Advanced Thieves' Cant

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Cant to English Dictionary

Below is a reference dictionary for the advanced form of Thieves' Cant, from cant-to-English (cant words are to the left, and the definitions are on the right). The advanced form of thieves' cant is difficult to master, and is often called a second language. This "language of thieves" is used for private conversations, to hide meaning and maintain secrecy. For an introduction to this advanced form of thieves' cant, click here.

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Cant	English
ab	instead of
aban	to leave (a thing)
aby	horse
abyhin	stable
ahak	arch
akbot	skull
akbotark	skeleton
akbun	desert
akfur	god
akoy	emerald
akte	leg
al	off
albir	middle
altan	to know (someone)
alub	place
alun	wall
am	nine
amas	garden
amon	to hold hostage
an	yes
ankat	lawlessness
anukit	pole
aoro	curtain
aram	cat
arhobol	prince
ark	man
arkar	crowd
arkoba	monster
aron	to wander
arot	cold
asefa	drink
asefan	to drink
ashi	square
asin	demon
asorit	jail sentence
at	any
atami	eye
arbura	anything
atnau	anytime
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Cant	English
ba	way
babon	to rap
bahelan	to destroy
baim	sack
bak	passage
baka	meal
bakat	thousand
baker	out
bakre	disguise
bakren	to disguise
bal	fire
balab	robe
balolot	amethyst
balsan	to burn
balub	sage
bamat	rug
ban	to go
banal	chin
banasko	people
baral	finger
barbo	boat
barbun	to faint
baron	to pillage
barsan	to blackmail
bart	troll
basifen	thieve's cant
basihin	prison
basim	thief
basisala	thieve's tools
baylan	to borrow
bayn	road
be	sapphire
beben	can (to be able)
bebol	cup
behan	to pass
behebe	how many, how much
belon	to make unconscious
beo	trail
beon	to trail
berkin	child
berosin	to remove
bersity	correctness
beslin	to approach
beti	if
betita	sand
bi	one
biak	head
bibik	mouth
biby	harness
bihe	how
biho	law
bikit	storage
bikitan	to store
bilin	to stand
bin	to move silently
bina	as, like
bink	first
binson	to open
bintal	electrum
binto	amulet
biny	symbol
bio	gallery
bir	past
bira	after
bisfi	north
bislis	party
bitama	assassin
blon	red
bo	whether
boblin	pearl
bone	beginning
bora	highness
borob	freedom
boroban	to free
bosen	to walk
botu	bone
broka	division
brokan	to divide
brun	to think
bu	from
buk	quilt
bun	to use
bura	thing
burakan	something
burfe	barding
buron	to stay
bus	against
byb	pouch
bybi	flint
bylis	danger
byn	road
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Cant	English
e	you (singular)
ekmel	mallet
ekob	darkness
emna	statue
enbra	wagon
enit	fountain
ermina	punishment
erminan	to punish
esim	country
eski	shadow
esoan	to believe
esten	to trap
esun	to ask
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Cant	English
faburan	everything
fafet	locket
fakab	offering
faki	map
fal	year
falabin	to hand
falaka	barge
falat	leather
falati	sea
falsa	bank
falsat	banker
fanbo	blood
fanil	artery
fasan	ladder
fasren	to begin
fatas	strength
fatib	chest (torso)
fehin	to read
feku	opposite
fen	to talk
ferel	wind
feun	to get
fibil	discovery
fikisik	sign
filta	paladin
filu	ceiling
firen	to win
flo	between
fokon	stool
fonbak	muscle
fora	consciousness
foram	where
foren	to rob
forkel	merchant
forlin	to make a thing
foryhab	store
frun	badness
fu	above, over, up
fuib	crown
funar	skin
fy	or
fyal	oil
fybkes	dragon
fysos	shrine
fysy	tower
fyton	to lend
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Cant	English
haba	length
hal	word
hali	orange
hama	work
haman	to work
hamhin	workshop
hamoki	kobold
hanfi	stomach
hantak	shield
har	life
harata	rectangle
hari	orb
harn	to live (not die)
haro	sling
haron	to throw
haten	to ransom
hek	time
heken	every time
helu	spike
herel	park
heryan	to close
het	center
hetne	noon
hetobne	midnight
hibar	birth
hiblokni	snake
hibmun	nothing
hibni	no, not
hili	bridge
hin	room
hinlan	to pay
hinylot	client
hintyn	to rest
hinunta	arson
hinuntan	to commit arson
hira	rations
hisuin	to blame
hliki	vase
hobuli	newness
