July 2021 - tlhIngan-Hol

Re: [tlhIngan Hol] new words qep'a' 28
by James Landau 30 Jul '21

30 Jul '21

>Message: 8 >Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 08:06:34 -0400 >From: Will Martin <willmartin2(a)mac.com> >To: tlhingan-hol(a)kli.org >Subject: Re: [tlhIngan Hol] new words qep'a' 28 >Message-ID: <904A66E2-1AFF-4657-B746-F91DB0B1DF96(a)mac.com> .Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > >There?s a Gilbert and Sullivan song that became a Tom Lehrer parody that would be wonderful in Klingon, if we ever get the entire >periodic table. > >charghwI? ?utlh >(ghaH, ghaH, -Daj) What do you suppose americium would be called? Would the name of seaborgium be a pun referencing the Borg? Would copernicium be called *pIchQIm* or (*'epInqulcher*)? With the revelation of words for "X-ray" and "X chromosome", our English-Klingon dictionary got its first X-words at this qep'a'. (I actually had a part in this, by requesting a word for "X chromosome" at the chabal tetlh.) I think a word for "xenon" would be a nifty affition.

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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] qep'a' 2021 new word puns
by James Landau 30 Jul '21

30 Jul '21

>Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 01:05:29 +0200 >From: "De'vID" <de.vid.jonpin(a)gmail.com> >To: tlhIngan-Hol <tlhingan-hol(a)kli.org> >Subject: Re: [tlhIngan Hol] qep'a' 2021 new word puns >>On Tue., Jul. 27, 2021, 02:39 James Landau, <savegraduation(a)yahoo.com>>>wrote: > >> >> HuDngech (sine) -- sounds like Chengdu backwards, although I'm not sure >> what Chengdu has to do with sine waves -- perhaps the prefix Sino- for >> Chinese? >> > >You're overthinking this. {HuD} and {ngech} are the words for mountain and >valley. Oh, so it wasn't even a pun, just a (relatively) straightforward derivation. I don't have the words *HuD* and *ngech* in my working vocabulary yet, so I didn't notice this. >> >>ngur (to be autistic/Aspie) -- maybe "nerd"? > > >Ngurodivergent. Bazinga! Think you've nailed it. Would "autism" or "Asperger's" be "HarqIn ngur" (or *ngurbogh HarqIn", perhaps?), to use one of my requests from the 2020 qep'a'? "Aspies" would be *ngurwI'pu'*, I believe. >yelneHSIQ (vanadium) -- backwards, this is Chris Henley -- anyone have any >idea who Chris Henley is? Googling "'chris henley' vanadium" doesn't help. > >Chris Henley is a friend of Marc Okrand and used to work with him at WSC >Avant Bard. I don't know why Okrand chose Henley's name for vanadium, but >he's honoured various people in his life with Klingon words not necessarily >related to their names over the years, so there might be no connection to >vanadium at all. Thanks for the explanation! I googled "'chris henley' 'marc okrand'" after you told me that, but even then, I just got 4 Google hits. They were about WSC Avant Bard, though. (Heh, Avant Bard, reminds me of the surname of the latest National Spelling Bee champion, Avant-garde.)

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new word {mur}
by Lieven L. Litaer 30 Jul '21

30 Jul '21

This question is more towards the English language, so maybe the requester of this word could explain what they were thinking. What exactly does "Wince, Cringe, Flinch" mean? Also the added definition on the wish list does not help me: "Reflexively recoil or shrink away". Where would I use this? -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com http://klingon.wiki/En/NewWordsQepa28

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Klingon Word of the Day: req
by Klingon Word of the Day 30 Jul '21

30 Jul '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, July 30, 2021 Klingon word: req Part of speech: noun Definition: wax Source: qepHom 2016 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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hellenic gods - chthonic gods part 1
by mayqel qunen'oS 30 Jul '21

30 Jul '21

en *Amphiaraus* - a seer, and one of the Seven against Thebes who became an oracular spirit of the Underworld after his death. *Angelos* - a daughter of Zeus and Hera who became an underworld goddess. *Askalaphos* - the son of Acheron and Orphne who tended the Underworld orchards before being transformed into a screech owl by Demeter. *Charon* - ferryman of Hades. *Cronus* - deposed king of the Titans; after his release from Tartarus he was appointed king of the Island of the Blessed. *Erebos* - the primeval god of darkness, his mists encircled the underworld and filled the hollows of the earth. *The Erinyes* - the Furies, goddesses of retribution, known as "The Kindly Ones": Alecto "the unceasing one", Tisiphone "avenger of murder", Megaera "the jealous one". tlh *amphiaraus* - tuch ghu’mey ‘otHa’bogh vay’; yIntaHvIS, *thebes* ghobpu’bogh Soch SuvwI’ ghom SuvwI’ ghaH, ‘ej Heghpu’DI’, bIng qo’ qa’ mojpu’; yInbogh nuvpu’vaD jatlhmeH *amphiaraus*, maqlegh ghogh lo’. *angelos *- *zeus* *hera* je puqbe’; bIng qo’ Qun mojpu’. *askalaphos* - bIng qo’ naH Sormey Qorghpu’bogh *acheron* *orphne* je puqloD; tagha’ ghaHvaD *screech* lIr mojmoHpu’ *demeter*. *charon* *- hades* nuv lupmeH bIQ Duj DeghwI’. *cronus* - *titans* voDleH ghaHpu’, ‘ach pe’vIl lu’pu’; *tartarus*vo’ *cronus* jonHa’lu’pu’DI’, ghaHvaD Quchchu’wI’pu’ ‘ambay voDleH mojmoHlu’ta’. *erebos* - Hurghchu’ghach loD ghaHbogh bI’reS Qun’e’; bIng qo’ luDech ‘ej tera’ Daqmey woD buy’moH vI’laSmeyDaj. *erinyes* - *furies*; tuch bIj be’ chaHbogh Qun’e’. chaHvaD ruv Qun luponglu’ je. *alecto* (mevbe’taHwI’), *tisiphone* (chotchugh nuv, noD Qunvam), *megaera* (ghalwI’). ~ Dana'an *zeus was, zeus is, zeus will be; o great zeus (dodona oracle chant)*

