[tlhIngan Hol] More puns

[André Müller]

ngel'aH = peasant, partly xifan hol from "fellah" (Arabic word for a
peasant)

— André

On Tue, Jul 22, 2025, 03:27 James Landau via tlhIngan-Hol <
tlhingan-hol at lists.kli.org> wrote:

> Several more I figured out (and some I only sort of figured out):
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> cheyIt (thorn): T-aitch backwards. Like the letter thorn.
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> chIb (be advantaged over): "Bxtch" backwards, as in "I've made it my
> bxtch".
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> Delnga (gradient): "Angled" backwards.
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> jIltob'or (classic): This is "your robot" backwards, but does anyone get
> how this ties in with the concept of being a classic?
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> law'wan (inertia): "Law one", i.e. Newton's First Law.
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> pa'nItlh (aisle): "Clean up" backwards. As in the PA announcement: "Josh,
> clean up aisle 24!"
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> poH (session, shift): "Hop"-ing from one employee's shift to another.
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> qIj'am (slate): Magic slate.
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> ra''ab (market): Backwards, *ba' 'ar*, how much sit. Or "How much is it?",
> a question for the market to grapple with.
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> roqlIpe' (civilian): "Apple core" backwards, but how do apple cores relate
> to civilian life?
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> Selrach (ladder): Obviously "Charles" backwards, but googling didn't find
> the connection. Does Marc Okrand know a Charles Ladder (or Charles Latter)?
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> teb (compensate, monetarily): "Bet" backwards.
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> tetlhnagh (exam, test): "Gauntlet" backwards. The gauntlet was originally
> an ordeal.
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> vo'nIng (image): No apparent connection to German "Wohnung", residence or
> apartment. My best guess is that *ngIn 'ov* is to compete roughly, and
> "image" is part of "scrimmage". Do all of you think this is it?
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> yalqom (mop): Backwards, this is *moq lay*, or "beat-L." The Beatles had
> mops (the hairstyle, that is).
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> 'abched (vitamin): Vitamins A, B, C, D, and E.
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> 'erQen (phrase): "Phrase" os a homophone of "frays". *Qen* means to be
> naked, like a frayed object. "Er" is the German word for "he", which
> suggests that it's the form of a verb you'd use with "he", i.e. the third
> person singular present. Like adding -s onto "fray". Does this sound
> convincing?
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