Forum: The Dark Tower Dictionary

Ka-Gan - Another term for Gan. Presumably not a name, but a reference to Gan's position and practical function. Probably means the creator of...

Ka-tel is the class of still learning and practising gunslingers.

Ka-baby - A young member of the ka-tet.

Ka-mai means fate's fool or ka's fool.

Can'- Ka No Rey is the field full of perfect red roses around the Dark Tower.

Ka-shume is a very strong feeling that can be caught by each member of the ka-tet and it has a very special meaning: soon the ka-tet will get broken...

Char means death in High Speech.

Dinh is the leader of the ka-tet. Roland is the dinh of his ka-tet.

Beamquakes are caused when one of the six Beams which hold up the Dark Tower snaps. We don't really know how much ruination the snap of a Beam can...

Dan-Tete means Little King. In the series Mordred is called Dan-Tete.

Ka-me is the opposite of ka-mai. It means ka's wiseman.

Ves-ka Gan is the Song of the Turtle. Maturin, the Turtle is one of the guardians of the Beams.

Thinnies are the signs the world has moved on. Where the existence has gotten really weak and worn out thinnies appear. A thinny has a very...

Taheen are very special half-human half-animal creatures. Usually they have animal heads (birds or some kind of mammals) and their bodies are...

Sai can be translated as sir or madam. It is used very often.

Roont can be translated as ruined. Roland and his ka-tet meet a great deal of roont children in Calla who were kidnapped by the wolves. These...

Popkin means some kind of sandwich.

Thankee, sai can be translated as 'Thank you, sir' or 'Thank you, madam'. It can be used by a noble (Roland himself says it quite a lot) or by the...

Sigul - Sigul means sign or symbol. Siguls have very important meanings in Roland's world. They have power.

Headbox - There is a phrase folks use in the Calla: headbox, heartbox, ki'box. Headbox means one's thought processes.