CiiaKua

Describes a quality of water. Its meaning varies by context; in 0x04 , it means something like muddy, dirty water.

Its pronunciation is close to the Mandarin Chinese word for “watermelon.”

Classical Latin: /ki.ja.kwa/

Ecclesiastical Latin: /tʃi.ja.kwa/

Italian: /ˈtʃja.kwa/ or /ˈtʃi.a.kwa/

Spanish, Latin American pronunciation: /ˈsja.kwa/

Spanish, Castilian pronunciation: /ˈθja.kwa/

French: /si.a.ky.a/ or /si.a.ku.a/

Portuguese: /ˈsja.kwa/

Husburd

In 0x04 , refers to a former head of household. Based on the Germanic languages of ancient Scandinavia and England; pronounced /ˈhʊs.bʊrd/.

Thinny

Language: English, with an informal or diminutive sense.

Pronunciation: /ˈθɪni/ (THIN-ee), stress on the first syllable, based on the English pronunciation patterns of “thin” and “skinny.”

In 0x07 , the name of Burning Claws’s second knife (“Break,” “Slash”). It means “slender and sharp”: it can cut through any material, but cannot sever longing or loneliness.

Kantin

The name of Burning Claws ’s third knife.

It comes from an ancient language and means both “continue” and “hope.”

Pronunciation: /ˈkan.tin/ (KAN-tin), stress on the first syllable.

It symbolizes the courage to keep moving forward in despair, and the conviction that something good will eventually come. The knife reminds its wielder that true hope is not waiting for a miracle, but continuing to create possibilities on days when no miracle comes.