Armor

Words

From the core wordlist

• aliik: sigil on armor

• besbe: kit, gear

• beskar'gam: armor, suit of armor

• buy'ce: helmet

• cetar: boot

• gaid: plate, piece of armor

• kom'rk: gauntlet
  (On "modern" armor, comprised of the glove, hand plate, and vambrace.)

• kute: underwear, bodysuit, something worn under armor

• sen'tra: jetpack

• shuk'orok: crushgaunt

• besbe'trayc: weapon

• Verd ori'shya beskar'gam. A warrior is more than their armor.

From the Bounty Hunter Code

• bes'lovik: knee armor

• bes'mabur: shoulder armor

• cetar'bur: foot armor, boot plate

• ghet'bur: collar armor

• hal'cabur: chest armor

• hut'uun cabur: butt armor

• jatne ghet'bur: throat armor, gorget

• kar'ta beskar: chest diamond
  (beskar'ta is the MandoCreator/Oyu'baat nickname for this)

• motun'bur: thigh armor

• nor'cabur: backplate

• shar'tas: abdomen armor

• shun'bur: biceps armor

• tadun'bur: shin and calf armor

• ven'cabur: groin armor

MandoCreator/Oyu'baat fan words 

• beskar'ta: chest diamond
  (A nickname for the kar'ta beskar)

• bes'rud: vambrace

• moro'bur: hand plate

• morok: glove, handwear

• surbur: faceplate, T visor

• suruk: lens

• troabur: mask, face covering, front of a helmet

Armor-color meanings

Meanings for color on armor mentioned in the novels (Legacy of the Force: Revelation, Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel, and Imperial Commando: 501st); fan additions are not listed here.

Per Karen Traviss, in Star Wars Insider 86:

Armor colors and markings can indicate many things, from the clan or family to more ephemeral concepts such as state of mind or a particular mission. Sand-gold represents a quest for vengeance; black, for justice. Mando’ade will often repaint their armor with new colors if they’re on a particular task or have changed clans. With the exception of the Mandalore, markings never correspond to fixed rank---a concept they find hard to accept.

Sometimes, though, colors on armor simply express personal preference. Blue and green are especially popular. While other soldiers opt for camouflage, Mandalorians seem not to care about being conspicuous: “it’s one thing to see us coming, and another to do something about it” is a common Mando saying.

• dha shi'yayc: orange, a lust for life
  (No word originally given for "orange"; this is one fan suggestion, because yellow was not assigned a meaning.)

• cin: white, new beginning
  (Meaning based on the phrase cin vhetin, which means "fresh start, clean slate (lit. white field, virgin snow).")

• genet: gray, mourning a lost love

• ge'tal: red, honoring a parent

• kebiin: blue, reliability

• ne'tra: black, justice

• ve'vutyc: gold, vengeance
  (Adjective form if ve'vut is assumed to be a noun.)

• vorpan: green, duty

Reference material

• Mandalorian armor suitup + lore tidbits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyAXURSDusY

Mandalorian Mercs Costume Club costume requirements

• This PDF shows pictures of different kinds of Mandalorian armor and names the pieces in English: https://mandalorianmercs.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1-PI-Covert.pdf

Picture identifying the armor pieces, from Bounty Hunter Code