Kadluk
Masculine Innuit name which means "Thunder."
"The names of the red hunters, incidentally, have meaning, but, generally, I content myself with reporting the name in their own language. … 'Kadluk' means 'Thunder.'" — Beasts of Gor, page 194.
Kaffiyeh
A square scarf, which is folded into a triangle and wrapped 
around the head of free men of the Tahari desert.
"The man, rare in Port Kar, wore the kaffiyeh and agal. The kaffiyeh is a squarish scarf, folded over into a triangle, and placed over the head, two points at the side of the shoulders, one in back to protect the back of the neck. It is bound to the head by several loops of cord, the agal. The cording indicates tribe and district." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 20.
Kaftan
A silken lounging robe worn by free men of the Tahari.
"Ibn Saran, in silken kaftan, and kaffiyeh and agal, strode to the rack." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 111.
Kahintokapa
In the dialect of the Kaiila tribe of the red savages, this term means "One-Who-Walks-Before ".
"One other was with the party, too, an older warrior, Kahintokapa, One-Who-Walks-Before, of the prestigious Yellow-Kaiila Riders." — Blood Brothers of Gor, page 14.
Kail
Gorean map direction. See "Gorean Map."
"Accordingly, the main divisions of the map are Ta-Sardar-Var, and the other seven; taking the Sardar as our 'north pole' the other directions, clockwise as Earth clocks move (Gorean clock hands move in the opposite direction) would be, first, Ta-Sardar-Var, then, in order, Ror, Rim, Tun, Vask (sometimes spoken of as Verus Var, or the true turning away), Cart, Klim, and Kail, and then again, of course, Ta-Sardar-Var." — Nomads of Gor, page 3 (footnote).
Kaiila
A large, carnivorous, 
viviparous (meaning that the kaiila are born live, rather than egg-hatched) mammal with long neck and silky fur, used by the wagon peoples of the plains. A different species of kaiila, known as the Desert Kaiila, or Sand Kaiila, is used by the tribes of the desert as a mount; this species having adapted to the harsh land of the Tahari with the ability to survive long periods without water.
"I saw the kaiila tense, almost like larls, their flanks quivering, their large eyes intent upon me. I saw one of the long, triangular tongues dart out and back. Their long ears were laid back against the fierce, silken heads." — Nomads of Gor, page 15.
"The sand kaiila, or desert kaiila, is a kaiila, and handles similarly, but it is not identically the same animal which is indigenous, domestic and wild, in the middle latitudes of Gor's southern hemisphere; that animal, used as a mount by the Wagon Peoples, is not found in the northern hemisphere of Gor; there is obviously a phylogenetic affinity between the two varieties, or species…" — Tribesmen of Gor, page 70.
Kailla Boots
Due to the roughness of the ride, as with the cowboys of Earth, the riders of kaiila also suit up to protect their bodies; one such necessity included leather boots.
"He wore, too, kaiila boots, with belled, silver heel points, kaiila goads." — Savages of Gor, page 100.
Kaiila Bridle
Apparently there were bridles used with the kaiila.
"This morning at the Five Horns stables, in Kailiauk, I had bought two kaiila. Bridles, a saddle, various sorts of gear, supplies, and trading goods, too, I had purchased in the town, at the store of Publius Crassus, of the Merchants, who is also Kailiauk's Administrator." — Savages of Gor, pages 95-96.
Kaiila Crop
Also: Kaiila Quirt
A whip made from the hide of a kaiila.
Then slowly she put the long, supple, leather kaiila crop into my hand. — Tribesmen of Gor, page 198.
Kailla Goad
Akin to the spurs on the boots of cowboys on Earth, kaiila riders wear a leather boot with heel points known as kaiila goads. These are used as a means of controlling the beasts.
"He wore, too, kaiila boots, with belled, silver heel points, kaiila goads." — Savages of Gor, page 100.
Kaiila Harness
Not much is mentioned about the kaiila harness, except this small quote about that of the Tahari region, where customarily bells are worn on the kaiila harness as a means to display friendly intentions.
"You do not wear bells on your kaiila harness!" said the man, threatening its with his lance. — Tribesmen of Gor, page 167.
Kaiila Quirt
Also: Kaiila Crop
A long variation of this whip used in the control of the kaiila — and the four-legged slave beasts.
"To start or hasten the animal, one kicks it in the flanks, or uses the long kaiila quirt." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 56.
"In her hand she carried a long supple kaiila quirt of leather, about a half inch in width and a yard long." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 55.
Kaiila Ranches
Where the kaiila are bred and trained.
"The kaiila ranches, I supposed, were remote, desolate places. Land which is suitable for farming, and in proximity to towns, is seldom, along the perimeter, put to the uses of grazing." — Savages of Gor, page 103.
Kaiila Reins
The rein is a light single rein which is many-plaited, and drawn through a drilled hole in the right nostril of the kaiila.
"Then I passed a shop where the high, light kaiila saddles were being made. One could also buy there, saddle blankets, quirts, bells and kaiila reins." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 56.
Kaiila River
Large river of the Barrens, it eventually branches off and becomes two rivers, known as the Northern Kaiila and Southern Kaiila; though simplicity allows for referring to them all as the Kaiila River or Rivers.
"First, understand that there exists the Kaiila River, flowing generally in a southwestward direction. At a given point, high in the territory of the Kaiila tribe, it branches into two rivers, which are normally spoken of as the Northern Kaiila and the Southern Kaiila. The Snake, flowing in an almost southern direction, is a tributary to the Northern Kaiila. … Subsequently, one supposes, watercourses originally understood to be, say, the rivers of the Kaiila people, or the rivers in the country of the Kaiila people, came to be known more simply as the Kaiila River, or Rivers." — Blood Brothers of Gor, pages 24-25.
Kaiila Rope
A weapon of the Wagon Peoples made of the hairs of the kaiila.
"Bring me," I said, to the crossbowman, standing at the foot of the perch, "from the belongings of Gladius of Cos, kept in the compound of the Steels, the bola of the Tuchuks, the kaiila rope, the southern quiva." — Assassin of Gor, page 364.
Kaiila Saddle
The saddle of the kaiila is usually of leather, and made similar to that of a tarn saddle so as to accomomdate having a bound female captive across it.
"The saddle of the kaiila, like the tarn saddle, is made in such a way as to accommodate, bound across it, a female captive, rings being fixed on both sides through which binding fiber or thong may be passed." — Nomads of Gor, page 70.
Kaiila [Tribe]
Large tribe of the red savages composed of five bands (subgroups); considered one of the "wild" tribes of the interior Barrens; also known as the Cutthroat Tribe, the hand signal for which is to drag one's finger across their throat. The five bands number anywhere from three- to four-hundred (300-400) to fifteen- to sixteen-hundred (1,500-1,600); these bands are then broken down to smaller villages that can range in population from about three hundred (300) down to only seven- or eight (7-8) families. Although each band hosts its own warrior society, almost all of the members of the Kaiila collectively belong to the All Comrades, a warrior society. The Kaiila lands stretch north and south of the area of the Kaiila Rivers and the Snake River; it is speculated that the name of the river was derived from the name of the tribe, though Tarl Cabot speculates it probably more had to do with the herds of wild kaiila that roamed the area.
