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====Source====
====Source====
Coined by [[George R. R. Martin]] in the book ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''.[[Category:Dothraki words created by George R. R. Martin]]
Coined by [[George R. R. Martin]] in the book ''[[A Game of Thrones]]''.


=====Source Spelling=====
=====Source Spelling=====
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====Pronunciation====
====Pronunciation====
{{IPA|/ˈxal/|lang=doth}}
{{IPA|/xal/|lang=doth}}
: {{rhymes|doth|al}}


====Noun====
====Noun====
{{head|doth|noun|nominative singular, animate||plural|khali}}
{{head|doth|noun|animate||nominative plural|khali}}


# leader of a [[khalasar]] (a band of [[Dothraki]]), roughly equivalent to English words like chief, king, leader, ruler
# leader of a [[khalasar]] (a band of [[Dothraki]]), roughly equivalent to English words like chief, king, leader, ruler
#: ''[[Khal]] [[fini]] [[laz]] [[vos]] [[dothrao]], [[vos]] [[khal]].''
#: ''[[Khal]] [[fini]] [[laz]] [[vos]] [[dothrao]], [[vos]] [[khal]].''
#:: A '''khal''' who cannot ride is not a '''khal'''.
#:: A '''khal''' who cannot ride is not a '''khal'''.
#::: -''Qotho'' (''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Episode 109)
#::: -''[[Qotho]]'' (''[[Game of Thrones]]'', Episode 109)


=====Inflection=====
=====Inflection=====
{{Template:dothra-na|root=khal}}
{{dothra-na|root=khal}}


=====Derived Terms=====
=====Derived Terms=====
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====Creation and Usage Notes====
====Creation and Usage Notes====
{{djpnotes|quote=George R. R. Martin was clearly inspired by the words "khan" and "khagan", both words used for "ruler" in the Silk Road era in Mongolia. [[Khal]] is a nice example of a word for which an adequate definition (or adequate one-word definition) simply doesn't exist—the reason being that no precise notional equivalent exists in our universe. It's also a little silly to define the [[khal]] as the leader of a [[khalasar]], but what else can one do?
{{djpnotes|quote=[[George R. R. Martin]] was clearly inspired by the words "khan" and "khagan", both words used for "ruler" in the Silk Road era in Mongolia. [[Khal]] is a nice example of a word for which an adequate definition (or adequate one-word definition) simply doesn't exist—the reason being that no precise notional equivalent exists in our universe. It's also a little silly to define the [[khal]] as the leader of a [[khalasar]], but what else can one do?


As a note, it looks like I may have made a mistake in the dialogue for 109 above. It ''should'' be ''[[Khal]] [[fini]] [[laz]] [[vo]] [[dothrao]], [[vos]] [[khal]]''. I believe what he actually says is ''[[Khal]] [[fini]] [[laz]] [[vos]] [[dothrao]], [[vos]] [[khal]]''. I don't know what I was thinking. It may have been for parallelism. It may have been nothing more than a mistake. At this stage I simply don't remember. Either way, it's ''[[vo]]'' before consonants and ''[[vos]]'' before vowels, though for emphasis... Oh wait. For emphasis, it's ''[[vos]]'' before consonants, isn't it? My bad. Okay, I'll change it above. (But of course this is the first time this page will ever be published, so the ''[[vo]]'' version will ''never'' be seen!)
As a note, it looks like I may have made a mistake in the dialogue for 109 above. It ''should'' be ''[[Khal]] [[fini]] [[laz]] [[vo]] [[dothrao]], [[vos]] [[khal]]''. I believe what he actually says is ''[[Khal]] [[fini]] [[laz]] [[vos]] [[dothrao]], [[vos]] [[khal]]''. I don't know what I was thinking. It may have been for parallelism. It may have been nothing more than a mistake. At this stage I simply don't remember. Either way, it's ''[[vo]]'' before consonants and ''[[vos]]'' before vowels, though for emphasis... Oh wait. For emphasis, it's ''[[vos]]'' before consonants, isn't it? My bad. Okay, I'll change it above. (But of course this is the first time this page will ever be published, so the ''[[vo]]'' version will ''never'' be seen!)


-''[[User:Djp|David J. Peterson]]'' 15:26, 1 April 2020 (PDT)}}
-''[[User:Djp|David J. Peterson]]'' 15:26, 1 April 2020 (PDT)}}
{{C|doth|Government|Male people|Stock characters}}
{{lexeme|High Valyrian}}
===Etymology===
Borrowed from {{bor|hval|doth|khal}}.
====Pronunciation====
{{hv-IPA}}
====Noun====
{{head|hval|noun|sixth declension lunar||nominative plural|khali|vocative plural|khalissis}}
# {{alternative form of|hval|khali}}
=====Inflection=====
{{HVn6|khal|barenom=1}}
=====Related Terms=====
{{col3|hval|khalēsi}}
{{cln|hval|1-syllable words}}
{{cln|doth|words created by George R. R. Martin}}

Latest revision as of 01:04, 13 October 2024

Dothraki

Etymology

From Proto-Plains *xal.

Source

Coined by George R. R. Martin in the book A Game of Thrones.

Source Spelling

khal

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /xal/

Rhymes: -al

Noun

khal (animate, nominative plural khali)

  1. leader of a khalasar (a band of Dothraki), roughly equivalent to English words like chief, king, leader, ruler
    Khal fini laz vos dothrao, vos khal.
    A khal who cannot ride is not a khal.
    -Qotho (Game of Thrones, Episode 109)
Inflection
Singular Plural
Nominative khal khali
Accusative khales khalis
Genitive khali
Allative khalaan khalea
Ablative khaloon khaloa
Derived Terms

Creation and Usage Notes

George R. R. Martin was clearly inspired by the words "khan" and "khagan", both words used for "ruler" in the Silk Road era in Mongolia. Khal is a nice example of a word for which an adequate definition (or adequate one-word definition) simply doesn't exist—the reason being that no precise notional equivalent exists in our universe. It's also a little silly to define the khal as the leader of a khalasar, but what else can one do?

As a note, it looks like I may have made a mistake in the dialogue for 109 above. It should be Khal fini laz vo dothrao, vos khal. I believe what he actually says is Khal fini laz vos dothrao, vos khal. I don't know what I was thinking. It may have been for parallelism. It may have been nothing more than a mistake. At this stage I simply don't remember. Either way, it's vo before consonants and vos before vowels, though for emphasis... Oh wait. For emphasis, it's vos before consonants, isn't it? My bad. Okay, I'll change it above. (But of course this is the first time this page will ever be published, so the vo version will never be seen!)

-David J. Peterson 15:26, 1 April 2020 (PDT)

High Valyrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dothraki khal.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /xal/

Noun

khal (sixth declension lunar, nominative plural khali, vocative plural khalissis)

  1. Alternative form of khali
Inflection
Singular Plural Paucal Collective
Nominative khal khali khalin khalir
Accusative khali khalī khalini khaliri
Genitive khalo khaloti khalino khaliro
Dative khalot khalinti khalirti
Locative khalī khalinni khalirri
Instrumental khalisi khalissi khalissi khalirzi
Comitative khalimi khalimmi khalimmi khalirmi
Vocative khalis khalissis khalissi khalirzi
Related Terms
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