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expressing "bloodline"
by mayqel qunen'oS 29 Jul '21

29 Jul '21

{'emrIgh ghom}/{nortlham ghom}: I don't like it because it doesn't express the "sequence" feeling of "bloodline". {'emrIgh mIr}/{nortlham mIr}: I like this better. Perhaps one cannot use {mIr} metaphorically, but -luckily- I don't give a crap. ~ Dana'an come and get them

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Klingon Word of the Day: chen'ong
by Klingon Word of the Day 29 Jul '21

29 Jul '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, July 29, 2021 Klingon word: chen'ong Part of speech: noun Definition: maze Source: qep'a' 25 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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I distinctively remember..
by mayqel qunen'oS 29 Jul '21

29 Jul '21

en In the 300 movie, there's a scene where Xerxes says to Leonidas "I will erase even the memory of Sparta from the histories [...] The world will never know you existed at all". I distinctively remember, that when I first saw this scene, the thought which immediately came to my mind was "Yeah.. good luck with that, a**h***..". Just something I needed to share.. tlh 300 much; pa' 'ay' le' tu'lu'. *leonidas*vaD jatlh *xerxes*: < vabDot qunmeyvaD *sparta* pong vIqawbe'moHchu' [...] SuyInpu' not 'e' SovchoH qo'. > pIj 300 'ay'vam vIbejpu', 'a wa'logh 'ay'vam vIbejpu'DI', SIbI' yabwIjDaq narghpu' mu'tlhegh veb: < wejpuH.. ngoQvam DachavmeH, bInIDtaHvIS, bIDo'jaj, Sa'Hut qung.. >. wanI'vam vIqawchu'. vay' vIbonnISpu'bogh.. ~ Dana'an

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hellenic gods - personified concepts part 12
by mayqel qunen'oS 29 Jul '21

29 Jul '21

en *Ptocheia* - spirit of beggary. *Roma* - a female deity who personified the city of Rome. *Soter* - male spirit of safety, preservation, and deliverance from harm. *Soteria* - female personification of safety, preservation, and deliverance from harm. *Sophrosyne* - spirit of moderation, self-control, temperance, restraint, and discretion. *Thanatos* - spirit of death and mortality. *Thrasos* - spirit of boldness. *Tyche* - goddess of fortune, chance, providence, and fate. *Zelos* - spirit of eager rivalry, emulation, envy, jealousy, and zeal. tlh *ptocheia* - latlhvaD Soj/Huch/latlh je nobmoHmeH nuv, latlh qoy’ nuvvam, Huch Hutlhchu’mo’. *roma* - roma’ veng ‘oS be’ ghaHbogh Qunvam’e’. *soter* - vay’ Qanlu’chu’bogh; taH nuv; nuvvaD narghchoHtaHvIS Qob, nuvvam toDlu’; Hochvam ‘oS loD ghaHbogh qa’vam’e’. *soteria* - vay’ Qanlu’chu’bogh; taH nuv; nuvvaD narghchoHtaHvIS Qob, nuvvam toDlu’; Hochvam ‘oS be’ ghaHbogh qa’vam’e’. *sophrosyne* - vangtaHvIS nuv, Sun ‘agh; SeH’egh nuv; tlhoy tIvbe’meH/tIwbe’meH/nongchoHbe’meH nuv, nID; vuS’egh nuv; wuqtaHvIS nuv, wIv lugh wIvlaH; Hochvam qa’. *thanatos* - Hegh nuv; jubbe’; ghu’meyvam qa’. *thrasos* - nguqchu’ nuv, latlhpu’ vuvbe’ nuvvam, ‘ej latlhpu’vam maw ‘ej tIch chabalmeyDaj; Hochvam qa’ ghaH *thrasos*‘e’. *tyche* - Do’lu’, cheplu’, mIplu’; vay’ luSaH ‘ej Qorgh Qun; ghu’meyvam Qun. ‘eb San je be’ ghaHbogh Qun’e’. *zelos* - ngoQ rap luchavmeH cha’, nID, ‘ej wa’vaD ghol Da latlh, ‘ach naHchoHbe’; vay’ chavmey chav je nuv neH nuvvam, ‘ej nID; vay’ QaQ ghaj wa’ ‘ej ‘e’ Sovmo’ latlh, ‘oy’ latlhvam, vay’vam neHtaHvIS, ‘ach SuqlaHbe’taHvIS; vay’ QaQ ghaj wa’, ‘ach vay’vam Hutlhmo’ latlh, wa’vaD naHchoH latlhvam; vay’ chavqangchu’ nuv, ‘ej Sey; Hochvam qa’. ~ Dana'an *respect the gods * *(third delphic maxim)*

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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] new words qep'a' 28
by James Landau 28 Jul '21

28 Jul '21

>>From: nIqolay Q <niqolay0(a)gmail.com> >A lot of more specialized vocabulary this time around, but it's good to>have more words. So far, the puns are a little harder than usual though... Agreed. Although people often mention "having a Y chromosome" or "having two X chromosomes", the only times I can think of that I've used "vanadium" are when I was reciting the first thirty elements of the periodic table by heart. I just figured out two more puns: Sevral (pus): The word *puS* means "several" in Klingon.jinbo' (bias): From all the talk about the systemic bias behind the Wikipedia project

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