[tlhIngan Hol] new puns

[Felix Malmenbeck]

> Daw (blow, of the wind): blow down?


I think it's "wad" backwards, as in "to blow one's wad".


> won = hesitate


The opposite of "now".


> le''aq = messenger

> Qun le''aq ≈ angel


Possibly qa''el backwards, from Michael, the archangel.


> tlhIneng = potassium


Possibly from xifan hol "fenix". Perhaps related to potassium burning in water?


> tI'var = pedal in a car


tI'var -> rav'It -> "floor it"


> 'aSteD = job, occupation


Possibly "a stead". Literally a place, but a stead can also by extension refer to one's place or role in society.

Alternatively, people may look for *a stead*y job.


//loghaD

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Subject: Re: [tlhIngan Hol] new puns

A few puns have immediately stuck out at me:


Daw (blow, of the wind): blow down?


gha'naD (fodder): "Hello mudduh, hello fadduh/Here I am at Camp Granada . . ."


ghIp'IS (friction): where the GRIP IS


HapmaH (pea): Having to "pee" is a "wee matter".


la'rut'an (mica): "Natural" backwards. Maybe because mica is a natural substance, maybe because Micah Papp (better known as Manny the Hippie) went all "natural".


mo'bIj (latch): Jibboom backwards.


ngit (ride, as in a bicycle/motorcycle): Cycling helps you stay "fit"! A xifan pun, with f->ng.


ro'leSlib (barnacle): Bill, sailor -- Barnacle Bill the Sailor. My own prediction, *bIlbernaD*, wasn't far off.


roq (be fragile, delicate, flimsy): From "bROKen".


'a'baqa' (file, dossier, portfolio): Manila folders were traditionally made of abaca', a zingiberaceous plant also known as Manila hemp.


'achme (anvil): Anvils on Looney Toons (and Animaniacs) were always made by the corporation knwn as Acme. C->ch is a perfect match in xifan.


'aghnIDnem (fuse): "Mending a fuse", as the Beatles song goes.



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