August 2025 - tlhIngan-Hol

Re: [tlhIngan Hol] More puns
by James Landau 17 Aug '25

17 Aug '25

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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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] More puns
by James Landau 16 Aug '25

16 Aug '25

>Message: 1 >Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2025 22:14:08 +0200 >From: e.t(a)qeylis.net >To: tlhingan-hol(a)kli.org >Subject: Re: [tlhIngan Hol] More puns >Message-ID: <dc9a6d22ecf3d949cdfd102806280b56(a)qeylis.net> >Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed >>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? The Beatles, obviously. He even made a (wordplay) pun with the word "Beatle" this year. He's also referenced "Boris the Spider", "Splish Splash", and "Walk the Llama, Llama". Most of his song references are from the oldies and classic rock eras, with that song from a 2000 Disney movie being an outlier. I looked up Charles Johnson on Wikipedia and couldn't figure out which Charles Johnson it was who did "The Ladder". It remains a mystery, much like the connection between the name "Danny" and headphones. And how Chris Henley relates to vanadium beats me. It's great that we now have all of the first twenty chemical elements, but the element name puns are among the hardest to crack.

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Klingon Word of the Day: ghochwI' (noun)
by Klingon Word of the Day 16 Aug '25

16 Aug '25

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, August 16, 2025 Klingon word: ghochwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: the constellation called Tracker Source: 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: vuy (verb)
by Klingon Word of the Day 15 Aug '25

15 Aug '25

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, August 15, 2025 Klingon word: vuy Part of speech: verb Definition: be helpful, be supportive Source: qepHom 2013 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: ray tlhen (verb)
by Klingon Word of the Day 14 Aug '25

14 Aug '25

Klingon Word of the Day for Thursday, August 14, 2025 Klingon word: ray tlhen Part of speech: verb Definition: make an r sound, trill Source: qep'a' 30 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: yalqom (noun)
by James Landau 14 Aug '25

14 Aug '25

You forgot to mention the pun: yalqom = moq lay = beat-L = Beatle >Message: 3 >Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 14:28:39 +0000 >From: Steven Boozer <sboozer(a)uchicago.edu> >To: "tlhingan-hol(a)kli.org" <tlhingan-hol(a)kli.org> >Subject: Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: yalqom (noun) >Message-ID: > <SN7PR11MB80412D5ABB9315A52EAAE3D3C12AA(a)SN7PR11MB8041.namprd11.prod.outlook.com> > >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >>Klingon word: yalqom >Part of speech: noun >Definition: mop >Source: qep'a' 32 [2025] >_______________________________________________ >>AFAIK not used in a sentence. >>(qep'a' 2025): A swab, like a Q-Tip, could be called {yalqomHom}. >>SEE: >va'chum sponge (n) >rav floor (n) >choQ deck (n) >>Say'moH wash (v) >Sur rinse (v) >bI' sweep (v) > -- (KGT 112): The verb {bI'} (sweep) refers to the action of pushing something out of the way by using an implement or the forearm as if it >were a broom. If whatever is pushed is cleared away completely, one is said to {bI'chu'} (sweep [something] away; literally, "sweep perfectly"). >>-- >Voragh >Ca'Non Master of the Klingons

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Klingon Word of the Day: yalqom (noun)
by Klingon Word of the Day 13 Aug '25

13 Aug '25

Klingon Word of the Day for Wednesday, August 13, 2025 Klingon word: yalqom Part of speech: noun Definition: mop Source: qep'a' 32 This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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ghaytan DuHoH’a’ ghopDap?
by Steven Boozer 12 Aug '25

12 Aug '25

ghaytan DuHoH’a’ ghopDap? DuH yInuD! https://phys.org/news/2025-08-lifetime-odds-dying-asteroid-impact.html [ Ideas on talking about gambling (or insurance) odds? As in “What are the chances?” ] -- Voragh Ca'Non Master of the Klingons

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Klingon Word of the Day: pa'nItlh (noun)
by Klingon Word of the Day 12 Aug '25

12 Aug '25

Klingon Word of the Day for Tuesday, August 12, 2025 Klingon word: pa'nItlh Part of speech: noun Definition: aisle Source: qep'a' 32 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: 'ogh (verb)
by Klingon Word of the Day 11 Aug '25

11 Aug '25

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, August 09, 2025 Klingon word: 'ogh Part of speech: verb Definition: invent, devise Source: TKD (116 KE, 128 EK, 139 EK) This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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