Hef

Trigedasleng

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Etymology 1

From English hefter.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛf/

Rhymes: -ɛf

Noun

hef

1. man

   Ten hef ona dou-de.

   Ten men on the door.

   -Echo (The 100, Episode 409)

Derived Terms

• haihefa
• hefdong
• hefton

 

Translations

Sense: male person

• Astapori Valyrian: vala
• Dothraki: mahrazh
• Hen Linge: gram
• High Valyrian: vala
• Kinuk'aaz: vak
• Meereenese Valyrian: wal
• Munja'kin: dizu
• Noalath: heath
• Shiväisith: van
• Trigedasleng: hef
• Veda: qat
• Yulish: ül (elf)

Creation and Usage Notes

The loss of the final syllable here is a bit irregular, but it seemed like the similarity to "heifer" might have hastened its exodus. Regarding the etymology, the idea is the words for "man", "woman", "boy", and "girl" were replaced by common roles—specifically, lifters or hefters (hef), planners (plan), scouts (skat), and gatherers (gada). Naturally those connections were lost completely after not too long, but the words remained. -David J. Peterson 03:13, 6 May 2020 (PDT)

Etymology 2

From English heft.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhɛf/

Root

hef

1. used for carrying weapons (not used on its own)

Derived Terms

• hef op