"It is unusual, is it not, for Dust Legs to be on the rampage?" I asked. I had understood them to be one of the more peaceful of the tribes of the Barrens. Indeed, they often acted as intermediaries between the men of the settlements and the wilder tribes of the interior, such as the Yellow Knives, the Sleen and Kaiila. — Savages of Gor, page 85.
"Red savages," smiled Grunt. "Fleer," he then said. "Kaiila, Sleen. Yellow Knives, Kailiauk." … I had then drawn my finger across my throat. That stood for Kaiila, the Cutthroat tribes. — Savages of Gor, pages 246-247.
"The Isbu, or Little-Stones band; the Casmu, or Sand, band; the Isanna, the Little-Knife band; the Napoktan, or Bracelets, band; and the Wismahi, or Arrowhead band, are the five bands which constitute the Kaiila tribe. The origins of these names are not always clear. It seems probable that the Little-Stones and the Sand bands may have had their names from geographical features, perhaps those adjacent to riverside encampments." — Blood Brothers of Gor, page 10.
"The Kaiila were mostly members of the All Comrades, a warrior society, like the Sleen Soldiers, of the Isbu Kaiila. They were under the command of Canka, Cuwignaka's brother. One other was with the party, too, an older warrior, Kahintokapa, One-Who-Walks-Before, of the prestigious Yellow-Kaiila Riders. He was of the Casmu, or Sand, band." — Blood Brothers of Gor, page 14.
"The Isanna was the Little-Knife Band of the Kaiila. They came from the countries around Council Rock, north of the northern fork of the Kaiila River and west of the Snake, a tributary to the Northern Kaiila. The normal distributions, given food supply and such, of the bands of the Kaiila are usually rather as follows. First, understand that there exists the Kaiila River, flowing generally in a southwestward direction. At a given point, high in the territory of the Kaiila tribe, it branches into two rivers, which are normally spoken of as the Northern Kaiila and the Southern Kaiila. The Snake, flowing in an almost southern direction, is a tributary to the Northern Kaiila. The land of the Napoktan, or Bracelets band of the Kaiila, is east of the Snake, and north of the Northern Kaiila, and the Kaiila proper. The Wismahi, or Arrowhead band of the Kaiila, holds the more northern lands in and below, to some extent, the fork of the Kaiila. The Isbu's lands are the more southern lands between the Northern and Southern branches of the Kaiila. The lands of the Casmu, or Sand band of the Kaiila, lie to the west of the Isanna, and to the north and west of the Isbu, above the descending northern branch of the Northern Kaiila. It is not clear, historically, whether the river is named for the red savages (through whose territories it tends to flow, or whether the savages have taken their name from the river system. My own suspicion in this matter, borne out by tribal stories, is that the early savages in this area found large herds of wild kaiila roaming the plains. They took, then, probably for medicine reasons, the name of the Kaiila for themselves. Subsequently, one supposes, watercourses originally understood to be, say, the rivers of the Kaiila people, or the rivers in the country of the Kaiila people, came to be known more simply as the Kaiila River, or Rivers." — Blood Brothers of Gor, pages 24-25.
"The Isanna Kaiila number between some seven and eight hundred. They were now entering the camp, from the east, in long lines, in their full regalia. The Casmu, the Wismahi and the Napoktan had already joined the Isbu in the summer gathering. The Casmu numbered in the neighborhood of one thousand; the Wismahi, one of the smaller bands, number about five or six hundred. The Isbu was the largest band, containing between sixteen and seventeen hundred members. The Napoktan, which had arrived at the camp only yesterday, was the smallest of the bands of the Kaiila, numbering between some three and four hundred members. These bands, within their own territories, are often divided into separate villages or encampments. In a given encampment, usually under a minor chief, there is seldom more than two or three hundred individuals. Indeed, sometimes an encampment contains only seven or eight families." — Blood Brothers of Gor, page 25.
It was common for the members of a given society to take the warpath together. "Two societies are represented among the Kaiila here," said Grunt. "Most belong to the All Comrades, and one belongs to the Yellow-Kaiila Riders. That may be told by the stylized yellow kaiila print, outlined in red, on the flanks of his beast, over the red horizontal bars." I nodded. The red horizontal bar, or bars, as the case is, is commonly associated with the Kaiila, the Cutthroat tribe. There were many coup marks, I noted, on the snout and forequarters of the fellow's kaiila. "That is a prestigious society," said Grunt. "Only tried and proven warriors, with many coups, and many expeditions of war and kaiila stealing are admitted to it." — Savages of Gor, pages 314.
Kail
Gorean map direction. See "Gorean Map."
"Accordingly, the main divisions of the map are Ta-Sardar-Var, and the other seven; taking the Sardar as our 'north pole' the other directions, clockwise as Earth clocks move (Gorean clock hands move in the opposite direction) would be, first, Ta-Sardar-Var, then, in order, Ror, Rim, Tun, Vask (sometimes spoken of as Verus Var, or the true turning away), Cart, Klim, and Kail, and then again, of course, Ta-Sardar-Var." — Nomads of Gor, page 3 (footnote).
[The] Kailiauk
A paga tavern in Port Kar.
"These four taverns, if it is of interest, are the Veminium, the Kailiauk, the Slaves of Ar and the Silver of Tharna." — Explorers of Gor, page 42.
Kailiauk [1]
A gigantic, very dangerous, migratory beast usually found on the savannahs and plains north and south of the rainforest. The average male stands about ten (10) hands at the shoulder weighing approximately 400-500 Gorean stone (1600 - 2000 pounds); the average female stands about eight (8) hands at the shoulder weighing approximately 300-400 Gorean stone (1200 - 1600 pounds). This beast is important to the Red Savages of the Barrens, the major source for food and life. Its meat, bones, horns, hide, and sinew provide food, shelter, clothing, tools and weapons.
"Even past me there thundered a lumbering herd of startled, short-bunked kailiauk, a stocky, awkward ruminant of the plains, tawny, wild, heavy, their haunches marked in red and brown bars, their wide heads bristling with a trident of horns…" — Nomads of Gor, page 2.
"Kailiauk are four-legged, wide-headed, lumbering, stocky ruminants. Their herds are usually found in the savannahs and plains north and south of the rain forests, but some herds frequent the forests as well. These animals are short-trunked and tawny. They commonly have brown and reddish bars on the haunches. The males, tridentlike, have three horns. These horns bristle from their foreheads. The males are usually about ten hands at the shoulders and the females about eight hands. The males average about four hundred to five hundred Gorean stone in weight, some sixteen hundred to two thousand pounds, and the females average about three to four hundred Gorean stone in weight, some twelve hundred to sixteen hundred pounds." — Explorers of Gor, page 93.
Kailiauk [2]
Large trading settlement located on the boundary of the Barrens.
"Kailiauk is the easternmost town at the foot of the Thentis mountains. It lies almost at the edge of the Ihanke, or Boundary. From its outskirts, one can see the markers, or feathers on their tall wands, which mark the beginning of the country of the red savages." — Savages of Gor, page 77.
Kailiauk Horn
Useful tool made from the horn of the mastodon.
"Rence paper is made by slicing the stem into thin, narrow strips; those near the center of the plant are particularly favored; one layer of strips is placed longitudinally, and then a shorter layer is placed latitudinally across the first layer; these two surfaces are then soaked under water, which releases a gluelike substance from the fibers, melding the two surfaces into a single, rectangular sheet; these formed sheets are then hammered and dried in the sun; roughness in removed by polishing, usually with a smooth shell or a bit of kailiauk horn; the side of a tharlarion tooth may also be used in this work." — Raiders of Gor, pages 7-8.
