Dothrakian

1. nonstandardrarefictionSynonym of Dothraki (language).

   Daenerys Targaryen’s nickname evolves from the Dothrakian word for woman, which is “yasi.”

   2015 November 12, Tiffany Chen, “'Game of Thrones' David J. Peterson discusses the Invention of Language”, in The Wellesley News

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   Both are great fans of fictional constructed languages like Dothrakian from “Game of Thrones” or Klingon from “Star Trek.”

   2019 May 6, Edwin J. Viera, “Cornell grad students create language for Captain Marvel”, in Ithaca News

   He hoped they knew one of the three languages he'd learned. Russian, his mother tongue, English immersion to ensure him fully fluent, and Dothrakian because he liked the guttural sound of it.

   2021, Eve Langlais, Taming a Bear, unnumbered page

   Synonyms: Dothraki

comparative more Dothrakian · superlative most Dothrakian

1. rarefictionRelating to or characteristic of the Dothraki, a nomadic people in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire.

   Claire sipped a latte made by a barista with a nose ring and Dothrakian eyeliner.

   2023, Ward Larsen, “A Pin-Pulled Grenade”, in Deep Fake, New York, N.Y.: Forge, →ISBN

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   Walking on foot from Drogon’s lair in the mountains, she [Daenerys] is surrounded by Dothrakian warriors, and her fate remains to be seen.

   2016, Rikke Schubart, “Woman With Dragons: Daenerys, Pride, and Postfeminist Possibilities”, in Anne Gjelsvik, Rikke Schubart, editors, Women of Ice and Fire: Gender, Game of Thrones, and Multiple Media Engagements, New York, N.Y.; London: Bloomsbury Academic, →ISBN, “Dragons” section, page 122

   Note here the use of weasel words (‘could be’ and ‘can be’) and the reference to some apparently known but unspecified generic subjects (‘some markets’, ‘many read’); the Dothrakian ‘it is known’, for aficionados of Game of Thrones.

   2024, Gibson Burrell, Ronald Hartz, David Harvie, Geoff Lightfoot, Simon Lilley, and friends, “Leading to Mediocrity; or, Knowing Your Place in Academia”, in Shaping for Mediocrity: The Cancellation of Critical Thinking at Our Universities, London: Zero Books, →ISBN, “Managerial blah and the ‘regime of truth’” section