holok	mayor
holyat	city
hos	weather
huli	oldness
huna	secret
hunahin	crypt
hunakal	casket
hunar	death
hunaran	to die
huso	basin
hyman	money
hymur	gold
hyutan	to interest
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Cant	English
i	he, him, she, her, it
ibim	custom
ibit	bat
ibli	because
ihil	lock
ihilin	to lock
ii	they, them
ikiban	to poach
iloka	mound, pile
ily	through
imbo	ten
ime	kid
inat	beard
ine	day
inher	engineer
intan	to kill
iro	home, house
iroen	to live (somewhere)
isala	gem
isili	potion
isimin	to arrive
itak	trap
iti	tooth
itu	plan
ituan	to plan
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Cant	English
ka	on top of
kafun	to cover
kaby	wood
kal	box
kalaf	wine
kalakar	barkeep
kalan	to attack
kalinta	burglar
kalintan	to burglarize
kalok	cloud
kaltan	to step
kaluan	to frame
kam	sword
kamkanab	scabbard
kanab	chest (container)
kanabal	fireplace
kandon	to hijack
kanoho	mattress
kar	future
karel	scroll
kargel	letter
kartan	to counterfeit
kaslil	druid
katam	pin
kaual	soldier, warrior
kauhin	barracks
kauta	temple
kawabi	cleric
kem	jewel
ken	to steal
kenil	wire
kenon	to pilfer
kentis	string
ker	magic
kest	cart
ki	with
kilik	loot
kilikon	to loot
kilu	brick
kisak	million
kiset	barn
kitki	flesh
klin	to stab
klun	to hit
koka	defeat
kokan	to defeat
kol	fighter
kolen	to fight
kolibis	triangle
kolnok	medallion
kolta	rightness (position)
koma	speed
konba	valuables
konfa	nail
kontonken	everywhere
kontora	holdup
kontoran	to hold up
koret	black
kosohin	armory
kosol	weapon
kosolit	weaponer
krin	copper
kruteln	to plunder
kubak	bucket
kuena	cave
kufer	screen
kuho	hair
kulamak	illusionist
kulat	illusion
kult	trip
kuly	toe
kumba	ruby
kun	to buy
kunin	to put
kunsal	hill
kura	teacher
kural	mead
kurbe	gnome
kurnan	to retreat
kuron	to teach
kusal	building
kusuo	as soon as
kuta	forehead
kutal	lesson
kutin	might
ky	by
kyam	treasure
kymo	however, on the contrary
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Cant	English
la	two
labne	yesterday
laf	what
lafe	south
lahin	library
lak	torso
lakan	to divert
lakana	diversion
lakat	book
lam	spell
lamin	mirror
lane	hour
lani	inspection
lanin	to inspect
lank	second (ordinal no.)
lary	name
laryn	to call
lator	wrist
lebon	to show
lekel	highwayman
lema	around
li	on (a wall)
libi	because of
likano	mouth
liki	neck, pillar
likiha	heart
likihyran	heartbeat
liko	bath
likob	necklace
lim	five
limenet	spy
limi	well
limok	west
lina	tongue
lino	week
lisema	charisma
lit	for
lo	four
loab	cloak
lobun	to sell
lofon	stand
lok	color
loksalik	spring
lonek	nose
lulani	ship
luset	salt
lusok	caravan
ly	in
lyket	plains
lyn	to give
lynin	to tell
lyny	payment
lyr	gift
lyrib	now
lyrne	today
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Cant	English
mabal	ring
maban	to visit
madli	bribe
madlin	to bribe
mafit	breath
mafitan	to breath
mahan	entrance
mala	poison
maleto	burial
manka	witch
mankero	magic-user
matybal	earring
miban	must
mibar	case
mibet	town
mina	holiness
mistis	halfling
mitaf	shelf
mofit	constitution
moky	but
moly	before
mon	to be
morukek	sky
mubli	snow
mublin	to snow
mun	to pickpocket
myban	to return
myn	to wait
myo	cell
mys	clothing
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Cant	English
na	at
nabasin	to repeat
nabi	endurance
nafen	to help
nakao	arm
nakaoka	shoulder
naki	wand
nako	bed
nakohin	bedroom
naltos	earliness
naman	to kidnap
narak	farm
narko	vault
natuk	idol
nau	when
ne	across
nebi	minute
nekio	parapet
nerb	blue
nibe	morning
nilinin	to snitch
nio	court
nirahin	kitchen
nita	who (relative pronoun)
nobal	lateness
nolt	yellow
norb	during
norsalik	fall (season)
noru	brown
nosa	then
nu	below, beneath, under, down
nusen	to crawl
nusfi	earth
nyo	second (of time)
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Cant	English
o	I, me
obamon	to release
obarhobol	princess
obark	woman
oberabas	dishonesty
obersity	incorrectness, wrongness
obfiken	to lose (a thing)
obfora	unconsciousness
obina	unholiness
obine	night
obinta	unlike
obla	half
obok	slowness
