[tlhIngan Hol] ngogh

[mayqel qunenoS]

voragh:
> That being said, I still think *tlhoQ* a better choice

I agree. Looking up the meaning of "conglomeration", I understand how it
could be used to express "tumor".

Funny thing.. I knew of this word for quite some time now, but I thought
that it meant "corporation". hahaha ! And I was thinking, why would
klingons have such a word ? Are there corporations on Qo'noS ?

But I guess, if DIvI' Hol isn't your native language, such
misunderstandings are bound to happen.

~nIghma'

On Oct 16, 2017 11:39 PM, "Steven Boozer" <sboozer at uchicago.edu> wrote:

Maltz/Okrand defined *ngogh* as “a block or lump or brick” and I assumed
the general shape was a rectangular solid – which is what they often are in
North America -- but we don’t really know what blocks and bricks look like
on Kronos.  Considering their fascination for triangles and sets of three,
Klingons may well think of something pyramidical.  Even the example of *ngogh
tun* doesn’t help as we’ve seen plenty of exotic triangular pillows on Trek!



That being said, I still think *tlhoQ* a better choice.



--Voragh



*From:* tlhIngan-Hol [mailto:tlhingan-hol-bounces at lists.kli.org] *On Behalf
Of *mayqel qunenoS

On Oct 16, 2017 17:09, "Voragh" 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)

--

Voragh
Ca'Non Master of the Klingons






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