January 2019 - tlhIngan-Hol

Klingon Word of the Day: pul
by Klingon Word of the Day 25 Jan '19

25 Jan '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, January 23, 2019 Klingon word: pul Part of speech: verb Definition: be ground up Source: qep'a' 23 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: jonSeH yaH
by Klingon Word of the Day 25 Jan '19

25 Jan '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, January 25, 2019 Klingon word: jonSeH yaH Part of speech: noun Definition: engineering (location) Source: qepHom 2017 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: tlhu'
by Klingon Word of the Day 24 Jan '19

24 Jan '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, January 24, 2019 Klingon word: tlhu' Part of speech: verb Definition: be tempted Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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The "need to be willing" problem
by mayqel qunenoS 23 Jan '19

23 Jan '19

I've been wondering lately, how to express something like "you need to be willing to analyze this situation". Normally I would write {ghu'vam DapojnISqang}, but of course since {-nIS} and {-qang} can't co-exist, its out of the question. So, I thought of writing {ghu'vam DapojmeH yIpojqang} for "in order to analyze this situation, be willing to analyze it". Granted, meaning-wise, its not *exactly* the same as the intended "you need to be willing to analyze this situation", but I think its pretty close. Does anyone have a better idea ? And by saying "better" I mean truly better; I'm not asking for arguments "klingons wouldn't say that", or crap like "re-phrase everything, and leave it to context". If someone wants to go from new york to los angeles, he goes from new york to los angeles; perhaps he will stop somewhere in between, but he certainly won't go through china. ~ mayqel *I love maltz* qunen'oS

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paSlogh
by mayqel qunenoS 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

The klingon word for "socks" is {paSlogh}. Is this word to be treated as being grammatically singular, and is it possible to say "one sock" in klingon ? As far as I know, it is unknown if a singular form exists. qunnoq

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Klingon Word of the Day: regh
by Klingon Word of the Day 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, January 22, 2019 Klingon word: regh Part of speech: verb Definition: bleed Source: KGT 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: 'ay'
by Klingon Word of the Day 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, January 21, 2019 Klingon word: 'ay' Part of speech: noun Definition: section, part, component, piece, element Source: TKD 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: luH
by Klingon Word of the Day 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, January 20, 2019 Klingon word: luH Part of speech: verb Definition: cause (someone) to confess or reveal a secret, exact a confession (slang) Source: TKD (93 KE) 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: raghghan
by Klingon Word of the Day 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, January 19, 2019 Klingon word: raghghan Part of speech: noun Definition: doll, action figure, miniature humanoid Source: qep'a' 25 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Marc Okrand answering some questions
by Lieven L. Litaer 22 Jan '19

22 Jan '19

Here's a summary for those unable to watch the video. Note that these are my own words and not a literal transcript of the video. This can be found in the Klingon Language Wiki. Eveyone can make corrections and additions: http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/NewWordsQepHom2018 During qepHom 2018, Marc Okrand made a video interview in which he explained some of the new words, answering some questions. His answers do not reveal anything really new or surprising, but he elaborates things he had said before. In the interview, he talks about the following words: - {'obray'wal}: When Okrand wrote that its tail is "poisonous", he probably meant "venomous". - {'onroS} can be used for tears: just say {mIn 'onroS} "eye drop" - {voDchuch} is not a general word for spiders, it's a specific Klingon animal that somohow resembles a spider. It's a very big animal about the size of a hand. When talking about the Terran version of the animal, one can add (as usual) {tera'} to it. If it's a small version of it, then it's okay to say {voDchughHom} or {tera' voDchuchHom} "small Earth version of the animal that looks like a spider". - {chuq'a' leghwI'} refers to a very big telescope that consists of a lot of technology, such as the Hubble space telescope. It's not the kind of telescope you hold in your hand. Saying {chuq leghwI'} also does not seem to make sense. - {Sach} can be used as an adjective, yes. Basically, {Sach} means to expand. If a person works on a book, or a device, and improves it, makes it better than before, then they {SachmoH} the thing. The result is, as an example, a {paq Sach} an "expanded book". - {SImyon} is a unit of measuring temperature, it does not mean "degree", that's only the English way of saying it. It works like {'uj}, like any unit of measurement. - {teSra'} is a piece of a puzzle or a scrabble game and so on. The difference to the {'echletHom} is basically that a playing card is bendable while a {teSra'} is hard. - {nel} is a verb and means to match up. It does not mean that two things are identical, it means that they match up, such as two pieces of a puzzle match or when you tear off a piece of paper, this is the only piece that will match up with the paper. - {HID} takes no object. You just say {jIHID} - "I sweat", but not anything like "I sweat out something". - {lun} is not only restricted to body parts. Wood can also swell when it gets wet. - {chagh} takes an object, which is the thing falling. The subject is the person "dropping something". - {tom} means "to be tilted". If you change something's angle, you say {vItommoH}. - {-Du'} is a suffix for body parts and is generally used for body parts. When non-body parts are named after body parts (like the teeth on a gear or a cumb) then they are still associated with body parts, so the suffix {-Du'} is used. But there are very few words that originally were body parts, but the connection to the body part meaning has been lost. So now, they use {-mey} for plural suffix. -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.klingonisch.de http://www.klingonwiki.net/En/Maltz

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