Kailiauk [Tribe]
One of the tribes of the red savages; not much is mentioned of this tribe; the hand signal for this tribe is holding up three fingers to represent the three-horned beast they are named after.
"Red savages," smiled Grunt. "Fleer," he then said. "Kaiila, Sleen. Yellow Knives, Kailiauk." … The sign for Kailiauk, as I had expected, was to hold up three fingers, suggesting the trident of horns adorning the shaggy head of this large, short-tempered, small-eyed, lumbering ruminant. — Savages of Gor, pages 246-247.
Kinyanpi
A term in the language of the red savages meaning "Flighted Ones." This term is in reference to white tarnsmen.
"It is the Kinyanpi!" I heard. "It is the Flighted Ones! The Kinyanpi!"
One of the Sleen Soldiers, rising to his feet, spun awkwardly, kicking dust, the arrow having entered through the chest, its point protruding above his left hip. Hci looked upward, wildly. The tarn alighted, its talons seizing Agleskala. In its strike I think his back was broken. Hci and I stumbled backward, swept to one side by the strokes of the wing, the blows of the air. We could scarcely see for dust. The rider, clad only in a breechclout, his body bright in purple and yellow paint, thrust towards us with the long tarn lance. In the movement of the tarn, again taking flight, the thrust was short. Hci and I, from the dirt, looked upward. A hundred feet in the air the body of Agleskala was released. — Blood Brothers of Gor, pages 209-210 .
Kaissa
Literal Gorean translation is "game." Generally, this refers to the board game 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, Tarnsman, Scribes, Builders, Physician, Spearmen or Spear Slaves (i.e., Tarnsman's Spearman and Scribe's Spearman), 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.
"Game! Game!" I heard, and quickly shook my head, driving away the memories of Ar, and of the girl once known, always loved. The word actually cried was "Kaissa," which is Gorean for "Game." It is a general term, but when used without qualification, it stands for only one game. The man who called out wore a robe of checkered red and yellow squares, and the game board, of similar squares, with ten ranks and ten files, giving a hundred squares, hung over his back; slung over his left shoulder, as a warrior wears a sword, was a leather bag containing the pieces, twenty to a side, red and yellow, representing Spearmen, Tarnsmen, the Riders of the High Tharlarion, and so on. The object of the game is the capture of the opponent's Home Stone. Capturings of individual pieces and continuations take place much as in chess. — Assassin of Gor, page 26.
Kaissa Ciphers
Utilized mostly by the Caste of Players, though they can be used by anyone, a series of codes for the transmission of private messages; often extremely difficult to decipher.
Etymology:Middle English, from Middle French cifre, from Medieval Latin cifra zero, from Arabic vifr empty, cipher, zero;
"A method of transforming a text in order to conceal its meaning (1) by systematically replacing the letters of the plaintext by substitutes in the same sequence either singly or in pairs or other polygraphs (as by writing 1 for A, 2 for B, etc., or F for A, S for B, etc., or QL for AB, etc.) or (2) by systematically rearranging the plaintext letters into another sequence (as by writing them normally in a rectangle and then copying them off from the columns taken in an arbitrary succession) — called also respectively (1) substitution cipher and (2) transposition cipher." — Merriam-Webster Dictionary ©2004-2006
"What are Kaissa ciphers?" I asked. I did not doubt that the papers contained enciphered messages. That conjecture seemed obvious, if not inevitable, given the importance attached to them by the Lady Yanina, she of Brundisium, and her colleague, Flaminius, perhaps also of Brundisium. I had hoped, of course, that the player might be able to help me with this sort of thing, that he, ideally, might be familiar with the ciphers, or their keys. — Players of Gor, page 243.
Kaissa of En'Kara
The standardized version of Kaissa developed by the caste of Merchants in conjunction with the caste of Players was officially decreed for the first time at one of the fairs of En'Kara in 10,124 C.A. ("Contasta Ar"); also spoken of as Merchant Kaissa. See: "Merchant Kaissa."
"Sometimes, however, to distinguish it from differing forms of the game, it is spoken of as Merchant Kaissa, from the role of the Merchants in making it the official form of Kaissa for the fairs, Player Kaissa, from the role of the Players in its codification, or the Kaissa of En'Kara, for it was officially promulgated for the first time at one of the fairs of En'Kara, that which occurred in 10,124 C.A., Contasta Ar, from the Founding of Ar, or in Year 5 of the Sovereignty of the Council of Captains, in Port Kar." — Players of Gor, page 8.
Kajira
Literal translation: "[female] Slave." Also the name of one of the most command brands of a slave girl. Plural: "Kajirae."
"Kajira is perhaps the most common expression for a female slave." — Nomads of Gor, pages 29-30.
"Only when I had unbound her had I noticed, on her left thigh, the tiny mark, which had been burned into her flesh long ago, the small letter in cursive script which was the initial letter of Kajira, which is Gorean for a female slave." — Raiders of Gor, page 63.
The brand was the common Kajira mark of Gor, the first letter, about an inch and a half in height and a half inch in width, in cursive script, of the expression 'Kajira', which is the most common expression in Gorean for a female slave." — Explorers of Gor, page 9.
"Tal, Kajirae!" cried one of the men, waving. — Captive of Gor, page 87.
"One of the traces of Earth influence on Gorean, incidentally, in this case, an influence from Latin, occurs in the singular and plural endings of certain expressions. For example, 'kajirus' is a common expression for a male slave as is 'kajira' for a female slave. The plural for slaves considered together, both male and female, or for more than one male slave is 'kajiri.' The plural for female slave is 'kajirae.'" — Magicians of Gor, pages 436-437.
Kajira Bana
A derisive expression for "Bina" or "Slave Beads." See: "Bina."
"Indeed, I would later learn that bina were sometimes spoken of, derisively, as Kajira bana." — Slave Girl of Gor, page 82.
Kajira Canjellne
Literally means "slave challenge." When a Gorean cries, "Canjellne!" he is challenging for ownership of a slave. A circle is then drawn by the one being challenged, the slave then placed within this circle for the duration of the fight, the spar commences with the ritual of the spear casting. This is a play on the Warrior Codes regarding sword-right. There is no evidence that such is conducted with a warrior's choice of weapons, as typically, warriors of Gor were always equipped equally. See also: "Sword-Right" and "Spear Casting, Ritual of."
Then the stranger had arrived. "Kajira canjellne!" he had said. I had been released of the chain and collar. A circle had been drawn in the turf. Bound, I had been thrown to it. Kneeling, I had watched men fight. I now, naked and bound, carrying his shield, followed him who had been victorious. — Slave Girl of Gor, page 31.
At this point the helmeted warrior began to descend the aisle. We watched him approach. In moments he stood, too, on the block, facing the crowd. He struck the butt of his great spear on the heavy wood. "Kajira canjellne!" he said. "Slave girl challenge!" — Slave Girl of Gor, page 435.
Kajira Mira
Based on the only quote in all 26 of the books, it would seem the literal translation of "Mira" would be "My" or "Mine;" thus this phrase would probably be: "My slave."
"Yes, Vella, kajira mira. I am pleased." — Nomads of Gor, page 330.
