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Klingon Word of the Day: maS
by Klingon Word of the Day 15 Nov '21

15 Nov '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Monday, November 15, 2021 Klingon word: maS Part of speech: noun Definition: moon Source: TKD (94 KE, 147 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: Hon
by Klingon Word of the Day 15 Nov '21

15 Nov '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Sunday, November 14, 2021 Klingon word: Hon Part of speech: verb Definition: doubt Source: TKD This Klingon Word of the Day is brought to you by qurgh (qurgh(a)kli.org)

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expressing "first"
by mayqel qunen'oS 15 Nov '21

15 Nov '21

In the paq'batlh we have: {wa'DIch Hegh moratlh} for "first, morath fell". Suppose now we want to say "we didn't attack them first", meaning "we were not the ones who attacked first". Based on the paq'batlh example, would it work if we wrote {wa'DIch DIHIvpu'be'}? -- Dana'an https://sacredtextsinklingon.wordpress.com/ Ζεὺς ἦν, Ζεὺς ἐστίν, Ζεὺς ἔσσεται· ὦ μεγάλε Ζεῦ

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Re: [tlhIngan Hol] Klingon Word of the Day: romuluSngan
by luis.chaparro＠web.de 15 Nov '21

15 Nov '21

Voragh: > Sounds fine to me, but keep in mind that phrases like {'eSpanya'ngan(pu') Huch} also mean "the Spaniard's (or Spaniards') money" -- ie. a specific one or group. As usual, context is everything. Yes, I know, thank you for your help! Me: > since speaking about *origin* is something we can usually do referring to the place or to the people who live in this place (of course, there were Spaniards who didn't live in Spain and used other currencies, but in a normal conversation and given the correct context, such an identification shouldn't be problematic, and I hope that's so for Klingons too). Just for the completeness of the idea: *Origin* can mean place, person or source from which something comes. Sometimes the persons from whom something comes or originates are the people living in a place (considered as a whole or society), so saying that something has its origin in the inhabitants of a place is more or less the same as saying that it has its origin in that place (like, I think, when we speak about currency or cuisine or art or history). However, I guess that if I want to speak in Klingon about the *Spanish vegetation*, i.e., if I want to indicate the origin of that vegetation, only naming the place from which it comes, *'eSpanya' tI* (*the vegetation of Spain*), would make sense. Saying something like *'eSpanya'ngan tI* (*the vegetation of the Spaniards*) would sound strange to me, since the inhabitants are not the origin or the creators of the country's vegetation (nor are they otherwise its possessors).

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Klingon Word of the Day: Heghtay
by Klingon Word of the Day 13 Nov '21

13 Nov '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Saturday, November 13, 2021 Klingon word: Heghtay Part of speech: noun Definition: death ritual 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: bIQ ghItmoHwI'
by Klingon Word of the Day 12 Nov '21

12 Nov '21

Klingon Word of the Day for Friday, November 12, 2021 Klingon word: bIQ ghItmoHwI' Part of speech: noun Definition: fountain Source: qepHom 2016 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: romuluSngan
by luis.chaparro＠web.de 12 Nov '21

12 Nov '21

Thank you again for your replies! I would like to try with some *everyday* examples :-) If I understand it right, there are situations in which it's not the same to use the name of a planet/country/region/political unity or the name of the inhabitants. For example, if I want to speak about the money my country has (how rich my country is), I could say: *'eSpanya' Huch* (The money of Spain) If I want to speak about the money Spanish people have (how rich Spaniards are), I could say: *'eSpanya'ngan Huch* (The money of the Spaniards) But if I want to refer to the old Spanish currency (the *peseta*) we had before the Euro, then I could say both: *'eSpanya' Huch* (The money of Spain or Spanish money), *'eSpanya'ngan Huch* (The money of the Spaniards or Spanish money), since speaking about *origin* is something we can usually do referring to the place or to the people who live in this place (of course, there were Spaniards who didn't live in Spain and used other currencies, but in a normal conversation and given the correct context, such an identification shouldn't be problematic, and I hope that's so for Klingons too). Or being at a German cooking competition with participants from different countries, if I say: *'eSpanya'ngan nay'* (The dishes of the Spaniards), it's obvious that I refer to the *German* food the Spaniards have cooked, whereas: *'eSpanya' nay'* (The dishes of Spain) would make no sense in this context. But speaking of the Spanish cuisine, we could say both: *'eSpanya'ngan nay'* (The dishes of the Spaniards or Spanish dishes) *'eSpanya' nay'* (The dishes of Spain or Spanish dishes) Did I get it?

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excuse me but what the jay' is {taymey}
by mayqel qunen'oS 12 Nov '21

12 Nov '21

We have: {bI'reS taymey} (n) "prologue" {bertlham taymey} (n) "epilogue" But then we have the obscure definition of {taymey}. Read: {taymey} (n) "section of a book or play or the like that's separate from the main portion of the work. taymey is a frozen form and is considered singular. It's okay to say taymeymey". Obviously, I must not be "the brightest bulb on the Yule tree" because I still can't understand what the jay' {taymey} actually is. Seemingly apparently it isn't a paragraph, but is it a "chapter"? Because if it isn't a chapter, then with the exception of {bI'reS taymey} and {bertlham taymey} I can't understand in what other way it could be useful. -- Dana'an https://sacredtextsinklingon.wordpress.com/ Ζεὺς ἦν, Ζεὺς ἐστίν, Ζεὺς ἔσσεται· ὦ μεγάλε Ζεῦ

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new word: chotlh
by Lieven L. Litaer 12 Nov '21

12 Nov '21

Hello again, for my translation of Alice, we discovered another word which I think is very useful, and I wonder why we had never had (or needed) this before. I think that none of the existing {legh} and {bej} really cover what this means: <<< The word {chotlh} means "stare at" or "gaze at" or "observe." You'd also use it (often without an object) to mean staring off into space, staring at nothing in particular, zoning out. So it's used when you're looking at something intently, with a lot of focus, but also when you're not particularly focused. It can also be used for "ogle." Context clarifies which sort of connotation is intended. >>> -- Lieven L. Litaer aka the "Klingon Teacher from Germany" http://www.tlhInganHol.com http://klingon.wiki/En/AliceInWonderland

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look what the cat dragged in
by mayqel qunen'oS 11 Nov '21

11 Nov '21

http://klingon.wiki/En/AliceInWonderland There are some new words, although there's no reference to whether we're talking about nouns, verbs, etc. I mean, is {Dul} a "sigh"? Or is it "to sigh"? -- Dana'an https://sacredtextsinklingon.wordpress.com/ Ζεὺς ἦν, Ζεὺς ἐστίν, Ζεὺς ἔσσεται· ὦ μεγάλε Ζεῦ

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