Water
Thing / Concept · Eridian chord · 물
In the Eridian chord language from Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary, the concept water (물) is spoken as a 3-note chord rather than spelled out letter by letter. Eridians communicate by sounding musical notes simultaneously, so “water” is heard as D4, G4, A♯4, over 0.5 seconds.
▶ Play “water” in the translator| English | water |
|---|---|
| Korean (한국어) | 물 |
| Category | Thing / Concept |
| Chord | D4G4A♯4 |
| Frequencies | 293.66, 392.00, 466.16 Hz |
| Notes in chord | 3-note |
| Duration | 0.5 seconds |
How “water” sounds in Eridian
“water” is built from 3 notes — D4, G4, A♯4 (293.66, 392.00, 466.16 Hz) — sounded for 0.5 seconds. The notes sound together as a single steady cluster. It belongs to the thing / concept category, which collects nouns for objects, places, and concepts. In English it covers water; in Korean it maps to 물.
More thing / concept words
- food · 음식
- air · 공기
- ship · 우주선
- star · 별
- time · 시간
- science · 과학
- coffee · 커피
- number · 숫자
- name · 이름
- light · 빛
- home · 집
- planet · 행성
- earth · 지구
- erid · 에리드
- astrophage · 아스트로파지
- taumoeba · 타우모바
- xenonite · 제노나이트
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