[tlhIngan Hol] new words from #KlingonAlice
Lieven L. Litaer
levinius at gmx.de
Sat Nov 13 02:58:35 PST 2021
Here's a list of all new words that appeard in the Klingon translation
of Alice. I'm working step by step to include them and the information
into hte Klingon Wiki page.
chotlh stare at, gaze at, observe
DuHSum lobster
Dul sigh; This verb takes no object.
ghI'van gryphon [mythological animal with the body of a lion with wings]
Halrov treacle, syrup
Her'IS bird with a long neck, long legs
HIl make someone's presence known
HIl'egh make your own presence known
HIt think [have an inner conversation]
mel'ogh chrysalis
mIwba' trial [the process of what happens at court]
neSngech dormouse-like animal
ngIbvay weird animal found on Kronos that looks like a rock
pu'veng twig; also: cat's whiskers
qer shrink [get smaller, general]
qerHa' un-shrink [grow back to original size]
Qa grow (increase in size) [general term]
QaHa' un-grow [shrink, get smaller back to original size]
rab be gigantic, be huge, be humongous
SetqIn (adverbial) alternatively, instead, rather
woSwa' armadillo-like animal
woSwa' ghew rolling bug [like a pillbug]
Some more words appeared that were made fromexisting parts:
Durghang qung keyhole
joqmoH wave a fan [or anything else]
logh'ob chest = front of something
(tera') na'ran chang marmalade (lit. gelatinous orange)
(tera') na'ran HuH marmalade (lit. orange slime)
pob animal's hair or fur
qIp knock, hit (with hand, fist...)
reD side [of something]
reS grow (flowers/plant/vegetables) [as in "she grows carrots"]
rewve' mIjDang fan, handheld fan; also: SuS mIjDang
Sa'Hut back [of something]
SuS mIjDang fan, handheld fan; also: rewve' mIjDang
Sut veragh button [part of clothing]
tIr ngat bread crumbs
vatlhmoH roll up [like a scroll]
wuqwI' juror [literally "decider"]
wuqwI' ghom jury
'opDIch nth
'oplogh several times
http://klingon.wiki/En/AliceInWonderland
See a preview of the book here: https://alice.klingonisch.de/english
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Lieven L. Litaer
aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany"
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