee-sah-wah) – Phoenix clan generalists or Void magic specialists [*]Itako (ee-tah-koh) – shaman [*]Iuchi (ee-oo-chee) school – Unicorn clan Water magic specialists [/LIST] [h=1]J[/h] [LIST] [*]jian (jee-ahn)—longsword [*]jiki-ketsu-gaki (jee-kee keh-tsoo gah-kee) – vampiric undead spirit [*]jikiniki (jee-kee-nee-kee) – ghoul of shugenja who died while Tainted [*]jiki-niku-gaki (jee-kee nee-koo gah-kee) – ghoulish undead spirit [*]jingasa (jeen-gah-sah) – round, straw hat [*]jitte (jit-teh) – disarming weapon [/LIST] [h=1]K[/h] [LIST] [*]kaen (kah-en) – bamboo reed instrument [*]Kaiu (kigh-oo) Wall – wall at edge of Shadowlands [*]Kakita (kah-kee-tah) school – Crane clan school [*]kamayari (kah-mah-yah-ree) – guisarme [*]kamu no oni (kah-moo no oh-nee) – powerfully musceled, headless humanoids [*]kannushi (kahn-noo-shee) – shaman [*]kapak (kah-pahk) – handaxe [*]kappa (kah-pah) – turtlelike humanoid [*]kataginu (kah-tah-gee-noo) – sleeveless outer jacket [*]katana (kah-tah-nah) – masterwork bastard sword [*]katar (kah-tar) – dagger, punching [*]kawanaga (kah-wah-nah-gah) – chain with weight and sharp grappling hook [*]kenbau (ken-bah-oo) – double reed [*]kenong (keh-nong) – percussion instrument [*]kensei (ken-seh) – weapon master [*]khandar (khahn-dahr) – sword, bastard [*]khanjar (khahn-jahr) – dagger [*]khanjarli (khahn-jahr-lee) – dagger [*]khenthai (khen-tigh) – wooden flute [*]ki (kee) – internal energy [*]kimono (kee-moh-noh) – robe [*]kiri no oni (kee-ree no oh-nee) – bebilith demon [*]ki-rin (kee-reen) – unicornlike, noble magical beast [*]Kitsu (kee-tsoo) school – Lion clan water magic specialists [*]ko (koh) – halberd [*]kokyu (koh-kyoo) – bowed lute [*]kora (koh-rah) – sword, short [*]korobokuru (koh-roh-boh-koo-roo) – a xenophobic race of dwarves [*]korobokuru lajatang (koh-roh-boh-koo-roo lah-zha-tahng) – double weapon [*]kote (koh-teh) – gauntlet [*]koto (koh-toh) – zither [*]kozuka (koh-zoo-kah) – dagger [*]kshatriya (kshah-tree-yah) – samurai [*]kumo (koo-moh) – aranea [*]Kuni (koo-nee) school – Crab clan earth magic specialists [*]kusari-gama (koo-sah-ree-gah-mah) – double weapon or reach weapon [*]kyoso no oni (kee-oh-soh no oh-nee) – burrowing Shadowlands oni [/LIST] [h=1]L[/h] [LIST] [*]lajatang (lah-zhah-tahng) – double weapon [*]lathi (lah-tee) – quarterstaff [*]lembing (lem-bing) – longspear [*]li lung (lee lung) – earth dragon [*]lian (lee-ahn) – kama [*]liu (lee-you) – battleaxe [*]lu nat (loo nat) – malicious spirits who lurk in graveyards [/LIST] [h=1]M[/h] [LIST] [*]magari yari (mah-gah-ree yah-ree) – trident [*]maho-tsukai (mah-ho tsoo-kigh) – blood sorcerers [*]mantrika (mahn-tree-ka)—sorcerer [*]masakari (mah-sah-kah-ree) – battleaxe [*]me-zu oni (mee-zoo oh-nee) – horse-headed commanders of the spirit armies [*]michizure (mee-chu-zoo-ree) – wandering henshin mystics or traveling companions [*]moeragaru (moh-eh-rah-gah-roo) – flash paper [*]muni (moo-nee)—monk [*]muton (moo-tan) – club [*]myin-kawei (migh-inn-kah-weh) – werehorse lycanthrope [/LIST] [h=1]N[/h] [LIST] [*]naga, Shinomen (nah-gah, shee-noh-men) – ancient race of snakelike humanoids [*]nage-yari (nah-geh-yah-ree) – javelin [*]naginata (nah-gee-nah-tah) – reach weapon [*]nekode (neh-koe-deh) – straps or gloves fitted with spikes in the palm [*]nezumi (neh-zoo-mee) – bipedal ratlike humanoids [*]ningyo (neen-gyo) – merfolk [*]ninja-to (neen-jah toh) – short, straight sword [*]no-dachi (noh-dah-chee) – greatsword [*]no-sheng (noh-sheng) – sohei [*]nunchaku (nun-chah-koo) – weapon with two hardwood sticks joined by a chain [*]nusubito (noo-soo-bee-toh) – rogue [/LIST] [h=1]O[/h] [LIST] [*]ofuda (oh-foo-dah) – shugenja’s spell focus [*]oni (oh-nee) – ferocious lesser spirits [*]onikage (oh-nee-kah-geh) – scaly, horselike undead [*]ono (oh-noh) – battleaxe [/LIST] [h=1]P[/h] [LIST] [*]parang (pah-rahng)—scimitar [*]pennaggolan (pen-nag-oh-lawn) – vampiric undead [*]peshkabz (pesh-kabz) – dagger [*]phii khamot (pee kah-mot) – will-o’-wisp [*]pi bian (pee bee-ahn)—whip [*]pi chi (pee-chee) – halberd [*]pih-kaetta (pih-kah-eh-tah) – dagger [*]pipa (pee-pah) – large plucked lute [*]piso