[tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: qur

[Iikka Hauhio]

Steven Boozer:

> qurme' ingredient (n) (qep’a’ 2019) PUN: qur + me' = "[in-]greedy-aunt" (De’vID) <mon>

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In addition to that, qurme' sounds a lot like the French pronunciation of gourmet. I'm not sure if that is intentional, but that is how I remember it.

Iikka "fergusq" Hauhio

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On Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 at 17.32, Steven Boozer sboozer at uchicago.edu wrote:

> Klingon word: qur
> Part of speech: verb
> Definition: be greedy
> Source: TKD
> _______________________________________________
>
> bIqur
> You are greedy. KLS
>
> qur; verengan rur
> greedy as a Ferengi [common simile] KGT
>
> SEE ALSO:
> var be stingy, miserly (v)
> ghal be jealous (of), envy (v)
> ghung be hungry (v)
>
> P.S. NON-RELATED:
> qurme' ingredient (n) (qep’a’ 2019)
> PUN: qur + me' = "[in-]greedy-aunt" (De’vID) <mon>
>
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