[tlhIngan Hol] tlhIngan-Hol Digest, Vol 81, Issue 27

[James Landau]

I think the pun is the G in "MSG", since MSG is considered the archetypal umami food.
Also, Klingons can see *na'ran rur* for "be sweet".

>Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:55:00 +0000>From: Steven Boozer <sboozer at uchicago.edu>
>Subject: Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: jIy>>Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, February 26, 2023>>Klingon word:     jIy
>Part of speech:     verb
>Definition:     be umami, be savory, be earthy
>Source:     qep'a' 26 [2019]
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>AFAIK never used in a sentence.
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>FYI:  Umami, or savoriness, is one of the "five basic tastes that bring a bit of a meaty flavor to food." For example, Australian >Vegemite is considered umami by some.
>See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umami 
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>SEE ALSO:
>Huy         be spicy, piquant, hot (v)
>non         be rotten (v)
>ngIm         be putrid (v)
>tlhorgh         be pungent (v)
>wIb         be sour (v)
>na?         be salty, brackish (v)
>
>pID         coat (food) with herbed mixture (v)
>ngat         herbed  granulated cartilage (n)
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