Kajira Talmit
A headband made of brown rep-cloth, worn by the first girl of work slaves in order to be recognized as first girl. In slaver houses or compounds, the slave trainer wears a Kajira Talmit of silk, to indicate she is first girl and trainer. See also: "Talmit."
More importantly, about her forehead, tying back her dark hair, was a strip of rep cloth, brown, of the same material as the work tunic. I knew this meant that she had authority among the girls. I looked up at Ute. "You wear the Kajira talmit," I said.
"The first girl of the work slaves," said Ute, "had been sold shortly before my capture. There had been dissensions, factions, among the girls, each wanting one of their own party to be first girl. I was new. I had no allegiances. Rask of Treve, by his will, and because, for some reason, he trusted me, set me above them all." — Captive of Gor, page 285."She wore a wisp of yellow silk. Her dark hair was bound back with a yellow, silk talmit." — Slave Girl of Gor, page 253.
Kajirus
Literal translation: "[male] Slave." Plural: "Kajiri."
"For a male slave, or Kajirus, of the Wagon Peoples, and there are few, save for the work chains …" — Nomads of Gor, page 30.
"… save that the Kajiri, or he-slaves …" — Nomads of Gor, page 59.
"I was barefooted; my only garment was a short woolen, sleeveless tunic; on both the back and the front of this tunic was sewn a large block letter, the initial letter of the Gorean expression 'Kajirus,' which means a male slave." — Assassin of Gor, page 283.
"One of the traces of Earth influence on Gorean, incidentally, in this case, an influence from Latin, occurs in the singular and plural endings of certain expressions. For example, 'kajirus' is a common expression for a male slave as is 'kajira' for a female slave. The plural for slaves considered together, both male and female, or for more than one male slave is 'kajiri.' The plural for female slave is 'kajirae.'" — Magicians of Gor, pages 436-437.
Kajuralia
In virtual Gor, I have seen Kajuralia celebrated in that the frees and the slaves trade "roles;" that is the free become slaves, and the slaves become frees. This is another example of incorrect information found in many Gorean chat sites. The "Holiday of Slaves," or "Festival of Slaves" as it is also known, is a festival in which slaves have much freedom to play tricks on free persons; there was an occasion cited in the books in which a couple of free men became "slaves" to their female captors, and it was not a given that frees and slaves exchanged roles. The festival is celebrated in most cities on the last day of the Twelfth Passage Hand, but in Ar and many other cities, it is celebrated on the last day of the fifth month, which is the day before the Love Feast. Port Kar does not participate in Kajuralia.
"The Kajuralia, or the Holiday of Slaves, or Festival of Slaves, occurs in most of the northern, civilized cities of known Gor once a year; the only exception to this that I know of is Port Kar, in the delta of the Vosk. The date of the Kajuralia, however, differs. Many cities celebrate it on the last day of the Twelfth Passage Hand, the day before the beginning of the Waiting Hand; in Ar, however, and certain other cities, it is celebrated on the last day of the fifth month, which is the day preceding the Love Feast." — Assassin of Gor, page 229.
"Kajuralia!" cried the slave girl hurling a basket of Sa-Tarna flour on me, and turning and running. I had caught up with her in five steps and kissed her roundly, swatted her and sent her packing.
"Kajuralia yourself!" I said laughing, and she, laughing, sped away. About that time a large pan of warm water splashed down on me from a window some sixteen feet above the street level. Wringing wet I glared upward.
I saw a girl in the window, who blew me a kiss, a slave gift. "Kajuralia!" she cried and laughed. I raised my fist and shook it and her head disappeared from the window.
A Builder, whose robes were stained with thrown fruit, hastily strode by. "You had better be indoors," said he, "on Kajuralia."
Three male house slaves stumbled by, crowned with odorous garlands woven of the Brak Bush. They were passing about a bota of paga and, between dancing and trying to hold one another up, managed to weave unsteadily by. One of them looked at me and from his eyes I judged he may have seen at least three of me and offered me a swig of the bota, which I took. "Kajuralia," said he, nearly falling over backwards, being rescued by one of his fellows, who seemed fortunately to be falling in the opposite direction at the same time. I gave him a silver coin for more paga.
"Kajuralia," I said, and turned about, leaving, while they collapsed on one another. — Assassin of Gor, page 223.
Kakidlamerk
Feminine Innuit name which means "Thistle."
"The names of the red hunters, incidentally, have meaning, but, generally, I content myself with reporting the name in their own language. … I have spoken of 'Thimble" and 'Thistle.' More strictly, their names were 'Pudjortok' and 'Kakidlamerk'. However, since these names, respectively, would be 'Thimble' and 'Thistle', and Imnak often referred to them in Gorean as 'Thimble' and 'Thistle' I have felt it would be acceptable to use those latter expressions, they being simpler from the point of view of one who does not natively speak the tongue of the People, or Innuit. — Beasts of Gor, page 194.
Ka-la-na Tree
A yellow-wooded fruit-bearing tree. The fruit is not only eaten, but is used in making Ka-la-na wine; the wood is used in making weapons such as the long bow.
"I was more pleased on the second day and made camp in a grassy veldt, dotted with the Ka-la-na trees." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 73.
Ka-la-na Wine
Made from the fruit of the Ka-la-na tree, this wine is a sweet and dry wine, red color, light in hue and incandescent. It is also known as the drink of romance, served as a toast of Free Companionship.
"After the meal I tasted the drink, which might not inappropriately be described as an almost incandescent wine, bright, dry, and powerful. I learned later it was called Ka-la-na." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 26.
"I went to his locker near the mat and got out his Ka-la-na flask, taking a long draught myself and then shoving it into his hands. He drained the flask in one drink and wiped his hand across his beard, stained with the red juice of the fermented drink." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 168.
"One girl held our head back, and others, from goblets, gave us of wines, Turian wine, sweet and thick, Ta-wine, from the famed Ta grapes, from the terraces of Cos, wines even, Ka-la-nas, sweet and dry, from distant Ar." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 213.
Kal-da
A strong brew favored by the laborers.
"Behind the counter the thin, bald-headed proprietor, his forehead glistening, his slick black apron stained with spices, juices and wine, busily worked his long mixing paddle in a vast pot of bubbling Kal-da. My nose wrinkled. There was no mistaking the smell of brewing Kal-da." — Outlaw of Gor, page 223.
Kal-da Shop
A low class establishment similar to a Paga Tavern. See "Paga Tavern."
"… perhaps she would be purchased by the master of a Paga Tavern, or even of a lowly Kal-da shop, to dance for, and to serve and please his customers." — Outlaw of Gor, page 244.
Kalika
This lyre-type instrument is six-stringed instrument; like the czehar, it is flat-bridged and its strings are adjusted by means of small wooden cranks; on the other hand, it less resembles a low, flat box and suggests affinities to the banjo or guitar, though the sound box is hemispheric and the neck rather long; it, too, of course, like the czehar, is plucked. It is highly probable that the kalika of Gor is fashioned after the Kalitha of ancient Greece (Calitha, in ancient Rome). Even the name is quite similar. See: "Lyre."
"Now that the sport was done some Musicians filed in, taking up positions to one side. There was a czehar player, two players of the kalika, four flutists and a pair of kaska drummers." — Assassin of Gor, page 88.
Kalmak
A vest of black leather worn by the slave girls of the Wagon Peoples.