obora	lowness
obsalo	third (fraction)
obtylo	heaviness
obul	behind
obykar	loudness
oe	you (plural)
oeo	we, us (including person spoken to)
okam	since
okob	kick
olarhe	language
olon	to take
om	that, which (relative pronoun)
omban	bracelet
onbom	expense
oo	we, us (excluding person spoken to)
orea	to wash
orib	moment
orni	zero
ornek	castle
oroen	to look for
ortob	heat
os	garlic
osalos	cupboard
otan	to move
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Cant	English
rabalan	to detect traps
rafak	bow
raiga	ruins
rakin	to fall
rakomo	size
raoka	animal
rarkan	painting
ratik	marsh
relbat	booty
resa	leftness (position)
resalik	summer
resen	green
ret	dagger
rimnok	fork
riso	rain
rison	to rain
risin	desk
ro	of
roal	scholar
robal	silence
rokatin	armorer
rokato	armor
rolko	traitor
rolkon	to betray
ronen	to strangle
ror	dungeon
ros	water
rosati	monk
roskanab	waterskin
rub	price
ruba	table
rubel	silver
ruka	throne
ry	near
rybun	violet
ryki	without
rylo	human
ryn	to stop
rytena	keg
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Cant	English
sa	beside
sab	that
sabit	insanity
sabnolan	to write
safe	food
safen	to eat
sahal	container
sahas	barrel
sakam	back
sakambar	backpack
sakana	pillow
sakel	hand
sala	equipment
salan	to do
salane	afternoon
salarka	body
salif	east
salo	three
salonk	third (ordinal no.)
sambil	chain
samun	opal
san	to climb
sanatan	to pull
sanili	arrest
sanilin	to arrest
sankot	brain
sanla	hall
sanlun	to climb walls
sany	gate
sarhin	guardroom
sarhon	to look at, to watch
sarum	why
satek	jug
sen	to run
seyen	to tie
si	until
sib	may
sihal	sheet
sihyres	museum
sikla	kettle
silkaba	saddle
simar	dog
simarhin	kennel
simik	alchemy
simikir	alchemist
sinkin	to distribute
sintur	belt
sio	bigness
siril	goblet
sirine	tomorrow
siterke	music
sito	six
so	toward
solen	to know (a fact)
solet	gray
sorba	pound
sosan	stairway
ste	question particle
sublin	platinum
sulan	glass
sun	to prepare
sunin	intelligence
suon	to practice
sur	hundred
suso	forest
sy	to
sya	cut
syan	to cut
syet	goodness
syetken	goodbye
syetonta	hello
syf	date
syhi	about
syili	bench
syt	bird
syto	experience
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Cant	English
tabo	battle
tafen	to find
tak	orc
taka	number
takali	curse
takan	to heat
takin	would
takobla	half-orc
tambon	to push
tan	littleness
tanina	moustache
tankan	to handle
tanob	question
tanol	necessity
tara	jaw
taron	to dress
tato	stone
tatobal	lantern
te	you (singular)
tehel	who
tek	group
tekenon	to swear
teko	dwarf
teltan	galley
teltin	office
telu	boot
terabas	honesty
tern	to leave (a place)
ti	he, him, she, her, it
tif	helmet
tik	except
tili	target
tilya	quiver
timon	rope
tin	to listen
tiran	drawer
tirib	key
tisan	to decide
titani	drug
titanin	to drug
tlin	to shoot
tlinkit	medicine
to	I, me
toa	aunt, uncle
tobalon	sun
toe	you (plural)
toeo	we, us (including person spoken to)
toka	broach
tolata	pocket
tomuk	blanket
tonlub	santuary
tonta	safety
tontyha	stronghold
too	we, us (excluding person spoken to)
toran	to save (a life)
torin	to save (conserve)
tot	arrow
totak	honor
totakalan	to curse
tru	lock pick
trun	to pick a lock
tryn	to see
tufa	club
tulo	eight
tulokto	spider
tulon	to observe
tun	to come
tur	dart
tura	dexterity
turen	to hide
turyas	evidence
tyhin	to enter
tylo	lightness (weight)
tyn	to have
tyna	ear
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Cant	English
uale	while
uha	choice
uhan	to choose
uhasi	tapestry
uhob	door
uhys	tinder
ukal	boss, chief, master
uket	foot
ul	in front of
ula	seven
ulim	elf
ulimobla	half-elf
ulof	steel
unahob	secret door
une	end
uneklin	to backstab
unen	to finish
unta	escape
untan	to escape
uon	to want
uro	torch
urtel	diamon
usal	mountain
usen	to swim
uta	light (illumination)
utan	to light
utho	lake
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Cant	English
ybel	floor
ybila	sconce
yhy	deal
ykana	bandit
ykar	softness, quietness
yli	chair
ylink	to wake
ylo	candle
ymasan	to wear
ymus	ale
yran	noise
yta	shortness