April 2017 - tlhIngan-Hol

Klingon Word of the Day: ruDelya' rop'a'
by qurgh＠wizage.net 10 Apr '17

10 Apr '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, April 06, 2017 Klingon word: ruDelya' rop'a' Part of speech: noun Definition: Rudellian plague Source: Klingon Monopoly, published 1 November 2011 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ruDelya' rop'a'
by PICHLMANN Christoph 10 Apr '17

10 Apr '17

>Message: 1 >Date: Sat, 8 Apr 2017 14:07:10 +0300 >From: kechpaja <kechpaja(a)comcast.net> >To: tlhingan-hol(a)kli.org >Subject: Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: ruDelya' rop'a' >Message-ID: <20170408110710.GA20517@eriophora> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > >> pIvHa' be unhealthy (v) >> pIv be healthy (v) > >Do we know whether these two verbs apply only to beings, or whether they can be used for i.e. a healthy lifestyle or healthy food? > >There's a part of me that wants to translate "the food is healthy" as {pIvmoH Soj}, since it's the people doing the eating who are going to be in good healthy, not the food itself ({qagh} notwithstanding). > >-SapIr At first glance that sounds like "functional food" (or whatever the correct term is) to me - food that is designed/intended to improve your health, not just food that doesn't help detiorate your body. i.e. I'd imagine something along Yacult rather than an apple. Or maybe medicine? Christoph

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Klingon Word of the Day: ghay'cha'
by qurgh＠wizage.net 08 Apr '17

08 Apr '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, April 08, 2017 Klingon word: ghay'cha' Part of speech: excl Definition: (curse) general invective Source: TKD:p178 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Klingon Word of the Day: tlham
by qurgh＠wizage.net 07 Apr '17

07 Apr '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, April 07, 2017 Klingon word: tlham Part of speech: noun Definition: gravity Source: TKD-A (185 KE, 188 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Klingon Word of the Day: paq nojwI'
by qurgh＠wizage.net 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, April 05, 2017 Klingon word: paq nojwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: librarian Source: qepHom 2016 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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qoH qImroq
by Alan Anderson 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

It's that time again. Web sites all over the Internet are touting new products and information in Klingon. Some are nothing more than using a pIqaD font to spell their name, and some have apparently run their page through a machine translator (likely Bing). One stands out as pretty good, because they actually got some expert assistance: http://www.mountvernon.org/klingon/ -- ghunchu'wI'

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{DeSqIv} and {noq}
by De'vID 05 Apr '17

05 Apr '17

I just noticed something odd. Recently, we were given the noun {noq}, meaning both nipple (anatomy) and nipple (like on a bottle). The plural is {noqDu'} when referring to a body part, and {noqmey} when referring to bottles. In KGT, we were told this about {DeSqIv}: <A {bargh} is probably the most frequently used pot. It is rather large and has a flattened bottom. The smaller {nevDagh} is characterized by its V-shaped handles, termed {DeSqIvDu'} ("elbows"; note that {-Du'}, the plural suffix for body parts, is used here even though the handles are not literally body parts).> Previously, some people have taken this to imply that body parts were a noun class in Klingon, and that body part words take the {-Du'} suffix even when not referring to a body part. But {noq} seems to contradict this. What's going on here? Is one or the other of {noq} or {DeSqIv} an exception to the rule, and if so, what's the rule? Or does each body part word work differently when used to refer to a non-body-part in the plural, and it's just something you have to memorise? Incidentally, the online version of the qep'a' booklet where {noq} was given seems to have disappeared: http://www.kli.org/activities/qepmey/qepa-chamah-wejdich/new-words/ Does anyone have a copy of it? -- De'vID

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Klingon Word of the Day: leH
by qurgh＠wizage.net 04 Apr '17

04 Apr '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, April 04, 2017 Klingon word: leH Part of speech: noun Definition: maintenance Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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mu' chu' chabal tetlh!
by qurgh lungqIj 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

The qep'a' is a mere 4 months away, so it's time to start up another chabal tetlh! Is there a word you wish we had? Well now's your chance to suggest it! If you are a Facebook user, please head over to https://www.facebook.com/groups/LearnKlingon/permalink/1267497370025143/ and comment with your suggestions. If you are not a Facebook user, you can still see all the suggestions people have made by going to https://www.facebook.com/groups/LearnKlingon/permalink/1267497370025143/. However, instead of commenting, either reply on list or send me an email directly and I'll add your suggestions to the Facebook post. The post will be open for two weeks and will close in the evening of April 3rd. I will accept no more suggestions after that time. Then we will have a series of polls (both public and member only) on the KLI website to narrow the list down. qurgh

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Klingon Word of the Day: chungHa'wI'
by qurgh＠wizage.net 03 Apr '17

03 Apr '17

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, April 03, 2017 Klingon word: chungHa'wI' Part of speech: noun Definition: brake Source: qepHom 2016 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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