| Lapine | Plural | Etymology | POS | English | 
| ??? |   |   | proper noun | Translated by Adams as "Lapine", meaning the language and religion of the rabbits.  Whether Lapine actually has a word for Lapine is unknown.  [From English lapin n. Rabbit fur, especially when dyed to imitate a more expensive fur.] | 
| ??? |   |   | proper noun | The Lapine word is unknown, but Adams translates it as "bob stones" and calls it a traditional game among rabbits. | 
| Crixa |   |   | proper noun | A crossroads, the center of Efrafa, located at the crossing point of two bridle paths.  | 
| Efrafa |   |   | proper noun | A warren founded by General Woundwort. | 
| El-ahrairah |   | [< Elil + hrair + rah, "Enemies Thousand Prince" or "The Prince with a Thousand Enemies".] | proper noun | The legendary rabbit folk hero. | 
| *eli |   | [Hypothetical reconstruction of the singular, based on the patterns of other plurals. Could, alternatively, be *ela (as in hombil from homba).] | common noun | Enemy of rabbits. | 
| elil |   |   | common noun | Enemies of rabbits. | 
| embleer |   |   | adjective | Stinking, as in the smell of a predator, esp. a fox. | 
| fa |   | [Reconstruction from Owslafa.] | common noun | Watcher? Augmentative? | 
| flay | *flay |   | common noun | Food, especially grass or other edible plants. | 
| flayrah |   | [< Flay + rah, "Food Prince" or "The Prince Of Foods".] | common noun | Lettuce, or other unusually good food. | 
| Frith |   |   | proper noun | The sun god of the rabbits. | 
| Frithrah |   | [< Frith + rah, "Sun Prince" or "The Lord Sun!".] | exclamation | An exclamation. | 
| fu |   |   | preposition | After (later than), afterwards. | 
| fu inlé |   |   | phrase | After moonrise.  | 
| *hain | *hainil | [Reconstructed from Nildro-hain, "Blackbird's song".] | common noun | Meaning uncertain: either blackbird or song.  Probably song. | 
| hlao | *hlao-il |   | common noun | Any dimple or depression formed in the grass, such as that formed by a daisy plant or a thistle, which can hold moisture. | 
| Hlao |   |   | proper noun | The name of Pipkin in Lapine.  | 
| Hlao-roo |   | [< Hlao + roo, diminutive.] | proper noun | A nickname of Pipkin. | 
| hlessi | hlessil |   | common noun | An outcast rabbit, living above ground, without a regular hole or warren. | 
| homba | hombil |   | common noun | A fox. | 
| hrair |   |   | adjective | Any number over four, a great many, an uncountable number.  Loosely translated as "a thousand". | 
| Hrairoo |   | [< Hrair + roo, diminutive.] | proper noun | The name of Fiver in Lapine, so called for being the last in a litter of five or more rabbits. | 
| hraka | *hrakil |   | common noun | Droppings, excretions. | 
| hrududu | hrududil |   | common noun | A motor vehicle such as a car or tractor. | 
| *hy(z) |   | [Reconstruction from Hyzenthlay.] | verb | To shine. | 
| Hyzenthlay |   | [< *hy(z) + *zen(th) + thlay, "Shine Dew Fur" or "Fur Shining Like Dew".] | proper noun | The name of a doe who lived in Efrafa. | 
| Inlé |   |   | proper noun | Literally, the moon or moonrise. Figuratively, darkness, fear and death.  | 
| lendri | *lendril |   | common noun | A badger. | 
| li | *lil |   | common noun | Head (body part). | 
| marli | *marlil |   | common noun | Literally, a doe.  Figuratively, a mother. | 
| m'saion |   |   | sentence | "We meet them." | 
| narn |   |   | adjective | Pleasant to eat. | 
| *ni |   | [Reconstructed from ni-frith.] | common noun | Time? High or highest? | 
| ni-frith |   | [< ni, "high"? + frith, "sun".] | common noun | Noon. | 
| *nildro | *nildril | [Reconstructed from Nildro-hain, "Blackbird's song".] | common noun | Meaning uncertain: either blackbird or song.  Probably blackbird. | 
| Nildro-hain. |   | [< "Blackbird's Song".] | proper noun | The name of a doe who lived in Efrafa. | 
| Owsla |   |   | proper noun | The strongest rabbits in a warren.  The elite rulers. | 
| Owslafa |   | [< Owsla + fa.] | proper noun | Council Police.  A term only used in Efrafa. | 
| Pfeffa | *pfeffil |   | common noun | A cat. | 
| Rah |   |   | augmentative | A prince, leader or chief.  Usually suffixed, dropping the 'r' when following an 'r'. | 
| Roo |   |   | diminutive | A diminutive, usually affectionate. Suffixed. | 
| sayn | *saynil |   | common noun | Groundsel. | 
| silf |   |   | adjective | Outside, not underground. | 
| silflay |   | [< silf + flay, "outside food".] | verb | To go above ground to feed. | 
| silflay | *silflay | [< silf + flay, "outside food".] | common noun | Food available above ground (outside the warren). | 
| tharn |   |   | adjective | Literally hypnotized with fear (think of the "deer caught in the headlights" only with a rabbit), stupefied, distraught.  Figuratively, foolish, forlorn or heartbroken. | 
| Thethuthininang |   | [< "Movement of Leaves." | proper noun | The name of a doe who lived in Efrafa. | 
| thlay | *thlay |   | common noun | Fur. | 
| thlayli |   | [< thlay + li, "fur head"] | proper noun | A nickname. | 
| threar | *threaril |   | common noun | A rowan tree or mountain ash. | 
| Threarah |   | [< Threar + rah, "Lord Threar".] | proper name | Lord Threar. | 
| u |   |   | definite article | Similar to "the" in English. | 
| U Hrair |   | [< U + Hrair + Elil, "The Thousand Enemies".] |  | The Thousand (Enemies) | 
| vair |   |   | verb | To excrete. | 
| yona | yonil |   | common noun | A hedgehog. | 
| *zen(th) |   | [Reconstruction from Hyzenthlay.] | common noun | Dew. | 
| zorn |   |   | adjective | Destroyed, murdered; suffered a catastrophe. |