Kamba [1]
An inland (Schendi) word which means "Rope."
"Kamba, incidentally, is an inland word, not Gorean. It means rope." — Explorers of Gor, page 100.
Kamba [2]
River which is fed by Lake Ushindi and empties directly into Thassa.
"I now regarded again the brownish stains in the water. Still we could not see land. Yet I knew that land must be nigh. Already, though we were still perhaps thirty or forty pasangs at sea, one could see clearly in the water the traces of inland sediments. These would have been washed out to sea from the Kamba and Nyoka rivers." — Explorers of Gor, page 99.
Kanda
A desert shrub; the leaf is often chewed for its narcotic value as a painkiller, and the root, when ground and boiled makes an extremely deadly poison.
"… a squad of spearmen had reached the main siege reservoir, emptying their barrels of toxic kanda, a lethal poison extracted from one of Gor's desert shrubs." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 179.
Kan-Lara
Literal translation: "Brand."
Eta smiled. She pointed to her brand. "Kan-lara," she said. She pointed to my brand. "Kan-lara Dina," she said. I repeated these words. — Slave Girl of Gor, page 80.
Kantharos
The footed bowl used for serving Paga. 
The kantharos dates back to the early Greek period.
"Also spelled cantharos: — drinking cup in Attic Greek pottery from the period of the red-figure and black-figure styles. The kantharos is in the form of a deep cup, with loop-shaped handles arising from the bottom of the body and extending high above the brim." — Encyclopaedia Romana ©2002
"She knelt near the table, put the trays on the floor, unbidden performed obeisance adn then, as though submissively, put the tray on the table, and put the paga, in a small kantharos, and the bread on a trencher before me." — Renegades of Gor, page 71.
"I wondered if he had noticed that my hand closed more tightly upon the base of the kantharos… Some authorities recommend breaking the kantharos into shards on teh face, taking the target above the bridge of the nose with the rim." — Renegades of Gor, pages 76-77.
Kantasawi
In the language of the red savages, term meaning the moons in which the plums are red; one of the spring moons.
"In Kantasawi," he said, "The moon when the plums are red." — Savages of Gor, page 253.
Kara
Turning, as in time (month).
"… the Second Kara, or the Second Turning." — Outlaw of Gor, page 178.
Karian Anchor Knot
One of the many simple, common Gorean knots.
"Would you like me to show you some others?" I asked.
"Signature knots?" she asked.
"No," I said, "simple knots, common Gorean knots." … I then illustrated, she cooperating, several other common knots, among them the Karian anchor knot, the Pin hitch, the double Pin hitch, the Builder's bend and the Builder's overhand. — Assassin of Gor, pages 81-82.
Karjuk
Masculine Innuit name which means "Arrow."
"The word 'Karjuk', incidentally, in the language of the Innuit, means 'Arrow'." — Beasts of Gor, page 317.
Karl Whale
One of the baleen-type whales that inhabit the arctic north. See also: "Baleen."
"Sometimes they managed to secure the northern shark, sometimes even the toothed Hunjer whale or the less common Karl whale, which was a four-fluked, baleen whale." — Beasts of Gor, page 36.
Kasbah
Fortresses of the desert tribes in the Tahari.
Kasbah, variant of casbah; Etymology: French, from Arabic dialect qasbah; Date: 1944
"1: a North African castle or fortress;
2: the native section of a North African city" — Merriam-Webster Dictionary ©2004-2006
"I had failed to contact them in Kasra, as I had planned, but I had learned that they were in the region of Tor, purchasing kaiila, for a caravan to the kasbah, or fortress, of Suleiman, of the Aretai tribe, master of a thousand lances, Ubar of the Oasis of Nine Wells." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 44.
"At the foot of the great gate we stopped. The walls were more than seventy feet high. The battlements, square and looming, of which there were seventeen, assuming general symmetry and counting the two flanking the central gate, soared to ninety feet. The front wall was some four hundred feet in length; the side walls were some four hundred and fifty feet in length. The walls in such a kasbah are several feet thick, formed of stones and mud brick; the walls in this kasbah, as in most, too, were covered with a sheen of plaster, whitish pink, which, in the years of exposure to the heat and sun, as is common, had flaked abundantly." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 207.
Kashani
A minor tribe of the Tahari.
Kasra
Tahari Desert city famous for exporting salt.
The red salt of Kasra, so called from its port of embarkation, was famed on Gor." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 20.
Kassar
One of the four tribes of the Wagon People.
Kassau
A town located at the edge of the forests in the north, it is the seat of the Highs Initiate of the north, who claim spiritual sovereignty over Torvaldsland.
"The High Initiate of Kassau, a town at the northern brink of the forest, sat still in his white robes, in his tall hat, on the throne to the right, within the white rail that separated the sanctuary of Initiates from the common ground of the hall, where those not anointed by the grease of Priest-kings must stand." — Marauders of Gor, page 25.
"Kassau is the seat of the High Initiate of the north, who claims spiritual sovereignty over Torvaldsland, which is commonly taken to commence with the thinning of the trees northward. " — Marauders of Gor, pages 25-26.
Kaska
A musical instrument.
"Now that the sport was done some Musicians filed in, taking up positions to one side. There was a czehar player, two players of the kalika, four flutists and a pair of kaska drummers." — Assassin of Gor, page 88.
Kataii
One of the four tribes of the Wagon People.
Katch
A foliated leaf vegetable; similar to a lettuce or cabbage.
"A great amount of farming, or perhaps one should speak of gardening, is done at the oasis, but little of this is exported. At the oasis will be grown a hybrid, brownish Sa-Tarna, adapted to the heat of the desert; most Sa-Tarna is yellow; and beans, berries, onions, tuber suls, various sorts of melons, a foliated leaf vegetable, called Katch, and various root vegetables, such as turnips, carrots, radishes, of the sphere and cylinder varieties, and korts, a large, brownish-skinned, thick-skinned, sphere-shaped vegetable, usually some six inches in width, the interior of which is yellowish, fibrous and heavily seeded. At the oasis, because of the warm climate, the farmers can grow two or more crops a year." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 37.
Kavars
A major tribe of the Tahari.
"There will be war between the Kavars and the Aretai," I heard a man say. — Tribesmen of Gor, page 58.
Kayak
Light one-man boat made of the skins of sea sleen normally; used by the Innuit.
"…the light, one-man vessels, the kayaks …" — Beasts of Gor, page 258.
Keep
Just as on earth, it is the same on Gor, a "Keep" is a stronghold, designed for defense.
"The keep, in the private houses of Goreans, is most often a round, stone tower, built for defense, containing water and food. It is difficult to fire from the outside, and the roundness - like the roundness of Gorean towers in general - tends to increase the amount of oblique hits from catapult stones." — Nomads of Gor, page 224.
Keepers of Tradition
Historians of the Priest-Kings, they ensure that standardization is maintained.
"Customarily," said Misk, "the mnemonic plates are standardized by the Keepers of the Tradition, chief of whom is Sarm." — Priest-Kings of Gor, page 120.
Kef
One of the 28 letters of the Gorean alphabet; the first letter of the Gorean words for male and female slaves, and hence often used as a brand; distantly resembling the letter "K" in many Western alphabets of Earth.
