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<p>> PUN: “Or one could say... ‘bowled over’. ({Duq} also means a small bowl.)” (Felix, 7/20/2017)
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<p>I believe this was actually suggested by nIqolay Q, and on the 31st of July (thread:<font size="3" face="Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif" color="black"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:white;" dir="ltr"><font color="#212121"><font size="2" face="Calibri,sans-serif" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt;"> qep'a'
cha'maH loSDIch New words and some tidbits</span></font></font></span></font>); I think I've heard the phrase "bowled over" once or twice, but it isn't something I would've come up with :)<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 29, 2019 17:04<br>
<b>To:</b> tlhingan-hol@kli.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [tlhIngan Hol] does {yay'} have a positive or a negative meaning ?</font>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">Dumbfounded means to be so surprised as to be left speechless, i.e. “dumb” as in the phrase “deaf and dumb”. It’s not inherently positive or negative, but
rather that the surprise or shock is so sudden or profound that it temporarily “discombobulates” you (another good word to look it up in M-W).</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">About the verb {Duq} “be stunned” (also “be astonished, astounded, dumbfounded, shocked”) revealed at qep’a’ 2017:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">(qurgh, 7/29/2017): [Okrand] also said about {Duq} and {yay'}, which have similar meanings, that they are synonyms but {Duq} tends to be more so than {yay'}.<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">PUN: “Or one could say... ‘bowled over’. ({Duq} also means a small bowl.)” (Felix, 7/20/2017)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">mer surprise [someone]</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:#1F497D">mIS be confused, mixed up</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> mayqel qunen'oS<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:black">The verb {yay'} is given as "be shocked, dumbfounded".</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:black">As I read in m-w, the verb "shocked", is usually used for something, which upsets people.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:black">And as far as the "dumbfounded" goes, I couldn't make sense, whether it has an inherent positive or negative meaning.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; color:black">So, does someone know, if {yay'} is to be used only for pleasant or only for unpleasant surprises ?</span></p>
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