[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: luS
Steven Boozer
sboozer at uchicago.edu
Thu May 23 08:36:12 PDT 2019
Klingon word: luS
Part of speech: verb
Definition: be submerged in, immersed in, surrounded by
Source: qep'a' 25 [2018]
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AFAIK never used in a sentence.
SEE ALSO:
‘oq sink (into water, etc) (v)
‘oqmoH submerge (v)
(MO’s qepHom 2018 Video Interview): {'oq} is to be submerged, be under water, and {'oqmoH} is make someone be submerged, push them down. [If your boat sinks, you can say {'oq}.] But if it's a boat in your bathtub and you push it down, it's {'oqmoH}.
Dech surround (v)
loD Dech bIQ
The water surrounds the man. (qep'a' 2018)
(MO’s qepHom 2018 Video Interview): "Grammatically it's correct, but it sounds funny."
‘ay float (in/on water or other liquids) (v)
(qep'a' 2018): in/on water or other liquids; for in space, see "be adrift" {rIjHa’}
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Voragh
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