"'Kef', the first letter in 'Kajira'… The brand was the common Kajira mark of Gor, the first letter, about an inch and a half in height and a half inch in width, in cursive script, of the expression 'Kajira', which is the most common expression in Gorean for a female slave. It is a simple mark, and rather floral, a staff, with two, upturned, frondlike curls, joined where they touch, the staff on its right. It bears a distant resemblance to the printed letter 'K' in several of the Western alphabets of Earth, and I suspect, in spite of several differences, it may owe its origin to that letter." — Explorers of Gor, page 9.
Keleustes
Time-beater. The one on a ship who beats (rowing) time to ensure oarsmen rowing are kept in rhythm.
"Before him, since this was a large ship, there sat a keleustes, a strong man, a time-beater, with leather-wrapped wrists. He would mark the rowing stroke with blows of wooden, leather-cushioned mallets on the head of a huge copper-covered drum." — Raiders of Gor, page 183.
Kennel
A slave confinement; generally a small cement cell, customarily three feet by four feet (3' X 4'), with an iron gate which can be raised and lowered. In a slaver's house, there can be many such kennels bolted together and tiered, anchored to a wall. Slave cages are often mistakenly called "kennels" but as evidenced in the following quotes, they are two different forms of confinement. A kennel is a permanent type cell, whereas a cage is temporary.
"The expression "The Iron Pens," incidentally, generally refers to all of the subterranean retention facilities in the house of a slaver, not simply cages, but pits, steel drums, wall chains and such; it is the name of an area, on the whole, rather than a literal description of the nature of the only sort of security devices found there. The expression "kennels" is sometimes used similarly, but more often it refers to a kind of small, cement cell, customarily about three feet by three feet by four feet, with an iron gate which can be raised and lowered; similar cells, but entirely of bars, are also common, and are to be found in the house of slavers; the smaller cells can function as separate units, and may be used to ship slaves, but they can also be locked together in groups to provide tiers of cells, usually bolted into a wall, conserving space." — Assassin of Gor, pages 122-123.
"Against the far wall there were thirty kennels, five rows of six each, tiered , with iron runways and iron stairs giving access to them. They reached to the ceiling of the room. Elsewhere in the room there were some slave cages, but they were now empty." — Assassin of Gor, page 124.
Kes
A short, sleeveless tunic of black leather worn by the male slaves of the Wagon Peoples.
Kes Shrub
A shrub whose salty, blue secondary roots are a main ingredient in sullage.
"… and the salty, blue secondary roots of the Kes Shrub, a small, deeply rooted plant which grows best in sandy soil." — Priest-Kings of Gor, pages 44-45.
Kettle [Slave]
Kitchen slave; serving slave.
"A simple band of iron had been hammered about her neck by one of the metal workers in the employ of Samos. She was poor stuff, not fit for a lock collar. I probably would have sold her for a kettle girl." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 9.
"Telima," said Telima, "is not a serving slave."
"Kettle Girl," I said. She sniffed.
"I would say," laughed Thurnock, grinning, "kettle and mat!" He had one tooth missing on the upper right.
I held Telima by the chin, regarding her. "Yes," I said, "doubtless both kettle and mat." — Raiders of Gor, pages 98-99.
Kettle and Mat [Slave]
Expression regarding the use of a slave girl, "kettle" referring to her daily chores in the kitchen and "mat" in reference to her sexual use.
"At the minor blocks in the small houses, or even the minor blocks in the Curulean, sales are conducted with a swiftness and dispatch that gives the girl little time to interest and impress buyers, with the result that even a very fine girl, to her indignation and shame, may be sold for only an average price to an average buyer, who may use her for little more than, as it is said, kettle and mat." — Assassin of Gor, page 112.
Key Box
A small, heavy metal holding box for keys in prisoner cell blocks.
"I began moving down the Nine Corridor. Soon, in the flickering light of the torch, I could read the Forty on the tiny metal plate over one of the cells. I slid back the observation panel. It, like the others, was about six inches in width and about an inch high. A man could do little more than thrust his fingers through. Inside, very dimly, I could see a slumped, dark figure lying near the back wall, chained. The key box was about a yard to the left of the keyhole and about four feet from the observation panel; it is a small, heavy metal box bolted to the stone of the wail; it opens and shuts to the left, by means of a round-knobbed screw, which must be turned several times before the small metal door opens. I rotated the screw and opened the box, and removed the key. I inserted the key into the keyhole and swung back the door. Lifting the torch I entered. — Assassin of Gor, pages 274-275.
Ki
A term to signify a negation in verbage.
"Briefly, for those it might interest, all directions on the planet are calculated from the Sardar Mountains, which for the purposes of calculating direction play a role analogous to our north pole; the two main directions, so to speak, in the Gorean way of thinking are Ta-Sardar-Var and Ta-Sardar-Ki-Var, or as one would normally say, Var and Ki-Var; 'Var' means a turning and 'Ki' signifies negation; thus, rather literally, one might speak of 'turning to the Sardar' and 'not turning to the Sardar', something like either facing north or not facing north…" — Nomads of Gor, page 3 (footnote).
I took from the chest a string of pearls, then one of pieces of gold, then one of rubies. "Bina?" I asked, each time. Eta laughed. "Bana," she said, "Ki Bina. Bana." Then, from another box, Eta produced another necklace, one with cheap glass beads, and another with simple, small wooden beads. She indicated the latter two necklaces. "Bina," she said, pointing to them. — Slave Girl of Gor, pages 81-82.
Kinyapi
Tarnsmen who have allied themselves with the Yellow Knifes tribe in the Barrens; in the language of the red savages, a word meaning "Flighted Ones."
"It is the Kinyanpi!" I heard. "It is the Flighted Ones! The Kinyanpi!" — Blood Brothers of Gor, page 209.
"When I had left Grunt I had ridden a hundred yards or so away, to look at the remains of the council lodge. Little now remianed but its poles. It had been the central target of the inital attack of the kinyanpi, the Flighted Ones. Hundreds of arrows, I had heard, had penetrated its lodge skins." — Blood Brothers of Gor, page 244.
Kirtle
The livery of the slave girl of Torvaldsland; a thin white woolen garment, which hangs to the ankles, sleeveless with a plunging neckline.
Etymology: Middle English kirtel, from Old English cyrtel, from (assumed) Old English curt short; akin to Old Saxon kurt, Old High German kurz; all from a prehistoric West Germanic word borrowed from Latin curtus shortened;
"A garment resembling a tunic or coat usually reaching to the knees and worn by men often as the principal body garment until the 16th century; a long gown or dress worn during the middle ages by women usually beneath a cloak and also in modern times as part of coronation robes *wearing her T kirtle of blue- H.W.Longfellow*" — Merriam-Webster Dictionary ©2004-2006
"I saw four small milk bosk grazing on the short grass. In the distance, above the acres, I could see mountains, snow capped. A flock of verr, herded by a maid with a stick, turned, bleating on the sloping hillside. She shaded her eyes. She was blond; she was barefoot; she wore an ankle-length white kirtle, of white wool, sleeveless, split to her belly. About her neck I could see a dark ring." — Marauders of Gor, page 81.
Kiss of the Master
A violent kiss to prove a master's dominance over his slave.
"… I permitted her to struggle and to bite and scratch and cry out and then I silenced her with the kiss of the master, and accepted the exquisite surrender which she had no choice but to give." — Nomads of Gor, page 303.