tonkeng (pee-soh ton-keng) – handaxe [/LIST] [h=1]Q[/h] [LIST] [*]qiang (shee-ang) – longspear [/LIST] [h=1]R[/h] [LIST] [*]ram dao (rahm dow) – sword, bastard [*]rishi (ree-shee) – aasimar planetouched [*]Rokugan (roh-koo-gahn) – featured campaign setting [*]rokuro-kubi (row-cur-oh-coo-bee) [*]rokushakubo (roh-koo-shah-koo-boh) – quarterstaff [*]ronin (roh-neen) – samurai with no family and no clan [/LIST] [h=1]S[/h] [LIST] [*]sai (sigh) – disarming weapon [*]salaw (sah-law) – a bowed lute made from a coconut shell [*]samisen (sah-mee-sen) – plucked lute [*]sang kauw (song-cow) – double weapon [*]sanru no oni (san-roo no oh-nee) – four-armed, bat-winged Shadowlands oni [*]sarod (sah-rohd) – large plucked or bowed lute [*]saron (sah-rohn) – percussion instrument [*]sasumata (sah-soo-mah-tah) – pole arm [*]sekkou (sek-koh)—ranger [*]seppuku (seh-poo-koo) – suicide [*]shakuhachi (sha-koo-hah-chi) – bamboo flute [*]shamshir (shahm-sheer) – scimitar [*]shen lung (shen lung) – spirit dragon [*]shikari (shee-kah-ree) – ranger [*]shikibu no oni (she-kee-boo no oh-nee) – dwarflike Shadowlands oni [*]shikki-gaki (shee-kee gah-kee) – disease-ridden undead spirit [*]shikomi-zue (shee-koh-mee-zoo-eh) – stout staff with hidden spear head [*]shinen-gaki (shee-nen gah-kee) – fiery undead spirit [*]Shintao (sheen-tau) – Rokugan monk prestige class [*]shirokinukatsukami (shee-roh-kee-noo-kah-tsoo-kah-mee) – kind spirit also known as “eater of dreams” [*]shugenja (shoo-gen-jah) – elemental divine spellcaster [*]siangham (sigh-ang-ham) – small, piercing monk weapon [*]singh (sing) – fighter [*]sitar (see-tar) – large plucked lute [*]slenthem (slehn-them) – percussion instrument [*]sodegarami (soh-deh-gah-rah-mee) – grapple-initiating weapon [*]sohei (soh-heh) – religious soldiers [*]soong (soong) – lute [*]Soshi (soh-she) school – Scorpion clan air magic specialists [*]suan tao fung (swan tau fung) – mace, light or heavy [*]suling (soo-ling) – flute [*]swami (swah-mee) – wu jen [/LIST] [h=1]T[/h] [LIST] [*]t’ien lung (tee-en lung) – celestial dragon [*]t’rung (trung) – bamboo xylophone [*]tabi (tah-bee) – footwear [*]tagamaling buso (tah-gah-mah-ling boo-soh) – cursed tigbanua buso victim [*]tako (tah-koh) – octopus aberration [*]tambura (tahm-boo-rah) – large bowed lute used to provide a drone [*]Tamori (tah-moh-ree) school – Dragon clan earth magic specialists [*]tanto (tahn-toh) – dagger [*]tasloi (tas-loy) – long-legged, flat-headed jungle-dwelling humanoids [*]tau-kien (tau-kee-en) – longsword [*]tetsubo (teh-tsoo-boh) – greatclub [*]thamàn kyà (thah-man kee-ah) – weretiger lycanthrope [*]tong shu (tong shoo) – rogue [*]tonfa (tohn-fah) – monk weapon [*]toya (toe-yah)—quarterstaff [*]tsuburu no oni (tsoo-boo-roh no oh-nee) [*]tsuno (tsoo-noh) – horned Shadowlands humanoid [*]tulwar (tull-wahr) – scimitar [*]tun mi lung (tuhn mee lung) – typhoon dragon [*]tungi (toon-jee) – battleaxe [/LIST] [h=1]U[/h] [LIST] [*]ugulu no oni (oo-goo-loo no oh-nee) – horned and clawed Shadowlands oni [*]uma-yari (oo-mah-yah-ree) – lance, heavy [/LIST] [h=1]V[/h] [LIST] [*]vanara (vah-nah-rah) – a race of monkeylike humanoids [/LIST] [h=1]W[/h] [LIST] [*]wakizashi (wah-kih-zah-shee) – masterwork short sword [*]wang-liang (wang-lee-ahng) [*]wo dau (woh dow)—bastard sword [*]wu jen (woo jen) – a potent arcane spellcaster [/LIST] [h=1]Y[/h] [LIST] [*]Yakamo (yah-kah-moh) – sun deity [*]yakuza (yah-koo-zah) – roguelike character [*]yamabushi (yah-mah-boo-shee) – shugenja [*]yang chin (yahng cheen) – hammer dulcimer [*]yao ren (yow ren)—sorcerer [*]yari (yah-ree) – shortspear [*]yattoko no oni (yah-toh-ko no oh-nee) – insectile Shadowlands creature [*]yavana (yah-va-na)—barbarian [*]Yogo (yoh-goh) school - Scorpion clan earth magic specialists [*]yue (yoo-eh)—halberd [*]yuki-on-na (yoo-kee-oh-nah) – beautiful fey cold spirit [*]yumi (yoo-mee) – shortbow, composite [/LIST] [h=1]Z[/h] [LIST] [*]zafar takieh (zah-far tah-kee-eh) – sword, short [*]zaghnal (zahg-nahl) – pick, light [*]zheng (zheng) – zither [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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