[tlhIngan Hol] More puns

[e.t at qeylis.net]

I googled Charles Ladder and found two interesting results: "The 
Ladder", song and album by Charles Johnson and "Jacob's Ladder", a song 
by Tina Charles. Does anyone know Marc Okrand's taste in music?

-E.T.

On 2025-07-22 03:26, James Landau via tlhIngan-Hol wrote:
> Several more I figured out (and some I only sort of figured out):
> 
> cheyIt (thorn): T-aitch backwards. Like the letter thorn.
> 
> chIb (be advantaged over): "Bxtch" backwards, as in "I've made it my
> bxtch".
> 
> Delnga (gradient): "Angled" backwards.
> 
> jIltob'or (classic): This is "your robot" backwards, but does anyone
> get how this ties in with the concept of being a classic?
> 
> law'wan (inertia): "Law one", i.e. Newton's First Law.
> 
> pa'nItlh (aisle): "Clean up" backwards. As in the PA announcement:
> "Josh, clean up aisle 24!"
> 
> poH (session, shift): "Hop"-ing from one employee's shift to another.
> 
> qIj'am (slate): Magic slate.
> 
> ra''ab (market): Backwards, *ba' 'ar*, how much sit. Or "How much is
> it?", a question for the market to grapple with.
> 
> roqlIpe' (civilian): "Apple core" backwards, but how do apple cores
> relate to civilian life?
> 
> Selrach (ladder): Obviously "Charles" backwards, but googling didn't
> find the connection. Does Marc Okrand know a Charles Ladder (or
> Charles Latter)?
> 
> teb (compensate, monetarily): "Bet" backwards.
> 
> tetlhnagh (exam, test): "Gauntlet" backwards. The gauntlet was
> originally an ordeal.
> 
> 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?
> 
> yalqom (mop): Backwards, this is *moq lay*, or "beat-L." The Beatles
> had mops (the hairstyle, that is).
> 
> 'abched (vitamin): Vitamins A, B, C, D, and E.
> 
> '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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