"You are beautiful," I said, looking at her. "Your lips," I said, "are interesting." They were a bit full, protruding, pouting. They would crush well beneath a man's teeth.
"How is that?" she asked.
"It would be easy," I said, "to bring blood from them in a master's kiss." — Tribesmen of Gor, pages 197-198.
Kiss of the Mistress
Just as a master will give a new slave a violent kiss as proof of his dominance over her, and to remind her that she is owned, a free woman taking a male slave may also do the same, usually at the time of the taking of a male slave.
"I will now teach you the fate of a pretty slave," she said. Suddenly, her hands in my hair, she thrust her lips savagely down on mine and, to my horror, my lips met hers, but could not withstand them and I felt her head forcing mine down and I felt her teeth cut into my lips and I tastes blood, my own, in my mouth, and then, insolently, her tongue thrust into my mouth, possessively, forcing mine, as it would, from its path, and then, after some Ehn, withdrawing her tongue, she bit me, as I cried out in pain, diagonally across the mouth and lips, that, on the morrow, when I stood at stake in festival, the marks of my mistress's teeth, evidence of her conquest of me, would be visible in my body. I was shattered. I had been given the kiss of the Mistress to the male slave. "You will move as I direct," she said. In the darkness, shattered, bound, mouth swollen, I heard her in horror. Then she mounted me, and used me for her pleasure. — Raiders of Gor, page 38.
Kiss of the Whip
Literally, the whipping of a slave with a slave whip.
Then, beside herself with rage, holding the whip in both hands, she lashed madly at me." It is the kiss of the whip for you!" she screamed. Again and again she struck me, yet through it all I managed to stay on my knees, not to fall. — Outlaw of Gor, page 99.
Kitchen Master
The free male in charge of the kitchens of a home, Slaver's House, etc.
"Telima I kept mostly in the kitchens, with the other Kettle Slaves, with instructions to the Kitchen Master that the simplest and least pleasant tasks be hers, and that she be worked the hardest of all. I did, however, specify that it would be she who must personally wait my table and serve my food each night, that I might each night renew my pleasure at finding my former Mistress, weary from her day's labors, soiled and uncombed, in her brief, miserable, stained rep-cloth garment, serving me as Kettle Slave. Following the meal she would retire to my quarters which, on hands and knees, with brush and bucket, she would scrub to the satisfaction of a Whip Slave, with strap, standing over her. Then she would retired again to the kitchens for the work there that would have been left for her, after which, when finished, she would be chained for the night." — Raiders of Gor, pages 131-132.
Ki-Var
Not turning; in regards to a direction.
"Briefly, for those it might interest, all directions on the planet are calculated from the Sardar Mountains, which for the purposes of calculating direction play a role analogous to our north pole; the two main directions, so to speak, in the Gorean way of thinking are Ta-Sardar-Var and Ta-Sardar-Ki-Var, or as one would normally say, Var and Ki-Var; 'Var' means a turning and 'Ki' signifies negation; thus, rather literally, one might speak of 'turning to the Sardar' and 'not turning to the Sardar', something like either facing north or not facing north …." — Nomads of Gor, page 3 (footnote).
Klim
Gorean map direction. See "Gorean Map."
"Accordingly, the main divisions of the map are Ta-Sardar-Var, and the other seven; taking the Sardar as our 'north pole' the other directions, clockwise as Earth clocks move (Gorean clock hands move in the opposite direction) would be, first, Ta-Sardar-Var, then, in order, Ror, Rim, Tun, Vask (sometimes spoken of as Verus Var, or the true turning away), Cart, Klim, and Kail, and then again, of course, Ta-Sardar-Var." — Nomads of Gor, page 3 (footnote).
Klima
Home of the infamous salt mines of the Tahari.
Knee Crawl
Also: Knee Walk
Similar to the Turian Knee Walk, in which the slave moves about on her knees, without standing, to fetch items or tend to duties. See also "Turian Knee Walk."
She went to the box on her knees and picked it up, and returned to a place before me. It had been a simple knee crawl. I was briefly reminded, however, of the Turian knee walk, sometimes used by slave dancers. I considered the slave. I did not doubt but what she might be taught to dance." — Magicians of Gor, page 342.
Kneel to be Coffled
The command given to slave girls to line up in proper form to be coffled.
Kneel[ing] to the Whip Also known as the Whipping Position.
"Kneel to the whip," she said. She lifted the crop. — Tribesmen of Gor, page 197.
Knife Lock
A booby-trapped lock.
"Some locks, on the compartments of rich persons, or on the storehouses of merchants, the treasuries of cities, and so on, are knife locks or poison locks; the knife lock, when tampered with, releases a blade, or several of them, with great force, sometimes from behind the individual at the lock. On the other hand, knife locks are seldom effective against an individual who knows what to look for." — Assassin of Gor, page 52.
Knives, Rite of
A death duel with knives; generally performed by women, specifically panther girls.
"I ask the rite of knives," she said.
"Very well," I said.
One of my men held Ilene by the arms. She was frightened. Two daggers were brought. One was given to Rissia. The other was pressed into the unwilling hand of Ilene." I — I do not understand," stammered Ilene.
"You are to fight to the death," I told her. Hunters of Gor, pages 314-315.
Knucklebones
Gorean version of dice, made of knucklebones, such as those of the verr.
"At one corner in the descending ramp there was a small knot of young men, weavers by their garments, who were gambling with the inked knucklebones of verr, shaking them in a small leather cup and spilling them to the stones." — Assassin of Gor, page 155.
Koda
The term in the dialect of the Dust Legs tribe of the red savages meaning "friend."
"Hodakiciyapi," said Grunt. "Hou, Koda. Hou, Mitakoda."
"Peace, friendship," had said Grunt, "Greetings. Friend. Greetings, my friend," in Dust Leg. — Savages of Gor, page 257.
Kodakiciyapi
In the language of the Dust Legs tribe, a word meaning "Friendship and Peace."
Grunt then, still smiling, clasped his left hand with his right, and shook it. This, too, is used by some tribes as a sign for friend. "Kodakiciyapi," said Grunt. "Hou, Koda. Hou, Mitakoda." "Peace, friendship," had said Grunt, "Greetings, Friend. Greetings, my friend," in Dust Leg. — Savages of Gor, page 257.
Kola
The term in the dialect of the Kaiila tribe of the red savages meaning "my friend."
"Hodakiciyapi," said Grunt. "Hou, Koda. Hou, Mitakoda."
"Peace, friendship," had said Grunt, "Greetings. Friend. Greetings, my friend," in Dust Leg. He then added, in Kaiila, for good measure, substantially the same message. "Hou, Kola. Hou, Mitakola. Olakota. Wolakota." "Greetings, Friend. Greetings, my friend. Peace. Peace. Friendship." — Savages of Gor, page 257.
Ko-lar
The slave collar. Although it is intimated that this spelling is used only to let the reader see how the word is pronounced, it is possible this is the 
Gorean spelling of the word because of the Gorean letter 'kef' being the 'kah' sound.
"Ko-lar," she said, indicating her collar. "It is the same word in English," I cried. She did not understand my outburst. Gorean, as I would learn, is rich in words borrowed from Earth languages; how rich it is I am not a skilled enough philologist to conjecture. "Collar!" I said. Eta frowned. "Ko-lar," she repeated, again indicating the neck band of steel fashioned on her throat. "Ko-lar," I said, carefully following her pronunciation. Eta accepted this. — Slave Girl of Gor, pages 80-81.
