[tlhIngan Hol] ngogh

[mayqel qunenoS]

voragh:
> Not unless the tumor resembles a
> rectangular solid, which seems to be
> the general shape

De'vam vISovbe'; jIHvaD Dabonta'mo' qatlho'.

voragh:
> Having had a tumor surgically removed
> 12 years ago

ngoDvam vIghojmo', jI'IQ. 'a Davorlu'ta'mo' 'ej bIpIvqa'mo' jIQuch !

~nIghma'

On Oct 16, 2017 17:09, "Steven Boozer" <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:

> mayqel qunenoS:
> >> I just noticed that {ngogh} is given as "block, lump, brick".
>
> >> So, because of its "lump" meaning, perhaps it's a good choice in order
>
> >> to express "tumor".
>
>
>
> Not unless the tumor resembles a rectangular solid, which seems to be the
> general shape:
>
>
>
> (Lieven < MO,  9th qepHom'a', 12/2010):  A *ngogh* is a block or lump or
> brick. He said he's seen humans eating *yuch ngoghmey* and found that
> strange.
>
> (KGT 93):  A particularly popular dish,* tlhombuS*, requires that the
> cook coat a block of *tlhagh* [animal fat] with a mixture of *ngat*
> (herbed granulated cartilage) and *tIr* (grain) and then briefly immerse
> the block into the already boiling fat, just until the coating hardens.
>
> nIm wIb ngogh                                 cheese (n)
> ngogh mutlhwI'                                bricklayer (n)
>
> ngogh tun                                          pillow (n)
>
> tIr ngogh                                           bread [i.e. a loaf?]
> (n)
>
> Having had a tumor surgically removed 12 years ago, I would use *tlhoQ*
> *conglomeration* -- which all the doctors called a “mass”.  (Probably
> because they thought it less frightening for patients.)  If you need to be
> more specific, we also have the noun *HanDI’ **cell* and the verb *tlher* *be
> lumpy*.
>
> --
> Voragh
> Ca'Non Master of the Klingons
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