[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: taqmoH

qurgh lungqIj qurgh at wizage.net
Thu Nov 9 10:57:27 PST 2017


'ach nIbbe' {DuDubmoH} {Du'arghHa'moH} je. qechmey pIm 'oS bIH.

qurgh


On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 1:18 PM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:

> naDev vIpawta'DI', 'ej tlhIngan Hol vIghojchoH, jIHvaD jatlh nuv law':
>
> mayqel, tlhIngan Hol DaghItlhtaHvIS, napnIS mu'meylIj mu'tlheghmeylIj je.
>
> napbe' {Du'arghHa'moH}; {DuDubmoH} nap law' {Du'arghHa'moH} nap puS.
> meqvammo' nIvbej {DuDubmoH}.
>
> I suppose I could write the above in english, but if we don't write
> klingon, then what are we here for ?
>
> ~ nIghma'
>
>
> On Nov 9, 2017 19:06, "nIqolay Q" <niqolay0 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I took it as a sort of backhanded compliment, like saying "your face
> doesn't look so terrible now!"
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 11:57 AM, mayqel qunenoS <mihkoun at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I can't understand why use {Du'arghHa'moH} instead of {Dub}.
>>
>> Nor do I want to.
>>
>> ~ nIghma'
>>
>> On Nov 9, 2017 18:42, "Steven Boozer" <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:
>>
>> I was updating my files just now with the Klingon dialogue from the
>> latest DSC episode "Si vis pacem, para bellum" when I noticed a relevant
>> exchange for today's WOTD:
>>
>> KOL:    lIr'el, Du'arghHa'moH mIvwa'.
>>         The scar is an improvement, L'Rell.
>>
>> L'RELL: SanDIy 'oH. vItuQmo' jIHem.
>>         Earned in battle. I wear it with pride.
>>
>> --Voragh
>>
>> ------------------------------Original Message-----------------------
>> -------
>> From: Voragh
>>
>> Klingon word: taqmoH
>> Part of speech: verb
>> Definition: scar
>> Source: qep'a' 24 [2017]
>>
>> (qep'a' 24 New Words):  So if you have a scar that you got in a fight,
>> that could be either a {mIvwa'} or a {SanDIy}. If you don't know whether
>> someone's scar resulted from a wound or a disease, it's probably safest to
>> go with {mIvwa'}. If the person's scar is actually a {SanDIy}, he/she will,
>> under most circumstances, clarify this for you. If it's a {roptoj}, he/she
>> may let the "misdiagnosis" slide since, as we all know, {ropchoHbe'
>> tlhInganpu'}."
>>
>> SEE:
>> taq             be scarred (v)
>> mIvwa'          scar (result of a wound, regardless of how the wound
>> occurred) (n)
>> roptoj          scar (result of some sort of disease, infection, etc.) (n)
>> SanDIy          scar (result of a wound received in the course of
>> fighting/battling) (n)
>>
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