Koora
A strip of red leather worn as a headband by the slave girls of the Wagon Peoples.
Ko-ro-ba [1]
Archaic Gorean word for village market.
"The actual word Ko-ro-ba itself, is simply an expression in archaic Gorean referring to a village market…" — Outlaw of Gor, pages 39-40.
"… that the city was named Ko-ro-ba, a now archaic expression for a village market." — Tarnsman of Gor, page 58.
"It is an old word in Gorean, Ko-ro-ba, meaning a village market …" — Assassin of Gor, page 1.
Ko-ro-ba [2]
Rival city of Ar, also known as "Towers of Morning."
"It is an old word in Gorean, Ko-ro-ba, meaning a village market, though few considered the archaic meaning. Kuurus looked on the city. It had once been destroyed by Priest-Kings, but now it was being rebuilt. Kuurus was not much interested in such matters. His was the Caste of Assassins. He had been called to this place. In the early part of the eighth Gorean hour the distant white walls took the sun and blazed like light in the green hills. The Towers of the Morning, thought Kuurus, the Towers of the Morning." — Assassin of Gor, page 1.
"… the city of Ko-ro-ba, which lies high in the northern temperate latitudes …" — Captive of Gor, page 59.
Kort
A large, brown-skinned, thick-skinned sphere sphere-shaped vegetable.
"I had had verr meat, cut in chunks and threaded on a metal rod, with slices of peppers and larma, and roasted; vulo stew with raisins, nuts, onions and honey; a Kort with melted cheese and nutmeg; hot Bazi tea, sugared, and, later, Turian wine." — Tribesmen of Gor, pages 47-48.
Kosis
Literal translation: "Disease."
Pointing to its shadowed, concealed face, it whispered, "The Holy Disease." That was the literal translation of Dar-Kosis - the Holy Disease … or, equivalently, the Sacred Affliction. — Tarnsman of Gor, page 150.
Kur [1]
Plural: Kurii
A race of beings that sought to overtake Gor from the Priest-Kings.
"We know little about that species of animal called the Kur. We do know it is blood-thirsty, that it feeds on human flesh and that it is concerned with glory." — Beasts of Gor, page 7.
Kur [2]
Highly militaristic and organized, with divisors and multiples having to do with seemingly, a base-twelve mathematics, a Kur is a Kurii military unit formed of two Hands and two Eyes; also called a "Beast."
"In their military organizations," I said, "six such beasts constitute a Hand, and its leader is called an Eye. Two hands and two eyes constitute a larger unit, called a 'Kur' or 'Beast,' which is commanded by a leader, or Blood. Twelve such units constitute a Band, commanded again by a Blood, though of higher rank. Twelve bands, Twelve bands, again commanded by a Blood, of yet higher rank, constitute a March. Twelve Marches is said to constitute a People. These divisors and multiples have to do with, it seems, a base-twelve mathematics, itself perhaps indexed historically to the six digits of one of the creature's prehensil appendages." — Savages of Gor, page 22.
Kurdah
A small, light, semi-circular tent, three feet (3') in diameter and four feet (4') high, carried by a pack kaiila, 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.
"The girl, startled, cried out. She sat within, her knees to the left, her ankles together, her weight partly on her hands, to the right, on the small, silk-covered cushion of the frame. It was semicircular and about a yard in width at its widest point. The superstructure of the frame rose about four feet above the frame at its highest point, inclosing, as in an open-fronted, flat-bottomed, half globe, its occupant. This frame, however, was covered completely with layers of white rep cloth, to reflect the sun, with the exception of the front, which was closed with a center-opening curtain, also of white rep-sloth. The wood of the frame is tem-wood. It is light. It is carried by a pack kaiila, strapped to the beast, and steadied on both sides by braces against the pack blankets. This frame is called, in Gorean, the kurdah. It is used to transport women, either slave or free, in the Tahari. The girl was not chained within the kurdah. There is no need for it. The desert serves as cage." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 69.
Kurii Ax
A very large, double-bladed ax favored by the Kur. The width from blade tip to blade tip is about two feet in width, the handles fashioned of pinewood (needlewood) are about four inches in diameter; the entire ax stands about seven to eight feet in height. These axes easily sever the body of a mere human.
"Behind the Kur, to one side, stood two other Kurii. They, like the first, were fearsome creatures. Each carried a wide, round shield, of iron, some four feet in diameter. Each, too, carried a great, double-bladed iron ax, which, from blade tip to blade tip, was some two feet in width. The handle of the ax was of carved, green needle wood, round, some four inches in diameter. The axes were some seven or eight feet in height. " — Marauders of Gor, page 171.
Kurt
The five-bladed slave whip.
Kurtzal
Village port located on the Lower Fayeen River in the Tahari.
"From Kasra I had taken a dhow upriver on the Lower Fayeen, until I reached the village of Kurtzal, which lies north, overland, from Tor." — Tribesmen of Gor, page 41.
Kylix
A footed, shallow drinking bowl of Grecian ancestry. 
At left: "Sack of Troy" detail of the Brygos Cup, a kylix decorated by the Brygos Painter, Chuzeville. The Kylix is often elaborated painted on the inside, so that the drinker can gaze upon the beauty of the artwork as he drinks. There is only one quote in the books that mentions a kylix.
Also spelled Cylix, in ancient Greek pottery, wide-bowled drinking cup with horizontal handles, one of the most popular pottery forms from Mycenaean times through the classical Athenian period. — Encyclopaedia Romana
Designed to be drunk from a reclining position, the cylix was a wide, shallow drinking bowl that the participants brought to the symposium or which could be kept there. It varied in size and could hold from one half to two liters of wine. The inside of the bowl was particularly well suited for painting, and its flat, round surface (tondo) provided a field for work of more intricate design. The decoration of the cylix usually comprised a band of figures around the outside rim and another composition on the tondo. These two parts often were juxtaposed, one commenting on the other: the outer decoration visible for all to see, the inside more private and revealed to the symposiast only when he had emptied the bowl of its wine. In the cup illustrated here, for example, a happy but drunken comus is depicted, the men dancing to the accompaniment of lyre and flute. On the tondo is depicted its antithetical counterpoint: a participant vomits from too much drink, his head tenderly held by a young hetaira, whose hair is garlanded for the symposium. On the outside rim of another cylix, men negotiate with hetairai; on the tondo inside, a women virtuously offers sacrifice at an altar, the iconography representing the two manifestations of Aphrodite: harlot and hearth keeper. — Encyclopaedia Britannica ©2003-2006
"He hurled a kylix to the wall." — Magicians of Gor, page 180.
Special Note
Because of the differences in publishing the books, depending upon whether published in the U.S. or Europe, depending upon whether a first publishing or a Masquerade Books release, page numbers will often vary. All of my quotes are from original, first-printing U.S. publications (see The Books page for a listing of publishers and dates) with the exception of the following books:
- Tarnsman of Gor (2nd Printing, Balantine)
- Outlaw of Gor (11th Printing, Balantine)
- Priest-Kings of Gor (2nd Printing, Balantine)
- Assassin of Gor (10th Printing, Balantine)
- Raiders of Gor (15th Printing, Balantine)
- Captive of Gor (3rd Printing, Balantine)
Disclaimer
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